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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sainty (ranked 1936 p4p, 215 weight class) and Tzu Chu (ranked 2396 p4p, 254 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tzu Chu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chu throws a right hand that misses
and Sainty counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sainty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chu keeps working.
Chu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sainty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sainty looking to sit in guard and control but Chu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sainty working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sainty throws his legs up looking for a submission but Chu uses it to pass to side control.
Sainty takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Chu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sainty is looking to reverse the position.
Sainty is working hard here to advance position.
Chu is working Sainty over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu lands some shots froms side control.
Chu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sainty keeps working.
Sainty is looking to reverse the position.
Sainty takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sainty is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sainty tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Chu presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Chu looking to finish Sainty with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sainty!
Sainty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu is landing with some decent strikes but Sainty is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chu lands a big elbow.
Sainty is rocked!
Sainty tries to lock up and control but Chu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sainty is looking to get to half guard.
Chu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sainty hang on?
Chu landing punches.
Oh Sainty is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sainty hang on?
Sainty sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sainty with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chu uses his free foot to push down on Sainty's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sainty.
Sainty is looking to improve his position but Chu isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu breaks from Sainty's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chu with a couple of short strikes.
Chu lands a big shot to the head and Sainty winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tzu Chu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 1345 p4p, 176 weight class) and Shock Linewood (ranked 2323 p4p, 285 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linewood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Linewood misses.
Vladimir Punchsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchsky cracks Linewood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've been told by Punchsky's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Linewood thows a leg kick but Punchsky checks it
and Punchsky counters with a left and a right that stings Linewood.
Punchsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Linewood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linewood flicks out a counter leg kick but Punchsky steps away.
A telegraphed right hand from Punchsky misses the target.
Punchsky shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Linewood eats them both and turns towards Punchsky to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Linewood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punchsky.
Linewood flicks out a counter leg kick but Punchsky steps away.
Linewood connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchsky misses with a combination
and Linewood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Punchsky throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Punchsky. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Punchsky misses.
Linewood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punchsky.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Linewood! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Linewood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Punchsky scores with a hook.
Punchsky misses with a looping right.
Punchsky throws the left hand but Linewood avoids the punch easily.
Linewood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Punchsky throws out the jab.
Punchsky walks into a jab.
Punchsky misses with a right hand
and Linewood counters with a good low kick that Punchsky was not able to check.
Punchsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Linewood, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Linewood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punchsky gets tackled into the cage by Linewood. Linewood maintains the clinch.
Linewood lands a shot to the body.
Punchsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linewood's elbow.
Linewood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Punchsky's efforts to push away.
Linewood blocking some punches.
Linewood is stalling here.
Linewood throws a head punch that misses.
Linewood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Punchsky or not.
Linewood digs a right hand into Punchsky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Punchsky's gas tank.
Linewood is pushing Punchsky up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Linewood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky lands with an uppercut that bounces Linewood off the cage and back into range.
Nice cross by Punchsky.
Punchsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the body from Punchsky misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Linewood, as that shot connected.
Punchsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A swing and a miss from Punchsky.
Punchsky misses with a left hand
and Linewood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linewood misses with a leg kick
letting Punchsky counter with a right hand.
Linewood throws a leg kick
and Punchsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Punchsky misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linewood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linewood tries a low kick but Punchsky avoids it.
Linewood slips a jab from Punchsky.
Punchsky backing away here, and Linewood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Punchsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Linewood's head backwards.
Linewood misses with a looping right.
Linewood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Punchsky misses with a looping right.
Punchsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Punchsky is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Linewood gets a clinch.
Punchsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Linewood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punchsky throws a series of punches but Linewood avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Punchsky 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.
Punchsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linewood.
Linewood moves into range and connects with a jab.
Punchsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Punchsky stalks Linewood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Linewood's face. Linewood staggers backwards, shaken.
Punchsky wants to slow Linewood down by chopping away at his legs.
Linewood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Punchsky!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky misses with a two punch combination.
Linewood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Linewood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Punchsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linewood. Linewood obviously looking to wear him down.
Linewood looks to score with a jab to the body but Punchsky is just out of range.
Linewood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Punchsky.
Linewood misses with a lunging right hand
and Linewood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punchsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linewood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Linewood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Punchsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Linewood takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
Punchsky is looking to counter punch.
Punchsky throws a series of punches but Linewood moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Linewood! But no joy.
Linewood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Linewood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linewood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Punchsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Linewood counters with a leg kick.
Linewood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linewood throws out a counter right but Punchsky avoids it with no problem.
Punchsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Linewood counters with a straight right hand.
