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CEC 349 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Severn is able to avoid easily.
Severn staying out of range there.
Sparks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Severn lands with a hook. Sparks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sparks wants to slow Severn down by chopping away at his legs.
Severn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Untitled in the buildup to the fight.
Sparks misses with a kick to the body.
Sparks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Severn throws a front kick that sends Sparks stumbling back into the cage.
Severn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sparks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Severn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Severn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sparks. That did some damage!
Severn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparks moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sparks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Severn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sparks pinned against the cage. Sparks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sparks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Severn throws a punch but it's blocked by Sparks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Sparks.
Sparks stalls.
Severn has Sparks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sparks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Severn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Severn has Sparks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sparks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Severn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparks misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sparks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Severn misses with the head strike.
Sparks blocking some punches.
Sparks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Severn blocks an uppercut.
Severn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
Severn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sparks.
Severn struggles to land a body shot inside as Sparks controls his hands.
Severn misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks lands a left hand.
Severn working aggressively here.
Severn lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Sparks lands a right hand.
Sparks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sparks.
Sparks can't find room to land a body shot as Severn controls the action.
Sparks struggles to land a body shot inside as Severn controls his hands.
Severn can't find room to land a body shot as Sparks controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparks.
Severn pushes Sparks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sparks wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Severn.
Sparks blocking some punches.
Sparks digs a right hand into Severn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Severn's gas tank.
Severn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sparks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chris Severn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Severn moves out of range as Sparks strikes.
Sparks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Severn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sparks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mickey Sparks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Severn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparks moves away.
Severn tried to score with a low kick but Sparks checks it.
Sparks throws a big shot that misses.
Sparks moves into the clinch.
Sparks looking to stall.
Sparks effectively controlling the action here.
Sparks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Severns head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sparks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sparks is working Severn over against the cage.
Severn tries to work over Sparks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Severn takes a shot to the head.
Severn scores with a shoulder strike.
Severn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Sparks on the inside.
It looks like Chris Severn has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Sparks.
A shot in the inside from Sparks.
Severn tries a body shot but Sparks blocks it.
Sparks has Severn pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sparks.
A short uppercut from Sparks.
Sparks misses with a punch on the inside.
Severn has a couple of punches blocked by Sparks.
Sparks prevents a body shot from Severn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Severn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Sparks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Severn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Severn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sparks tries to avoid it but Severn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sparks to the ground. Sparks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Severn.
Sparks wants to clinch up but Severn keeps it at a distance.
Sparks feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Severn sprawling to the canvas! Severn rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sparks finish him?!
Sparks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Severn can pounce on him.
A low kick from Severn is predictable there
and Sparks counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Severn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparks lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sparks.
A body shot lands from Sparks.
Sparks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sparks tries to work over Severn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Severn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sparks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Severns head.
Sparks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Sparks.
Sparks lands a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sparks misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sparks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sparks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sparks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Severns head.
Sparks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Severn.
Sparks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Sparks misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Severn.
Sparks lands a right hand.
Sparks is trying to maintain a safe position but Severn gets an underhook and turns Sparks into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sparks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Severn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sparks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Severn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sparkss head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparks just leaning against Severn, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sparks lands a left hand.
Severn is rocked!
Severn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sparks throws a punch but it's blocked by Severn.
Good body shot from Sparks.
Severn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sparks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sparks lands an uppercut.
Sparks throws a punch but it's blocked by Severn.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Severn takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sparks.
Severn scores with a hook to the body.
Sparks lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks misses with the head strike.
Sparks drops Severn onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Severn is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Severn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Severn misses with the head strike.
Sparks lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Severn senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey Sparks!
Our winner, Mickey Sparks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slim Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonel Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonel Gatti will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Thug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonel Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thug misses with a wild body shot.
Thug wants to clinch.
Gatti throws a body shot but no joy.
Gatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thug tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gatti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gatti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thug was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatti.
Thug misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti.
Thug defending well as Gatti loads up on a big left hand.
Thug misses with a body shot.
Thug looks to land a right hand but Gatti moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thug. Gatti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thug wants to clinch up but Gatti keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thug tries to clinch but Gatti moves out of range.
Thug throws a body shot but no joy.
Thug uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatti.
Thug stuns Gatti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thug thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatti works Thug's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Slim Thug has been cut.
Thug wants to clinch.
Thug throws a body punch but Gatti moves out of range.
Gatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thug swings for the body but Gatti moves out of range.
Gatti defending well as Thug loads up on a big left hand.
Gatti slips a jab and a cross from Thug.
Thug has Gatti up against the cage in a clinch.
Thug lands a left hand.
Thug throws a head punch that misses.
Thug keeps control of Gatti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thug lands with a right to the head.
Thug misses with a punch to the body.
Thug 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.
Still in the clinch, Thug scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thug misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Thug - that landed with a thud.
Gatti wants to break free but Thug has control.
A short uppercut from Gatti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti lands a shoulder strike.
Gatti blocks a body shot from Thug.
Thug lands with a right to the head.
Thug lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Thug as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thug fails to land.
Thug has a couple of punches blocked by Gatti.
Gatti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thug tries to throw a body punch but Gatti avoids it by throwing Thug back against the cage.
