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WCF 29: Dirk vs Rader PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Sanders (ranked 6543 p4p, 6456 weight class) and Wang Li (ranked 632 p4p, 629 weight class). Li has chosen Space Cowboy as his entrance music. Wang Li struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Charles Sanders is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wang Li!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders misses with a series of wild punches.
Li looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Li looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanders went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Li is looking to clinch but Sanders is avoiding it.
Sanders takes the fight into the clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanders rushes Li and presses him up against the cage.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Li misses the target.
Li throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanders rushes Li and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Sanders lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Li backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders clinches.
Sanders tries to break free but Li pushes him back against the cage.
Sanders wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders has hold of one of Li's legs. Li is fighting the takedown attempt but Sanders gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sanders stays in close to Li's body and controls the position.
Sanders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanders is standing up over Li. Li looks to escape but Sanders dives into side control.
Li wants to control but Sanders postures up.
Sanders has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Li takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanders drives through and clinches with Li against the cage.
Sanders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanders's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sanders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanders throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Li shapes to counter with a head kick.
Sanders tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders moves into range and clinches up with Li.
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!
Sanders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanders misses with the combination.
Wang Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li is looking to clinch.
Sanders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanders throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanders, as that shot connected.
Sanders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li looks for a takedown but Sanders sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Li is out of range.
Sanders looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Sanders tries to break the clinch but Li is controlling the position.
Sanders breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Sanders, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Sanders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanders lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanders.
Li throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanders half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Li lands with a straight right. Sanders didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Sanders.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Li! But no joy.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws the kick towards the body but Sanders avoids it.
Sanders appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanders misses with a few strikes there.
Sanders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanders throws a big counter combination but Li scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders scores with a punch to the head.
Sanders misses with the combination.
Sanders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Li lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sanders throws a solid leg kick but Li takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanders.
Sanders misses with the combination.
Li looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanders misses with an uppercut. Li saw that one coming.
Sanders misses with the combination.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Sanders dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Li leaves Sanders with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Li swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanders moves away.
Sanders misses with the combination.
Sanders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Li can do to turn this around?
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Li is breathing heavily.
Sanders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sanders misses with the combination.
Li punishes Sanders's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanders lands with a good body shot.
Li has Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Sanders tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li clinches up with Sanders and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanders has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Li avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Li goes for a takedown attempt but Sanders pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanders misses with a wild combination.
Charles Sanders is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanders throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Li pushes Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders closes the distance and pushes Li back into the cage.
Sanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li misses the jab.
Sanders tries to bum rush Li with a series of wild strikes but Li uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Sanders backs off Li throws a huge counter combo but Sanders manages to avoid it all.
Sanders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Li misses with a head kick.
Sanders throws a series of punches but Li moves out of range.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt
and Li counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Li.
Li goes for a double leg but Sanders avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sanders continues to drive forward.
Sanders went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanders lands the left hand.
Charles Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanders closes the distance and pushes Li back into the cage.
Sanders wants to get back to striking at distance but Li won't allow it.
Sanders content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Charles Sanders has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanders misses with a few strikes there.
Li is looking for the big counter here.
Some wild striking there from Sanders.
Li slips a straight right by Sanders.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Li drives through and clinches with Sanders against the cage.
Sanders slowing the pace effectively.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanders loads up on a big right hand but Li slips the punch.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders dives in and grabs Li's left leg, looking for a takedown. Li pushes down on Sanders's head and hops out.
Sanders gets tackled into the cage by Li. Li maintains the clinch.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Li! But no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders slips a jab from Li.
Sanders misses with a two punch combination.
Sanders misses with a few strikes there.
Li takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders pulls guard successfully.
Sanders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanders utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sanders is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sanders is trying to break free.
Sanders fails to pull guard.
A short right from Li on the inside.
Come on Sanders - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Sanders dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Li moves in looking to clinch but Sanders pushes him off.
Sanders lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanders throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
Li is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Li has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li closes the distance and pushes Sanders back into the cage.
Sanders tries to break the clinch but Li is controlling the position.
Sanders decides to pull guard.
Sanders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Li.