Punchsky catches Linewood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Linewood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Punchsky's head backwards.
Linewood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punchsky.
Linewood tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Punchsky.
Punchsky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Linewood.
Linewood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punchsky.
A jab lands there for Punchsky.
Punchsky swinging wildly here.
Linewood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linewood moves into the clinch.
Punchsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Linewood can do to turn this around?
Punchsky pushes Linewood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Punchsky's elbow.
Linewood tries to work over Punchsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood lands a shot to the body.
Punchsky breaks the clinch.
Punchsky misses the shot to the body.
Crunch! Punchsky slams his shin into Linewood's torso.
Punchsky scores with a punch to the head.
Linewood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Punchsky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punchsky takes a swing at Linewood's ribcage but misses.
Punchsky throws an off balance right hand
and Linewood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Linewood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchsky.
Punchsky scores with a body shot.
Linewood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Punchsky dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Linewood swings widly with a right hand
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punchsky lands a slapping body shot.
Punchsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Punchsky throws a right hand that misses
and Linewood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Punchsky throws a combination that misses
and Linewood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linewood clinches up against the cage.
Linewood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punchsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Linewood misses.
Linewood misses with a right hand
and Punchsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Linewood avoids the body shot from Punchsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Linewood misses.
Linewood ducks under a wild hook from Punchsky.
A left lands for Punchsky.
Vladimir Punchsky is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Punchsky.
Linewood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Punchsky's head.
Punchsky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Linewood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punchsky. Linewood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punchsky misses with a body shot.
Linewood throws out a counter right but Punchsky avoids it with no problem.
Linewood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punchsky manages to avoid it.
Punchsky is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Linewood misses with a hook
and Punchsky counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Punchsky under the eye.
Punchsky loads up on a big right hand but Linewood slips the punch.
Punchsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linewood throws a head kick that half lands.
Punchsky thows a body kick. Linewood tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Linewood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Linewood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Punchsky.
Punchsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linewood.
Punchsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Punchsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Linewood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood throws a body punch but Punchsky moves out of range.
Linewood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Punchsky closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Punchsky scores with the left hand. Linewood knows he should have avoided that one.
Linewood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punchsky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Punchsky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Punchsky slips under a jab from Linewood.
Punchsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linewood.
Punchsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Linewood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Punchsky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood with a hook.
Linewood slips a straight right by Punchsky.
Shock Linewood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Linewood avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linewood throws a low kick, looking for Punchsky's leg but Punchsky calmly moves out of range.
Linewood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Punchsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Punchsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linewood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punchsky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Linewood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punchsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Punchsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linewood avoids the body shot from Punchsky.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vladimir Punchsky.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Punchsky, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Punchsky!
Vladimir Punchsky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alen Ohanian (ranked 1847 p4p, 244 weight class) and Dean Wesson (ranked 2379 p4p, 301 weight class). Ohanian comes to the cage accompanied by The Eternals - Wrath of Zeus . Wesson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In Your Honor - Foo Fighters. Alen Ohanian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dean Wesson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Ohanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Wesson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohanian throws a shot from downtown. Wesson moves away and avoids it.
Wesson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wesson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ohanian shoots in for a takedown but Wesson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ohanian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ohanian misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Wesson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ohanian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wesson. Ohanian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ohanian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wesson is not content to let Ohanian control the position.
Wesson tries to improve position but can't.
Wesson is not content to let Ohanian control the position.
Wesson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson is trying to improve his position.
Wesson stops Ohanian from passing to mount.
Ohanian thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ohanian content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two 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.
Ohanian taking a break here but Wesson is having none of it and regains half guard.
Ohanian trying to mount his opponent but Wesson defends it.
Ohanian is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wesson is trying to get back to full guard.
Ohanian has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wesson regains half guard.
Wesson tries to get to full guard but Ohanian has control of the leg.
Ohanian is working for a submission of some sort.
Still in half guard, Ohanian seems content to control.
That's four 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.
Wesson is trying to control but can't.
Ohanian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wesson sees it coming and defends easily.
Ohanian is pressing down on Wesson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wesson is holding on for now.
Ohanian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wesson keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Wesson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wesson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ohanian is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Ohanian 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.
Ohanian throws a right hand that Wesson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wesson also avoids with ease.
Ohanian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ohanian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wesson connects with a body shot.
Ohanian fails to land the takedown.
Ohanian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wesson counters with a straight right hand.
Ohanian misses with the combination.
Wesson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wesson there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wesson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohanian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Ohanian. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ohanian.
Ohanian throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ohanian shoots in and bounces Wesson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ohanian trying to control the position from guard on top but Wesson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wesson wants to sweep here but Ohanian controlling him for the moment.
