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KFC 23: Leary vs The Reaper PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Knife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfhelm Toten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Knife has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Knife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolfhelm Toten!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toten throws a nice looking combination but Knife bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knife went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Toten slips a jab and a cross from Knife.
Knife lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toten circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Toten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knife fails to land with a series of punches.
Toten is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Knife on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Toten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Knife.
Sloppy strikes from Knife. Those never looked like landing.
Knife throws a right hand that Toten ducks under and follows up with a left that Toten also avoids with ease.
Knife uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toten.
Sloppy strikes from Knife. Those never looked like landing.
Toten dips to his left and cracks Knife with an uppercut!
A combination from Toten does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Toten.
Toten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Toten is working Knife over against the cage.
Toten content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Toten.
Toten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Toten prevents Knife from breaking the clinch.
Knife's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Toten.
Toten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toten digs a right hand underneath Knife's ribcage. Knife let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knife is breathing heavily.
Toten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Toten.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toten.
Toten pushes Knife back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Toten is stalling here.
Toten is leaning against Knife and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Toten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Toten.
Toten lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knife jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toten walks away with a smile on his face. Knife gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Toten misses with the combination.
Knife seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Knife got wobbled bad by a big combination! Toten presses forward with punches and knees until Knife stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Knife closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfhelm Toten!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fitz Hall (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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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fitz Hall!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Woods tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Woods has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scouse House (BRAND NEW OPENING) in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woods wants to clinch.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woods takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Woods gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Woods lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Woods comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Woods misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
Woods prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Woods lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Woods.
Woods throws an elbow that misses.
Woods misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods lands an elbow just above Hall 's eye.
It looks like Fitz Hall has been cut.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Woods just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Woods.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Woods.
Woods tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall wants to break free but Woods has control.
Woods creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woods.
Woods working Hall over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Woods looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Woods with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall is looking to break free of the clinch but Woods has double underhooks.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Woods scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Woods lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Woods tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Woods putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Woods keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Woods.
Woods lands a knee to the head.
Woods creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Woods throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Woods just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Woods looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Woods scores with a knee to the head.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Woods tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Woods prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
Hall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Woods keeps him there for the moment.
Woods throws a punch but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Woods.
Woods keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Woods takes a shot to the head.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Hall avoiding damage as Woods throws knees to the body.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Woods trying to land knees to the body.
Woods using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Woods tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Woods keeps him there for the moment.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Woods landing knees to the head.
Woods lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Woods misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Hall wants to break free but Woods has control.
Woods is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Woods.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Woods lands a nice elbow.
Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Woods, against the cage.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woods lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Woods has the dominant position.
Woods makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Woods creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Woods crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
Woods looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Woods using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hall looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fitz Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Hall throws a right hand that Woods ducks under and follows up with a left that Woods also avoids with ease.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall throws out a counter right but Woods avoids it with no problem.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hall only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Woods moves into range and clinches up with Hall.
Woods tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Woods as Hall tries to tie him up.
Woods lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice left hand lands by Hall.
Woods working Hall over with knees to the body.
Hall misses with some punches.
Woods lands an elbow inside.
Woods lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Woods.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Woods scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Woods.
Woods lands a good knee to the midsection. Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Woods gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Woods with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Woods lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Woods lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Woods scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Woods connects with a knee to the head.
Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Woods.
Woods lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Woods using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Woods scores a nice knee to the body.
Woods landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Woods misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Woods throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Woods misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Woods landing knees to the head.
Woods landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Woods utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Woods misses with a knee strike.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Woods is controlling him.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Hall.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Woods won't allow it.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Hall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hall.
Woods has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hall.
Hall working aggressively here.
Woods tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Woods takes a shot to the head.
Woods with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Woods tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lewis Woods has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Woods.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Woods landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Woods lands an elbow inside.
Woods comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woods lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Woods comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Woods throws an elbow but misses.
Hall dodges an elbow strike from Woods.
Woods lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall tries a body shot but Woods blocks it.
Woods tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Woods trying to land knees to the body.
