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CMMA 65 Platt vs Wayne PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Skelton (ranked 6060 p4p, 6941 weight class) and Pengworm The Merciless (ranked 594 p4p, 637 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Skelton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 3 9. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Skelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pengworm The Merciless!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skelton moves into range and clinches up with The Merciless.
The referee calls for Skelton to work.
Skelton lands an uppercut.
Skelton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skelton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Pengworm The Merciless has been cut.
The Merciless tries to circle away but Skelton has him pinned against the cage.
Skelton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Merciless looks winded!
Skelton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skelton missing with knees to the body.
The Merciless wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skelton tries to work over The Merciless's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Merciless tries to break free but Skelton pushes him back against the cage.
Skelton connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Merciless's face.
Skelton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skelton.
Skelton trying to land knees to the body.
Skelton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skelton lands a knee to the head.
The Merciless on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skelton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Skelton trying to land knees to the body.
Skelton landing knees to the head.
Skelton lands a hook that snaps the head of The Merciless backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Merciless blocks a body shot from Skelton.
Skelton missing with knees to the body.
Skelton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Merciless takes a shot to the head.
Skelton misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Skelton on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skelton stalling against the cage.
Skelton misses with a knee strike.
Skelton tries to land a knee to the head but The Merciless blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on The Merciless's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skelton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Merciless blocks it with crossed arms.
Skelton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelton unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Merciless lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skelton looking to throw knees to the head but The Merciless is blocking nicely.
The Merciless is trying to break free.
The Merciless on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Merciless wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skelton has him pressed against the cage.
Skelton misses with a body punch.
Skelton has The Merciless pushed against the cage.
The Merciless is trying to break the clinch but Skelton has him pressed against the cage.
The Merciless blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skelton gets through The Merciless's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Skelton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skelton throws a punch but it's blocked by The Merciless.
Skelton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Merciless has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skelton trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Skelton.
Skelton misses with a body punch.
The Merciless takes a knee right on the jaw!
Skelton works on The Merciless's body with a couple of short punches.
Skelton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Pengworm The Merciless's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skelton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skelton avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Skelton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pengworm The Merciless's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Skelton gets a clinch.
The Merciless wants to get back to striking at distance but Skelton won't allow it.
Skelton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skelton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Merciless's efforts to push away.
The Merciless has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Skelton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Skelton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Skelton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skelton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tom Skelton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skelton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Merciless has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Skelton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelton keeps control of The Merciless as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skelton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Merciless is breathing heavily.
Skelton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skelton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skelton unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Merciless lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skelton misses with the head strike.
The Merciless is trying to pull guard but Skelton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Skelton avoiding damage.
Skelton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Skelton seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Skelton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Skelton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelton lands a hook that snaps the head of The Merciless backwards.
Skelton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Skelton trying to land knees to the body.
The Merciless is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skelton works on The Merciless's body with a couple of short punches.
Skelton lands a knee to the body.
Skelton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Merciless.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skelton working The Merciless over with knees to the body.
Skelton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Merciless takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skelton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Skelton tries a body shot but The Merciless blocks it.
Skelton trying to land knees to the body.
Skelton connects with a knee to the head.
Skelton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skelton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Skelton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Merciless or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skelton.
Skelton tries to work over The Merciless's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skelton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelton lands a nice knee to the body.
Skelton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skelton misses with a body punch.
Skelton tries a knee to the head but The Merciless blocks it.
Skelton crunches a lovely knee into The Merciless's ribcage.
Skelton connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Merciless's face.
Skelton tries to land knees in the clinch but The Merciless avoids the damage to the body.
The Merciless prevents a body shot from Skelton.
Skelton scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Merciless has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Skelton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Skelton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pengworm The Merciless's cut.
That's time! Skelton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Skelton drives through and clinches with The Merciless against the cage.
Skelton misses with some punches.
A short left from Skelton.
Skelton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skelton lands a knee to the body.
Skelton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Merciless can do to turn this around?
The Merciless blocks a body shot from Skelton.
Skelton lands a knee to the body.
Skelton stalling in the clinch.
Skelton lands a knee to the body.
The Merciless takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skelton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Merciless.
The Merciless takes a knee right on the jaw!
The cut above Pengworm The Merciless's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Skelton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skelton lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Skelton.
Skelton missing with knees to the body.
Skelton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Skelton.
Skelton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The Merciless blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Merciless blocks a body shot from Skelton.
Skelton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Merciless blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skelton tries a knee to the head but The Merciless blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelton missing with knees to the body.
Skelton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skelton has a couple of punches blocked by The Merciless.
Skelton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skelton.
The Merciless working hard to break the clinch.
