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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Luke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into the arena with AFI - Totalimmortal blaring out of the sound system. Luke has chosen 99 problems as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Luke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson tries to keep at a distance but Luke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nelson gets through Luke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Nelson.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Luke is keeping busy.
Nelson misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson.
Luke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nelson trying to stall but Luke improves his position.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luke.
Luke scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Luke avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Luke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jimmy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luke closes the distance and pushes Nelson back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nelson stalls.
Luke pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Luke.
Luke breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Nelson to work.
Luke lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Luke controls the action.
Nelson is looking to control Luke's arms but Luke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the cage.
Luke prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Luke controls the action.
Luke is pushing Nelson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luke manages to break the clinch.
Luke moves into the clinch.
Nelson scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson tries a body shot but Luke blocks it.
Nelson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nelson tries to work over Luke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nelson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nelson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nelson tries a body shot but Luke blocks it.
Nelson is leaning against Luke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Luke controls his hands.
Nelson just leaning against Luke, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a body punch.
Nelson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson stalling against the cage.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Luke is keeping busy.
A right hook to the body lands for Nelson.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Luke stalling.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luke.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luke prevents a body shot from Nelson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Luke blocking some punches.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Luke.
Luke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson scores with a shot to the side of Luke's head.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Luke controls his hands.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Luke controls the action.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Luke blocks an uppercut.
Nelson tries to work over Luke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson tries a body shot but Luke blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Luke.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Luke controls his hands.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson tries a body shot but Luke blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Nelson dominated that round.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luke.
Luke tries to clinch up
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luke has time to react.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luke moves into the clinch.
Nelson is struggling to control the position.
Luke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nelson tries to work over Luke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Luke controls his hands.
Luke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luke staying out of range there.
Nelson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nelson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nelson stops Luke from standing up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nelson works over Luke with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson lands a couple of digs.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luke manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Luke's shoulder, as Luke tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson tries to work over Luke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson keeps control of Luke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Luke improves position.
Luke blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Nelson controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luke presses Nelson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Luke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luke tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Luke wants to clinch.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luke is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Luke circles away and we're back to standing.
Luke rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Luke controls the action.
Luke blocking some punches.
Jimmy Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Luke digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson has Luke pressed against the cage.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Luke improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luke misses with the head strike.
Luke throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nelson.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luke's elbow.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson wants to stall.
Nelson scores with a hook to the body.
Luke scores with a shoulder strike.
Luke can't break the clinch.
A short left from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson trying to stall but Luke improves his position.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Nelson 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!
Nelson misses with a double jab
and Luke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luke.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nelson works on Luke's body with a couple of short punches.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Luke controls his hands.
Nelson tries to work over Luke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luke blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Luke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the cage.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Luke controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luke blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Luke lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Luke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luke forces Nelson back against the cage and clinches.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luke's elbow.
Luke is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson letting Luke take a breather here.
Nelson has Luke pressed against the cage, preventing Luke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Luke.
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Nelson.
Nelson pushes Luke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Luke blocking some punches.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luke breaks from the clinch.
Devin Luke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Luke counters with a one-two to the body.
Luke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A cross from Nelson lands.
Nelson throws the left hand but Luke avoids the punch easily.
Luke wants to clinch but Nelson slips to the side
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Devin Luke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Luke misses.
Luke tries to clinch up
and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries a body shot but Luke blocks it.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Luke avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Luke trying to control the position but instead, Nelson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Luke into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Luke slowing the pace effectively.
Luke is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Luke avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Nelson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luke or not.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nelson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nelson throws a sloppy body shot
and Luke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luke.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
It looks like Devin Luke has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson taking a breather.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luke's elbow.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson cracks Luke with a nice body shot.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Luke's ribcage. Luke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luke blocks a body shot from Nelson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nelson tries to work over Luke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson wants to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Nelson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Goldberg Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ferguson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Breaking Benjamin singing "You Fight Me" live for the crowd tonight!!!!. Kevin Ferguson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joseph Goldberg Jr's chin.
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238 lbs
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242 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Goldberg Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldberg Jr.
Goldberg Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferguson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferguson misses with a wild combination.
Ferguson throws a solid leg kick but Goldberg Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ferguson.
Ferguson fails to land with a series of punches.