Woods throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Woods dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fitz Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Woods tries to clinch up but Hall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Woodss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woods sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woods is looking to counter punch.
Woods fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Woods defends it well.
Hall throws a good cross that connects.
Woods closes the distance and clinches.
Woods lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Woods.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods with a knee to the head.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Woods is controlling the position.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woods forces Hall back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woods lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Woods putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods with a knee to the head.
Woods lands a good knee to the midsection. Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Woods connects with a knee to the head.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Woods lands an elbow inside.
Woods blocks an elbow strike.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Woods is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Woods.
Woods lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Woods.
Woods putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Woods lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Woods.
Nice elbow from Woods.
Hall is rocked!
Woods connects with a knee to the head.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Woods finish him?
Woods working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Woods.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Woods comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Woods working Hall over with knees to the body.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Woods is controlling him.
Hall tries to circle away but Woods has him pinned against the cage.
Woods lands a right hand.
Woods connects with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Woods as Hall tries to tie him up.
Woods connects with a knee to the head.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Woods won't allow it.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Woods lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Woods lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Woods as Hall tries to tie him up.
Woods lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Woods crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
Woods connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hall's face.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woods scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Woods pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Woods missing with knees to the body.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Woods.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
Woods misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Woods is controlling the position.
Woods lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Woods is controlling the position.
Woods creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hall's defenses.
Woods misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Woods.
Woods lands a nice elbow.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall avoiding damage as Woods throws knees to the body.
Woods misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall seems to have recovered his senses.
Woods tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
Hall lands a right hand.
Hall avoiding damage as Woods throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall is trying to break free.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodss head.
Woods utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Woods on the inside.
Woods crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Woods, against the cage.
Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Woods throws an elbow that misses.
Woods lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Woods using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Woods keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hall's efforts to push away.
Hall avoiding damage as Woods throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Woods pushes off an throws an elbow but Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Woods lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Woods lands a nice knee to the body.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Woods working Hall over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Woods.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Woods avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Woods using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fitz Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice elbow from Woods.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woods, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Woods!
Post fight, Lewis Woods stared into the camera and said 'Im tellin ya kidda, the best fighters all come from Liverpool'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darian Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darian Frank will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabian Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darian Frank!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Frank. Frank circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Frank lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dominguez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dominguez rushes Frank and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Dominguez.
Dominguez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Frank cracks Dominguez with a nice body shot.
Frank's coach down at Thibodeauxs was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Frank's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Dominguez has picked Frank up - he's going for a ride! Dominguez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frank avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dominguez.
Dominguez is trying to work for a kimura but Frank is defending well.
Dominguez trying to control from half guard but Frank is working away.
Dominguez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to control but Frank is keeping him busy.
Dominguez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dominguez throwing shots but Frank is blocking nicely.
Dominguez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Frank keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Frank wants to get back to his feet.
Dominguez is nestled in close to Frank, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dominguez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frank is just riding it out for now. Dominguez eventually gives up the hold.
Frank is trying to stand.
Dominguez is working for a submission of some sort.
Dominguez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to take a breather but Frank is having none of it.
Frank blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dominguez.
Frank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dominguez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dominguez trying to mount his opponent but Frank defends it.
Dominguez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dominguez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dominguez is trying to control. Frank wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Frank is trying to stand up here but Dominguez is controlling him well.
Dominguez is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Frank as he works his way to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dominguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frank is keeping the position for now.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frank cracks Dominguez with an open hand slap.
Dominguez scores with a nice strike.
Frank misses with an uppercut
and Dominguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dominguez drives through and clinches with Frank against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dominguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franks head.
Dominguez works on Frank's body with a couple of short punches.
Dominguez fails to pull guard.
Frank pushes Dominguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Dominguez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Frank moves into the clinch successfully.
Dominguez misses with a body punch.
Frank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frank has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frank can do to turn this around?
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frank.
Dominguez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Frank backwards.
Dominguez jumps guard.
Dominguez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dominguez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dominguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Frank is aware though and is defending well.
Frank got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dominguez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Frank has managed to get both his arms back between Dominguez's legs - danger averted.
