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GAMMA Battleground#7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lei Kung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamalski Ramirezovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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5 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lei Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamalski Ramirezovic!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirezovic throws a leg kick but Kung sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kung throws a push kick but Ramirezovic slaps the foot to one side.
Ramirezovic moves out of range of the body kick from Kung.
Kung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Jamalski Ramirezovic has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Ramirezovic misses.
Crunch! Kung slams his shin into Ramirezovic's torso.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramirezovic blocks the leg kick.
Kung gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic misses with a body kick.
Kung wants to land a leg kick but Ramirezovic is out of range.
Kung with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Ramirezovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ramirezovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ramirezovic throws a head kick that misses.
Kung just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirezovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramirezovic checks a low kick from Kung.
Ramirezovic closes the distance and clinches.
Kung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramirezovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramirezovic lands a knee to the head.
Ramirezovic crunches a lovely knee into Kung's ribcage.
Ramirezovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kung avoids it.
A short left from Kung.
Kung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ramirezovic blocking some punches.
Kung misses with a body punch.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee to the head.
Kung takes a knee right on the jaw!
I was talking to Kung's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kung with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kung has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirezovic.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirezovic obliges.
Kung lands a right hand.
Ramirezovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kung is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirezovic obliges.
A knee to the head by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic tries to work over Kung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirezovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kung is defending well for now.
Kung tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kung misses with a punch on the inside.
Kung lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kung lands with a right to the head.
Ramirezovic tries a knee to the head but Kung blocks it.
Ramirezovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ramirezovic digs a right hand into Kung's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kung's gas tank.
Kung lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirezovic backwards.
Ramirezovic lands with a light punch inside.
Kung lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramirezovic blocking some punches.
Kung lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramirezovic backwards.
Ramirezovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kung blocks it with crossed arms.
Kung managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirezovic.
Kung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kung blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirezovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Kung leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kung managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirezovic.
Kung misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic tries to work over Kung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirezovic blocks an uppercut.
Ramirezovic connects with a knee to the head.
Ramirezovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Ramirezovic.
Kung misses with some punches.
Ramirezovic with a knee to the head.
Ramirezovic blocks an uppercut.
Ramirezovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kung tries to pull guard but Ramirezovic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ramirezovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kung's elbow.
Ramirezovic missing with knees to the body.
Ramirezovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kung is defending well for now.
Ramirezovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kung backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirezovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kung has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kung lands a shoulder strike.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirezovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Kung controls his hands.
Ramirezovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kung backwards.
Kung tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramirezovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kung lands an uppercut.
Kung swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirezovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirezovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kung backwards.
Kung misses with a knee to the head.
Kung lands a shoulder strike.
Ramirezovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirezovic landing knees to the head.
Kung throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kung struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirezovic controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramirezovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kung's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kung.
Kung swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirezovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirezovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamalski Ramirezovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamalski Ramirezovic'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.
Kung scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Ramirezovic misses.
Jamalski Ramirezovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramirezovic checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kung.
Kung misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Ramirezovic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirezovic. Kung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kung 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.
Kung checks the leg kick.
Ramirezovic misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kung.
Ramirezovic throws a solid leg kick but Kung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramirezovic.
Lei Kung is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirezovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Ramirezovic misses.
Kung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramirezovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung motions for Ramirezovic to come forward. Kung throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirezovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kung fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramirezovic on the side of the head.
Kung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kung avoids the body shot from Ramirezovic.
Kung misses with a leg kick.
Ramirezovic tries to clinch up but Kung circles away and keeps his distance.
Kung thuds a left hand into Ramirezovic's body.
Kung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kung tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ramirezovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirezovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kung at a distance.
Kung scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirezovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ramirezovic throws a hook but Kung blocks it.
A lazy left from Kung finds it's target.
Kung will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kung throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramirezovic throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ramirezovic throws a head kick but Kung moves out of range.
Ramirezovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kung takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramirezovic is breathing heavily.
Kung uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kung throws a body kick that misses
and Ramirezovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Ramirezovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Ramirezovic misses.
Kung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kung avoids the body shot from Ramirezovic.
Kung throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Ramirezovic is predictable there
and Kung counters with a head kick. That will keep Ramirezovic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ramirezovic slips under a jab from Kung.
Kung throws a wild body kick that Ramirezovic sees coming a mile off.
Ramirezovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramirezovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramirezovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramirezovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kung can pounce on him.
Kung slips a jab and a cross from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Kung's head.
Kung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ramirezovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic throws a lazy head kick
and Kung counters with a straight right hand.