Goldberg Jr dodges the punch combination from Ferguson.
Goldberg Jr dodges the punch combination from Ferguson.
Ferguson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferguson tried to score with a low kick but Goldberg Jr checks it.
Ferguson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson throws a jab when Goldberg Jr was well out of range.
Goldberg Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Ferguson wants to land a leg kick but Goldberg Jr is out of range.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goldberg Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goldberg Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goldberg Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg Jr tries to clinch but Ferguson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Ferguson misses.
Goldberg Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Kevin Ferguson has been cut.
Goldberg Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goldberg Jr is looking to clinch but Ferguson is avoiding it.
Goldberg Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Goldberg Jr moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Goldberg Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Goldberg Jr scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldberg Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ferguson takes a step back to recover.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goldberg Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferguson's sensitive parts.
Goldberg Jr moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Goldberg Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ferguson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goldberg Jr can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg Jr tries to clinch but Ferguson is having none of it.
Ferguson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Goldberg Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick from Goldberg Jr lands but Ferguson takes it in his stride.
Ferguson tries to bum rush Goldberg Jr with a series of wild strikes but Goldberg Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goldberg Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferguson keeps the fight on the outside.
Goldberg Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Goldberg Jr tries to clinch up.
Goldberg Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Goldberg Jr is looking to clinch.
Goldberg Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferguson circles away.
Ferguson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goldberg Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ferguson really felt that one!
Goldberg Jr tries to clinch there but Ferguson circles away.
Ferguson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goldberg Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ferguson will feel that in the morning.
Ferguson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goldberg Jr tries to clinch but Ferguson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with the combination.
Goldberg Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ferguson will feel that in the morning.
Goldberg Jr wants to clinch up but Ferguson keeps it at a distance.
Goldberg Jr moves in looking to clinch but Ferguson pushes him off.
Ferguson lands a head shot.
Ferguson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goldberg Jr tries to clinch but Ferguson is having none of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Goldberg Jr. Ferguson shrugs it off though.
Goldberg Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ferguson swats away the attempt to clinch by Goldberg Jr.
Ferguson thows a leg kick but Goldberg Jr checks it
and Goldberg Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Goldberg Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Ferguson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Goldberg Jr misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Ferguson.
A knee to the head by Goldberg Jr.
Ferguson pushes Goldberg Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goldberg Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferguson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ferguson - that landed with a thud.
Ferguson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldberg Jr scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferguson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson gets through Goldberg Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ferguson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goldberg Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ferguson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ferguson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ferguson scores with a shoulder strike.
Goldberg Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Ferguson.
Ferguson lands with a left to the head.
Ferguson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Goldberg Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferguson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ferguson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goldberg Jr backwards.
Ferguson gets through Goldberg Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Ferguson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Ferguson.
A short right from Ferguson on the inside.
Ferguson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goldberg Jr or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Goldberg Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Ferguson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and Goldberg Jr counters with a head kick.
Goldberg Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Goldberg Jr slips a jab and a cross from Ferguson.
Goldberg Jr is looking to clinch but Ferguson is avoiding it.
Ferguson throws a right and a left that Goldberg Jr avoids nicely.
Ferguson swats away the attempt to clinch by Goldberg Jr.
Ferguson misses with a low kick.
Ferguson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goldberg Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goldberg Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldberg Jr is looking to clinch but Ferguson is avoiding it.
Kevin Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson throws a left that rocks Goldberg Jr and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ferguson dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Goldberg Jr regain composure!
Goldberg Jr is rocked!
It looks like Joseph Goldberg Jr has been cut.
Ferguson scores with punches from side control.
Goldberg Jr is still in real trouble! Can Ferguson finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferguson scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd goes nuts as Ferguson knocks Goldberg Jr out cold with a massive hammerfist! Ferguson Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kevin Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Po Panda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snyder Pretzels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Po Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snyder Pretzels!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda connects with a body shot.
Panda lands with a nice body kick.
A nice combination there by Panda.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Panda lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Pretzels.
Danga de danga de dang - Panda scores with a four punch combination!
Panda blocks a head kick by Pretzels.
A left and a right from Panda both land. Nice combination.
Panda really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Panda - that will leave a mark!
Pretzels looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda lands with a shot to the body.
Pretzels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Panda!
Snyder Pretzels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panda throws a combination. Pretzels tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Panda throws a combination. Pretzels tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Panda throws a shot to the body.