Dominguez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dominguez is looking to cinch up a triangle. Frank throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dominguez's body to avoid the submission. Dominguez has instead reached around Frank's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dominguez arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fabian Dominguez!
The defeated Darian Frank had this to say: 'Just tell me who really won after the drug test results! Dude is built like a fire hydrant and is hoisted up by legs that look like silly putty. I mean Jesus Christ. -walks out cage- '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nico Hassenkamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Asscrack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Asscrack told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nico Hassenkamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Asscrack!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asscrack misses the body punch
and Asscrack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ben Asscrack has been cut.
Ben Asscrack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asscrack tries to clinch but Hassenkamp moves away
and Hassenkamp counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Asscrack has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Asscrack shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hassenkamp napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hassenkamp tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hassenkamp is working hard here to advance position.
Asscrack tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hassenkamp is looking for a sweep.
Hassenkamp sneaks back into half guard.
Hassenkamp is doing well to control the position and prevent Asscrack from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassenkamp trying to control from the bottom.
Asscrack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hassenkamp defending well though.
Hassenkamp trying to hold on to Asscrack's head to control him but Asscrack postures up.
Hassenkamp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hassenkamp tries to get out of the position.
Hassenkamp slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hassenkamp managing to control the position.
Asscrack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hassenkamp is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rabid Dog that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Asscrack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hassenkamp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Asscrack being controlled here momentarily.
Asscrack wants to control from the top but Hassenkamp keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hassenkamp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hassenkamp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asscrack looks to clinch
and Hassenkamp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asscrack tries for a takedown but Hassenkamp circles away easily
and Hassenkamp counters with a right hand to the body.
Asscrack moves to clinch but Hassenkamp breaks away
and Hassenkamp counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asscrack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hassenkamp counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Asscrack looks winded!
Asscrack misses with a hook to the body
and Hassenkamp counters with a stiff right hand.
Hassenkamp cracks Asscrack with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Asscrack looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hassenkamp finish him?
Asscrack is rocked!
Hassenkamp lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Asscrack up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Hassenkamp from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Asscrack's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nico Hassenkamp!
Nico Hassenkamp took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riko Paauwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marciano Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paauwe comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem ft Lil Wayne - Drop The World. Cobb is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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185 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riko Paauwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
Cobb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cobb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paauwe breaks from the clinch.
Paauwe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cobb rushes Paauwe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cobb breaks the clinch.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cobb scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Riko Paauwe has been cut.
Cobb looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cobb is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
Cobb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paauwe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paauwe ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
As Cobb looks to move away, Paauwe throws a big counter combo but Cobb just gets out of the way.
Paauwe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Paauwe moved out of range nicely.
Paauwe walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Paauwe limp body while Cobb jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marciano Cobb!
Marciano Cobb 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 Professional Tussling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tussling comes to the cage accompanied by REAL AMERICAN, HOOOO YEAH BROTHER. Professional Tussling is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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190 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 Montreal, Professional Tussling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timmy Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Tussling circles away.
Tussling was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Tussling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tussling scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Tussling.
Taylor clinches.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tusslings head.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tussling's elbow.
Tussling is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Tussling prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Tussling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tussling.
Tussling misses with a punch on the inside.
Tussling has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Tussling tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taylor tries to work over Tussling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor is working Tussling over against the cage.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Tussling.
Taylor presses Tussling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tussling tries to pull guard but Taylor holds him up against the cage and eventually Tussling drops back down to his feet.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Tussling backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tussling fails to land.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Tussling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Tussling controls his hands.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Tussling swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Tussling fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Tussling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Tussling taking a breather.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Tussling blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Taylor lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Tussling fails to land.
A short right from Taylor.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tussling misses with the head strike.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Tussling.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Tussling avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Tussling trying to control the position but instead, Taylor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tussling into the cage.
Taylor controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tussling blocks an uppercut.
Tussling slows down the pace here.
Tussling misses with the head strike.
Taylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tussling taking a breather.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Tussling controls his hands.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Taylor dominated that round.