Crunch! Kung slams his shin into Ramirezovic's torso.
Kung throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramirezovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramirezovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kung! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lei Kung!
Lei Kung seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hollis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollis comes to the cage accompanied by UGK - Pocket Full of Stones. 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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165 lbs
26 - 9 - 1 |
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31
164 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hollis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hollis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Morgan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Dexter Morgan has been cut.
Morgan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hollis pinned against the cage. Hollis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice shot by Morgan.
Hollis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Hollis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Hollis.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hollis misses with a low kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morgan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Hollis moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Hollis does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollis looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Hollis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hollis throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hollis.
Morgan slips a straight right by Hollis.
A shot to the liver by Hollis. Beautiful body shot.
Hollis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
Morgan lands an overhand right.
Hollis lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hollis is trying to defend but Morgan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Hollis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgan on the ground.
Morgan thows a huge punch but Hollis dodges it nicely.
Morgan wants to take a breather but Hollis is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollis is trying to get back to full guard.
Hollis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morgan is working away from the top position though.
Morgan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hollis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dexter Morgan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hollis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollis is looking to land body kicks.
Joe Hollis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hollis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Hollis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joe Hollis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
Hollis lands a head shot.
Morgan scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Morgan.
Hollis misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan misses with the combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hollis.
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 Joe Hollis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan'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.
Hollis moves out of range of the body kick from Morgan.
Hollis lands with a kick to the temple. Morgan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Horrible takedown by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Hollis which made him look bad.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown but Hollis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morgan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morgan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hollis misses with the combination.
Morgan looks for the body kick but Hollis saw that one coming.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Hollis slips the punch.
Morgan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollis is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan with the ground and pound but Hollis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hollis is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dexter Morgan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Morgan jabs at Hollis's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hollis. That snapped Morgan's head back.
Hollis throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hollis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hollis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgan. That did some damage!
Morgan misses with a jab to the body
and Hollis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Hollis avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Hollis tries to work over Morgan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hollis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Joe Hollis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
Hollis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hollis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Hollis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Morgan.
Hollis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hollis.
Hollis misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan prevents a body shot from Hollis.
Hollis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hollis tries to sprawl but Morgan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hollis is not content to let Morgan control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan thows a huge punch but Hollis dodges it nicely.
Morgan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dexter Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dexter Morgan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Hollis looks to land a combination. Morgan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hollis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Joe Hollis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hollis throws a nice looking combination but Morgan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hollis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morgan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crunch! Morgan slams his shin into Hollis's torso.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Hollis is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morgan lands a lovely overhand right.
Morgan tries to land a body kick
and Hollis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Morgan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Morgan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown but Hollis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morgan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Morgan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollis.
Hollis throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hollis but Hollis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hollis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Hollis finish him?
That has opened up Dexter Morgan's cut even more.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hollis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hollis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hollis sprawls well. Hollis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe Hollis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Morgan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollis goes for a small jab and connects. Now Hollis goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Morgan stumbles back but Hollis runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Morgan to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Morgan will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Hollis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taco Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen Muse: MK Ultra as his entrance music. 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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29
204 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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27
218 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taco Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes feints and then cracks Grande's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grande down.
Holmes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holmes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes lands a jab to Grande's midsection.
Grande has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Grande is out of range.
Grande takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Grande was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmes.
Holmes misses with a hook
and Grande counters with a leg kick.
We've been informed that Holmes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Holmes lands a leg kick that knocks Grande off balance momentarily.
Grande tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande scores with the left hand. Holmes knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like James Holmes has been cut.
Grande feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holmess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Grande fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes tests Grande's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grande.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Grande saw that one coming.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmes thows a leg kick but Grande checks it
and Grande counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grande lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Grande.
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 fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grande misses with a punch on the inside.
Grande is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmes has double underhooks.
Grande throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Nice elbow from Grande.
Grande fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grande throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grande avoiding damage.
Grande wants to get back to striking at distance but Holmes won't allow it.
Grande throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Grande lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
Holmes breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Grande.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grande takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Holmes is predictable there
and Grande makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holmes jabs at Grande's body.
Holmes misses with a leg kick
and Grande counters by moving into the clinch.
Grande tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grande throws an elbow that misses.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grande throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holmes.
Holmes works on Grande's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes lands with a short shot to the head.
Grande misses with the head strike.
Holmes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike from Grande.
Grande looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Grande is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holmes is keeping busy.
Holmes avoids the elbow strike from Grande, against the cage.
