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Gladiators 17 Runt vs Bhullar PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tadakatsu Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calum Herpich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadakatsu Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calum Herpich!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda slips a jab and a cross from Herpich.
Honda wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Herpich.
Herpich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Honda attempts a counter takedown but Herpich avoids it well and moves away.
Honda missing with a left hand there. Herpich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Herpich misses with a wild combination.
Honda tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Herpich manages to circle out of the way.
Honda moves into range and clinches up with Herpich.
Honda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Honda lands a nice trip takedown into half 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!
Honda wants to take a breather but Herpich is having none of it.
Honda working Herpich over with strikes.
Honda drops an elbow to the side of Herpich's head.
Honda wants to take a breather but Herpich is having none of it.
Honda not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Herpich defends it well.
Honda is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Herpich is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tadakatsu Honda!
Tadakatsu Honda very nearly forgot to thank Juggernaut And Gladiators amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shamus McGillicuddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lukas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGillicuddy comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Shadow featuring Run The Jewels - Nobody Speak. Lukas has chosen I am Glorious as his entrance music. Luke Lukas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamus McGillicuddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Lukas!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukas throws a series of punches but McGillicuddy avoids them all with ease.
McGillicuddy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lukas! But no joy.
McGillicuddy lands a head shot.
Lukas 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.
McGillicuddy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Lukas counter with a right hand.
McGillicuddy throws a hook but Lukas blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Lukas misses.
McGillicuddy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Luke Lukas has been cut.
McGillicuddy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lukas under the eye.
McGillicuddy works Lukas's body with a nice hook.
McGillicuddy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lukas.
A little jabbing left from Lukas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Lukas.
McGillicuddy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lukas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillicuddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lukas.
McGillicuddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lukas moves away.
McGillicuddy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shamus McGillicuddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGillicuddy catches Lukas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McGillicuddy misses with a takedown
enabling Lukas to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from McGillicuddy.
McGillicuddy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lukas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lukas misses with a wild body shot.
McGillicuddy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillicuddy throws a head punch that misses.
Lukas is trying to push McGillicuddy away but McGillicuddy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lukas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lukas's coach down at School of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lukas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGillicuddy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGillicuddy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lukass head.
McGillicuddy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lukas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McGillicuddy scores with a shot to the side of Lukas's head.
McGillicuddy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lukas after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamus McGillicuddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGillicuddy tries to throw a body punch but Lukas avoids it by throwing McGillicuddy back against the cage.
McGillicuddy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lukas tries to circle away but McGillicuddy has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGillicuddy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lukas.
McGillicuddy misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGillicuddy lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from McGillicuddy as the two fighters clinch.
McGillicuddy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGillicuddy is leaning against Lukas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGillicuddy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lukas prevents a body shot from McGillicuddy.
McGillicuddy wants a takedown.
Lukas being controlled against the cage.
McGillicuddy prevents Lukas from breaking the clinch.
McGillicuddy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lukas up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukas working hard to break the clinch.
McGillicuddy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lukas tries to break the clinch but McGillicuddy is controlling the position.
Lukas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lukas blocks a body shot from McGillicuddy.
McGillicuddy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lukas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lukas prevents a body shot from McGillicuddy.
McGillicuddy misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from McGillicuddy fails to land.
McGillicuddy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGillicuddy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lukas's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Lukas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamus McGillicuddy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Lukas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A clash of legs there as Lukas blocks the low kick.
Lukas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGillicuddy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGillicuddy misses with an uppercut
and Lukas counters with a nice uppercut.
McGillicuddy takes a swing at Lukas's ribcage but misses.
Lukas slips a jab from McGillicuddy.
A combination from Lukas does no damage.
Lukas thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lukas throws a shot from downtown. McGillicuddy moves away and avoids it.
Lukas dodges the punch combination from McGillicuddy.
Lukas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lukas. McGillicuddy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillicuddy has closed the distance and engaged Lukas in a clinch.