Pretzels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice combination there by Panda.
Panda cracks a nice hook into Pretzels's ribs.
Panda is working the combinations to good effect here.
Panda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Panda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Panda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda punishes Pretzels's body with a nice straight punch.
Panda lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pretzels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Panda scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Panda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda throws a shot to the body.
Panda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Panda punishes Pretzels's body with a nice straight punch.
Pretzels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Panda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Panda goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Panda is looking to wear down Pretzels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Panda digs a good body shot into Pretzels's ribs.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pretzels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Panda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pretzels doesn't seem bothered though.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pretzels thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda scores with a hook to the body. Pretzels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Panda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Panda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panda throws a combination. Pretzels tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Panda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Panda.
Panda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Panda.
Panda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Panda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Panda throws a combination. Pretzels tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Panda scores with a jab to the body.
Panda throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Panda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pretzels takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Panda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pretzels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Panda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Panda scores with a three punch combo!
Pretzels misses with a kick to the body
and Panda counters with a three punch combo that has Pretzels backing up. Pretzels nods at Panda to acknowledge the strikes.
Pretzels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Panda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pretzels has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pretzels misses with the body kick
and Panda counters with a body kick.
Pretzels throws a head kick but Panda moves out of range.
Pretzels misses with a head kick.
Pretzels looks for the body kick but Panda saw that one coming.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pretzels throws a head kick but Panda moves out of range.
Panda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Pretzels.
Panda avoids the head kick by Pretzels.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Panda lands a nice hook to Pretzels's body. Pretzels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a left to the body.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a right hand to the body.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Panda digs a good body shot into Pretzels's ribs.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Panda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Panda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Panda both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pretzels has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Panda.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a left to the body.
Pretzels tries to land a body kick
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Po Panda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a left to the body.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a one-two to the body.
Panda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Panda lands a nice shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pretzels in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Panda lands a body shot.
Panda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pretzels doesn't seem bothered though.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Panda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Panda scores with a shot to the body.
Panda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pretzels thinking.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Panda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pretzels can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a right hand to the body.
Pretzels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Panda lands with a nice combination. Pretzels backs away looking to recover.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a left and a right that stings Pretzels.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a left and a right that stings Pretzels.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Panda works Pretzels's body with a nice hook.
Pretzels throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a two punch combo.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Panda lands a jab-cross combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pretzels might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Panda has got the better of the exchanges.
Panda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Panda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pretzels thinking.
Pretzels throws a body kick the misses
and Panda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pretzels thinking.
Panda connects with a body shot.
Panda throws a right hand that Pretzels ducks under and follows up with a left that Pretzels also avoids with ease.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a series of strikes. Pretzels will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a two punch combo.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a left and a right that stings Pretzels.
Panda stuns Pretzels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Panda lands a two punch combo.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a nice body shot.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a right hand to the body.
Pretzels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a series of strikes. Pretzels will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pretzels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda lands a nice shot to the body.
Po Panda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a two punch combo.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a body kick.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Po Panda is winning the standup battle so far.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a three punch combo that has Pretzels backing up. Pretzels nods at Panda to acknowledge the strikes.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Panda.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a nice body shot.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a nice body shot.
Pretzels throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Panda lands a nice looking body shot.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a left to the body.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a left and a right that stings Pretzels.
Panda scores with a shot to the body.
Panda misses with a wild body shot.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pretzels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Panda lands a nice shot to the body.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a two punch combo.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pretzels thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Po Panda dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A right-left combo lands from Panda.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Panda lands a nice shot to the body.
Panda digs a good hook to Pretzels's body.
Panda closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a one-two to the body.
Panda connects with a body shot.
Panda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Panda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pretzels doesn't seem bothered though.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pretzels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Panda.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a three punch combo that has Pretzels backing up. Pretzels nods at Panda to acknowledge the strikes.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a series of strikes. Pretzels will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda stalks Pretzels and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pretzels's face. Pretzels staggers backwards, shaken.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a right hand to the body.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a left to the body.
Panda throws a shot to the body.
Panda lands a nice looking body shot.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a one-two to the body.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a series of strikes. Pretzels will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pretzels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Panda lands a jab to Pretzels's midsection.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a two punch combo.
Nice body punch from Panda.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Panda lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Panda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a left and a right that stings Pretzels.