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.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tussling.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Tussling circles away.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Tussling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tussling misses with a looping right.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Timmy Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tussling moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tussling moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throws a hook but Tussling blocks it.
Tussling looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tussling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tussling misses the shot to the body.
Taylor lands a jab to the nose.
Tussling fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tussling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tussling.
Tussling keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor sizes up Tussling with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taylor tries to clinch but Tussling moves out of range.
Tussling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Professional Tussling is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tussling. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tussling circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Tussling is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Tussling tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor closes the distance and pushes Tussling back into the cage.
Tussling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Tussling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tussling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tussling backwards.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tusslings head.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Timmy Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tussling is looking to control Taylor's arms but Taylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tussling has his back to the cage.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Tussling controls his hands.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tussling has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Taylor is trying to keep an underhook but Tussling manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tussling wants to free his trapped foot but Taylor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tussling sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Tussling controlling the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor taking some punishment here, with Tussling in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tussling stalling.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tussling.
Tussling throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tussling is controlling the pace.
Taylor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tussling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tussling is taking a breather. Taylor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tussling throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tussling 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.
Tussling looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tussling is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor is not content to let Tussling control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Timmy Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Tussling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor lunges at Tussling with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tussling's hand.
Tussling throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Tussling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tussling is looking to counter punch.
Tussling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tussling drops his hands momentarily and Taylor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tussling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taylor as he jumps to the side.
Taylor tries to counter with a clinch but Tussling shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Tussling circles away and keeps his distance.
Tussling swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Tussling is avoiding it.
Tussling misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor tries to counter by closing the distance.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tussling dives in and grabs Taylor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes down on Tussling's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Professional Tussling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tussling doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tussling circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor lands a jab to Tussling's midsection.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Tussling scores with a shoulder strike.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tussling backwards.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tussling blocking some punches.
Tussling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Professional Tussling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Tussling misses with some punches.
Tussling looking for a takedown.
Tussling has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Taylor regains guard immediately.
Tussling sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tussling pushing down on Taylor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tussling trying to control the pace.
Taylor felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tussling lands a nice short elbow.
Tussling 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.
Taylor is staying active underneath Tussling, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Timmy Taylor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tussling keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tussling is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tussling lands strikes from half guard.
Tussling missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tussling working the head and body with strikes.
Tussling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tussling working the head and body with strikes.
Tussling slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taylor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Taylor!
Professional Tussling was interviewed post fight and said 'WELL LET ME TELL YA SOMETHING DUDE. THIS IS ALL FAKE BROTHER! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Valeron Huhrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Skrarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francesco Skrarez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Julio Valeron Huhrera 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Valeron Huhrera !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Skrarez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huhrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Skrarez tries to clinch up
and Huhrera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Huhrera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skrarez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Huhrera has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Skrarez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Huhrera quickly recovers to half guard.
Skrarez with the ground and pound but Huhrera uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Huhrera working for a triangle but Skrarez defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skrarez trying to control but Huhrera is working from the bottom.
Huhrera is trying to control the position but Skrarez postures up.
Huhrera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhrera is pulling down on Skrarez's head to control his posture.
Huhrera working for a triangle but Skrarez defends it easily.
Skrarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Huhrera working a defensive guard here.
Skrarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huhrera . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Skrarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huhrera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Skrarez won't allow Huhrera to sweep him here.
Skrarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huhrera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Huhrera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Skrarez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skrarez.
Huhrera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skrarez defends well.
Huhrera wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Huhrera has momentary wrist control but Skrarez slips an elbow through the middle.
Skrarez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huhrera has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Skrarez doesn't defend quickly enough and Huhrera has managed to lock this one up! Can Skrarez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Huhrera on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julio Valeron Huhrera !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Apple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ian Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Apple!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Apple closes the distance and clinches up with Peterson, looking for a takedown. Apple pushes Peterson against the cage but Peterson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Apple has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Peterson forces Apple back against the cage and clinches.
Peterson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Apple looking for a takedown.