Grande misses with an elbow strike.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes thuds his right hand into Grande's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Holmes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Grande sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grande closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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 Taco Grande will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Holmes'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.
Holmes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holmes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grande gets a clinch.
Grande misses with a knee strike.
Grande is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holmes is stalling here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grande just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holmes's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grande breaks the clinch.
Holmes throws a hook but Grande blocks it.
James Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Holmes with a jab.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Grande counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Holmes misses.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holmes, as that shot connected.
Grande looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holmes throws out a leg kick but Grande moves out of range and Holmes only half commits.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grande checks it well.
Holmes throws a front kick aimed at Grande's knee but Grande avoids it well.
Holmes throws a low kick but Grande avoids it.
Holmes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grande.
Holmes throws a right hand that misses
and Grande counters by moving into the clinch.
Taco Grande has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Grande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grande misses with the head strike.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grande lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Grande.
Holmes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grandes head.
Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grande is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. Grande moves away and avoids it.
Grande tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Grande was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Holmes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grande takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holmes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grande's sensitive parts.
Holmes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grande counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
Holmes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grande is out of range and Holmes settles back down.
Holmes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holmes tries a low kick but Grande avoids it.
Holmes is looking to score with low kicks.
Holmes misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Grande to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grande gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holmes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Grande.
Grande is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grande walks into a left hand.
Grande steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Holmes. That one must have hurt.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and Grande counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grande looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Grande.
Grande uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Holmes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A cross from Holmes lands.
Good work by Grande as he checks the leg kick.
Grande rushes Holmes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grande scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grande throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grande throws an elbow but it misses.
Grande misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grande backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grande throws an elbow but it misses.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Grande holds him up against the cage and eventually Holmes drops back down to his feet.
Grande throws an elbow that misses.
Grande creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Holmes successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grande wants to get up but he can't break Holmes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Holmes is pulling down on Grande's head. It's preventing any offense from Grande, at least for the moment.
Grande wanted to stand there but Holmes had control of the position.
Grande trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taco Grande has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Holmes connects with the punch.
Grande ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Holmes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grande.
Holmes swings for the body but Grande moves out of range.
Grande checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grande checks a leg kick.
Holmes digs a good body shot into Grande's ribs.
James Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
Holmes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grande on the side of the head.
Holmes scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Grande wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Holmes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Holmes lands.
Grande thuds a left hand into Holmes's body.
Good shot there by Holmes.
Grande tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grande manages to avoid it.
Grande shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grande scoring well with a low kick there.
Grande fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Holmes scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grande tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab by Holmes.
Grande slips a jab from Holmes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holmes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grande has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grande and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grande tries to clinch
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grande lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grande avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holmes throws the left hand but Grande avoids the punch easily.
Holmes connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holmes 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Holmes!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Vonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Courtney Upshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Upshaw has chosen Retaliation as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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245 lbs
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261 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Vonny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Courtney Upshaw!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upshaw misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vonny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Upshaw swings widly with a right hand
and Vonny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Courtney Upshaw has been cut.
Vonny scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vonny scores with a sloppy right hand. Upshaw should have avoided that one.
Upshaw scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Chad Vonny has been cut.
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!
Upshaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vonny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vonny avoids the body shot from Upshaw.
Vonny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Upshaw.
Vonny looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Upshaw throws a body punch but Vonny moves out of range.
Vonny tries to bum rush Upshaw with a series of wild strikes but Upshaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vonny pushes Upshaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Upshaw breaks the clinch.
Vonny slips under a jab from Upshaw.
Upshaw tries to score with a low kick but Vonny moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Upshaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Upshaw slips a jab and a cross from Vonny.
Vonny looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Upshaw connects with a body shot.
Upshaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Upshaw lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vonny doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vonny misses the jab.
Vonny throws a body punch but Upshaw moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Upshaw.
Chad Vonny's cut is getting worse.
Upshaw works Vonny's body with a nice hook.
Upshaw misses with the combination.
Upshaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Upshaw connects with a single shot there.
Upshaw throws a hook but Vonny blocks it.
A punch combination from Upshaw misses.
A shot to the body from Upshaw misses
and Vonny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Upshaw misses with a hook.
Upshaw throws an overhand right that lands on Vonny's shoulder, as Vonny tries to avoid the shot.
Upshaw throws a nice looking combination but Vonny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Upshaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vonny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Upshaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Vonny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Upshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vonny was well out of range. Poor timing from Upshaw.
Vonny closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Upshaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vonny tries to break free but Upshaw pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Upshaw.
A nice left hand lands by Vonny.