Sanders wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Li circles away easily
and Li cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanders throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Li tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanders walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanders lands a really nice looking cross but Li seems unphased.
Sanders lands a glancing blow to the side of Li's head.
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Li manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Li looking to control.
Sanders is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders stands up from Li's guard - Sanders perhaps looking for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Li moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanders falls off balance throwing a combination
and Li counters with a two punch combo.
Sanders throws a hook but Li blocks it.
Li throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanders's waist but Sanders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Li off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Li might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li works the jab nicely.
Sanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Li is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanders.
Sanders misses with a double jab.
Li moves into the clinch.
Sanders manages to break the clinch.
Sanders fails with the takedown.
Sanders moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Li.
As Li looks to move away, Sanders throws a big counter combo but Li just gets out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Sanders. Those never looked like landing.
Li darts in looking for a takedown but Sanders gets double underhooks and turns Li into the cage.
Sanders scores with a hook.
Li dodges the punch combination from Sanders.
Li throws a big counter head kick but Sanders avoids it with no problem.
Wang Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanders looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Sanders - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Charles Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Li drops his hands momentarily and Sanders takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanders throws a combination. Li tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Sanders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanders 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Sanders!
The defeated Wang Li had this to say: 'Hey, man, wait for me, we'll meet again. I have to rush back to a new training session.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yadeep Singh (ranked 3472 p4p, 4683 weight class) and David Danis (ranked 435 p4p, 528 weight class). Yadeep Singh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yadeep Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Danis!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danis misses with a combination
and Singh counters with a straight right hand.
Singh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Singh swinging wildly here.
Singh scoring well with a low kick there.
Singh delivers a nice body kick.
Danis walks into a left hand.
We've been told by Singh's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Danis.
Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
Singh stuns Danis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Danis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses with the combination.
Danis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Singh to score with a decent uppercut.
Singh works the jab nicely.
Singh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice leg kick lands there from Singh.
Danis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 Danis is rocked!
Singh throws an overhand right that has Danis reeling! Singh follows up with more punches and Danis is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yadeep Singh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Kras (ranked 5999 p4p, 7579 weight class) and Alan Robinson (ranked 484 p4p, 554 weight class). Robinson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Space Cowboy. Alan Robinson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Kras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Robinson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson gets tackled into the cage by Kras. Kras maintains the clinch.
Robinson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Robinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kras landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kras is leaning against Robinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kras crunches a lovely knee into Robinson's ribcage.
Kras gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Alan Robinson has been cut.
Kras tries to land a knee to the head but Robinson blocks with his arms.
Kras stalling.
Kras content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kras lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Kras scores with a shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Nice body punch from Kras - that landed with a thud.
Kras pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kras feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Robinson sprawling to the canvas! Robinson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kras finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kras gets a clinch.
Kras lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robinson is rocked!
Kras lands a nice shot to the body.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kras finish him?
Kras breaks from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Kras has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kras clinches.
Kras escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kras is stalking Robinson. Robinson circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Kras, and it's lights out! Robinson really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Kras!
In defeat, Alan Robinson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hey, man, wait for me, we'll meet again. I have to rush back to a new training session.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Watts (ranked 3875 p4p, 3532 weight class) and Panca Pandu (ranked 497 p4p, 457 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panca Pandu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pandu avoids the body shot from Watts.
Watts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watts swinging wildly here.
Pandu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watts went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Watts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pandu tries to clinch up
and Watts counters with a two punch combo.
Watts circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watts counters with a three punch combo that has Pandu backing up. Pandu nods at Watts to acknowledge the strikes.
Pandu shoots in but no luck this time.
Watts's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Watts duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts throws a series of punches but Pandu avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Pandu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandu wants to clinch up but Watts keeps it at a distance.
A cross from Watts lands.
Watts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pandu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watts blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Watts.
Watts feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pandus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Watts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Watts. No joy for Pandu on that attempt.
Pandu blocks a jab.
Pandu is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
No luck for Pandu with that takedown attempt.
Marvin Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panca Pandu.
Watts swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Pandu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pandu dodges the punch combination from Watts.
Marvin Watts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Watts misses.
Watts seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pandu tries to clinch there but Watts circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pandu.