Ian Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Apple.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apple's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Apple jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peterson walks away with a smile on his face. Apple gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peterson jabs at Apple's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Apple walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Apple takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Brian Apple has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson cracks Apple with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Apple tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Peterson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Apple is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Peterson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ubungu Mumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubungu Mumba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ubungu Mumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenneth Francis!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mumba lands a glancing blow to the side of Francis's head.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Francis fails with the takedown.
Mumba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Francis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mumba lands a shot to the body.
Mumba lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumba presses Francis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francis looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mumba.
Mumba gets through Francis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mumba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Francis is rocked!
Francis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Francis is still in real trouble! Can Mumba finish him?
Francis trying to advance position but Mumba counters by regaining guard.
Francis seems to have recovered his senses.
Mumba pulls Francis in close to his closed guard and prevents Francis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mumba keeping moving, preventing Francis from controlling successfully.
Mumba wants to sweep but no luck.
Mumba lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis looking for a sweep. Not yet Francis, not yet.
Mumba is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Francis is trying to keep Mumba in close.
Mumba is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis is trying to control the position but Mumba postures up.
Mumba stays in close to Francis's body and controls the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mumba continues to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Francis gets tackled into the cage by Mumba. Mumba maintains the clinch.
Mumba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Francis jumps guard but Mumba turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ubungu Mumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Francis.
Mumba lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Mumba.
Mumba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mumba lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Mumba on the inside.
We've been informed that Francis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body punch from Mumba - that landed with a thud.
Mumba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ubungu Mumba dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Mumba. That snapped Francis's head back.
Mumba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Francis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mumba catches Francis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good exchange - Mumba coming out on top.
Francis has his takedown stuffed
and Mumba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short uppercut from Mumba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mumba scores with a shoulder strike.
Mumba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Francis is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumba lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Francis to his knees! Mumba keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ubungu Mumba!
Ubungu Mumba 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.
Kenneth Francis was interviewed post fight and said 'Have a break, have a kit kat.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary The Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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208 lbs
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200 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary The Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Reaper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leary manages to avoid it.
Leary was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice jab there from The Reaper.
Leary jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Reaper throws a body punch but Leary moves out of range.
The Reaper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leary jumps guard but The Reaper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Leary leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Reaper misses with a punch on the inside.
The Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Reaper lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Reaper digs a right hand underneath Leary's ribcage. Leary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Reaper misses with a body punch.
The Reaper lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by The Reaper.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
Leary working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary misses with some punches.
Leary throws a punch but it's blocked by The Reaper.
Leary tries to pull guard but The Reaper won't allow it.
Leary throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leary.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
The Reaper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Learys head.
Leary jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Reaper walks away with a smile on his face. Leary gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leary looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Reaper is fending him off so far but Leary persists. Nope, The Reaper circles away and we're back to standing.
The Reaper looks to land a left hand but Leary moved out of range nicely.
The Reaper works the jab nicely.
Leary missing with a left hand there. The Reaper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Reaper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leary on the side of the head.
Chris Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Reaper gets a clinch.
Leary working aggressively here.
The Reaper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leary backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leary misses with a punch on the inside.
The Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Leary.
Leary can't break the clinch.
The Reaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Reaper.
Leary blocks a body shot from The Reaper.
The Reaper lands a left hand.
The Reaper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Learys head.
Leary can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Reaper as Leary tries to tie him up.
The Reaper lands a shoulder strike.
The Reaper's coach down at Kangaroo's MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on The Reaper's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The Reaper misses with a punch on the inside.
The Reaper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Reaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leary misses with a punch on the inside.
The Reaper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leary blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper tries a body shot but Leary blocks it.
The Reaper lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from The Reaper.
Leary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Reaper being controlled against the cage.
Leary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from The Reaper fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leary is trying to maintain a safe position but The Reaper gets an underhook and turns Leary into the cage.
Leary can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Leary is trying to maintain a safe position but The Reaper gets an underhook and turns Leary into the cage.
The Reaper digs a right hand underneath Leary's ribcage. Leary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Reaper scores with a hook to the body.
The Reaper tries to throw a body punch but Leary avoids it by throwing The Reaper back against the cage.