Vonny tries a body shot but Upshaw blocks it.
Vonny is trying to break free.
Vonny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vonny is trying to push Upshaw away but Upshaw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vonny tries a body shot but Upshaw blocks it.
Upshaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vonny breaks from the clinch.
Upshaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vonny.
Vonny is breathing heavily.
A combination from Upshaw does no damage.
Upshaw lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Upshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Upshaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vonny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upshaw cracks a nice hook into Vonny's ribs.
Vonny moves out of range of the strikes.
Vonny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Upshaw.
Upshaw scores with a hook to the body. Vonny takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vonny blocks a jab.
Vonny scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vonny. Upshaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vonny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Upshaw.
Upshaw pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vonny back to the cage. Upshaw follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chad Vonny's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Courtney Upshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Upshaw throws a right hand that misses
and Vonny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vonny throws a sloppy body shot
and Upshaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jeez, Chad Vonny's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Upshaw lands with an uppercut that bounces Vonny off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Courtney Upshaw dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Vonny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vonny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Upshaw misses.
Upshaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Upshaw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Upshaw throws a lazy right hand but Vonny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Upshaw. Those never looked like landing.
Upshaw throws a series of punches but Vonny avoids them all with ease.
Upshaw misses with an attempted mid kick.
Upshaw scores with a punch to the head.
Upshaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Upshaw misses
and Vonny counters with a straight right hand.
Upshaw misses with a straight right.
Vonny wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Upshaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Upshaw misses with a left hand
and Vonny counters with a series of strikes. Upshaw will be more careful next time no doubt.
Upshaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vonny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Upshaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vonny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Upshaw.
Upshaw lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vonny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Upshaw.
Upshaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Upshaw walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vonny checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Upshaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonny clinches.
Vonny blocks an uppercut.
Upshaw is struggling to control the position.
Vonny is trying to force a seperation but Upshaw has the dominant position.
Upshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vonny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Upshaw tries a body shot but Vonny blocks it.
Upshaw prevents a body shot from Vonny.
Upshaw stalling in the clinch.
Upshaw lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chad Vonny's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Courtney Upshaw!
Courtney Upshaw really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Performance Enhancing Drugs logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolt Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kingsley Ciprut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris comes to the cage accompanied by MMMBop. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kingsley Ciprut enters the cage!
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220 lbs
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215 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bolt Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kingsley Ciprut!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ciprut closes the distance and clinches.
Ciprut lands a body shot.
Morris misses with some punches.
Morris misses with the head strike.
Ciprut lands with a light punch inside.
Ciprut scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ciprut lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ciprut lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bolt Morris has been cut.
Ciprut prevents a body shot from Morris.
Morris manages to break the clinch.
Ciprut throws a sloppy head kick and Morris moves out of range easily.
Ciprut is looking to slow Morris down with leg kicks.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch but Morris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Morris moves away
and Morris counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ciprut moves away.
Ciprut throws a head kick that Morris semi-blocks.
Kingsley Ciprut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut moves in looking to clinch but Morris pushes him off.
Ciprut drives through and clinches with Morris against the cage.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ciprut trying to land knees to the body.
Morris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Morris.
Morris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ciprut backwards.
Morris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Ciprut.
Morris throws a leg kick
and Ciprut counters with a body kick.
Morris throws a hook to the side of Ciprut's head but Ciprut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kingsley Ciprut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ciprut fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut is looking to clinch.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Morris throws a leg kick
and Ciprut counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Morris moves out of range.
Ciprut moves in looking to clinch but Morris pushes him off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ciprut checks a leg kick.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morris gets tackled into the cage by Ciprut. Ciprut maintains the clinch.
Ciprut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ciprut takes a shot to the head.
Morris is trying to break the clinch but Ciprut has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Morris swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Ciprut.
Ciprut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Ciprut.
Morris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morris swings wildly with an uppercut but Ciprut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprut tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morris's elbow.
Morris scores with a shoulder strike.
Morris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ciprut.
Ciprut doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Morris looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciprut is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Ciprut finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris keeps Ciprut at a distance using the push kick.
Morris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ciprut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morris lands an overhand right.
Ciprut tries to clinch
and Morris counters with a nice uppercut.
Morris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ciprut has Morris up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ciprut tries a body shot but Morris blocks it.
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 Bolt Morris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bolt Morris'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.
Morris lands with a shot to the body.
Ciprut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
Ciprut wants to clinch.
A jab from Morris misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ciprut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ciprut pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprut darts in trying to clinch
and Morris counters with a nice body shot.
Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
Morris throws a looping overhand right but Ciprut ducks down to avoid it.