Ohanian trying to control the position from guard on top but Wesson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ohanian controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ohanian seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wesson for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ohanian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ohanian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wesson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ohanian is now in half guard.
Ohanian trying to mount his opponent but Wesson defends it.
Wesson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wesson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ohanian's guard.
Wesson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ohanian is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ohanian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wesson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ohanian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wesson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ohanian keeping moving, preventing Wesson from controlling successfully.
Ohanian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wesson is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wesson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ohanian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ohanian keeping full guard, as Wesson tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wesson moves out of range as Ohanian throws a body kick.
Ohanian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Wesson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ohanian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wesson can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wesson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ohanian's sensitive parts.
A big left from Wesson misses.
Wesson checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Ohanian dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ohanian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wesson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wesson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ohanian is just out of range.
Wesson misses with a wild body shot.
Wesson catches Ohanian with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ohanian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wesson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wesson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ohanian has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ohanian is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wesson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ohanian trying to control but Wesson is having none of it.
Alen Ohanian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohanian is working for a guillotine from mount but Wesson frees his head quite easily.
Wesson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wesson tries to improve his position but instead Ohanian has taken his back!
Wesson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dean Wesson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ohanian's guard. Nice work there by Wesson.
Wesson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wesson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ohanian is looking for a sweep. Wesson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wesson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wesson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wesson trying to pass the guard but Ohanian defending well.
Wesson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ohanian defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ohanian manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wesson wants to control from the top but Ohanian keeps moving.
Wesson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ohanian has wrist control.
Wesson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ohanian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wesson trying to control but Ohanian is working from the bottom.
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.
Wesson won't allow Ohanian to sweep him here.
Ohanian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wesson pushing down on Ohanian's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wesson is pressing down on Ohanian's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ohanian is holding on for now.
Alen Ohanian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wesson thows a huge punch but Ohanian dodges it nicely.
Ohanian makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ohanian.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ohanian seems keen to control Wesson's posture.
Wesson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alen Ohanian.
Well Ohanian 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alen Ohanian!
During a confident post fight interview, Alen Ohanian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Dean Wesson spoke after the fight, saying 'The better fighter won tonight. Congrats to my opponent. Got to get back to the gym and work my way to avenge this loss.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poseidon Gonzalez (ranked 1744 p4p, 236 weight class) and Tyler Cage (ranked 1606 p4p, 217 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poseidon Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Cage!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Cage.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
A nice side step and Cage releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Cage pushes him off.
Cage replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gonzalez blocks it well.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Cage changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cage digs a good body shot into Gonzalez's ribs.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Cage.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Cage circles away.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Cage jabs at Gonzalez's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez feints a jab promting Cage to slip. Gonzalez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cage slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Tyler Cage has been cut.
Donk. Cage catches Gonzalez right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Cage circles away.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gonzalez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poseidon Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez darts in and clinches Cage up against the cage.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez darts in and clinches Cage up against the cage.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cage pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gonzalez back to the cage. Cage follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cage cracks Gonzalez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Gonzalez tries to move into range but Cage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cage tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Cage against the cage.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage.
Cage wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Cage let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Cage throws a body kick.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Nice shot lands for Cage.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cage circles away quickly and effectively.
Cage scores with a hook.
Cage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzalez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cage scrambles back to his feet.
Cage scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Cage is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gonzalez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
A lazy left from Cage finds it's target.
Cage misses the jab.
Cage lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gonzalez backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez defending well as Cage loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Cage tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez pushes Cage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cage breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Cage circles away.
A combination from Cage does no damage.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Cage strikes.
Cage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cage throws the kick towards the body but Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Cage with a series of wild strikes but Cage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez pushes Cage up against the cage in a clinch.
Cage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cage is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzalez has double underhooks.
Cage manages to pull guard.
Gonzalez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez is looking to stand up but Cage won't let him.
Cage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cage is trying to control the position but Gonzalez postures up.
Cage uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyler Cage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyler Cage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gonzalez forces Cage back against the cage and clinches.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez clinches.
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cage throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez forces Cage back against the cage and clinches.
Cage wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Cage lands a right hand.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Cage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cage.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Cage misses.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cage tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cage lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Cage misses the target.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cage.
Poseidon Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cage punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Cage clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gonzalez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gonzalez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cage.
As Cage looks to move away, Gonzalez throws a big counter combo but Cage just gets out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cage.
Gonzalez darts in and clinches Cage up against the cage.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Cage.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Cage wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Cage blocking some punches.