McGillicuddy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lukas's elbow.
Lukas is trying to push McGillicuddy away but McGillicuddy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGillicuddy.
Lukas tries to break free but McGillicuddy pushes him back against the cage.
Lukas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGillicuddy scores with a three punch combo!
McGillicuddy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lukas circles away quickly and effectively.
Shamus McGillicuddy is winning the standup battle so far.
McGillicuddy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luke Lukas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lukas moves out of range of the strikes.
McGillicuddy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lukas can do to turn this around?
McGillicuddy wants to clinch but Lukas slips to the side
and Lukas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGillicuddy has closed the distance and engaged Lukas in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillicuddy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lukas backwards.
Lukas wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGillicuddy lands a right hand.
McGillicuddy misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGillicuddy presses Lukas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lukas manages to break the clinch.
Lukas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGillicuddy to score with a decent uppercut.
McGillicuddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Lukas is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Lukas misses.
McGillicuddy avoids the body shot from Lukas.
McGillicuddy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lukas counters with a left and a right that stings McGillicuddy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGillicuddy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lukas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGillicuddy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McGillicuddy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McGillicuddy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGillicuddy is nestled in close to Lukas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lukas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGillicuddy.
McGillicuddy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lukas's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicuddy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lukas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGillicuddy slips a nice elbow through Lukas's hands, connecting with Lukas's forehead.
McGillicuddy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McGillicuddy working the head and body with strikes.
Lukas is breathing heavily.
McGillicuddy controlling the action here.
McGillicuddy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lukas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lukas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGillicuddy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shamus McGillicuddy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Lukas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McGillicuddy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lukas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McGillicuddy somewhat.
McGillicuddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Lukas throws a hook to the side of McGillicuddy's head but McGillicuddy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGillicuddy ducks right into an uppercut from Lukas.
McGillicuddy moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGillicuddy connects with a nice looking jab.
Lukas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGillicuddy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lukas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McGillicuddy is in Lukas's guard.
McGillicuddy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillicuddy with a nice head shot there.
McGillicuddy postures up and lands a big shot to Lukas's brow.
McGillicuddy throws a big elbow that misses.
Lukas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGillicuddy controlling from the top position.
McGillicuddy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shamus McGillicuddy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
McGillicuddy chips away with some ground and pound.
McGillicuddy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McGillicuddy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
McGillicuddy connects with a couple of short punches.
McGillicuddy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGillicuddy working some strikes from top position.
McGillicuddy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McGillicuddy advances to half guard.
McGillicuddy content to control rather than advance.
McGillicuddy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
This is a sustained period of stalling by McGillicuddy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lukas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McGillicuddy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicuddy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McGillicuddy 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.
Luke Lukas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGillicuddy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lukas has hold of McGillicuddy's hands but McGillicuddy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shamus McGillicuddy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGillicuddy 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shamus McGillicuddy!
Shamus McGillicuddy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Travis Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hao Ah Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hao Ah Yu struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hao Ah Yu!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu moves away from the strike by Hendricks.
A big right from Hendricks misses.
Yu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hendricks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yu moves out of range of the strikes.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Hendricks circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu lands a leg kick that knocks Hendricks off balance momentarily.
Yu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendricks's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Hendricks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu moves away from the strike by Hendricks.
Yu throws the kick towards the body but Hendricks avoids it.
It looked like Hendricks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hendricks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yu.
Yu rushes Hendricks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yu pulls guard.
Hendricks wants to stand but Yu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yu is looking to cinch up a triangle. Hendricks throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Yu's body to avoid the submission. Yu has instead reached around Hendricks's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Yu arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hao Ah Yu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between West Drum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asker Allakaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asker Allakaev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, West Drum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asker Allakaev!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drum cracks Allakaev with an open hand slap.
Drum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allakaev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab by Drum.
Drum connects with a single shot there.