Panda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pretzels thinking.
Pretzels looks to throw a body kick
and Panda counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a two punch combo.
Panda looks to land a combination. Pretzels sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a left and a right that stings Pretzels.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Panda digs a good hook to Pretzels's body.
Panda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Panda lands a body shot.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a left and a right that stings Pretzels.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice body punch from Panda.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a two punch combo.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A lazy body kick from Pretzels
and Panda counters with a one-two to the body.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a three punch combo that has Pretzels backing up. Pretzels nods at Panda to acknowledge the strikes.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Panda scores with a shot to the body.
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a three punch combo that has Pretzels backing up. Pretzels nods at Panda to acknowledge the strikes.
Panda lands a jab to Pretzels's midsection.
Pretzels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Panda scores with a four punch combination!
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a left to the body.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a nice body shot.
Panda throws a one two combo.
A nice combination there by Panda.
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda counters with a right hand to the body.
Panda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a series of strikes. Pretzels will be more careful next time no doubt.
Panda throws a combination. Pretzels tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Panda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a good, hard body kick but Pretzels shrugs it off.
Panda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pretzels throws a head kick that misses
and Panda counters with a right hand to the body.
Pretzels throws a lazy head kick
and Panda counters with a solid body kick.
Snyder Pretzels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick by Pretzels misses
and Panda makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pretzels really felt that one!
Pretzels throws a sloppy head kick
and Panda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Po Panda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Panda 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Po Panda!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rock Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Perry will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Perry!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perry looks for a takedown but Roll sprawls well.
Roll throws a right and a left that Perry avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Roll as Perry shoots in.
Rock Roll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Perry.
Perry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roll is fending him off so far but Perry persists. Nope, Roll circles away and we're back to standing.
Perry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Perry throws a strike aimed at the side of Roll's head but Roll avoids it well.
Perry working away.
Perry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Perry landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Roll's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Roll might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roll tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Perry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roll dodges the ground and pound from Perry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roll struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry throws a strike aimed at the side of Roll's head but Roll avoids it well.
Roll is working to avoid the ground and pound but Perry connects with a decent elbow.
Roll wants to control but Perry postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roll tries to land a leg kick but Perry saw it coming and moves away.
Roll keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown. Roll tries to sprawl out of it but Perry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roll manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perry.
Perry shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Roll is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Roll on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roll tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Perry is working away from the top position though.
Perry wants to pass to mount but Roll is defending the position.
Roll is trying to control but can't.
Perry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roll has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Perry is working away from the top position though.
Perry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Perry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roll pinned against the cage. Roll gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Perry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roll is fending him off so far but Perry persists. Nope, Roll circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roll avoids it really well and circles away.
Perry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roll as he avoids it easily.
Perry shoots in but no luck this time.
Perry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roll swivels and escapes.
Perry fails to land the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perry shoots for a takedown but Roll saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Perry will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perry fails with the takedown.
Perry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roll is fending him off so far but Perry persists. Nope, Roll circles away and we're back to standing.
Roll throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perry.
Perry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roll sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perry somewhat.
Rock Roll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Perry.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry scores with a takedown into Roll's guard.
Perry cracks Roll with a solid left hand.
Roll is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roll working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Roll is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Roll manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Perry is in all sorts of trouble here.
Perry sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll prevents Perry from standing back up.
Perry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roll.
Perry regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perry is pulling down on Roll's head to control his posture.
Roll throwing strikes from guard but Perry blocks nicely.
Perry seems keen to control Roll's posture.
Perry wants to stand up but Roll is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perry is on top in guard.
Roll controls Perry momentarily but Perry frees himself.
Roll working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Perry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry wants to control from the top but Roll keeps moving.
Perry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roll is keeping the position for now.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perry tries to free his leg and advance position but Roll is retaining full guard.
Perry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roll throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown. Roll tries to sprawl out of it but Perry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roll manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perry fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roll gets caught flat footed, as Perry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Perry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roll swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roll keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Roll keeping full guard, as Perry tries to pass.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roll trying to control the position here.
Perry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Perry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Perry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Perry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roll sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roll throws a right and a left that Perry avoids nicely.
Perry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roll avoids it really well and circles away.
A punch combination from Roll misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perry.