The Reaper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leary backwards.
The Reaper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leary backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Reaper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Reaper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leary tries to pull guard but The Reaper holds him up against the cage and eventually Leary drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, The Reaper scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Reaper lands an uppercut.
The Reaper tries to throw a body punch but Leary avoids it by throwing The Reaper back against the cage.
The Reaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Reaper.
The Reaper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leary controlling the action here for a moment.
Leary blocks a body shot from The Reaper.
Leary is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary The Reaper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leary tries to close the distance and clinch but The Reaper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Reaper with a hook.
Leary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from The Reaper misses.
Jab by The Reaper.
The Reaper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leary misses with a left hand
and Leary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leary rushes The Reaper and presses him up against the cage.
The Reaper is working Leary over against the cage.
Leary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leary leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Reaper throws a punch but it's blocked by Leary.
The Reaper tries to work over Leary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leary is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Reaper is keeping busy.
The Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Leary.
A short left from The Reaper.
The Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Reaper tries a body shot but Leary blocks it.
Gary The Reaper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leary throws a head punch that misses.
Leary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Reaper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
Leary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Reaper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Reaper cracks Leary with a nice body shot.
Leary fails to pull guard.
Leary wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leary blocks an uppercut.
Leary is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Reaper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Reaper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Reaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Reaper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leary tries a body shot but The Reaper blocks it.
Still in the clinch, The Reaper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leary.
The Reaper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leary is trying to break the clinch but The Reaper has him pressed against the cage.
The Reaper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leary misses with the head strike.
The Reaper scores with a shot to the side of Leary's head.
Leary throws a punch but it's blocked by The Reaper.
Leary is trying to pull guard but The Reaper has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leary.
The Reaper has Leary pressed against the cage, preventing Leary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leary throws a head punch that misses.
The Reaper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leary wants to stall.
Leary looking to stall.
The Reaper presses Leary against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leary working aggressively here.
The Reaper tries to throw a body punch but Leary avoids it by throwing The Reaper back against the cage.
The Reaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leary swings wildly with an uppercut but The Reaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leary tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leary prevents a body shot from The Reaper.
The Reaper blocking some punches.
Leary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper misses with the head strike.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
Leary tries to stall but The Reaper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Reaper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leary.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Reaper.
The Reaper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Learys head.
The Reaper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Reaper lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Reaper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Learys head.
The Reaper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leary just leaning against The Reaper, taking a breather.
The Reaper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leary backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from The Reaper.
A short right from The Reaper.
Leary swings wildly with an uppercut but The Reaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary The Reaper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
The Reaper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from The Reaper misses.
The Reaper misses with a body shot.
Leary is looking to clinch but The Reaper is avoiding it.
Leary misses with a straight right.
The Reaper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Reaper clinches up against the cage.
Leary fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Leary is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Reaper to keep the fight standing.
Leary is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Reaper is keeping busy.
The Reaper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Reaper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Reaper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
Leary swings wildly with an uppercut but The Reaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from The Reaper as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Reaper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Reaper lands a left hand.
The Reaper misses with some punches.
The Reaper lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leary jumps guard and drags The Reaper to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Leary has his foot on The Reaper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Reaper works his way back into a safe position though.
The Reaper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Reaper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The Reaper wants to control from the top but Leary keeps moving.
The Reaper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Reaper postures up and lands a big shot to Leary's brow.
The Reaper trying to control but Leary is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Reaper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leary. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Reaper pushing down on Leary's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The Reaper wants to free his trapped foot but Leary is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The Reaper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Reaper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Reaper 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.
The Reaper trying to mount his opponent but Leary defends it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Reaper connects with a nice short shot to Leary's temple.
The Reaper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Reaper is trying to control. Leary wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Leary on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Leary taking some punishment here, with The Reaper in his half guard.
Leary wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper winds up and cracks Leary with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Reaper is stalling here. Leary is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! The Reaper seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Leary has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The Reaper is trying to improve his position.
Leary is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Reaper has escaped the position, nice work there.
Leary has an Americana. The Reaper didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Leary is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Leary hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chris Leary!
Chris Leary 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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