Thug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gatti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thug fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thug tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gatti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thug lands with a cross.
Thug misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gatti.
Thug throws a body shot but no joy.
Thug misses with a body shot.
Thug misses with a two punch combination.
Gatti looks to score with a jab to the body but Thug is just out of range.
Thug swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thug scores with a hook to the body. Gatti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thug fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatti manages to avoid it.
Thug ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gatti moves away.
Gatti looks to score with a jab to the body but Thug is just out of range.
Thug looks to score with a jab to the body but Gatti is just out of range.
Thug moves in looking to clinch but Gatti pushes him off.
Thug misses the body punch
and Gatti counters with a straight right hand.
Thug throws a body punch but Gatti moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti lands a jab to Thug's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the liver by Gatti. Beautiful body shot.
Gatti misses with a wild body shot.
Thug is looking to clinch but Gatti is avoiding it.
Gatti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thug scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thug falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gatti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thug is rocked!
Gatti lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Thug is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thug is breathing heavily.
Gatti lands a right hook to the body.
Gatti lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonel Gatti!
An out of breath Leonel Gatti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Slim Thug spoke after the fight, saying 'I tried.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Solitary Man. Haverford has chosen Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 35 - 3, fighting out of London, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Haverford !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haverford 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 Coleman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coleman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haverford darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haverford seems to be looking for submissions.
Haverford tries to pass the half guard into mount. Coleman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Coleman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coleman managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman trying to keep a closed guard but Haverford is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman looking for a guillotine here but Haverford defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverford works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Haverford trying to control from half guard but Coleman is working away.
Haverford is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Coleman defends it well.
Haverford is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Coleman is just riding it out for now. Haverford eventually gives up the hold.
Haverford seems to be looking for submissions.
Coleman controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Haverford is trying to control the action in half guard but Coleman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Haverford controlling the pace.
Coleman is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Coleman is staying active underneath Haverford , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Haverford looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Haverford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coleman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coleman is controlling Haverford 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haverford is working for a submission of some sort.
Haverford is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Coleman has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman is controlling Haverford 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Haverford is looking to advance position but Coleman won't allow it.
Haverford is taking a breather. Coleman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Coleman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Haverford did well to prevent Coleman getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haverford tries to roll over but Coleman keeps him under control.
Haverford is trying to maintain the position but Coleman is very close to passing his half guard.
Haverford makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haverford .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Haverford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haverford keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Haverford has wrist control.
Haverford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coleman manages to get himself to full guard.
Haverford looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Haverford 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.
Coleman shoots in but Haverford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coleman shoots for a double leg takedown but Haverford sprawls well. He's pushed Coleman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Haverford tries to bum rush Coleman with a series of wild strikes but Coleman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coleman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haverford manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Haverford is trying to keep Coleman in close.
Haverford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haverford has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Haverford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haverford wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverford is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Coleman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coleman looking to control.
Haverford trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Coleman controls Haverford momentarily but Haverford frees himself.
Haverford won't allow Coleman to sweep him here.
Haverford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Haverford preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haverford wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
Haverford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haverford throwing strikes from guard but Coleman blocks nicely.
Coleman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman keeping full guard, as Haverford tries to pass.
Haverford preventing the sweep.
Haverford looking to sit in guard and control but Coleman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Haverford keeps moving.
Haverford has his hands on Coleman's head, controlling the position.
Our spies down at at The Seven Sins Grappling Academy inform us that Haverford has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman pushes down on Haverford 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Coleman is looking to advance position but Haverford won't allow it.
Haverford slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Haverford keeps moving.
Haverford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.
Haverford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coleman distracts Haverford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haverford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haverford pulls Coleman in close to prevent any damage.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haverford is keeping the position for now.
Haverford is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.
Haverford has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Coleman trying to control but Haverford is working from the bottom.
Coleman distracts Haverford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Haverford looking for a guillotine here but Coleman defends easily.
Haverford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Haverford missing with a left hand there. Coleman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haverford closes the distance and clinches.
Coleman tries to work over Haverford 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haverford 's elbow.
Coleman pushes Haverford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haverford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coleman swings wildly with an uppercut but Haverford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haverford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coleman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Tom Haverford has been cut.
Coleman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haverford backwards.
Coleman lands a body punch.
Haverford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Haverford can't fight it off and eventually Coleman manages to take the fight to the floor. Haverford looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
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!
Coleman trying to control but Haverford is working from the bottom.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haverford is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Haverford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Haverford holds on and takes a little breather.
Haverford is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haverford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haverford 's head.
Haverford is controlling Coleman's posture.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Haverford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman stands up over Haverford , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haverford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coleman defends well.
Coleman is working Haverford over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Coleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haverford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Haverford keeps moving.
Haverford controlling Coleman's posture.
Haverford working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Haverford keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tom Haverford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haverford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haverford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haverford misses with a takedown
and Coleman counters with a single leg into guard. Haverford didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haverford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coleman distracts Haverford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haverford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coleman's guard.
Haverford wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Haverford is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Haverford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haverford 's guard.
Coleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Haverford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coleman manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haverford is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coleman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Coleman!