Morris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ciprut takes one to the side of the head.
Ciprut on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morris. Morris obviously looking to wear him down.
Morris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Morris throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Morris is predictable there
and Ciprut counters with a nice kick to the body.
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!
Morris throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Morris throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch but Morris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ciprut.
Morris will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Morris avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
Ciprut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ciprut checks a leg kick.
Morris cracks Ciprut with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morris. Ciprut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ciprut is out of range and Morris settles back down.
Ciprut keeps Morris at a distance using the push kick.
Ciprut throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ciprut looks to clinch
and Morris counters with a right hand to the body.
Morris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ciprut checks a leg kick nicely.
Ciprut tries to close the distance and clinch but Morris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morris avoids the head kick by Ciprut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris blocks a head kick by Ciprut.
Ciprut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morris throws a body punch but Ciprut moves out of range.
Kingsley Ciprut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ciprut wants to clinch
and Morris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morris.
Morris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris prevents Ciprut from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ciprut keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolt Morris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bolt Morris'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. This is the final round!
Ciprut throws a lazy head kick
and Morris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ciprut takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooh!!! Morris has knocked Ciprut down with a huge combo! Morris steps away and waves a wobbly Ciprut back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciprut circles away quickly and effectively.
Morris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciprut manages to avoid it.
Morris walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ciprut.
Ciprut clinches up against the cage.
Morris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morris struggles to land a body shot inside as Ciprut controls his hands.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciprut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ciprut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morris misses with a body punch.
Morris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bolt Morris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprut's elbow.
Ciprut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ciprut throws a head punch that misses.
Morris manages to break the clinch.
Bolt Morris is winning the standup battle so far.
Ciprut avoids the body shot from Morris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciprut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ciprut lands with a kick to the temple. Morris shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ciprut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ciprut takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ciprut tries to clinch but Morris is having none of it.
Morris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciprut manages to avoid it.
Ciprut tries to clinch up but Morris circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciprut goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ciprut misses with a head kick.
Morris is looking to chop away at Ciprut's legs.
Morris misses with a leg kick
and Ciprut moves into the clinch.
A short right from Ciprut.
Ciprut tries a knee to the head but Morris blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprut is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ciprut lands a nice elbow.
Morris is struggling to control the position.
Morris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciprut has him pressed against the cage.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ciprut blocks an uppercut.
Ciprut landing knees to the body.
Morris avoids the elbow strike from Ciprut, against the cage.
Ciprut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciprut obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Morris.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciprut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris swats away the attempt to clinch by Ciprut.
Ciprut doesn't manage to clinch there - Morris circles away.
Kingsley Ciprut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ciprut moves into range and clinches up with Morris.
Morris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ciprut struggles to land a body shot inside as Morris controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciprut obliges.
Ciprut misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morris struggles to land a body shot inside as Ciprut controls his hands.
Ciprut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morris throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprut.
Bolt Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ciprut has a couple of punches blocked by Morris.
Ciprut stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
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 Bolt Morris.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bolt Morris!
Bolt Morris seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ser Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaws Talltree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talltree has chosen Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood as his entrance music. Jaws Talltree has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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30
280 lbs
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World class MT
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ser Gregor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaws Talltree!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clegane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Talltree has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Talltree and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clegane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clegane throws a push kick but Talltree slaps the foot to one side.
Ser Gregor Clegane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talltree just misses with a punch to the body.
Clegane thows a body shot but no joy.
Clegane drops his hands momentarily and Talltree takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Talltree checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clegane has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Supremacy of Self- Pit Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
Clegane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talltree lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clegane at a distance.
Talltree throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Talltree looks to score with a jab to the body but Clegane is just out of range.
Clegane looks to score with a jab to the body but Talltree is just out of range.
Clegane throws a leg kick but Talltree moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talltree. Clegane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talltree looks to throw the jab but Clegane is out of range.
Talltree throws a jab when Clegane was well out of range.
Clegane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talltree.
Clegane wants to land a leg kick but Talltree is out of range.
Talltree just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Talltree does no damage.
Talltree with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talltree missing with a left hand there. Clegane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Talltree misses the shot to the body.
Clegane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Talltree is out of range.
Talltree throws a big shot that misses.
Talltree throws the left hand but Clegane avoids the punch easily.
Clegane throws a head kick but Talltree moves out of range.
Clegane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clegane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Talltree checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clegane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Talltree. That did some damage!
Clegane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Talltree connects with a body shot that sends Clegane's belly button to the back.
Clegane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clegane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talltree.