Allakaev is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Drum moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Allakaev! Drum continues to tee off on Allakaev, landing with a left and a right! Drum connects with a right hand that leaves Allakaev sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Drum!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). West Drum!
West Drum seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by Chad VanGaalen - Blonde Hash. Gun comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Turbo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timmy Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gun!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Ellis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gun avoids the body shot from Ellis.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gun avoids the body shot from Ellis.
Ellis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ellis jabs at Gun's body.
Ellis misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis throws the left hand but Gun avoids the punch easily.
Ellis scores with the left hand. Gun knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun avoids the body shot from Ellis.
Gun throws out a counter right but Ellis avoids it with no problem.
Gun connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ellis's hands.
Ellis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Ellis misses.
Gun looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gun misses the shot to the body.
Ellis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ellis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gun's head.
Gun has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ellis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun misses with a body shot.
Donk. Gun catches Ellis right on the button with a cross.
Gun misses with a right hand
and Gun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ellis connects with a single shot there.
Timmy Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis looks to land a left hand but Gun moved out of range nicely.
Ellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gun moves away.
Gun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ellis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ellis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ellis looks to score with a jab to the body but Gun is just out of range.
It seemed like Gun was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ellis's head backwards.
Ellis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ellis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Gun.
Come on Ellis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gun is looking to break free of the clinch but Ellis has double underhooks.
Ellis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gun is trying to break the clinch but Ellis is controlling him.
Gun is trying to break free.
Ellis slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis effectively controlling the action here.
Gun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.
Ellis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ellis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gun is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Ellis.
It looks like Tommy Gun has been cut.
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ellis scores with a shot to the side of Gun's head.
Gun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ellis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gun blocking some punches.
Ellis misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Ellis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gun's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gun misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Ellis misses the target.
Ellis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ellis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ellis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ellis has Gun pressed against the cage.
Ellis is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gun working hard to break the clinch.
Gun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ellis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gun can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis misses with a punch on the inside.
Ellis throws a head punch that misses.
Gun blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Ellis to work.
Ellis keeps control of Gun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Ellis.
Gun is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Ellis.
Ellis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from Ellis.
Ellis stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun blocking some punches.
A short left from Ellis.
Ellis stalling in the clinch but Gun improves position.
Gun working hard to break the clinch.
Gun tries to break the clinch but Ellis is controlling the position.
Ellis throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.
Gun blocking some punches.
Ellis stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gun.
Ellis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gun tries to break the clinch but Ellis is controlling the position.
A short left from Ellis.
Gun lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ellis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ellis misses with a knee strike.
Ellis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gun.
Gun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Ellis to work.
Ellis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gun avoids it.
Ellis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ellis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ellis lands with a straight right. Gun didn't see that one coming.
Ellis looks to score with a jab to the body but Gun is just out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ellis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gun.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Ellis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gun's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut lands for Ellis. That snapped Gun's head back.
Gun throws a shot from downtown. Ellis moves away and avoids it.
We've been told by Ellis's head coaches at Elite Strikers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ellis throws a body shot but no joy.
Ellis misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gun to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Gun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gun swings widly with a right hand
and Ellis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis lands a nice shot that snaps Gun's head back.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gun blocks an uppercut.
Ellis missing with knees to the body.
Ellis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gun up against the cage.
Gun misses with some punches.
Gun tries to break free but Ellis pushes him back against the cage.
Tommy Gun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands with a left to the head.
Gun has had enough of the clinch but Ellis keeps him there for the moment.
Ellis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gun blocks it with crossed arms.
Gun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ellis breaks from the clinch.
Ellis stuns Gun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ellis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ellis swings widly with a right hand
and Gun counters with a nice uppercut.
Ellis just misses with a punch to the body.
Gun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ellis is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis darts in trying to clinch
and Gun counters with a huge left! Ellis is in big trouble! He's backing up but Gun isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ellis from any more damage. A dominating finish by Gun!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Gun!