Mark Coleman made sure to mention his sponsor, Springfield HW Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mouhamar Lamouna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamouna's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, touch el arab - muhammar . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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289 lbs
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6 - 6 - 0 |
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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 Montreal, Mouhamar Lamouna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Nunes!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes misses with an uppercut
and Lamouna counters with a right hand to the body.
Lamouna pushes Nunes up against the cage in a clinch.
Nunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamouna slips a jab and a cross from Nunes.
Lamouna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
OH! Nunes has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Lamouna smells blood and charges in for the finish! Lamouna unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Nunes sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mouhamar Lamouna!
An out of breath Mouhamar Lamouna thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Butterfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson's entrance music is Jay Z- Big Pimpin. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
28 - 12 - 4, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brett Butterfly!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butterfly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henderson takes a step back to recover.
Butterfly misses with a low kick.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butterfly.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butterfly circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Butterfly misses
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Butterfly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Butterfly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Henderson.
Henderson cracks the inside of Butterfly's front leg.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Butterfly.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Butterfly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butterfly missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butterfly misses with a body kick.
Brett Butterfly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Butterfly tenderised Henderson's leg. Henderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Butterfly throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.
Butterfly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly scores with a head kick.
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Butterfly counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Butterfly tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
Butterfly preventing the sweep.
Butterfly looking to pass the guard.
Henderson working a defensive guard here.
Butterfly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henderson controlling Butterfly's posture.
Henderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderson, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is pulling down on Butterfly's head. It's preventing any offense from Butterfly, at least for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Butterfly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Butterfly.
Butterfly scores with a jab.
Butterfly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henderson defending well as Butterfly loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Butterfly misses
and Henderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butterfly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Butterfly as he connects with a hook.
Butterfly throws a low kick, looking for Henderson's leg but Henderson calmly moves out of range.
Henderson checks a low kick from Butterfly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Butterfly jabs Henderson right on the nose. Henderson blinks but takes it well.
Butterfly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butterfly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Butterfly misses with a shot to the body
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson tries to land a leg kick but Butterfly saw it coming and moves away.
Butterfly misses with a looping right.
Butterfly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Butterfly.
Butterfly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Butterfly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Butterfly throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Henderson misses
so Butterfly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Henderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderson, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Butterfly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henderson is looking to sweep but instead, Butterfly has passed into half guard.
Butterfly throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Butterfly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henderson defends it well.
Henderson is looking to get back to full guard here but Butterfly has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Butterfly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Butterfly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Butterfly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Butterfly scores with a body shot.
Butterfly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Butterfly.
Butterfly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Butterfly if he has to take too many more of those.
Butterfly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henderson looks to land a body kick but Butterfly moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butterfly throws a body kick that misses.
Butterfly throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Butterfly misses the shot to the body.
Brett Butterfly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henderson.
Butterfly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly throws a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
Butterfly doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Butterfly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Butterfly lands a nice shot that snaps Henderson's head back.
Butterfly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Butterfly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson thuds his right hand into Butterfly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Butterfly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Butterfly.
Butterfly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Butterfly is defended easily by Henderson.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Butterfly.
Butterfly misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Henderson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butterfly throws a right hand that misses
and Henderson counters with a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Butterfly blocks the low kick.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butterfly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Henderson walks into a straight right hand from Butterfly.
Butterfly loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Butterfly moved out of range nicely.
Henderson tries to move into range but Butterfly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Butterfly lands a nice looking body shot.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butterfly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Butterfly shoots in looking for a takedown but Henderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Butterfly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Butterfly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Butterfly throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henderson can pounce on him.
A punch combination from Butterfly misses.
Butterfly wants to slow Henderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Butterfly works Henderson's body with a nice hook.
Mike Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butterfly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Butterfly throws a big shot that misses.
Butterfly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butterfly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mike Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Butterfly.
A punch combination from Butterfly misses.
Butterfly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Butterfly lands an overhand right.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butterfly.
Butterfly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Brett Butterfly has been cut.
A good leg kick by Henderson.
Butterfly throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butterfly with a nice cross.
Henderson lands a slapping body shot.
Butterfly throws a lazy body kick
and Butterfly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henderson.
Henderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Butterfly counters with a single leg into guard. Henderson didn't expect that.
Henderson controls Butterfly momentarily but Butterfly frees himself.
Henderson is controlling Butterfly's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson is looking to sweep but instead, Butterfly has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Butterfly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brett Butterfly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson throws a front kick aimed at Butterfly's knee but Butterfly avoids it well.
Henderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butterfly misses with an uppercut.
Henderson walks into a stiff left hand from Butterfly.
Butterfly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henderson is out of range and Butterfly settles back down.
Butterfly looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Butterfly tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
Butterfly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Butterfly moved out of range nicely.
Butterfly lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butterfly.
Butterfly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Butterfly connects with a leg kick. Henderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Henderson tried to score with a low kick but Butterfly checks it.
Butterfly takes a swing at Henderson's ribcage but misses.
Butterfly gets a double leg takedown into Henderson's guard.
Butterfly stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Brett Butterfly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henderson is trying to control the position but Butterfly postures up.
Butterfly preventing the sweep.
Henderson controls Butterfly momentarily but Butterfly frees himself.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Butterfly tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to keep Butterfly in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Henderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderson, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Butterfly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butterfly connects with an inside leg kick.
Henderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Butterfly jabs at Henderson's body.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Butterfly misses its intended target.
Butterfly misses with an uppercut.
Henderson throws the kick towards the body but Butterfly avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Butterfly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson scores with a nice strike.
Butterfly fails to land the takedown.
Butterfly throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Henderson is looking to slow Butterfly down with leg kicks.
Henderson with a nice cross.
Brett Butterfly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Butterfly checks it.
Butterfly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butterfly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Henderson slips under a jab from Butterfly.
Henderson throws a leg kick
and Butterfly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Henderson's guard.
Butterfly wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Butterfly won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.
Mike Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to stand and escape but Butterfly is having none of it.
Butterfly wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Henderson working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Henderson pulls Butterfly in close to his closed guard and prevents Butterfly from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Butterfly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Butterfly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Butterfly!
The defeated Mike Henderson had this to say: 'I knew he was going to try and just wrestle me. Just hold me down and hold on to me. Oh well maybe next he will want to fight instead of just hug me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonto MacTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Staal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2Pac - Ghetto Star (feat. Bad Azz). MacTavish has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tonto MacTavish enters the cage!
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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
40 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Tonto MacTavish!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacTavish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
MacTavish swings away with a leg kick that misses.
MacTavish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Staal checks a low kick from MacTavish.
Staal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MacTavish throws a leg kick
and Staal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Staal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Tonto MacTavish has been cut.
Staal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've been informed that MacTavish 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.
Staal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
MacTavish throws a head kick that misses.
MacTavish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
MacTavish throws a leg kick
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacTavish.
MacTavish jabs at Staal's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal scores with a head kick. MacTavish tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Staal throws a wild body kick that MacTavish sees coming a mile off.
Staal pivots, looking for a leg kick but MacTavish is out of range and Staal settles back down.
John Staal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as MacTavish blocks the leg kick.
Staal throws a sloppy head kick and MacTavish moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Staal misses its intended target.
A big left from Staal misses.
A jab lands there for MacTavish.
MacTavish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staal is looking to score with low kicks.
Crunch! MacTavish slams his shin into Staal's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Staal takes a step back to recover.
That kick from Staal tenderised MacTavish's leg. MacTavish is trying to keep his angry face on.
Staal throws a predictable looking body shot
and Staal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacTavish lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
MacTavish throws a lazy body kick
and Staal counters with a one-two to the body.
Staal misses with a low kick.
MacTavish misses with a leg kick
and Staal counters with a stiff right hand.
Staal misses with a low kick.
Staal swings for the body but MacTavish moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from MacTavish misses.
Staal tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal connects with a crisp jab.
MacTavish throws the left hand but Staal avoids the punch easily.
Staal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MacTavish checks a leg kick.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to MacTavish's calf.
MacTavish checks the leg kick nicely there.
Staal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheers as MacTavish lands an impressive looking overhand right. Staal doesn't seem phased though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Staal checks a leg kick.
Staal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staal misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal throws the kick towards the body but MacTavish avoids it.
Staal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
MacTavish connects with a leg kick. Staal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Staal is predictable there
and MacTavish counters with a low kick, right behind Staal 's knee.
MacTavish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Staal.
Staal throws a body shot but no joy.
Staal just misses with a punch to the body.
Staal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacTavish can pounce on him.
MacTavish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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 John Staal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tonto MacTavish's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
MacTavish misses with a leg kick
and Staal counters with a straight right hand.
Staal lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacTavish's sensitive parts.
MacTavish looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
MacTavish lands a slapping body shot.
Staal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Staal throws a leg kick
and MacTavish counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Staal throws a low kick, looking for MacTavish's leg but MacTavish calmly moves out of range.
MacTavish throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal throws a head kick that MacTavish semi-blocks.
MacTavish misses with a looping left.
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacTavish was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Staal.
Staal scores with a head kick. MacTavish tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Staal swings away with a body shot that misses
and MacTavish counters with a big head kick but Staal shrugs it off.
Staal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Staal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MacTavish on the side of the head.
A low kick from Staal misses
and MacTavish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Staal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Staal throws a lazy right hand but MacTavish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Staal misses.
Staal looks to land a left hand but MacTavish moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacTavish.
No joy there for Staal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Staal throws out a loose jab but MacTavish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacTavish tries a head kick but it misses.
Staal scores with a punch to the head.
Staal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
MacTavish takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good leg kick by Staal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Staal throws a lazy right hand but MacTavish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacTavish fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Staal is out of range.
MacTavish blocks a leg kick.
Staal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
John Staal is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish punishes Staal's body with a nice straight punch.
Staal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacTavish can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick from MacTavish misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from MacTavish in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Staal misses with a left hand
and MacTavish counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice shot by Staal.
Staal throws the left hand but MacTavish avoids the punch easily.
Staal checks a low kick from MacTavish.
Staal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MacTavish throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Staal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacTavish avoids the body shot from Staal.
Staal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
MacTavish checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish misses with a leg kick.
MacTavish gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Staal.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but MacTavish might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Staal has got the better of the exchanges.
MacTavish throws a right hand that misses
and Staal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacTavish gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Staal misses with a low kick.