Pandu throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pandu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watts jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pandu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watts's head backwards.
The crowd cheers as Pandu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Watts doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pandu.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pandu.
A punch lands to the side of Pandu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Watts.
Pandu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Watts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Watts misses the target.
Pandu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandu blocks a head kick by Watts.
Pandu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pandu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandu wants to clinch up but Watts keeps it at a distance.
Watts is looking to counter punch.
Pandu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pandu wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandu wants to clinch up but Watts keeps it at a distance.
Pandu tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Watts fails to land with a series of punches.
Pandu closes the distance and pushes Watts back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watts blocks it with crossed arms.
Pandu tries a knee to the head but Watts blocks it.
Pandu is looking for a takedown.
Pandu lands a knee to the head.
Watts is trying to break the clinch but Pandu has him pressed against the cage.
Watts is trying to push Pandu away but Pandu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pandu trying to stall but Watts improves his position.
Pandu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pandu is looking to control Watts's arms but Watts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pandu has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Watts dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Watts misses with an uppercut. Pandu saw that one coming.
Watts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pandu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panca Pandu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pandu can do to turn this around?
Watts throws a right hand that Pandu ducks under and follows up with a left that Pandu also avoids with ease.
Pandu doesn't manage to clinch there - Watts circles away.
Pandu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watts.
Watts takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Watts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pandu circles away quickly and effectively.
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pandu.
Marvin Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pandu looks to clinch
and Watts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Watts swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandu is just out of range.
Pandu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice takedown defense from Watts. No joy for Pandu on that attempt.
Pandu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pandu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandu stalks Watts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watts's face. Watts staggers backwards, shaken.
Pandu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pandu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pandu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pandu slips a straight right by Watts.
Watts misses with a series of wild punches.
Watts lands with a nice body punch.
Pandu misses with a right hand
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marvin Watts is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandu takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts defending well as Pandu loads up on a big left hand.
Watts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pandu circles away quickly and effectively.
Watts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pandu.
Pandu tries to clinch but Watts moves out of range.
Pandu throws a shot to the body.
Pandu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watts misses with an uppercut. Pandu saw that one coming.
Watts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pandu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandu wants to clinch up but Watts keeps it at a distance.
Pandu tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Pandu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pandu tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Watts misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a wild combination.
Pandu tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pandu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pandu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watts manages to break the clinch.
Watts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A lazy left from Watts finds it's target.
Pandu misses with a right hand
and Watts counters with a nice uppercut.
Watts misses with a series of wild punches.
Pandu tries to clinch but Watts moves out of range.
It looked like Watts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Watts lands a jab to Pandu's midsection.
Pandu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watts, pushing him back against the cage.
Pandu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandu slows down the pace here.
Pandu looking for a takedown.
Marvin Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panca Pandu.
Pandu misses with a knee strike.
Pandu tries to land a knee to the head but Watts blocks with his arms.
Pandu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Watts prevents it.
Watts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watts avoids the body shot from Pandu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Watts dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pandu throws a sloppy head kick and Watts moves out of range easily.
Watts misses with a hook. Pandu ducked under it nicely.
Watts lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pandu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watts swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Watts looks to land a combination but Pandu avoids it well.
Watts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pandu.
Watts moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPandu.
Pandu is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
Pandu misses with a body shot.
Pandu takes a swing at Watts's ribcage but misses.
Pandu moves forwards but Watts connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandu moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.
Watts fails to land with a series of punches.
Pandu takes the fight into the clinch.
Pandu misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandu trying to control the position but instead, Watts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pandu into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watts blocks a body shot from Pandu.
Watts tries to circle away but Pandu has him pinned against the cage.
Pandu tries a knee to the head but Watts blocks it.
Pandu looking to throw knees to the head but Watts is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Pandu.
Pandu misses with a knee to the head.
Pandu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Watts seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pandu can turn it around.
Watts prevents the takedown attempt.
Pandu tries a knee to the head but Watts blocks it.
Watts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pandu looking to throw knees to the head but Watts is blocking nicely.
Watts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pandu tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot lands for Watts.
Pandu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watts as he jumps to the side.