Rock Roll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Perry.
Perry shoots for a takedown but Roll saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roll misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll slaps away a takedown attempt from Perry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Perry closes the distance and clinches up with Roll, looking for a takedown. Perry pushes Roll against the cage but Roll circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Perry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perry shoots in and drives through. Roll sprawls well.
Perry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roll defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perry.
Perry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shawn Perry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Perry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roll.
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown. Roll tries to sprawl out of it but Perry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roll manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roll but Roll pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roll throws a right hand that Perry ducks under and follows up with a left that Perry also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry shoots in but no luck this time.
Perry shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Perry is keen to just control but Roll is a slippery customer.
Roll is doing well to control the position and prevent Perry from advancing to side control.
Roll's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Roll has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Perry is working away from the top position though.
Perry slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Perry has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Roll is trying to maintain the position but Perry is very close to passing his half guard.
Rock Roll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Roll wants to control but Perry is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perry trying to control the pace.
Roll is not content to let Perry control the position.
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 Rock Roll.
I think Perry 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Perry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Moye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Rua had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Moye!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Derek Moye has been cut.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moye scores with a nice head shot.
Moye lands a nice shot to the body.
Rua throws the left hand but Moye avoids the punch easily.
Moye throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Moye bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moye working away.
Rua tries to bench press Moye off him but Moye keeps the position.
Rua is trying to buck Moye off.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Rua is trying to control Moye's posture but Moye avoids it.
Rua tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to hold on but Moye postures up.
Rua is looking to improve his position but Moye isn't that keen on the idea.
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Moye is looking to work his way around to Rua's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Moye goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rua turns into him and now he's in Moye's guard.
Rua is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Moye blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rua postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Moye is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rua, into his guard.
Moye postures up.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moye pushes down on Rua's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moye stops Rua from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moye's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moye's back!
Moye rolls, trying to escape but Rua keeps control of the position.
Moye trying to control the action but Rua just sinks the hooks in.
Moye breaks Rua's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rua looking for a sweep. Not yet Rua, not yet.
Moye wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
Moye stops Rua from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moye looking to sit in guard and control but Rua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rua missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua takes one to the chin there.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moye.
Moye throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
Moye looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Moye trying to pass the guard but Rua defending well.
Rua moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Moye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Moye's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moye lands with a nice body punch.
Moye staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Moye circles away.
Rua has his takedown stuffed
and Moye counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rua!
Rua squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rua working to try and regain half guard.
Rua squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moye breaks from Rua's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Moye trying to control but Rua is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Moye.
Moye prevents Rua from getting the reversal.
Moye with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Moye controlling the position easily from mount.
Moye swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rua is now in Moye's guard. A big mistake from Moye there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moye not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rua scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rua postures up.
Rua chips away with some ground and pound.
Rua working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moye's head.
Rua postures up.
Moye is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rua is aware though and is defending well.
Moye looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to control the position from guard on top but Moye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua wants to get up but he can't break Moye's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rua lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moye lands a slapping body shot.
Moye takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moye's efforts to push away.
Rua gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rua wants to stand but Moye is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rua postures up.
Rua won't allow Moye to sweep him here.
Moye is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Moye is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Alex Rua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derek Moye's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moye.
Rua scores with a takedown into Moye's guard.
Rua throws a strike but Moye rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moye wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Moye slips nicely into half guard.
Rua gets back to full guard.
Moye prevents Rua from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moye postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rua is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Moye, into his guard.
Moye takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moye is trying to control the position but Rua postures up.
Moye is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rua trying to control but Moye is working from the bottom.
Derek Moye has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Moye blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Moye avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rua won't allow Moye to sweep him here.
Rua stands and steps away. Moye gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rua with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moye counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rua looking for a sweep. Not yet Rua, not yet.
Rua wants to stand up but Moye is controlling him.
Rua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moye postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rua is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Moye, into his guard.
Moye is trying to control the position but Rua postures up.
Moye looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rua has gone for a leg lock! Moye slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rua's guard.
Rua is trying to keep Moye in close.
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.
Moye trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moye drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rua dives on top into guard.
Rua trying to control but Moye is working from the bottom.
Moye wants to sweep here but Rua controlling him for the moment.
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 Alex Rua.