Cage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Cage.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cage looks to land a combination. Gonzalez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gonzalez walks into a straight right hand from Cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Cage's head but Cage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Cage with a series of wild strikes but Cage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cage scores with a shot to the body.
Cage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Cage.
Gonzalez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Cage.
Cage stalks Gonzalez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gonzalez's face. Gonzalez staggers backwards, shaken.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Cage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cage backs up against the cage.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Gonzalez does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez ducks right into an uppercut from Cage.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Cage moves out of range.
Cage is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cage misses with a hook.
Cage cracks Gonzalez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab, jab by Cage - just one landing.
Gonzalez lands a two punch combo.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.
Gonzalez backing away here, and Cage unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cage scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Cage is avoiding it.
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cage looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Cage saw that one coming.
Cage misses with a series of wild punches.
Cage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonzalez. Gonzalez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cage darts in and clinches Gonzalez up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Cage circles away.
Gonzalez defending well as Cage loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cage circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyler Cage's cut.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cage clinches up against the cage.
Cage is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonzalez to keep the fight standing.
I was talking to Gonzalez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cage! But no joy.
Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Cage is avoiding it.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cage blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Cage looks to land a combination. Gonzalez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Cage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cage.
Cage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez clinches.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Cage is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cage wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cage blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cage. Gonzalez shrugs it off though.
Cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poseidon Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cage misses with a straight left.
Cage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Cage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cage backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cage to score with a decent uppercut.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Cage circles away.
Cage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a body shot.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination. Cage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Cage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gonzalez gets caught flat footed, as Cage shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cage trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage stands up from Gonzalez's guard - Cage perhaps looking for a knockout.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a combination. Cage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good shot there by Cage.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Cage circles away and keeps his distance.
Cage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyler Cage is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Cage throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Cage keeps it at a distance.
Cage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gonzalez prevents the takedown attempt.
Poseidon Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Cage.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.
Cage tries to pull guard but Gonzalez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cage works Gonzalez's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poseidon Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Cage!
Tyler Cage 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 Johnny Truth (ranked 1667 p4p, 213 weight class) and Todd Packer (ranked 863 p4p, 114 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnny Truth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Packer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truth misses with a wild body shot.
Packer lands a head kick!
Packer throws a head kick that misses.
Truth tries to keep at a distance but Packer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Truth wants to break free but Packer has control.
Packer lands a nice shot to the body.
Packer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Truth breaks the clinch.
Packer throws a sloppy body shot
and Truth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Packer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Truth at a distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Packer 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.
Packer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Truth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Packer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Truth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Packer misses with a body kick.
Packer lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Packer tries a head kick but it misses.
Truth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Packer looks to land a left hand but Truth moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Truth.
Packer drives through with a takedown into Truth's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Truth pushes Packer off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Truth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Packer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Truth blocks a head kick by Packer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Packer both land. Nice combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Truth, as that shot connected.
Packer moves out of range of the strikes.
Truth tries to keep at a distance but Packer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Truth is trying to break the clinch but Packer is controlling him.
Truth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Packer throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer tries to land a knee to the head but Truth blocks with his arms.
Truth manages to break the clinch.
Packer scores with a punch to the head.
Packer scores with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Truth, as that shot connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Packer!
Packer scores with a head kick.
Packer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Truth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Packer misses with a kick to the body.
Packer jabs Truth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Packer slips under a jab.
Truth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Packer throws out the jab.
Packer closes the distance and pushes Truth back into the cage.
Packer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Truth blocks an elbow strike from Packer.
Truth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Packer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Truth counter with a right hand.
Truth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Truth checks a leg kick.
Truth cracks a nice hook into Packer's ribs.
Packer with a nice cross.
Packer wants to clinch but Truth slips to the side
and Truth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Packer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A jab from Truth misses.
Truth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Packer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Truth counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Truth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Packer throws out the jab.
Truth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Packer scores with a nice strike.
Packer connects with the punch.
Packer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Truth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Packer lands a head kick. Truth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Truth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Truth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Packer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Truth.
Packer tries a quick counter leg kick but Truth is wise to it.
Truth tries to work over Packer's front leg with a kick but Packer checks it.
Packer throws a counter combo.
Packer throws a head kick but Truth moves out of range.
Todd Packer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Packer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Truth missing with a left hand there. Packer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Truth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Truth scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Packer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Truth misses the shot to the body.
Truth keeps the fight on the outside.
Truth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Packer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Packer! But no joy.
Packer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Truth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Packer.
Packer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Packer misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Truth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Packer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Truth avoids the head kick by Packer.
Packer misses with a right hand
and Truth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Packer throws a nice head kick!