Watts appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pandu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pandu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watts was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pandu moves into the clinch.
Pandu trying to control the position but instead, Watts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pandu into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Watts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pandu misses with a knee strike.
Pandu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pandu looking to throw knees to the head but Watts is blocking nicely.
Watts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pandu looking to throw knees to the head but Watts is blocking nicely.
Pandu can't find room to land a body shot as Watts controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts is trying to force a seperation but Pandu has the dominant position.
Pandu tries to land a knee to the head but Watts blocks with his arms.
Pandu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pandu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pandu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watts blocks it with crossed arms.
Watts working hard to break the clinch.
Pandu misses with a knee strike.
Watts is looking to break free of the clinch but Pandu has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pandu stalling in the clinch but Watts improves position.
Watts is pressed up against the cage. Pandu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watts down to the mat. Watts avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Panca Pandu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marvin Watts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marvin Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panca Pandu.
Nice uppercut lands for Pandu. That snapped Watts's head back.
Watts scores with a nice head shot.
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 Marvin Watts.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watts, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Watts!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Purcell (ranked 2825 p4p, 2900 weight class) and Edgar Bravo (ranked 285 p4p, 294 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Purcell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo thuds a left hand into Purcell's body.
Bravo misses with a double jab
so Purcell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Purcell connects with a couple of short punches.
Purcell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bravo is on top in guard.
Purcell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bravo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Purcell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bravo.
Bravo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bravo gets to his feet - Purcell follows without any prompting.
Bravo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bravo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is struggling to control the position.
Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Purcell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Purcell throws a hook but Bravo blocks it.
Purcell misses with a hook.
Purcell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bravo has closed the distance and engaged Purcell in a clinch.
Bravo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Purcell working aggressively here.
Purcell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bravo smiles and moves away.
Bravo moves in looking to clinch but Purcell pushes him off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Purcell.
Bravo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Purcell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bravo moves into the clinch.
Purcell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Purcell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bravo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bravo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Purcell misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Purcell misses with a hook. Bravo ducked under it nicely.
Bravo has Purcell up against the cage in a clinch.
Purcell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Purcell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bravo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Purcell up against the cage.
Purcell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bravo manages to break the clinch.
Bravo digs a good hook to Purcell's body.
Purcell throws a hook to the side of Bravo's head but Bravo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bravo tries to clinch but Purcell is having none of it.
Purcell misses with a wild combination.
Bravo slips a straight right by Purcell.
Bravo throws a series of punches but Purcell moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo moves into the clinch.
Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bravo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Purcell jumps into guard, dragging Bravo to the mat.
Purcell looking for a guillotine here but Bravo defends easily.
Bravo throwing strikes from guard but Purcell blocks nicely.
Bravo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bravo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bravo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bravo working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Purcell is on top in guard.
Bravo wants to stand up but Purcell is controlling him.
Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Purcell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Purcell throws a big elbow that misses.
Bravo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bravo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Purcell is working Bravo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Purcell stops Bravo from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo trying to control the position here.
Bravo is looking to stand up but Purcell isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Bravo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bravo throws a right and a left that Purcell avoids nicely.
Purcell tries a low kick but Bravo avoids it.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Purcell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bravo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Bravo.
Bravo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Purcell.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - Purcell circles away.
Purcell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Purcell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bravo staying out of range there.
Bravo throws out a counter right but Purcell avoids it with no problem.
Purcell lands a nice looking body shot.
Edgar Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo tries to clinch but Purcell is having none of it.
Bravo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Purcell. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Purcell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bravo wants to clinch.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bravo feints a jab promting Purcell to slip. Bravo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Purcell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bravo darts in and clinches Purcell up against the cage.
Purcell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bravo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bravo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Purcell up against the cage.
Bravo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Purcell decides to pull guard.
Purcell looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bravo is defending well. Purcell quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bravo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Purcell celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justin Purcell!
Justin Purcell very nearly forgot to thank The Dirty Needle Project (158Q @ $25) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chandler Nelson (ranked 1873 p4p, 2190 weight class) and Togachi Nakamoto (ranked 232 p4p, 267 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chandler Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Togachi Nakamoto!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamoto tries to counter with a clinch but Nelson shakes him off and moves away.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
Nakamoto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nakamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nelson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nakamoto scores with a jab to the body.