I think Rua 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alex Rua!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Williams has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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250 lbs
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230 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams cracks Blaze with a good jab.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Blaze on that attempt.
Williams cracks Blaze with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blaze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blaze fails with the takedown.
Williams scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams missing with a left hand there. Blaze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blaze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blaze to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blaze tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Blaze is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blaze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Blaze is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is pulling down on Blaze's head to control his posture.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Blaze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blaze is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Blaze on that attempt.
Blaze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blaze gets slowly back to his feet.
Blaze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blaze off to one side.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Blaze shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Blaze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blaze misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Blaze or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Al Blaze has been cut.
Williams jabs at Blaze's body.
Rob Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blaze has time to react.
Williams clobbers Blaze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blaze had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blaze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Blaze takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blaze takes one to the side of the head.
Blaze is rocked!
Williams cracks Blaze with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Blaze tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Williams pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Blaze is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Zuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Visa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
193 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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188 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Zuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Visa!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses.
Visa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Visa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zuka trying to control the position here.
Zuka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zuka wants to get back to his feet but Visa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Visa trying to control but Zuka is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zuka misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zuka.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses.
Zuka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Visa keeps the fight on the outside.
Zuka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Visa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zuka defends it nicely.
Zuka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Visa's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visa fails with the takedown.
Visa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Amir Zuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Visa.
Zuka lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Visa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zuka doesn't manage to clinch there - Visa circles away.
Zuka is looking to slow Visa down with leg kicks.
Visa looks gassed!
Zuka throws a sloppy head kick and Visa moves out of range easily.
Zuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zuka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zuka wants it to stay on the feet.
Amir Zuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Visa has a takedown stuffed.
Zuka lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visa avoids the head kick by Zuka.
Zuka tries to clinch up but Visa circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body kick from Zuka.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zuka!
Visa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zuka. Zuka obviously looking to wear him down.
Zuka throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses.
Zuka wants to clinch.
Zuka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Visa's head.
Zuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Visa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zuka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Zuka.
Zuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Visa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zuka as he jumps to the side.
Zuka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zuka lands a head kick. Visa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zuka moves into the clinch successfully.
Zuka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Visa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zuka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zuka lands a good knee to the midsection. Visa won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Zuka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Visa keeps the fight on the outside.
Zuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Visa fails with a takedown attempt.
Zuka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Visa can do to turn this around?
Visa blocks a head kick by Zuka.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zuka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zuka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Visa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuka instigates a clinch.
Zuka lands a knee to the head.
Zuka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Visa is breathing heavily.
Visa is trying to drag Zuka to the mat but Zuka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Visa takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka lands an elbow that stopped Visa in his tracks for a moment.
Zuka lands a damaging elbow.
Zuka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zuka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zuka crunches a lovely knee into Visa's ribcage.
Zuka breaks from the clinch.
Zuka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amir Zuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuka throws a head kick that Visa semi-blocks.
Zuka throws a head kick that Visa semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuka throws a head kick that misses.
Zuka moves into the clinch successfully.
Zuka lands an elbow inside.
Visa wants a takedown.
Amir Zuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Visa.
Zuka lands an elbow just above Visa 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Visa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zuka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zuka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Visa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zuka lands a damaging elbow.
Zuka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zuka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Visa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zuka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zuka lands a knee to the body.
Visa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zuka scores a nice knee to the body.
Zuka lands a damaging elbow.
Zuka lands a damaging elbow.
Zuka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zuka manages to break the clinch.
Zuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Visa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visa shoots for a takedown but Zuka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zuka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Amir Zuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Zuka.
Zuka throws a head kick that half lands.
Visa blocks a head kick by Zuka.
Zuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zuka clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Zuka.
Zuka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Visa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zuka slaps away a takedown attempt from Visa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Visa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Visa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zuka pinned against the cage. Zuka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zuka throws a sloppy head kick and Visa moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Visa misses with a takedown attempt - Zuka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Amir Zuka is winning the standup battle so far.
Visa keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Zuka dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good leg kick by Zuka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Visa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zuka is looking for a sweep. Visa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zuka tries to kick Visa off but Visa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Visa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zuka's head.
Zuka is pressing down on Visa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Visa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zuka has Visa pulled in close to control his posture.
Visa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuka kicks Visa off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Visa fails with the takedown.