Tommy Gun decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Tapaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xerxes Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Tapaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xerxes Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tapaus as he avoids it easily.
Tapaus throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Tapaus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tapaus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Tapaus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tapaus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Keijo Tapaus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xerxes Anderson.
Tapaus throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
A nice side step and Anderson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tapaus gets caught flat footed, as Anderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tapaus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tapaus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Tapaus is keeping the position.
Tapaus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tapaus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Tapaus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tapaus manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Tapaus's guard.
Tapaus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.
Tapaus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
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.
Tapaus is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Anderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Tapaus.
Anderson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tapaus as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Tapaus.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Xerxes Anderson has been cut.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tapaus's waist but Tapaus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson swings for the body but Tapaus moves out of range.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tapaus defends well and Anderson ends up having to push Tapaus into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tapaus throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tapaus as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Tapaus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Anderson.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tapaus tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tapaus to the ground. Tapaus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tapaus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tapaus wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Tapaus shows good takedown defense.
Tapaus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Tapaus.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Tapaus throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Tapaus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson darts in looking for a takedown but Tapaus gets double underhooks and turns Anderson into the cage.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tapaus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Tapaus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xerxes Anderson'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.
Tapaus fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Anderson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Anderson looks to clinch but Tapaus throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Anderson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Keijo Tapaus!
A victorious Keijo Tapaus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Goose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Goose !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocco Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goose throws a lazy uppercut
and Marciano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Goose throws a hook to the side of Marciano's head but Marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marciano scores with the left hand. Goose knows he should have avoided that one.
Goose missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goose lands a slapping body shot.
Marciano thumps Goose with a low kick.
Goose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marciano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goose throws out the jab.
Goose misses with a body shot.
Marciano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Goose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marciano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goose 's hands.
Marciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Marciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kyle Goose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Goose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goose throws the left hand but Marciano avoids the punch easily.
Goose with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some bone on bone action there as Goose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Goose checks a low kick from Marciano.
Goose changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goose cracks Marciano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Goose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Marciano does no damage.
It looked like Goose was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marciano.
An inside leg kick from Marciano misses.
Goose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goose just misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marciano, as that shot connected.
Oooooh!!! Marciano has knocked Goose down with a huge combo! Marciano steps away and waves a wobbly Goose back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Goose is rocked!
It looks like Kyle Goose has been cut.
Goose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Goose is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marciano closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Goose ! Marciano dives in looking to finish! Goose is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Marciano!
Rocco Marciano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daley McReynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Power has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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146 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daley McReynolds!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McReynolds thows a left - swing and a miss!
McReynolds has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McReynolds misses with a hook to the body
and Power counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power 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.
McReynolds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McReynolds counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McReynolds is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McReynolds postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Power on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Power tries to get out of the position.
Power is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McReynolds is controlling him.
McReynolds with a nice head shot there.
McReynolds has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Power is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McReynolds lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Power.
A short right from Power on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McReynolds.
McReynolds effectively controlling the action here.
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McReynolds.
Power loads up on a big right hand but McReynolds slips the punch.
McReynolds fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Power to the ground. McReynolds is now in Power's guard.
Power wants to stand up but McReynolds is controlling him.
McReynolds with a nice head shot there.
McReynolds stays in close to Power's body and controls the position.
McReynolds lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McReynolds trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McReynolds's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McReynolds seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Power trying to keep a closed guard but McReynolds is proving a slippery customer.
McReynolds with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McReynolds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Power is keeping the position for now.
Power pushes McReynolds off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
McReynolds feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Powers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power lands with a straight right. McReynolds didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McReynolds pushes Power up against the cage in a clinch.
McReynolds gets a trip takedown into half guard.
McReynolds takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Power manages to escape and get back to his feet!
McReynolds misses with an uppercut.
Power lands with a hook. McReynolds tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McReynolds connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Power cracks McReynolds with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
McReynolds shoots in but no luck this time.