Nakamoto clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Nakamoto.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamoto blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Togachi Nakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamoto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nelson will feel that in the morning.
Nakamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nakamoto scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nelson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nakamoto - the referee stops the clock and Nelson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nakamoto. Nelson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nakamoto tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A solid body kick from Nakamoto.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nakamoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Togachi Nakamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamoto tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
 It looks like Chandler Nelson has been cut.
Nakamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
A head kick misses from Nakamoto.
Nakamoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nakamoto rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nakamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamoto has Nelson pressed against the cage, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakamoto cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto lands a knee to the body.
Nakamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nakamoto landing knees to the head.
Nakamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nakamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nakamoto crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Nakamoto working Nelson over with knees to the body.
Nakamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nakamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nakamoto lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off.
Nelson trying to stall but Nakamoto improves his position.
Nakamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Nakamoto has double underhooks.
Nakamoto presses Nelson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nakamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nelson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nakamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nelson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nakamoto misses with a knee strike.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nakamoto working Nelson over with knees to the body.
Nakamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 Nelson is rocked!
Nakamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nakamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Nakamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nakamoto misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamoto has Nelson pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Nelson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Nakamoto - that's hurt Nelson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Nelson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Nelson doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Togachi Nakamoto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jian Fu (ranked 2084 p4p, 3262 weight class) and Andy Hughes (ranked 278 p4p, 413 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jian Fu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Hughes !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Fu.
Fu misses with a double jab
and Hughes counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fu! Hughes lets Fu back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fu is rocked!
Hughes shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Fu takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Hughes sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Fu bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Hughes !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Sanchez (ranked 2445 p4p, 993 weight class) and Jonathan Archer (ranked 345 p4p, 151 weight class). Archer has chosen Wu Tang Clan - Method Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Archer!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Archer counters with a leg kick.
Hector Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Archer cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Archer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
We've been hearing reports that Sanchez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Archer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Archer catches Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Archer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Archer defends well and Sanchez ends up having to push Archer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Archer connects with a body shot that sends Sanchez's belly button to the back.
Sanchez gets caught flat footed, as Archer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Archer landing some decent shots from guard.
Archer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Archer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to control.
Archer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanchez looking to control.
Archer is stalling in the full guard.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Archer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Archer trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sanchez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Archer is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Archer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Archer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Archer pushes down on Sanchez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Archer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Archer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Archer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Archer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Archer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Archer is pressing down on Sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchez is holding on for now.
Sanchez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Archer is stalling in the full guard.
Archer is continuing to stall.
Archer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Archer stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Archer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and Archer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Archer misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Archer looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Archer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Archer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Archer lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Hector Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Archer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Archer lands a big right hand that sends Sanchez crashing to the mat! Archer stays standing though and waves Sanchez back to his feet!
Sanchez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Archer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Archer jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Archer fakes the body blow, causing Sanchez to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Sanchez goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonathan Archer!
Jonathan Archer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teiji Uno (ranked 1644 p4p, 1419 weight class) and Jeff Warren (ranked 227 p4p, 203 weight class). Warren has chosen It's Now Or Never as his entrance music. Jeff Warren has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Teiji Uno's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Teiji Uno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Warren!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Warren closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Warren working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Warren is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Uno looks calm but he's in trouble here. Warren gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Uno is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Warren lets go of the hold and Uno can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeff Warren!
Jeff Warren is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jeff Warren seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Dirk (ranked 1052 p4p, 957 weight class) and Dennis Rader (ranked 130 p4p, 120 weight class). Tom Dirk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Dirk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Rader!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rader throws a poor cross that misses
and Dirk counters with a left to the body.
Dirk throws a shot from downtown. Rader moves away and avoids it.
Rader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Dirk backs off Rader throws a huge counter combo but Dirk manages to avoid it all.
Dirk misses the jab.
Dirk throws a right hand that misses
letting Rader counter with a right hand.
Dirk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Dirk misses its intended target.
Dirk throws a looping overhand right but Rader ducks down to avoid it.
Dirk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rader.