A left lands for MacTavish.
MacTavish moves out of range of the body kick.
MacTavish misses with a low kick.
MacTavish attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Staal tries to land a leg kick but MacTavish saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Staal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tonto MacTavish'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Staal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Staal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
MacTavish misses with a head kick.
Staal throws a good cross that connects.
MacTavish defending well as Staal loads up on a big left hand.
Staal throws a nice looking combination but MacTavish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Staal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Staal looks to throw the jab but MacTavish is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacTavish.
A low kick from Staal is predictable there
and MacTavish counters with an outside leg kick.
Staal tries to score with a low kick but MacTavish moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Staal. That did some damage!
Staal takes one to the chin there.
Staal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
MacTavish throws the left hand but Staal avoids the punch easily.
Staal throws a leg kick
and MacTavish counters with a nice body kick.
Staal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good exchange - Staal coming out on top.
MacTavish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacTavish scores with a spinning back kick!
MacTavish takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Staal stuns MacTavish with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Staal misses with a body shot.
Staal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacTavish counters with a leg kick.
Staal lands with a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Staal.
MacTavish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacTavish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from MacTavish 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 Staal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Staal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
MacTavish walks into a left hand.
MacTavish moves out of range of the body kick.
MacTavish tried to score with a low kick but Staal checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal's jab looks to have found its range, popping MacTavish under the eye.
Staal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed MacTavish momentarily.
A low kick from MacTavish misses
and Staal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Staal connects with a leg kick. MacTavish looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tonto MacTavish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacTavish throws a head kick that misses
and Staal counters with a two punch combo.
John Staal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from MacTavish.
Staal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacTavish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Staal there.
Staal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish throws a lazy head kick
and Staal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Staal.
MacTavish throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.
MacTavish throws a hook but Staal blocks it.
A low kick from MacTavish misses
and Staal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MacTavish on the wrong end of a nice hook.
MacTavish on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Staal. Staal obviously looking to wear him down.
MacTavish tries a head kick but it misses.
Staal's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Staal works the jab nicely.
MacTavish attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Staal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Staal 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Staal!
John Staal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Tonto MacTavish stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm having serious problems with motivating myself for fights, maybe that means something? I dunno man.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kain Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frontier Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez comes to the cage accompanied by Since the Flood- . Justice has chosen Die for Metal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kain Velazquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frontier Justice!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velazquez.
Justice looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Justice connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Velazquez connects with a body shot.
Velazquez 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.
Justice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Justice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Justice loads up on a big right hand but Velazquez slips the punch.
Velazquez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Justice under the eye.
Velazquez throws a leg kick that misses.
Justice tries to land a leg kick but Velazquez saw it coming and moves away.
Velazquez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Velazquez misses with a low kick.
Justice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Velazquez checks it well.
Justice throws a wild body kick that Velazquez sees coming a mile off.
Kain Velazquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Justice.
Justice swinging wildly here.
Velazquez lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velazquez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Velazquez misses with the body kick
and Justice counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Velazquez!
Velazquez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Justice.
Justice wants to control but Velazquez is keeping him busy.
Velazquez is trying to improve his position.
Justice wants to control but Velazquez is keeping him busy.
Velazquez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Velazquez wants to control but Justice postures up.
Justice throws a strike aimed at the side of Velazquez's head but Velazquez avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice with the ground and pound but Velazquez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Justice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Velazquez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Justice.
Justice wants to control from the top but Velazquez keeps moving.
Justice postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Justice trying to control but Velazquez is working from the bottom.
Velazquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Justice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice is stalling in the full guard.
Justice trying to control but Velazquez is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Velazquez tries to keep at a distance but Justice has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Justice throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Velazquez blocks it with crossed arms.
Justice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Justice tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Justice misses with a punch on the inside.
Velazquez tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
Justice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Velazquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Justice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Justice tries to pull guard but Velazquez won't allow it.
Velazquez pushes Justice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Justice or not.
Justice looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velazquez.
Velazquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velazquez is trying to stall.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Velazquez digs a right hand underneath Justice's ribcage. Justice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Velazquez scores with a shot to the side of Justice's head.
Nice body punch from Velazquez - that landed with a thud.
Justice lands with a light punch inside.
Justice pulls guard successfully.
Justice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Velazquez from controlling successfully.
Velazquez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Velazquez wants to stand but Justice has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Velazquez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frontier Justice 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.
Good leg kick by Velazquez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Velazquez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Justice looks to land a left hand but Velazquez moved out of range nicely.
Velazquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Velazquez.
Justice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Justice misses.
Justice throws a shot from downtown. Velazquez moves away and avoids it.
Justice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Justice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Velazquez.
Velazquez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Velazquez 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 Justice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Justice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Velazquez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Velazquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice throws the kick towards the body but Velazquez avoids it.
Justice misses with a body kick.
Velazquez's corner calls for a 1-2. Velazquez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Justice misses with a straight left.
Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by Velazquez.
Velazquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justice misses the jab.
Velazquez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Justice's calf.
Justice misses with a low kick as Velazquez jumps back.
Velazquez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Justice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Velazquez scrambles back to his feet.
Nice cross by Velazquez.