McReynolds thuds his right hand into Power's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thomas Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power throws a shot from downtown. McReynolds moves away and avoids it.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McReynolds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Power, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McReynolds looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McReynolds shoots for a takedown but Power saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McReynolds walks into a stiff left hand from Power.
Power avoids the body shot from McReynolds.
McReynolds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McReynolds missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McReynolds! But no joy.
McReynolds takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from McReynolds.
Power throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thomas Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Power 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.
Nice straight punches there by Power. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Power.
Power throws a shot from downtown. McReynolds moves away and avoids it.
Power is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McReynolds ducks under a wild hook from Power.
McReynolds's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Power connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McReynolds scrambles back to his feet.
McReynolds is rocked!
Power connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McReynolds is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
McReynolds connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Power scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Power.
McReynolds throws a predictable looking body shot
and Power counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Power loads up on a big right hand but McReynolds slips the punch.
McReynolds looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Power fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Power misses.
McReynolds seems to have recovered his senses.
Power takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Power tries to sprawl but McReynolds drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Power is trying to stand.
McReynolds is nestled in close to Power, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McReynolds controlling the action here.
Daley McReynolds has got the better of the ground game so far.
McReynolds stops Power from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McReynolds in particular looking to stall.
Power tries to get to full guard but McReynolds has control of the leg.
Power has one foot on McReynolds's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McReynolds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from McReynolds misses.
McReynolds swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
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!
A big left from Power misses.
McReynolds changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McReynolds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
McReynolds slips under a jab.
Power is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McReynolds throws a predictable looking body shot
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Power with a nice cross.
Power staying out of range there.
McReynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power throws a hook to the side of McReynolds's head but McReynolds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power misses with a hook. McReynolds ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McReynolds lands a nice looking body shot.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McReynolds can do to turn this around?
McReynolds lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Power backs up against the cage.
McReynolds gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McReynolds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Power tests McReynolds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power throws out a loose jab but McReynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McReynolds! But no joy.
Thomas Power is winning the standup battle so far.
McReynolds comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Power lands a really nice looking cross but McReynolds seems unphased.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McReynolds throws out the jab.
Power lands a nice hook to McReynolds's body. McReynolds takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown attempt by McReynolds or perhaps it was just good defense by Power, which made it look bad.
McReynolds rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Power throws a hook but McReynolds blocks it.
McReynolds shoots in but Power avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McReynolds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McReynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McReynolds shoots in for a takedown but Power shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daley McReynolds.
Power clobbers McReynolds with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McReynolds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Power dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Power misses with a left hand
and McReynolds counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McReynolds.
Power has his feet on McReynolds's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Power throws a body punch but McReynolds moves out of range.
McReynolds misses with a body punch
and Power counters with a left to the body.
Power lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Power misses with an uppercut. McReynolds saw that one coming.
McReynolds has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McReynolds moves into range and clinches up with Power.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McReynolds looking to stall.
McReynolds lands a body shot.
McReynolds blocks an uppercut.
McReynolds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Power backwards.
McReynolds has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Power clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power manages to reverse the position and now he's in McReynolds's guard. Nice work there by Power.
McReynolds is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Power has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McReynolds is proving hard to escape from.
McReynolds controlling Power's posture.
Power wants to stand and escape but instead McReynolds has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
McReynolds working some strikes from top position.
Power can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McReynolds controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McReynolds won't allow Power to get back to his feet.
Power will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McReynolds works over Power with some ground and pound from guard.
Power is looking to stand up but McReynolds isn't so interested in that idea.
Power avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Power wants to sweep but no luck.
McReynolds with a nice head shot there.
McReynolds stands up over Power, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McReynolds chips away with some ground and pound.
Power utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McReynolds lands a couple of digs.
Power pushes McReynolds off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
McReynolds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power tests McReynolds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power misses with a straight right.