A slow jab from Rader misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rader lands a jab to the head.
Dirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rader.
Dirk misses with an uppercut.
Rader throws a jab but it's blocked by Dirk.
Dirk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dirk throws out the jab.
Rader has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dirk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rader connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dirk scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dirk misses its intended target.
Dirk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rader's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dirk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rader uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dennis Rader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rader on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dirk throws a body punch but Rader moves out of range.
Dirk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dirk throws a jab but it's blocked by Rader.
Dirk slips a jab from Rader.
A big right from Dirk misses.
A slow jab from Dirk misses its intended target.
Dirk misses with a hook to the body
enabling Rader to counter with a crisp jab.
Rader blocks a jab.
Rader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dirk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rader throws the left hand but Dirk avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rader might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rader scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dirk misses with a body shot.
Dirk just misses with a punch to the body.
Rader is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dirk scores with a body shot.
Rader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dirk moves away.
Rader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dirk throws out the jab.
Dirk missing with a left hand there. Rader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rader slips under a jab from Dirk.
Dirk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dirk looking to score a takedown here. Rader is defending well but Dirk drives through and ends up in Rader's guard.
Rader keeping moving, preventing Dirk from controlling successfully.
Dirk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dirk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rader's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dirk defends well.
Rader keeping full guard, as Dirk tries to pass.
Dirk passes Rader's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rader wants to control but Dirk is keeping busy.
Dirk tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rader is looking to improve his position.
Rader is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dirk pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rader is not content to let Dirk control the position.
Dirk with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rader looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dirk slows the pace down in half guard.
Rader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rader is trying to control but can't.
Rader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dirk looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dirk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dirk throws a hook to the side of Rader's head but Rader sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rader throws a lazy right hand but Dirk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rader connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dirk throws a hook but Rader blocks it.
Dirk loads up on a big right hand but Rader slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Dirk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dirk tests Rader's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rader misses with a lunging right hand
and Dirk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rader.
Rader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dirk.
Rader throws a lazy right hand but Dirk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Rader is just out of range.
Tom Dirk is winning the standup battle so far.
Dirk scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rader missing with a left hand there. Dirk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dirk.
Dirk misses the jab.
Dirk throws a hook to the side of Rader's head but Rader sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dirk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rader was well out of range. Poor timing from Dirk.
Rader looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dirk punishes Rader's body with a nice straight punch.
Rader slips under a jab.
Rader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dirk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rader.
Dirk misses with an uppercut. Rader saw that one coming.
Dirk lands a lovely overhand right.
Dirk swats away the attempt to clinch by Rader.
Rader staying out of range there.
Dirk throws a shot from downtown. Rader moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk looks to land a right hand but Rader moved out of range.
Dirk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dirk moves away.
Dirk is looking to counter punch.
Rader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dirk.
Despite the aggression on Rader's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dirk closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dirk is looking to take a break and control but Rader is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dirk is looking to advance position but Rader won't allow it.
It looks like Dirk is going to stand back up.
Still in half guard, Dirk seems content to control.
Rader looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk wants to stand up but Rader is controlling the position.
Dirk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dirk is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rader!
Dirk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rader can do to turn this around?
Rader slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirk content to control rather than advance.
Rader tries to get to full guard but Dirk has control of the leg.
Dirk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dirk wants to stand up but Rader is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rader is trying to get back to full guard.
Rader actively working from the bottom here.
Rader actively working from the bottom here.
Dirk looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dirk wants to stand but Rader has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rader looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dirk dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A cross from Rader lands.
Dirk throws an overhand right that lands on Rader's shoulder, as Rader tries to avoid the shot.
Rader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rader is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rader fails to land with a series of punches.
Rader slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Dirk.
Dirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rader throws out the jab.
Dirk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirk moves away from the strike by Rader.
Dirk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dirk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dirk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rader makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dirk lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader misses with the combination.
A jab from Rader misses.
Dirk throws a big shot that misses.
Rader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dirk.
Dirk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dirk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rader.
Dirk takes one to the side of the head.
Rader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dirk ducks under a wild hook from Rader.
Dirk blocks a jab.