Justice gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Justice tries to clinch up but Velazquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Justice avoids the head kick by Velazquez.
Velazquez ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velazquez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Justice has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice scores with a jab.
Velazquez takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Velazquez.
Justice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velazquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Justice.
Velazquez throws a push kick but Justice slaps the foot to one side.
Velazquez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Justice throws a leg kick which misses Velazquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Velazquez tries to avoid it.
Velazquez throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Velazquez lands a front kick.
Velazquez connects with an inside leg kick.
Justice throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Velazquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Justice throws a body punch but Velazquez moves out of range.
Velazquez walks into a straight right hand from Justice.
Velazquez misses with a straight left.
Velazquez forces Justice back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice tries to pull guard but Velazquez holds him up against the cage and eventually Justice drops back down to his feet.
Velazquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velazquez scores with a shot to the side of Justice's head.
Justice tries to pull guard but Velazquez won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Velazquez.
Justice is breathing heavily.
Justice blocks an uppercut.
Justice using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Velazquez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Velazquez misses with a body punch.
Justice scores with a shoulder strike.
Velazquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velazquez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Velazquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Velazquez lands a head kick. Justice smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Velazquez tries to clinch there but Justice circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velazquez.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velazquez moves away.
Velazquez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Velazquez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velazquez cracks Justice with a right hand to the side of the head.
Velazquez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Justice takes a step back to recover.
Velazquez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kain Velazquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velazquez manages to avoid it.
Justice rushes Velazquez and presses him up against the cage.
Velazquez tries to throw a body punch but Justice avoids it by throwing Velazquez back against the cage.
Velazquez is trying to push Justice away but Justice has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Justice utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Justice drags the fight down to the ground.
Justice has his foot on Velazquez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Velazquez works his way back into a safe position though.
Velazquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Velazquez controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Velazquez dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab from Velazquez.
Velazquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velazquez stalks Justice and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Justice's face. Justice staggers backwards, shaken.
Velazquez misses with a kick to the body
and Justice counters with a takedown into side control.
Velazquez can't do much from the bottom here.
Velazquez is looking to regain half guard here but Justice keeps moving and retains side control.
Velazquez can't do much from the bottom here.
Justice working the strikes but Velazquez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Justice working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice wants to free his trapped foot but Velazquez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Justice seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Velazquez is trying to maintain the position but Justice is very close to passing his half guard.
Velazquez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Justice.
Velazquez won't allow Justice to pass to mount.
Justice is nestled in close to Velazquez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Velazquez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Velazquez has Justice pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Velazquez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Velazquez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Velazquez moves out of range of the leg kick from Justice.
Justice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Justice lands an overhand right.
Justice throws an off balance right hand
and Velazquez counters with a body kick.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velazquez manages to avoid it.
Justice connects with a looping right hand.
Jab by Velazquez.
Some wild striking there from Justice.
Velazquez scores with a punch to the head.
Justice's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Velazquez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Justice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Justice there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands a glancing blow to the side of Velazquez's head.
Velazquez thows a body kick. Justice tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Justice throws a leg kick
and Velazquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Velazquez thumps Justice with a low kick.
Velazquez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick from Justice misses.
Velazquez thumps Justice with a low kick.
Velazquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Justice.
Justice misses with a body kick.
Justice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Velazquez can pounce on him.
Velazquez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Velazquez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velazquez misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Velazquez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Justice checks a leg kick.
Justice sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Justice misses with a hook
and Velazquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Velazquez.
Justice has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Velazquez.
Justice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Velazquez lands the left hand.
Velazquez punishes Justice's body with a nice straight punch.
Velazquez moves out of range of the leg kick from Justice.
Velazquez connects with an inside leg kick.
Justice connects with a good right hand that stumbles Velazquez. Velazquez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Justice is looking to clinch but Velazquez is avoiding it.
Justice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Velazquez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Justice takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kain Velazquez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Velazquez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kain Velazquez!
An out of breath Kain Velazquez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flo Wer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lunar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wer comes to the cage accompanied by My Sweet Lord by George Harrison. Lucas Lunar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Wer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Lunar!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wer checks a leg kick.
Wer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lunar throws a leg kick but Wer checks it.
Wer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lunar lands with a straight right. Wer didn't see that one coming.
Wer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lunar wants to clinch up but Wer keeps it at a distance.
Lunar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lunar wants to land a leg kick but Wer is out of range.
Lunar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wer.
Lunar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lunar misses with a body kick.
Lunar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lunar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lunar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lunar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wer is out of range.
Wer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lunar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lunar tries a low kick but Wer avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lunar moves away.
Wer scores with a body shot.
Lunar throws the kick towards the body but Wer avoids it.
Wer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lunar throws a low kick, looking for Wer's leg but Wer calmly moves out of range.
Lunar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lunar misses with a low kick.
Wer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lunar tries to clinch but Wer is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Wer.
Wer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lunar moves away.
Lunar throws a sloppy head kick and Wer moves out of range easily.
Lunar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lunar takes one to the chin there.
Wer throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lunar. Lunar obviously looking to wear him down.
Lunar throws a front kick aimed at Wer's knee but Wer avoids it well.