Packer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Todd Packer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Truth avoids the head kick by Packer.
Truth appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Truth avoids the head kick by Packer.
Truth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truth throws a leg kick but Packer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Packer scores with a hook to the body. Truth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Packer tries to clinch but Truth is having none of it.
Truth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Truth throws a looping overhand right but Packer ducks down to avoid it.
Packer throws a head kick but Truth moves out of range.
Packer misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Packer.
Packer shoots in but no luck this time.
Todd Packer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Truth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Packer misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Truth misses the target.
Packer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Truth looks to throw the jab but Packer is out of range.
Truth avoids the head kick by Packer.
Packer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Truth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Truth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Packer slips a straight right by Truth.
Truth keeps the fight on the outside.
Truth throws a lazy right hand but Packer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Packer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Packer throws a wild body kick that Truth sees coming a mile off.
Truth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Packer throws a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Truth misses the target.
Packer is looking to clinch but Truth is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Packer misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Truth connects with the punch.
Packer moves out of range of the strikes.
Packer tries to clinch up
and Truth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer tries to clinch up.
Truth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Packer throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Truth misses the target.
Packer looks to land a body kick but Truth moved away.
Packer throws a head kick that misses.
Packer misses with a combination
and Packer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Packer looks for the body kick but Truth saw that one coming.
Truth lands a head shot.
Truth slips a jab from Packer.
A little feinted left hand from Truth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Packer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Truth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Packer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Packer follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Truth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Packer clinches with his opponent.
Truth breaks from the clinch.
Truth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Packer.
Packer counters with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Packer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Truth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Packer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truth walks into a stiff left hand from Packer.
Truth throws an off balance right hand
and Packer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Packer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Truth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Packer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Packer tries to bum rush Truth with a series of wild strikes but Truth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Packer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Truth swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Packer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Packer looks to land a right hand but Truth moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Truth. That snapped Packer's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Todd Packer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Packer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Packer throws a shot from downtown. Truth moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Truth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Packer darts in trying to clinch
and Truth counters with a nice uppercut.
Packer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Packer lands a jab.
Truth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Truth throws a hook but Packer avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Packer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Truth staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Truth misses the target.
Packer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Truth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Truth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Packer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Packer tries to clinch
and Truth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Packer.
Packer cracks a nice hook into Truth's ribs.
Packer throws a head kick that misses.
Packer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Truth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Packer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Packer scores with a head kick. Truth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Truth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Packer clinches up against the cage.
Truth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Packer swings wildly with an uppercut but Truth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Truth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Truth throws a body punch but Packer moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Truth moves out of range of the body kick from Packer.
Packer swings for the body but Truth moves out of range.
Truth throws a shot to the body.
Truth throws a hook but Packer avoids it easily.
Packer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the body from Packer misses
and Truth counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Packer.
Truth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Truth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Packer.
Truth misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Packer.
Truth swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Packer throws a right hand that Truth ducks under and follows up with a left that Truth also avoids with ease.
Packer clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Packer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Truth's brow.
Truth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Truth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Packer moves away.
Packer is looking to slow Truth down with leg kicks.
Truth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Packer!
Packer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Truth counters with a nice uppercut.
Packer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Packer tries to clinch up.
Packer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Truth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Packer thinking.
Packer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Packer throws a sloppy head kick
and Truth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Packer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Truth.
Truth misses with an uppercut. Packer saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Packer misses with a body kick.
Packer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Packer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Truth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Truth swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Packer takes one on the button.
Packer clinches up with Truth and pushes him back against the cage.
Packer has Truth pressed against the cage, preventing Truth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Packer working aggressively here.
Truth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Truth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Packer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Todd Packer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some wild striking there from Packer.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Todd Packer.
I've got Packer 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Packer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Beecher (ranked 986 p4p, 40 weight class) and Jimmy Nickels (ranked 1274 p4p, 34 weight class). Jimmy Nickels has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Beecher's chin.
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285 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Beecher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Nickels misses its intended target.
Beecher checks a leg kick nicely.
As Nickels backs away, Beecher returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Beecher seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Beecher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beecher takes one on the button.
Nickels misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Nickels.
Nickels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beecher.
Beecher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beecher tried to counter with a leg kick but Nickels avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beecher digs a good body shot into Nickels's ribs.
Nickels slips under a jab.
Beecher throws a head kick but Nickels moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beecher.
Beecher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beecher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickels moves to clinch but Beecher breaks away
and Beecher counters with a nice uppercut.
Nickels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nickels misses with a body shot.
Beecher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nickels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beecher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickels manages to avoid it.