Talltree circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talltree scores with the left hand. Clegane knows he should have avoided that one.
Clegane throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Clegane tries to clinch but Talltree is having none of it.
Clegane throws a wild body kick that Talltree sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Talltree blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talltree looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clegane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clegane. Talltree does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Talltree misses.
Talltree scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clegane in his tracks.
Clegane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clegane ducks under a wild hook from Talltree.
Talltree chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clegane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talltree avoids the head kick by Clegane.
Clegane moves into the clinch successfully.
Clegane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clegane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Talltree is trying to force a seperation but Clegane has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Clegane.
Clegane tries to land a knee to the head but Talltree blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talltree avoiding damage as Clegane throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Talltree is trying to push Clegane away but Clegane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Clegane has Talltree pressed against the cage, preventing Talltree from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Talltree pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clegane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Clegane.
Clegane is looking to chop away at Talltree's legs.
Clegane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Talltree.
Clegane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clegane.
Clegane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Talltree throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clegane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talltree throws out the jab.
Clegane staying out of range there.
Clegane staying out of range there.
Clegane throws a wild body kick that Talltree sees coming a mile off.
Clegane misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talltree connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talltree scores with a decent looking hook.
Clegane thows a leg kick but Talltree checks it
and Clegane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clegane looks to land a body kick but Talltree moved away.
Clegane ducks under a wild hook from Talltree.
Clegane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clegane lands a head kick. Talltree smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clegane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talltree.
Good leg kick by Clegane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Talltree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clegane tries to clinch up.
Clegane tries to clinch but Talltree is having none of it.
Clegane just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Clegane.
Clegane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clegane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clegane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talltree throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 Ser Gregor Clegane will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Clegane slips a straight right by Talltree.
Talltree connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clegane momentarily.
Talltree misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Clegane misses the target.
Ser Gregor Clegane is winning the standup battle so far.
Clegane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Talltree connects with a high kick.
Clegane tries to land a front kick but Talltree steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Talltree blocks a leg kick.
Talltree has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clegane.
Clegane misses with a body shot.
Talltree takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clegane throws a low kick but Talltree avoids it.
Clegane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clegane misses with a leg kick.
Clegane blocks a jab.
Clegane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Clegane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clegane checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Clegane.
A head kick misses from Talltree.
Clegane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Talltree checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clegane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Talltree at a distance.
Talltree tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Talltree. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Talltree.
Clegane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Clegane misses with a low kick.
Talltree fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clegane.
The fighters circling - Talltree throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clegane looks to land a body kick but Talltree moved away.
Clegane is looking to clinch but Talltree is avoiding it.
Clegane tries to clinch but Talltree is having none of it.
Talltree throws a right hand that Clegane ducks under and follows up with a left that Clegane also avoids with ease.
Clegane tries a low kick but Talltree avoids it.
Clegane throws a leg kick but Talltree checks it.
Clegane takes a swing at Talltree's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clegane is looking to wear down Talltree with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Talltree misses the shot to the body.
Talltree connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clegane. Clegane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talltree checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clegane throws out a leg kick but Talltree moves out of range and Clegane only half commits.
Clegane misses with a head kick.
Talltree throws a front kick aimed at Clegane's knee but Clegane avoids it well.
Clegane checks a leg kick.
Talltree throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Talltree pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Clegane back to the cage. Talltree follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Clegane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Talltree throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clegane is looking to slow Talltree down with leg kicks.
Clegane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clegane throws a front kick aimed at Talltree's knee but Talltree avoids it well.
Clegane on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Talltree misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane throws a body punch but Talltree moves out of range.
Talltree jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clegane throws a head kick that misses.
Clegane slips a straight right by Talltree.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clegane. That's going to slow Talltree down.
Clegane motions for Talltree to come forward. Clegane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Talltree blocks a jab.
Clegane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clegane just misses with a punch to the body.
Talltree chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clegane cracks the inside of Talltree's front leg.
Talltree throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talltree blocks a head kick by Clegane.
Clegane tries a head kick but it misses.
Talltree throws a low kick but Clegane avoids it.
Clegane throws a solid leg kick but Talltree takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clegane.
Talltree misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talltree stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clegane.
Clegane is looking to chop away at Talltree's legs.
Talltree throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clegane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clegane throws a head kick but Talltree moves out of range.
Talltree looks to land a right hand but Clegane moved out of range.
Talltree moves out of range as Clegane strikes.
Talltree buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Talltree lands a jab to the nose.
Talltree misses with a leg kick.