The Merciless is trying to drag Skelton to the mat but Skelton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Skelton stalls.
Skelton lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pengworm The Merciless's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The Merciless can't break the clinch.
Skelton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Merciless's elbow.
Skelton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Merciless.
A head punch on the inside from Skelton fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Skelton fails to land.
The Merciless blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Merciless is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skelton leaning against his opponent.
Skelton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Merciless backwards.
Tom Skelton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelton cracks The Merciless with a nice body shot.
Skelton lands a knee to the body.
Skelton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Merciless takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skelton is pushing The Merciless up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Skelton tries to land knees in the clinch but The Merciless avoids the damage to the body.
Pengworm The Merciless has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skelton lands a good knee to the midsection. The Merciless won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Skelton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skelton 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Skelton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Togoldor Artag (ranked 4189 p4p, 4263 weight class) and Bison Jury (ranked 504 p4p, 512 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Togoldor Artag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bison Jury!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artag keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Artag looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice defenses there by Jury.
Jury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Artag manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jury misses with a wild body shot.
Artag closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Artag lands a body punch in the clinch.
Artag lands with a short shot to the head.
Jury fails to pull guard.
Artag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artag lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Artag lands a nice uppercut.
Artag has Jury pressed against the cage, preventing Jury from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Artag works on Jury's body with a couple of short punches.
Artag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Artag.
A shot in the inside from Artag.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artag lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jury backwards.
Artag lands a nice uppercut.
Artag digs a right hand into Jury's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jury's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artag lands a shot to the body.
Artag lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jury backwards.
Artag lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Artag.
Artag scores with a shot to the side of Jury's head.
Artag lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Artag scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Artag.
Jury looks winded!
Artag lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Artag lands with a right to the head.
Artag softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artag is working Jury over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Artag as the two fighters clinch.
Artag lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jury or not.
Artag lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Artag lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jury backwards.
A short right from Artag.
A shot in the inside from Artag.
Artag lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Artag lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jury backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Artag as the two fighters clinch.
Artag scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jury is trying to break free.
Jury jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Artag walks away with a smile on his face. Jury gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Artag rushes Jury and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Artag.
Artag scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 Jury is rocked!
Artag lands a nice shot to the body.
Artag lands a shoulder strike.
Jury is still on wobbly legs! Can Artag finish him?
Artag lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Artag.
A left hand lands to the body for Artag.
A short left from Artag.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Artag.
Artag lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Artag.
Artag throws a big uppercut that drops Jury! More strikes from Artag and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jury lies dazed against the cage as Artag celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Togoldor Artag!
A very excited looking Togoldor Artag made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Bison Jury stepped up to the mic, saying 'Rematch!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Schrute (ranked 2664 p4p, 3009 weight class) and Big Turk (ranked 342 p4p, 381 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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwight Schrute!
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, Big Turk !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrute drives through and clinches with Turk against the cage.
Turk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schrute misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schrute is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Turk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Turk blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schrute creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schrute has him pressed against the cage.
Schrute can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Schrute.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrute trying to land knees to the body.
Turk blocks an uppercut.
Schrute working aggressively here.
Turk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Schrute seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Turk can turn it around.
Schrute missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute misses with some punches.
A short left from Schrute.
Schrute scores with a shot to the side of Turk 's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schrute.
Turk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schrute tries to score a body lock takedown but Turk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Schrute. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schrute lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schrute misses with a body punch.
Turk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turk prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk managing to block the knees to the body from Schrute.
Turk avoiding damage as Schrute throws knees to the body.
Schrute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schrute keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turk 's efforts to push away.
Schrute misses with the head strike.
Turk blocks an uppercut.
Schrute misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turk .
Schrute is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Turk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Turk is pressed up against the cage. Schrute has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Turk down to the mat. Turk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Turk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schrute looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schrute tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrute closes the distance but Turk moves to the side
and Schrute takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schrute wants to clinch but Turk slips to the side
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Turk gets tackled into the cage by Schrute. Schrute maintains the clinch.
Schrute is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Turk is defending well.
Turk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schrute misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turk .
Turk is trying to break free.
Schrute throws a punch but it's blocked by Turk .
Turk blocks an uppercut.
Schrute misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Schrute.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrute misses with a punch to the body.
Schrute misses with a punch on the inside.
Schrute has a couple of punches blocked by Turk .
Schrute misses with the head strike.
Turk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turk blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schrute has a couple of punches blocked by Turk .
Schrute misses with some punches.
Turk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schrute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turk gets underhooks to prevent Schrute's takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Schrute dominated that round.