Dirk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rader cracks a nice hook into Dirk's ribs.
Rader cracks Dirk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rader gets caught flat footed, as Dirk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rader working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dirk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dirk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rader working for submissions but it's allowed Dirk to get to half guard.
Dirk tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rader controls his leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rader wants to get back to full guard.
Dirk moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rader.
Dirk works to advance to full mount. Rader defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader tries to hold on but Dirk postures up.
Rader regains half guard.
Dirk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rader is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dirk content to control rather than advance.
Rader actively working from the bottom here.
Dirk wants to stand up but Rader has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Rader actively working from the bottom here.
Dirk wants to stand but Rader has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Dirk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tom Dirk did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dirk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rader.
Rader throws out a counter right but Dirk avoids it with no problem.
Rader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dirk.
Dirk cracks Rader with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rader tries to clinch
enabling Dirk to counter with a crisp jab.
Rader misses with a looping left.
It looked like Dirk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dirk blocks a jab.
Dirk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rader thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dirk throws a jab when Rader was well out of range.
Dirk staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dirk swats away the attempt to clinch by Rader.
Dirk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rader sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dirk throws a right hand that misses
and Rader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Dirk.
Dirk throws the left hand but Rader avoids the punch easily.
Dirk lands a jab to Rader's midsection.
Dirk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dirk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dirk.
Rader gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dirk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rader has a closed guard, preventing Dirk from standing up.
Rader is looking for a triangle but Dirk pushes his legs off easily.
Dirk wants to stand but Rader is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dirk has passed into half guard!
Dirk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rader wants to improve his position but Dirk is controlling well.
Rader manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rader looking for a guillotine here but Dirk defends easily.
Dirk advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk is thwarting Rader's attempts to control the position.
Dirk trying to control the action but Rader is working from the bottom.
Rader looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Dirk pushes past his half guard into mount!
Rader is looking to improve his position but Dirk isn't that keen on the idea.
Dirk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dirk stands up from mount. Strange move.
Rader drops his hands momentarily and Dirk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dirk misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rader was well out of range. Poor timing from Dirk.
Dirk slips under a jab.
Dirk misses the jab.
Rader misses with a double jab.
Rader misses with an uppercut. Dirk saw that one coming.
Rader connects with a looping right hand.
Rader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dirk.
Dirk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rader.
Dirk drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rader sprawls and moves away.
Rader shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Dirk misses its intended target.
Rader looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rader throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rader throws a big shot that misses.
Dirk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rader misses with an uppercut
and Dirk counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rader. Dirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dirk had his way with Dennis Rader in that round.
That's time! Dirk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Dirk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rader.
Dirk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rader was well out of range. Poor timing from Dirk.
Dirk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rader connects with a crisp jab.
Rader slips a straight right by Dirk.
Rader throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rader staying out of range there.
Rader throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rader throws a body shot but no joy.
Dirk throws a right hand that misses
and Rader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Rader.
Dirk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rader sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Rader's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dirk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rader lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dirk.
Dirk misses with a looping right.
Rader blocks a jab.
Dirk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dirk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rader's guard.
Rader is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dirk pulls his head out easily.
Rader is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rader actively working from the bottom here.
Dirk trying to control the pace.
Dirk works his way into full mount!
Dirk has hold of Rader's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rader manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dirk wants to get back to his feet but Rader is holding on tight.
Dirk controlling the position easily from mount.
Dirk moves to take his opponent's back.
Dirk is looking to control Rader but Rader is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Rader looking very determined here, making life difficult for Dirk.
Tom Dirk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rader tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rader bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rader trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dirk looking for a sweep. Not yet Dirk, not yet.
Dirk is looking to sweep but instead, Rader has passed into half guard.
Rader is trying to control. Dirk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dennis Rader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk tries to kick Rader off but Rader keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Rader.
Dirk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dirk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rader pulls his head out easily.
Rader is thwarting Dirk's attempts to control the position.
Rader prevents Dirk from improving his position.
Rader tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dirk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dirk wants to get back to his feet.
Tom Dirk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dennis Rader.
Well Dirk 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Dirk!
Tom Dirk retains his heavyweight title!
Tom Dirk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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