Lunar checks a low kick from Wer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wer swats away the attempt to clinch by Lunar.
Lunar avoids a kick to the body.
Lunar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lunar misses the body punch
and Wer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wer is looking to wear down Lunar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lunar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wer. That did some damage!
Wer tries to move into range but Lunar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lunar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lunar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lunar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lunar can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lunar.
Wer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lunar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wer lands a nice shot to the body.
Wer scores with a nice strike.
Lunar throws out a leg kick but Wer moves out of range and Lunar only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar keeps the fight on the outside.
Lunar moves into the clinch successfully.
Lunar tries a body shot but Wer blocks it.
Lunar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lunar avoiding damage as Wer throws knees to the body.
Lunar tries to work over Wer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lunar struggles to land a body shot inside as Wer controls his hands.
Wer tries to throw a body punch but Lunar avoids it by throwing Wer back against the cage.
Wer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wer lands a hook that snaps the head of Lunar backwards.
Lunar misses with the head strike.
Lunar managing to block the knees to the body from Wer.
Wer prevents a body shot from Lunar.
Wer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lunar throws a punch but it's blocked by Wer.
Wer prevents a body shot from Lunar.
Wer cracks Lunar with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lunar misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Wer.
Wer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lunar can't find room to land a body shot as Wer controls the action.
Wer takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wer prevents a body shot from Lunar.
Lunar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wer.
Wer throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lunar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lunar lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lunar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wer digs a right hand into Lunar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lunar's gas tank.
Wer trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wer as Lunar tries to tie him up.
Wer misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Flo Wer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lunar - the referee stops the clock and Wer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lunar. Wer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lunar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lunar.
Lunar throws an overhand right that lands on Wer's shoulder, as Wer tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Wer finds it's way through Lunar's defenses.
Lunar takes a swing at Wer's ribcage but misses.
Lunar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Wer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lunar.
Wer throws a front kick aimed at Lunar's knee but Lunar avoids it well.
Lunar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wer's sensitive parts.
Lunar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wer throws a body punch but Lunar moves out of range.
Wer checks a leg kick.
Lunar misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lunar is looking to chop away at Wer's legs.
Wer misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wer.
Wer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lunar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wer misses the shot to the body.
Wer 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.
Lunar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lunar throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wer.
Wer throws a head kick but Lunar moves out of range.
Lunar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wer lands a high kick!
Lunar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wer.
Lunar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wer 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!
Wer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Lunar tenderised Wer's leg. Wer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lunar in his tracks.
Lunar is rocked!
Lunar moves forwards but Wer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lunar is still on wobbly legs! Can Wer finish him?
A good leg kick by Wer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar looks for the body kick but Wer saw that one coming.
Wer cracks Lunar with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lunar tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Wer pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lunar is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flo Wer!
During a confident post fight interview, Flo Wer 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nahka Vitonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitonen comes to the cage accompanied by Klamydia - Junttihinttirunkkari. York is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by British Grenadiers Song. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nigel York enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nahka Vitonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nigel York!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
York throws a shot to the body.
York misses with a series of wild punches.
York misses with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - York finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vitonen is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by York there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
York rushes Vitonen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
York throws a punch but it's blocked by Vitonen.
York lands a hook that snaps the head of Vitonen backwards.
York lands with a right to the head.
York misses with the head strike.
York throws a punch but it's blocked by Vitonen.
York goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
York misses with a punch to the body.
York blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from York.
A right hand to the body from Vitonen.
York misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for York.
Vitonen blocks an uppercut.
York tries a body shot but Vitonen blocks it.
Vitonen blocks a body shot from York.
York doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
York working some nice short punches in the clinch.
York presses Vitonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
York misses with a punch to the body.
Vitonen blocking some punches.
York lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
York doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Vitonen.
York is pushing Vitonen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
York lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vitonen.
York doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
York blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for York to work.
York tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by York.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
York has a couple of punches blocked by Vitonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
York swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vitonen.
York swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
York scores with a shoulder strike.
Vitonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
York pushes Vitonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
York goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
York can't find room to land a body shot as Vitonen controls the action.
York misses with a punch on the inside.
York throws a head punch that misses.
York tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vitonen's elbow.
York blocks an uppercut.
York has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vitonen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if York can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
York tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vitonen's elbow.
York stalls.
Vitonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vitonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
York scores with a shoulder strike.
Vitonen prevents a body shot from York.
York misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from York on the inside.
York doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
York works on Vitonen's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from York fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitonen blocks a body shot from York.
York drops Vitonen onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Vitonen is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Vitonen is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel York dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
York scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vitonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Vitonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
York throws a leg kick that misses.
York lands a nice looking body kick.
Vitonen seems to have got his legs back now.
York scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vitonen doesn't seem bothered though.
We've been told by Vitonen's head coaches at Team Finland that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
York cracks Vitonen with a left hook right on the temple and Vitonen goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! York lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Vitonen is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel York!
After the big win, Nigel York made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doc Chillum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juji Gatame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chillum might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to High Hopes - Pink Floyd. Gatame has chosen Storm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Chillum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juji Gatame!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chillum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatame takes one to the chin there.
Gatame fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gatame has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gatame misses with a looping right.
Chillum lands a slapping body shot.