McReynolds wants to counter the offense by Power and move into the clinch position.
McReynolds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Power throws a hook but McReynolds blocks it.
McReynolds bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
McReynolds working the body and head with strikes.
McReynolds remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Power tries to bench press McReynolds off him but McReynolds keeps the position.
Power is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McReynolds working the head and body with strikes.
Power wants to get back to his feet.
McReynolds cracks Power with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Power is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Power is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McReynolds is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
McReynolds cracks Power with a big elbow.
McReynolds controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Thomas Power did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Power jabs McReynolds to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Power lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McReynolds backs up against the cage.
McReynolds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
McReynolds connects with a good right hand that stumbles Power. Power circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McReynolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Power throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McReynolds takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Power misses with an uppercut. McReynolds saw that one coming.
Power scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McReynolds gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Power smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from McReynolds misses its intended target.
Power connects with a nice looking jab.
Power takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McReynolds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McReynolds moves away.
Power throws a shot from downtown. McReynolds moves away and avoids it.
Power misses with an uppercut. McReynolds saw that one coming.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a shot to the body.
McReynolds slips a jab from Power.
McReynolds drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Power defends it well.
McReynolds fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McReynolds.
Power misses with a right hand
and McReynolds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McReynolds shoots in for a double leg but Power sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thomas Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daley McReynolds.
McReynolds shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Power works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Power misses with a hook
and McReynolds counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Power manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McReynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Power prevents a body shot from McReynolds.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
Power pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McReynolds has Power pressed against the cage, preventing Power from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McReynolds lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from McReynolds.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
McReynolds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but McReynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from McReynolds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McReynolds prevents a body shot from Power.
Power tries to throw a body punch but McReynolds avoids it by throwing Power back against the cage.
McReynolds avoiding damage.
Power landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McReynolds is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
McReynolds stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Power.
Power breaks from the clinch.
Power stuffs the takedown.
Power misses with a right hand
and McReynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McReynolds is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Power had his way with Daley McReynolds in 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. This is the final round!
Power lands a nice looking body shot.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and McReynolds counters with a nice double leg into side control. Power won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on McReynolds's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Power is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McReynolds asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Power's face as McReynolds controls the position.
Power tries to bench press McReynolds off him but McReynolds keeps the position.
Power tries to escape but McReynolds is in control.
Power regains half guard.
McReynolds stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McReynolds working the head and body with strikes.
McReynolds scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McReynolds lands strikes from half guard.
Power has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but McReynolds is on him like a limpet, forcing Power back against the cage.
Thomas Power has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McReynolds stalling against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
McReynolds is looking to take this one to the mat.
McReynolds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as McReynolds controls his hands.
Power prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McReynolds blocks a body shot from Power.
Knees in the clinch landing for Power.
McReynolds is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McReynolds lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McReynolds is pushing Power up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McReynolds misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McReynolds is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Power is defending well.
Thomas Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daley McReynolds.
With the fighters up against the cage, Power throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Power.
McReynolds wants to take the fight to the mat but Power manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
McReynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Power's elbow.
Power pushes McReynolds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Power.
A left hand lands to the body for Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McReynolds misses with a body punch.
McReynolds's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McReynolds taking a breather.
McReynolds tries to stall but Power uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Power throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Power.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as McReynolds controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
McReynolds stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Power.
Power stops a takedown attempt from McReynolds.
Power lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McReynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Power.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hand to the body from Power.
Power lands a left hand that snaps the head of McReynolds backwards.
Power working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McReynolds is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Power throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McReynoldss head.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as McReynolds controls the action.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McReynolds's elbow.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McReynolds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as McReynolds controls his hands.
Daley McReynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, McReynolds scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Power, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Power!
Thomas Power is the new bantamweight champion!