That's time! Schrute's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turk throws the left hand but Schrute avoids the punch easily.
Schrute has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Schrute tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Schrute misses with a body shot.
Schrute drops his hands momentarily and Turk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schrute rushes Turk and presses him up against the cage.
Schrute throws a head punch that misses.
Schrute is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Turk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Schrute is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turk can do to turn this around?
Schrute keeps control of Turk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrute has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Turk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schrute tries to score a body lock takedown but Turk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Schrute. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schrute has a couple of punches blocked by Turk .
Schrute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute is trying to drag Turk to the mat but Turk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schrute gets through Turk 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schrute wants a takedown but no success here.
Schrute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turk wants to get back to striking at distance but Schrute won't allow it.
Schrute keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turk 's efforts to push away.
Schrute tries for a takedown. No joy.
Turk has had enough of the clinch but Schrute keeps him there for the moment.
Turk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Turk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schrute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Schrute fails to land.
Turk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schrute wants to take the fight to the mat but Turk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Schrute prevents Turk from breaking the clinch.
Turk gets underhooks to prevent Schrute's takedown attempt.
Schrute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turk wants to get back to striking at distance but Schrute won't allow it.
Schrute trying to land knees to the body.
Schrute tries to land knees in the clinch but Turk avoids the damage to the body.
Turk breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk scores with a nice right hand.
Schrute tries to clinch up
and Turk counters with a stiff right hand.
Turk misses with a two punch combination.
Schrute throws a right hand that misses
and Turk counters with a nice body shot.
Turk works over Schrute's head and body with a nice combination.
Schrute throws a lazy uppercut
and Turk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schrute moves out of range as Turk strikes.
Schrute pushes Turk up against the cage in a clinch.
Schrute drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Turk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Turk stops a takedown attempt from Schrute.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Turk tries to circle away but Schrute has him pinned against the cage.
Schrute can't get the takedown.
Schrute lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schrute misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schrute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schrute is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schrute misses with the head strike.
Schrute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schrute working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Turk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Turk .
Turk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schrute.
Schrute seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Turk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schrute to score with a decent uppercut.
Turk misses with a few strikes there.
Big Turk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schrute clobbers Turk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schrute tries to clinch but Turk moves away
and Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Big Turk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schrute moves to clinch but Turk breaks away
and Turk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Turk misses the target.
Schrute misses with a hook. Turk ducked under it nicely.
Turk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Schrute in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turk moves away from the strike by Schrute.
As Schrute backs off Turk throws a huge counter combo but Schrute manages to avoid it all.
Schrute throws a sloppy body shot
and Turk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute swings for the body but Turk moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Turk 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Schrute takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schrute misses with a hook
and Turk counters with a nice uppercut.
Turk scores with a punch to the head.
Schrute fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turk , pushing him back against the cage.
Turk working hard to break the clinch.
Schrute is looking to take this one to the mat.
Turk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schrute is working for takedown but Turk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Turk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turk is trying to break the clinch but Schrute is controlling him.
Schrute wants to take the fight to the mat but Turk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Schrute. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Turk prevents the takedown attempt.
Schrute is working for takedown but Turk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Schrute is trying to drag Turk to the mat but Turk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schrute goes for a takedown attempt but Turk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Turk works the jab nicely.
Turk lands with a shot to the body.
Schrute tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Turk .
A lazy left from Turk finds it's target.
Turk scores with a one two! Schrute had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 It looks like Dwight Schrute has been cut.
Schrute darts in trying to clinch
and Turk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Turk .
Turk misses with a series of wild punches.
Turk throws a right hand that Schrute ducks under and follows up with a left that Schrute also avoids with ease.
Turk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schrute.
A little jabbing left from Turk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schrute walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Turk slips a jab and a cross from Schrute.
It seemed like Turk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schrute tries to clinch
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Schrute tries to clinch there but Turk circles away.
Schrute wants to clinch but Turk slips to the side
and Turk counters with a stiff right hand.
Schrute misses with a hook.
Turk throws a hook but Schrute blocks it.
Schrute tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Turk manages to circle out of the way.
Turk swats away the attempt to clinch by Schrute.
Schrute lands with a hook. Turk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Schrute tries to clinch
and Turk counters with a straight right hand.
Turk takes one on the button.
Turk throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schrute looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Schrute with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Turk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turk 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Turk !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Longchain (ranked 2449 p4p, 3715 weight class) and Colin Penn (ranked 262 p4p, 383 weight class). Penn has chosen The End as his entrance music. Colin Penn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Longchain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin Penn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps Longchain's head back.
It looks like Jim Longchain has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Longchain has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Penn scores with a nice right hand.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Penn - that will leave a mark!