Clegane throws a leg kick that is checked
and Talltree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talltree scores with a hook to the body. Clegane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Talltree lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Talltree blocks a low kick nicely.
Clegane tries to land a leg kick but Talltree saw it coming and moves away.
Talltree's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Talltree.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jaws Talltree will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Talltree connects with a leg kick. Clegane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Talltree throws the left hand but Clegane avoids the punch easily.
Clegane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Talltree is out of range and Clegane settles back down.
Talltree takes a swing at Clegane's ribcage but misses.
Talltree scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Talltree misses the target.
Clegane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Talltree throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clegane.
Clegane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clegane throws a sloppy head kick and Talltree moves out of range easily.
Clegane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clegane tries to clinch there but Talltree circles away.
Talltree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talltree lands a jab.
Talltree throws a hook to the side of Clegane's head but Clegane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick by Clegane misses
and Talltree counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane is looking to score with low kicks.
Clegane looks for the body kick but Talltree saw that one coming.
Clegane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Talltree to score with a decent uppercut.
Talltree moves out of range of the body kick from Clegane.
Talltree misses with a looping left.
Clegane wants to slow Talltree down by chopping away at his legs.
Talltree avoids the body shot from Clegane.
Clegane thows a body shot but no joy.
Talltree smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clegane shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Talltree throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clegane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Clegane throws a low kick, looking for Talltree's leg but Talltree calmly moves out of range.
Talltree cracks Clegane with a good jab.
Talltree feints and then cracks Clegane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clegane down.
Clegane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clegane blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talltree throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clegane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clegane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talltree throws an overhand right that lands on Clegane's shoulder, as Clegane tries to avoid the shot.
Clegane misses with a head kick.
Talltree misses with a body shot.
Clegane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talltree throws out the jab.
Clegane rushes Talltree and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clegane taking a breather.
Clegane looking to throw knees to the head but Talltree is blocking nicely.
Talltree lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Talltree breaks from the clinch.
Clegane tries to score with a low kick but Talltree moves his leg out of the way.
Talltree scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clegane throws a head kick that misses.
Clegane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talltree throws out the jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clegane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talltree comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Talltree throws the left hand but Clegane avoids the punch easily.
Talltree checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clegane moves away from the strike by Talltree.
Talltree connects with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Talltree jumps into guard, dragging Clegane to the mat.
Talltree manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Clegane has Talltree pressed against the cage, preventing Talltree from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Talltree manages to break the clinch.
Talltree pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talltree takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clegane throws a wild body kick that Talltree sees coming a mile off.
Clegane slips under a jab from Talltree.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talltree avoids the body shot from Clegane.
Clegane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clegane. Talltree does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talltree ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clegane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clegane throws a push kick but Talltree slaps the foot to one side.
Clegane looks for the body kick but Talltree saw that one coming.
Talltree takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Talltree fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clegane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clegane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Talltree is out of range and Clegane settles back down.
Clegane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clegane throws a head kick but Talltree moves out of range.
Talltree fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clegane throws a leg kick but Talltree sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clegane ducks under a wild hook from Talltree.
A head kick misses from Clegane.
Talltree misses the jab.
Talltree thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaws Talltree comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Talltree has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jaws Talltree!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaws Talltree thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinando Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ferdinando Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel misses with a looping left.
Ferrari thumps Immanuel with a low kick.
Immanuel closes the distance but Ferrari moves to the side
and Ferrari decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Immanuel's guard.
Immanuel told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ferrari works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ferrari in particular looking to stall.
Ferrari passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Immanuel!
Ferrari avoids the attempt from Immanuel to control.
Ferrari lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Immanuel tries to lock up and control but Ferrari gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ferrari throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ferrari throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ferrari thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Immanuel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ferrari cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Immanuel is in a horrible position here. Ferrari smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ferrari working Immanuel over with strikes here.
Immanuel is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Immanuel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Immanuel is still in real trouble! Can Ferrari finish him?
Ferrari lands a nice shot to the head.
Ferrari drops a big elbow. That's hurt Immanuel! More shots from Ferrari and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferdinando Ferrari!
A relieved looking Ferdinando Ferrari 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pillz. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke defending well as Foreman loads up on a big left hand.
Duke throws a looping overhand right but Foreman ducks down to avoid it.
Duke lands a high kick!
Foreman checks the leg kick.
Duke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duke scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foreman avoids a kick to the body.
Duke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Duke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foreman.
Duke lands the left hand.
Foreman throws a right hand that misses
and Duke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Foreman checks a low kick from Duke.
Foreman takes a swing at Duke's ribcage but misses.