Zuka has Visa up against the cage in a clinch.
Zuka lands an elbow just above Visa 's eye.
Zuka connects with a knee to the head.
Visa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zuka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Visa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zuka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Amir Zuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Visa.
Zuka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Amir Zuka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zuka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zuka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zuka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zuka obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Visa's defenses.
Zuka lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Zuka.
Zuka with a knee to the head.
Zuka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zuka connects with a knee to the head.
Zuka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Visa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Visa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zuka pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zuka throws a head kick that Visa semi-blocks.
Visa fails with a takedown attempt.
Zuka lands with a kick to the temple. Visa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Visa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zuka throws a nice head kick!
Visa shoots in but no luck this time.
Zuka slaps away a takedown attempt from Visa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zuka misses with a head kick.
Zuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Visa fails with a takedown attempt.
Visa blocks a head kick by Zuka.
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.
Visa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zuka sprawls well. Zuka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Visa gets slowly back to his feet.
Zuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Visa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Visa misses with a takedown attempt - Zuka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zuka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Visa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amir Zuka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zuka lands with a slapping head kick.
Visa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zuka wants to clinch.
Visa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zuka but Zuka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Zuka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zuka, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Zuka!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turo Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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285 lbs
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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turo Vatanen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyd throws out a powerful jab.
A combination from Boyd does no damage.
Billy Boyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyd lands with an overhand left.
Boyd throws a nice looking combination but Vatanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vatanen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vatanen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boyd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vatanen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boyd defending well though.
Vatanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boyd's head.
Vatanen seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Boyd has recovered full guard.
Vatanen throws a strike but Boyd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vatanen looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd tries to stand but Vatanen is controlling from the bottom.
Boyd gets to his feet. Vatanen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Vatanen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boyd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vatanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boyd swings for the body but Vatanen moves out of range.
Vatanen defending well as Boyd loads up on a big left hand.
Vatanen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boyd.
Billy Boyd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vatanen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boyd checks it well.
Vatanen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boyd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vatanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boyd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vatanen throws a leg kick but Boyd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boyd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen walks into a straight right hand from Boyd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyd misses with a straight left.
Vatanen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boyd's waist but Boyd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vatanen off to one side.
Boyd checks a low kick from Vatanen.
Boyd throws a right and a left that Vatanen avoids nicely.
Vatanen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boyd but Boyd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boyd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Boyd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vatanen.
Boyd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vatanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vatanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyd.
Boyd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen takes one to the chin there.
Boyd misses with a body shot.
Vatanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Vatanen ducks under a wild hook from Boyd.
Boyd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vatanen.
Boyd throws a lazy right hand but Vatanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vatanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vatanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boyd misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vatanen.
Billy Boyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turo Vatanen.
Vatanen throws a low kick, looking for Boyd's leg but Boyd calmly moves out of range.
Boyd throws a right and a left that Vatanen avoids nicely.
Boyd throws out a loose jab but Vatanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vatanen defending well as Boyd loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vatanen fails to land the takedown.
Vatanen throws an overhand right that lands on Boyd's shoulder, as Boyd tries to avoid the shot.
Vatanen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vatanen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vatanen throws and elbow that misses. Boyd uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vatanen's guard. Nice move by Boyd!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyd is looking to stand up but Vatanen won't let him.
Vatanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Boyd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vatanen tries to clinch but Boyd moves out of range.
Boyd takes a swing at Vatanen's ribcage but misses.
Vatanen moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Boyd misses.
Boyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vatanen slips a straight right by Boyd.
Boyd throws a hook but Vatanen avoids it easily.
Vatanen shoots in but no luck this time.
Vatanen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boyd is out of range.
Boyd connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyd. Vatanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boyd throws out a loose jab but Vatanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vatanen dodges the punch combination from Boyd.
Boyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vatanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen shoots for a takedown but Boyd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vatanen motions for Boyd to come forward. Vatanen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vatanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boyd swivels and escapes.
Billy Boyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turo Vatanen.
Boyd cracks Vatanen with a good jab.
Vatanen feints and then cracks Boyd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boyd down.
Nice takedown defense from Boyd. No joy for Vatanen on that attempt.
Vatanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boyd lands with a nice body punch.
Vatanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Vatanen throws a chopping leg kick but Boyd manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vatanen misses with a takedown attempt - Boyd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vatanen is breathing heavily.
Vatanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vatanen throws out the jab.
Vatanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Billy Boyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyd misses with a straight right.
Vatanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyd.
Billy Boyd is winning the standup battle so far.
Boyd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyd misses with a straight left.
Boyd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vatanen counters with an outside leg kick.
Boyd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vatanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyd throws out the jab.
Boyd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vatanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boyd swivels and escapes.
Vatanen tries to score with a low kick but Boyd moves his leg out of the way.
Boyd takes a swing at Vatanen's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boyd!
Vatanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyd.
Boyd connects with a right hand. Vatanen shakes it off.
Vatanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boyd misses with an uppercut. Vatanen saw that one coming.
Boyd thuds a left hand into Vatanen's body.
Vatanen throws a leg kick but Boyd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boyd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Turo Vatanen has been cut.
A cross from Boyd lands.
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!
Boyd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boyd lands with a straight right. Vatanen didn't see that one coming.
Vatanen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vatanen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen tries to move into range but Boyd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boyd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vatanen on the side of the head.
Boyd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vatanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vatanen ducks under a wild hook from Boyd.
Vatanen is looking to clinch.
Boyd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vatanen's hands.
Boyd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Vatanen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vatanen ducks under a wild hook from Boyd.
Vatanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyd.
Vatanen scores a takedown into full mount!
Boyd takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Boyd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Turo Vatanen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vatanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyd.
Boyd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vatanen defending well as Boyd loads up on a big left hand.
Boyd dips to his left and cracks Vatanen with an uppercut!
Vatanen slips under a jab.
Boyd throws a nice looking combination but Vatanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vatanen shoots in and drives through. Boyd sprawls well.
Boyd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vatanen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Boyd manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vatanen won't allow Boyd to get back to his feet.
Vatanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vatanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatanen throws a strike but Boyd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boyd wanted to stand there but Vatanen had control of the position.
Boyd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vatanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boyd is one step ahead there.
Vatanen trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vatanen fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vatanen is looking to score with low kicks.
Vatanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boyd circles away.
Billy Boyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turo Vatanen.
Boyd fails to land with a series of punches.
Vatanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vatanen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boyd as he jumps to the side.
Boyd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boyd wants it to stay on the feet.
Boyd throws a lazy right hand but Vatanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vatanen shoots in but no luck this time.
Vatanen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vatanen walks into a jab.
Boyd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vatanen momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatanen takes one on the button.
Boyd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vatanen misses the shot to the body.
Boyd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vatanen blocks a jab.
Boyd lands with a shot to the body.
Boyd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vatanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyd clinches up against the cage.
Boyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vatanen fails with the takedown.
Boyd looks to land a left hand but Vatanen moved out of range nicely.
Vatanen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boyd sprawls well. Boyd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vatanen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd lands with a right hand.
Boyd throws a looping overhand right but Vatanen ducks down to avoid it.
Vatanen is looking to clinch.
Boyd looks to throw the jab but Vatanen is out of range.
Vatanen wants to clinch but Boyd slips to the side
and Boyd counters with a left and a right that stings Vatanen.
A jab from Boyd does it's job there.
Vatanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vatanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turo Vatanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vatanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vatanen on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vatanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boyd circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Boyd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boyd, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Boyd!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macho Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Spank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Original Techno Viking. Frank Spank will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Martel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Spank!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spank thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick from Martel lands but Spank takes it in his stride.
Spank drops Martel with a beautiful combination! Martel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spank is looking for the KO!
It looks like Macho Martel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spank clinches with his opponent.
Spank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spank manages to break the clinch.
Martel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spank.
Martel misses with a low kick.
Martel misses with a head kick.
Spank checks the leg kick nicely there.
Spank displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martel.
Martel tries a head kick but it misses.
Martel throws a sloppy head kick and Spank moves out of range easily.
Spank lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Spank.
Martel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spank.
Spank tries to clinch but Martel is having none of it.
Martel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Macho Martel's cut is getting worse.
Spank is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Spank cracks Martel with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Martel looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Spank finish him?
Martel is rocked!
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!
Spank misses with a double jab.
Martel looks up at the clock. Bad move! Spank lands a right hand from hell, dropping Martel. Spank pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Spank!
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