Thomas Power was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Sunderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Gain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunderland comes to the cage accompanied by Shin Godzilla OST - The Offensive. Gain has chosen Land down unda as his entrance music. Steve Sunderland has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Sunderland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Gain!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunderland misses with a combination
and Gain counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sunderland is wriggling around but Gain manages to pass to half guard.
Sunderland's coaches at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Gain tries to pass to full mount but Sunderland defends it.
Gain is controlling the pace.
Gain's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunderland wants to get back to full guard.
Gain is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sunderland's head.
Gain takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gain tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sunderland knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sunderland does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sunderland on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sunderland tries to get out of the position.
Gain controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland is looking for a sweep. Gain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gain wants to pass the guard but Sunderland is defending well.
Gain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sunderland is looking for a sweep. Gain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gain wants to take a breather but Sunderland is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sunderland defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland swings for the body but Gain moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sunderland darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sunderland listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sunderland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sunderland swivels and escapes.
Sunderland tests Gain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sunderland lands with a right hand.
Sunderland connects with a body shot that sends Gain's belly button to the back.
Gain has closed the distance and engaged Sunderland in a clinch.
Gain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sunderland pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Steve Sunderland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Gain.
Sunderland stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunderland lands a body punch.
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!
Gain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sunderland is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sunderland.
Sunderland lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sunderland lands with a short shot to the head.
Gain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sunderland misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sunderland.
Sunderland is pressed up against the cage. Gain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sunderland down to the mat. Sunderland avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gain drops his hands momentarily and Sunderland takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sunderland scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sunderland digs a good hook to Gain's body.
Sunderland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gain manages to avoid it.
Sunderland displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gain.
A quick step to the side and Sunderland tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Sunderland dominated that round.
That's time! Sunderland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sunderland feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steve Sunderland is winning the standup battle so far.
Sunderland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Sunderland misses.
Sunderland throws out a loose jab but Gain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gain shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sunderland does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sunderland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gain can do to turn this around?
Sunderland blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gain.
Gain is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gain works his way into full mount!
Gain prevents Sunderland from getting the reversal.
Gain looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sunderland is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gain dominating with strikes here.
Gain looking to secure an arm triangle but Sunderland defends it well.
Gain is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sunderland to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sunderland shrugs it off.
Gain is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sunderland to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sunderland shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sunderland tries to hold on but Gain postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sunderland is looking to escape.
Gain controlling from mount.
Gain looking to secure an arm triangle but Sunderland defends it well.
Gain is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Gain extends the arm and Sunderland is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Gain!
After winning the bout, Bruce Gain thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Runt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjan Bhullar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhullar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lords of the Underground - Chief Rocka. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Runt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arjan Bhullar!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar fails with a takedown attempt.
Runt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Runt throws a body shot but no joy.
Runt scores with a jab to the head.
Bhullar tries to clinch there but Runt circles away.
Runt 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.
Runt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bhullar manages to avoid it.
Bhullar has a takedown stuffed.
Runt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bhullar on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Runt to the ground. Bhullar is now in Runt's guard.
Bhullar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bhullar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bhullar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar works over Runt with some ground and pound from guard.
Bhullar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Runt working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Runt is on top in guard.
Bhullar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Runt wants to pass the guard but Bhullar is keeping the position.
Bhullar looking for a sweep. Not yet Bhullar, not yet.
Runt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bhullar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runt preventing the sweep.
Runt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bhullar is keeping the position for now.
Bhullar keeping moving, preventing Runt from controlling successfully.
Runt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Runt looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bhullar misses with an uppercut. Runt saw that one coming.
Bhullar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Runt scores with a sloppy right hand. Bhullar should have avoided that one.
It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
Bhullar shoots in looking for a takedown but Runt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bhullar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chris Runt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjan Bhullar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar loads up on a big right hand but Runt slips the punch.
Bhullar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Runt.
Bhullar missing with a left hand there. Runt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bhullar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bhullar missing with a left hand there. Runt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bhullar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Runt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Bhullar misses the target.