Chillum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chillum throws a sloppy head kick and Gatame moves out of range easily.
Chillum tries to score with a low kick but Gatame moves his leg out of the way.
Chillum throws the kick towards the body but Gatame avoids it.
Gatame bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gatame throws an overhand right that lands on Chillum's shoulder, as Chillum tries to avoid the shot.
Chillum throws a head kick that misses
and Gatame counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gatame.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chillum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gatame is one step ahead there.
Gatame throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatame prevents Chillum from getting back to his feet.
Gatame drops back looking for a leg! Chillum is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chillum manages to kick Gatame off! Gatame jumps back into Chillum's guard.
Chillum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chillum keeping moving, preventing Gatame from controlling successfully.
Gatame won't allow Chillum to sweep him here.
Gatame wants to control from the top but Chillum keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gatame attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chillum takes one to the side of the head.
Gatame connects with a solid leg kick.
Gatame connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chillum momentarily.
Chillum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chillum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatame manages to avoid it.
Chillum tries a head kick but it misses.
Chillum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gatame sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gatame throws a head kick but Chillum moves out of range.
Chillum fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Gatame.
Gatame changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chillum tries to avoid it but Gatame manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chillum to the ground. Chillum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chillum misses the jab.
Juji Gatame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatame throws out a powerful jab.
Gatame is looking to slow Chillum down with leg kicks.
Chillum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chillum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gatame stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gatame fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chillum on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Chillum.
Chillum misses with a low kick.
Chillum on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gatame scores with a head kick. Chillum tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
An inside leg kick lands from Chillum.
Chillum connects with a leg kick. Gatame looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gatame misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gatame cracks Chillum with an open hand slap.
Chillum throws a head kick but Gatame moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chillum.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatame cracks Chillum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Gatame 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatame misses with a straight right.
Chillum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chillum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chillum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gatame moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gatame works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gatame lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chillum 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.
Chillum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatame.
Jab, jab by Gatame - just one landing.
Chillum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gatame throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chillum is looking to wear down Gatame with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gatame scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gatame darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gatame scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juji Gatame dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick from Chillum lands but Gatame takes it in his stride.
Gatame with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gatame moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chillum throws a nice looking combination but Gatame bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chillum tries to clinch up.
Chillum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gatame scores with a jab.
Gatame cracks Chillum with a good jab.
Chillum throws a sloppy head kick and Gatame moves out of range easily.
Gatame scores with a push kick.
Gatame shoots in for a double leg but Chillum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chillum misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gatame counters with a shoot takedown. Chillum fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Gatame postures up in Chillum's guard and throws a big left but Chillum blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gatame accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gatame has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatame connects with a couple of short punches.
Gatame trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gatame throwing strikes from guard but Chillum blocks nicely.
Chillum throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Chillum trying to control the position.
Gatame working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gatame throws a big right hand that misses.
Gatame throwing strikes but missing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatame stopping the sweep attempt from Chillum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chillum takes a swing at Gatame's ribcage but misses.
Gatame fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chillum is out of range.
Chillum avoids the body shot from Gatame.
Chillum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gatame tries to land a front kick but Chillum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Juji Gatame seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chillum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chillum throws a leg kick which misses Gatame's front leg but catches the back leg as Gatame tries to avoid it.
Chillum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatame.
Gatame has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gatame lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chillum throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatame.
Gatame cracks Chillum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chillum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatame cracks Chillum with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chillum tries to clinch up but Gatame circles away and keeps his distance.
Gatame has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatame scores with the left hand. Chillum knows he should have avoided that one.
Chillum throws a head kick but Gatame moves out of range.
Gatame scores with a nice head shot.
Chillum throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gatame counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gatame.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatame keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chillum's head.
Gatame working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gatame advances to half guard.
Chillum tries to roll over but Gatame keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Gatame there.
Nice strikes from Gatame there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chillum wants to control but Gatame is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chillum is looking to escape.
Gatame not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gatame thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatame working over Chillum with some ground and pound. Chillum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chillum is rocked!
Gatame is looking to take a break and control but Chillum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chillum manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gatame throwing strikes from guard but Chillum blocks nicely.
Gatame slips nicely into half guard.
Chillum is trying to maintain the position but Gatame is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juji Gatame showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chillum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick by Chillum misses
and Gatame counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chillum!
Gatame takes a little break here. Chillum wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gatame cracks Chillum with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chillum is not content to let Gatame control the position.
Gatame working the ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chillum gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chillum taking some punishment here, with Gatame in his half guard.
Gatame is taking a breather. Chillum says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chillum tries to roll over but Gatame keeps him under control.
Gatame lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chillum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chillum pushes Gatame off looking to stand but Gatame dives back in and keeps control.
Juji Gatame has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gatame thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gatame thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gatame not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chillum is in trouble now - Gatame has advanced to mount!
Gatame dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatame scoring with strikes but Chillum is staying in there.
Chillum in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Chillum is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chillum is trying to escape the mount.
Gatame looking to control but Chillum is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gatame postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Chillum badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Gatame around the waist but Gatame pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Gatame is the winner by TKO! Gatame jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juji Gatame!
Juji Gatame is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Juji Gatame was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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