Nickels feints a counter leg kick.
Nickels clinches up with Beecher and pushes him back against the cage.
Nickels works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Beecher pulls Nickels in close to his closed guard and prevents Nickels from doing any damage or advancing position.
Beecher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beecher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels trying to control but Beecher is working from the bottom.
Nickels won't allow Beecher to sweep him here.
Nickels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nickels scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nickels trying to control but Beecher is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Beecher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickels.
Beecher lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beecher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nickels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickels works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nickels misses with an uppercut.
Nickels throws a jab but it's blocked by Beecher.
A punch combination from Beecher misses.
Beecher does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nickels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beecher moves away.
Beecher tries to clinch up
and Nickels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jimmy Nickels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beecher throws a body kick that misses
and Nickels counters with a stiff right hand.
Beecher looks to land a combination but Nickels avoids it well.
Paul Beecher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beecher attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beecher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beecher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beecher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickels.
Nickels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beecher throws a head kick but Nickels moves out of range.
Beecher throws a head kick that misses.
Nickels lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nickels throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Beecher stumbling backwards into the cage! Beecher bounces back off the cage towards Nickels, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Nickels lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Nickels celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Nickels!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Walcott (ranked 1116 p4p, 155 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 612 p4p, 89 weight class). Walcott comes to the cage accompanied by The Way Of The Fist. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Walcott as he checks the leg kick.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Walcott moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Walcott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Walcott checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
Walcott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Walcott misses.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Walcott misses.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Walcott checks a low kick from Cooke.
Walcott fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cooke just manages to avoid it.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Walcott throws a big shot that misses.
Walcott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooke throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Cooke checks it.
Walcott looks to throw a body kick
and Cooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Walcott saw that one coming.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke tries a quick counter leg kick but Walcott is wise to it.
Cooke moves into the clinch.
Cooke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Walcott gets through Cooke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Walcott.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Walcott displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooke up against the cage.
Cooke works on Walcott's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Walcott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
Walcott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Walcott avoiding damage.
Walcott throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walcott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike.
Walcott lands with a short shot to the head.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Walcott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walcott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walcott creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cooke's defenses.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walcott pushes Cooke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott lands a right hand.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott closes the distance and pushes Cooke back into the cage.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Walcott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walcott lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooke.
Cooke tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
Walcott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cooke.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Walcott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cooke is keeping busy.
Walcott trying to stall but Cooke improves his position.
Walcott slows down the pace here.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walcott 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.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cooke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walcott doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke feints a jab promting Walcott to slip. Cooke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Walcott slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cooke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott misses with a leg kick.
Walcott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Walcott. Walcott maintains the clinch.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walcott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cooke has time to react.
Cooke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walcott rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott throws a leg kick
and Walcott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walcott lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooke misses with a wild combination.
Walcott connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cooke misses.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
Walcott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Walcott clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Cooke tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
Walcott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walcott has Cooke pushed against the cage.
Cooke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walcott is struggling to control the position.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Cooke tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Joe Walcott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott is struggling to control the position.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
A right hand to the body from Cooke.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walcott blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke pushes Walcott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Cooke tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walcott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walcott throws an elbow but misses.
Cooke tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott scores with a hook to the body.
Walcott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooke is defending well for now.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooke slips under a jab from Walcott.
Walcott thumps Cooke with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Walcott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walcott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke is looking for the big counter here.
Cooke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walcott can pounce on him.
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!
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Walcott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cooke's head.
Walcott lands a right hook to the body.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke tries to land a front kick but Walcott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Cooke checks a low kick from Walcott.
Cooke replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Walcott blocks it well.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walcott slips a straight right by Cooke.
Walcott looks to land a body kick but Cooke moved away.
Walcott is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick from Walcott misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Walcott will probably get the nod.
That's time! Walcott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Walcott moved away.
Walcott clinches up with Cooke and pushes him back against the cage.
Walcott lands with a light punch inside.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
Cooke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walcott or not.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Walcott misses with some punches.
Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Walcott.
Walcott leaning against his opponent.
Walcott misses with some punches.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walcott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walcott lands with a right to the head.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walcott throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walcott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walcott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walcott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walcott.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walcott stalling in the clinch but Cooke improves position.
Walcott misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Cooke.
Cooke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke pushes Walcott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walcott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cooke tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walcott slowing the pace effectively.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
Walcott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Walcott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cooke is keeping busy.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Walcott lands a right hand.
Walcott misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Walcott is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
Walcott misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walcott.