Runt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bhullar throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Runt misses its target.
Runt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab, jab by Bhullar - just one landing.
A big right from Runt misses.
Runt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bhullar's head.
Runt avoids the body shot from Bhullar.
Runt misses with an uppercut. Bhullar saw that one coming.
Bhullar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Runt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Bhullar throws a strike aimed at the side of Runt's head but Runt avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bhullar with the ground and pound but Runt regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bhullar prevents Runt from standing back up.
Runt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bhullar.
Runt taking some punishment here, with Bhullar in his half guard.
Bhullar prevents Runt from improving his position.
Bhullar is keen to just control but Runt is a slippery customer.
Runt trying to hold on to Bhullar's head to control him but Bhullar postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Runt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runt. Bhullar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bhullar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bhullar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Runt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Runt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bhullar dips to his left and cracks Runt with an uppercut!
Bhullar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Runt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bhullar needs to keep his hands up - Runt had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Bhullar misses.
Runt lunges at Bhullar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bhullar's hand.
Bhullar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Runt at a distance.
Good shot there by Runt.
Bhullar shoots in but no luck this time.
Bhullar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runt misses with an uppercut.
Runt avoids the body shot from Bhullar.
Chris Runt is winning the standup battle so far.
Bhullar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bhullar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Runt has had enough of the clinch but Bhullar keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar misses with a body punch.
Bhullar is pushing Runt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Runt looking to throw knees to the head but Bhullar is blocking nicely.
Bhullar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Runt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bhullar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Runt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Runt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Runt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bhullar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Runt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Runt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bhullar has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Runt stops a takedown attempt from Bhullar.
Chris Runt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjan Bhullar.
Runt misses with an elbow over the top.
Bhullar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Runt's efforts to push away.
Bhullar tries to work over Runt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bhullar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bhullar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Runt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bhullar can turn it around.
Runt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bhullar has him pressed against the cage.
Bhullar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bhullar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar stalls.
Bhullar wants a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bhullar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bhullar is working for takedown but Runt is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bhullar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bhullar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bhullar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bhullar working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bhullar misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Bhullar to work.
Bhullar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bhullar tries a body shot but Runt blocks it.
Bhullar throws a head punch that misses.
Bhullar stalling against the cage.
Bhullar stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Bhullar's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arjan Bhullar.
Bhullar throws an overhand right that lands on Runt's shoulder, as Runt tries to avoid the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Runt as Bhullar shoots in.
Runt throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Runt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Runt jabs Bhullar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bhullar moves out of range as Runt strikes.
Runt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Runt looks to score with a jab to the body but Bhullar is just out of range.
Runt gets tackled into the cage by Bhullar. Bhullar maintains the clinch.
Bhullar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Runt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Runt working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Runt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bhullars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Runt stuffs the takedown attempt from Bhullar. Bhullar gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar throws a hook but Runt blocks it.
Runt lands a jab to Bhullar's midsection.
Bhullar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Runt is fending him off so far but Bhullar persists. Nope, Runt circles away and we're back to standing.
Chris Runt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjan Bhullar.
Runt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bhullar.
Bhullar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Runt swings for the body but Bhullar moves out of range.
Runt connects with a jab.
Runt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bhullar.
Nice shot lands for Bhullar.
Jab from Runt.
Runt moves out of range as Bhullar strikes.
Runt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Runt.
Runt scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut there from Runt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Runt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bhullar needs to keep his hands up - Runt had a free shot at his head there.
Runt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Bhullar misses.
Bhullar dives in and grabs Runt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Runt pushes down on Bhullar's head and hops out.
Runt stuffs the takedown attempt from Bhullar. Bhullar gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Runt finds it's way through Bhullar's defenses.
Bhullar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bhullar is rocked!
Runt throws a pinpoint strike between Bhullar's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Bhullar crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Runt scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Runt!
Chris Runt retains his heavyweight title!
Chris Runt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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