Foreman blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Foreman.
Foreman forces Duke back against the cage and clinches.
Duke missing with knees to the body.
Foreman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Duke.
Foreman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foreman.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Foreman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Duke.
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but Foreman blocks with his arms.
Duke tries to work over Foreman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foreman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dukes head.
Foreman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duke lands a body punch.
Duke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foreman's elbow.
Foreman is looking to control Duke's arms but Duke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foreman has his back to the cage.
Duke works on Foreman's body with a couple of short punches.
Duke can't find room to land a body shot as Foreman controls the action.
Duke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duke.
Duke struggles to land a body shot inside as Foreman controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foremans head.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duke throws a head punch that misses.
Foreman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duke tries to work over Foreman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duke throws a head punch that misses.
Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duke tries to land knees in the clinch but Foreman avoids the damage to the body.
Duke scores a nice knee to the body.
Foreman misses with some punches.
Foreman lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Foreman avoiding damage as Duke throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke lands a body punch.
Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foreman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duke can't find room to land a body shot as Foreman controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foreman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Foreman blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Foreman to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duke.
Duke swings wildly with an uppercut but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duke.
Foreman swings wildly with an uppercut but Duke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duke lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Duke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch but Foreman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raoul Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Foreman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duke.
Foreman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duke.
Duke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Duke misses.
Foreman throws a hook but Duke blocks it.
Duke is looking to score with low kicks.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foreman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Foreman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Foreman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman tries to clinch up.
Duke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Foreman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duke scrambles back to his feet.
Duke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raoul Duke is winning the standup battle so far.
Duke misses with a body kick.
Duke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duke scores with a shot to the body.
Duke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Duke cracks Foreman with a good jab.
Duke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman misses with a looping left.
Foreman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foreman throws a lazy uppercut
and Duke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Duke coming out on top.
Foreman avoids the head kick by Duke.
Foreman misses with a hook. Duke ducked under it nicely.
Duke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the liver by Foreman. Beautiful body shot.
Foreman misses with a straight left.
Foreman misses with a lunging right hand
and Duke counters with a solid body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duke. That's going to slow Foreman down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duke tries a head kick but it misses.
Foreman throws a looping overhand right but Duke ducks down to avoid it.
Duke scores with a head kick.
Foreman throws a looping overhand right but Duke ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Duke.
Foreman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Duke.
Foreman slips under a jab.
Foreman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duke.
Foreman tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke ducks under a wild hook from Foreman.
Foreman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Duke. That one must have hurt.
Nice body kick from Duke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Foreman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A thudding body kick lands there by Duke!
Duke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foreman can do to turn this around?
Duke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duke stuns Foreman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foreman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Duke misses.
Duke scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Duke dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Duke tries to clinch there but Foreman circles away.
Duke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Foreman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duke was well out of range. Poor timing from Foreman.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Foreman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Duke - the referee stops the clock and Foreman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Duke. Foreman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Duke is looking to clinch but Foreman is avoiding it.
Duke slips a straight right by Foreman.
Nice uppercut there from Duke.
A head kick misses from Duke.
Duke misses with a low kick.
Duke scores with a head kick.
Foreman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke misses with an uppercut. Foreman saw that one coming.
Duke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duke forces Foreman back against the cage and clinches.
Duke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duke tries to throw a body punch but Foreman avoids it by throwing Duke back against the cage.
Duke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foreman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Foreman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duke misses with a punch on the inside.
Duke has a couple of punches blocked by Foreman.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Duke fails to land.
Foreman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Duke is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke is leaning against Foreman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foreman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foreman slows down the pace here.
Duke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duke struggles to land a body shot inside as Foreman controls his hands.
Duke prevents a body shot from Foreman.
Duke misses with some punches.
Foreman avoids a wild elbow strike from Duke.
Duke throws an elbow that misses.
Duke misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman blocking some punches.
George Foreman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foreman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foreman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raoul Duke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foreman.
Duke swings wildly with an uppercut but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Duke.
Foreman blocking some punches.
Duke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duke misses with a punch on the inside.
Duke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Foreman misses with a punch on the inside.
Foreman scores with a shot to the side of Duke's head.
Duke swings wildly with an uppercut but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Duke misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foreman.
Duke struggles to land a body shot inside as Foreman controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foreman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duke missing with knees to the body.
Duke lands a damaging elbow.
Duke tries to throw a body punch but Foreman avoids it by throwing Duke back against the cage.
Foreman is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Foreman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foreman throws a punch but it's blocked by Duke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raoul Duke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duke 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul Duke!
During a confident post fight interview, Raoul Duke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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