Cooke blocking some punches.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke digs a right hand into Walcott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walcott's gas tank.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott blocking some punches.
Walcott creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cooke's defenses.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Cooke.
Well Walcott 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Walcott!
Joe Walcott gave a mention to Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazy Bastard (ranked 1207 p4p, 145 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 849 p4p, 106 weight class). Tommy Shelby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazy Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard clobbers Shelby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Shelby moves out of range.
Shelby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bastard misses with a hook.
Shelby moves out of range as Bastard strikes.
Shelby moves forwards but Bastard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
Bastard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good shot there by Bastard.
Bastard throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastard lands an overhand right.
Shelby is rocked!
Bastard lands a brutal uppercut that launches Shelby off his feet! Shelby tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lazy Bastard!
A victorious Lazy Bastard 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob The Man (ranked 664 p4p, 87 weight class) and Sampson Shain (ranked 607 p4p, 79 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampson Shain!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Man moves into the clinch.
The Man tries to work over Shain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Man misses with a punch to the body.
The Man is leaning against Shain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Shain.
The Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shain's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for The Man.
Shain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shain lands a body punch.
Shain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Man.
A head punch on the inside from The Man fails to land.
The Man works on Shain's body with a couple of short punches.
The Man lands a body punch.
The Man tries a body shot but Shain blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Man.
A head punch on the inside from The Man fails to land.
The Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shain gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Man.
A right hook to the body lands for The Man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shain lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain lands with a short shot to the head.
The Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shain tries a body shot but The Man blocks it.
The Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Shain controls his hands.
The Man lands a body shot.
Shain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shain lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from The Man fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from The Man.
A body shot lands from The Man.
The Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
The Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Man blocks a body shot from Shain.
Shain throws an elbow that misses.
Shain has a couple of punches blocked by The Man.
Shain misses with the head strike.
Shain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shain misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man lands with a right to the head.
The Man leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Mans head.
The Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob The Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shain trying to land knees to the body.
Shain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Shain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Man dodges an elbow strike from Shain.
The Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Man is trying to drag Shain to the mat but Shain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Man lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Shain.
Shain lands a right hand.
Shain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shains head.
Shain lands a hook that snaps the head of The Man backwards.
Shain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shain prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from The Man.
The Man blocks a body shot from Shain.
The Man is trying to drag Shain to the mat but Shain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shain lands with a short shot to the head.
The Man misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain working The Man over with knees to the body.
Shain trying to land knees to the body.
The Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Man lands a right hand.
The Man lands with a right to the head.
Shain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shain.
The Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
The Man throws a head punch that misses.
The Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shain pushes The Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shain lands a knee to the body.
The Man has hold of one of Shain's legs. Shain is fighting the takedown attempt but The Man gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Shain wants to stand up but The Man is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob The Man will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shain moves into range and clinches up with The Man.
A head punch on the inside from The Man fails to land.
Shain tries to work over The Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shain scores with a shoulder strike.
Shain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Man's elbow.
Shain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Man misses with some punches.
Shain tries to work over The Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Man misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shain throws an elbow but misses.
Shain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Man lands a nice shot to the body.
Shain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by The Man.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shain throws an elbow but misses.
The Man managing to block the knees to the body from Shain.
Come on The Man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man lands an uppercut.
The Man lands a body shot.
The Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bob The Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The Man misses with a punch to the body.
The Man pushes Shain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Shain.
The Man is trying to trip Shain. He has hold of a leg but Shain is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. The Man persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Shain keeping moving, preventing The Man from controlling successfully.
The Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shain keeping full guard, as The Man tries to pass.
The Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Shain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Man 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.
Shain keeping full guard, as The Man tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man throwing strikes from guard but Shain blocks nicely.
Shain has momentary wrist control but The Man slips an elbow through the middle.
The Man trying to control but Shain is working from the bottom.
The Man content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Man drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shain manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now The Man has Shain in his guard.
The Man pulls Shain in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain stands up from The Man's guard - Shain perhaps looking for a knockout.
The Man misses with a kick to the body.
Shain moves out of range as The Man throws a body kick.
Shain has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as The Man is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The Man clinches up against the cage.
The Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Man blocks an elbow strike.
Shain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Mans head.
The Man scores with a hook to the body.
The Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain tries a knee to the head but The Man blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shain.
The Man misses with a body punch.
Shain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Man's elbow.
The Man throws a head punch that misses.
The Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Man backwards.
Shain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
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 shot in the inside from The Man.
Shain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Man.
The Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shain backwards.
Shain misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shain fails to land.
The Man misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Man.
Shain is breathing heavily.
Shain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from The Man.
Shain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Man can't get the takedown.
A short right from Shain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob The Man dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shain ducks under a wild hook from The Man.
The Man connects with a looping right hand.
The Man connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shain's hands.
The Man with a poor takedown
and The Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Man fakes the leg kick and cracks Shain in the body.
Shain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Man was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shain swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shain! But no joy.
The Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shain throws a sloppy head kick and The Man moves out of range easily.
The Man avoids the head kick by Shain.
The Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Man misses with a straight left.
Shain circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Man checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shain manages to avoid it.
Shain moves out of range as The Man strikes.
Shain explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shain misses with a straight left.
Shain works The Man's body with a nice hook.
The Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Man looks to throw the jab but Shain is out of range.
Shain looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Shain throws a combination that misses
and The Man counters with an outside leg kick.
The Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob The Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Man bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Man throws a body kick that misses.
The Man slips under a jab.
The Man walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shain.
Sampson Shain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain misses with a straight right.
The Man takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from The Man misses.
The Man misses with a hook
and Shain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Man thinking.
Shain checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shain throws a head kick but The Man moves out of range.
Shain misses the shot to the body.
Shain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Man.
Shain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Man scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shain throws The Man to one side and escapes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Man.
The Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Shain to counter with a crisp jab.
The Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Man looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shain!
The Man in side control, throwing shots but Shain defends.
The Man has knee on belly momentarily but Shain bucks him off and regains 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!
The Man trying to control the action but Shain is working from the bottom.
Bob The Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man thows a huge punch but Shain dodges it nicely.
The Man trying to control from Shain's half guard. Shain has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Shain has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Man throwing strikes from guard but Shain blocks nicely.
The Man trying to control but Shain is working from the bottom.
Shain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sampson Shain.
I think The Man has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bob The Man!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Starker (ranked 774 p4p, 30 weight class) and Tyson Cobb (ranked 691 p4p, 29 weight class). Starker comes to the cage accompanied by Catrin O'Neill - Ar Lan Y Mor. Paul Starker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Starker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starker is looking to clinch.
Cobb is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Starker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cobb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cobb throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cobb swats away the attempt to clinch by Starker.
Cobb lands a right hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Cobb there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab lands there for Cobb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cobb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cobb steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Starker.
Starker clinches up against the cage.
Cobb lands a body punch.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as Starker controls his hands.
Cobb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cobb thuds a left hand into Starker's body.
Cobb lands a nice shot to the body.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cobb lands a body shot.
Starker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Cobb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Starker's head backwards.
Starker instigates a clinch.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Starker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cobb's defenses.
It looks like Tyson Cobb has been cut.
Starker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cobb tries to work over Starker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cobb blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
A right handed body shot lands from Cobb.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobb has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cobb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Starker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starker ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb lands with a shot to the body.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb jabs Starker right on the nose. Starker blinks but takes it well.
Cobb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Starker's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Starker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cobb scores with a sloppy right hand. Starker should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb dips to his left and cracks Starker with an uppercut!
Starker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cobb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starker sets himself, and Cobb steps forward looking for the clinch! Starker avoids it this time.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch but Cobb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starker sets himself, and Cobb steps forward looking for the clinch! Starker avoids it this time.
Cobb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cobb connects with an inside leg kick.
Cobb scores with a hook to the body. Starker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Starker tries to clinch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb scores with a punch to the head.
Starker has closed the distance and engaged Cobb in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Starker.
Cobb trying to control the position but instead, Starker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cobb into the cage.
Starker takes a shot to the head.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cobb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cobb throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cobb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Starker tries to clinch but Cobb is having none of it.
Starker moves into the clinch.
Starker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Cobb.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cobb.
Cobb lands a hook that snaps the head of Starker backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Starker throws an elbow but misses.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starkers head.
Cobb scores with a hook to the body.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb blocks an elbow strike.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Cobb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Cobb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Cobb's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cobb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Starker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cobb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Cobb.
Starker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cobb.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch but Cobb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starker moves in looking to clinch but Cobb pushes him off.
Cobb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cobb catches Starker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Starker doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Cobb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyson Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobb throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Starker doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Starker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cobb breaks the clinch.
Starker moves forwards but Cobb connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Starker tries to clinch but Cobb is having none of it.
Cobb scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Cobb. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb lands a jab to Starker's midsection.
Cobb scores with a body shot.
Cobb connects with an inside leg kick.
Cobb scores with a nice strike.
Starker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Starker throws a wild hook but Cobb just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Starker gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Cobb raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Cobb!
Tyson Cobb tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Paul Starker stepped up to the mic, saying 'I`LL BE BACK@#$%!'.
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