Penn lands a left and a right that send Longchain crashing to the mat, dazed. Penn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Longchain is rocked!
Longchain is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn lands a body shot.
Oh Longchain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circling a little - Penn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Penn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Longchain seems to have got his legs back now.
Penn pounces like a tiger and cracks Longchain with a vicious hook! Longchain is down but not out! Penn follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Colin Penn!
Colin Penn got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Averescu (ranked 1523 p4p, 2669 weight class) and Sanderlei Wilva (ranked 216 p4p, 344 weight class). Averescu comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. The key to victory for Dan Averescu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Averescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sanderlei Wilva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilva closes the distance and pushes Averescu back into the cage.
Averescu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilva tries to clinch up.
Averescu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilva circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilva scores with a shot to the body.
Wilva scores with a body shot.
Sanderlei Wilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Averescu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Averescu misses with a hook. Wilva ducked under it nicely.
Wilva misses with a left hand
and Wilva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilva throws a shot to the body.
Averescu misses the shot to the body.
Averescu sets himself, and Wilva steps forward looking for the clinch! Averescu avoids it this time.
Averescu looks to land a left hand but Wilva moved out of range nicely.
Averescu moves out of range as Wilva strikes.
It looked like Averescu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wilva thuds a left hand into Averescu's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilva forces Averescu back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilva misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Averescu on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Averescu has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Averescu blocks a body shot from Wilva.
Averescu breaks from the clinch.
Wilva instigates a clinch.
Averescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Averescu misses the shot to the body.
Wilva throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Averescu misses the target.
Averescu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Averescu tests Wilva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilva misses with an uppercut
and Averescu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Averescu misses with a hook.
Wilva moves into the clinch.
Averescu breaks from the clinch.
Averescu avoids the body shot from Wilva.
Wilva connects with a body shot that sends Averescu's belly button to the back.
Averescu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilva connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Wilva misses its intended target.
Wilva is looking to clinch but Averescu is avoiding it.
Wilva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Averescu throws a lazy right hand but Wilva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilva wants to counter the offense by Averescu and move into the clinch position.
Wilva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Averescu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Averescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilva avoids the body shot from Averescu.
Wilva tries to clinch but Averescu is having none of it.
Wilva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Averescu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wilva tries to clinch
and Averescu counters with a stiff right hand.
Averescu looks to throw the jab but Wilva is out of range.
Wilva moves into the clinch.
Wilva throws a head punch that misses.
Averescu breaks the clinch.
Wilva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Averescu moves away.
Wilva wants to clinch up but Averescu keeps it at a distance.
Averescu misses with a straight left.
Averescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilva throws a looping overhand right but Averescu ducks down to avoid it.
Wilva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Averescu gets tackled into the cage by Wilva. Wilva maintains the clinch.
Wilva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Averescu.
Wilva can't find room to land a body shot as Averescu controls the action.
Wilva is pushing Averescu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilva is stalling here.
Wilva lands a left hand.
Averescu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilva backwards.
Wilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Averescu controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sanderlei Wilva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Averescu, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilva tries to work over Averescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilva throws a punch but it's blocked by Averescu.
Averescu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Wilva.
Wilva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Averescu's elbow.
Averescu can't find room to land a body shot as Wilva controls the action.
Sanderlei Wilva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilva 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.
A hook to the body from Wilva.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wilva can't find room to land a body shot as Averescu controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Averescu swings for the body but Wilva moves out of range.
Dan Averescu is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilva clinches up with Averescu and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilva.
A short right from Wilva on the inside.
Averescu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilva throws a head punch that misses.
Wilva tries to work over Averescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilva misses with a punch to the body.
Wilva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A frustrated look appears on Averescu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilva.
Averescu misses with a knee strike.
Averescu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from Averescu finds it's target.
Averescu connects with a body shot that sends Wilva's belly button to the back.
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!
Wilva dips to his left and cracks Averescu with an uppercut!
Averescu tries to keep at a distance but Wilva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Averescu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilva can't find room to land a body shot as Averescu controls the action.
Wilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilva.
Wilva throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Averescu manages to break the clinch.
Wilva swings for the body but Averescu moves out of range.
Averescu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wilva misses with a hook. Averescu ducked under it nicely.
Averescu throws a looping overhand right but Wilva ducks down to avoid it.
Averescu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilva has managed to clinch.
Wilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Averescu controls his hands.
Wilva misses with a body punch.
Wilva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilva throws a punch but it's blocked by Averescu.
Wilva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilva lands a shoulder strike.
Wilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Averescu controls his hands.
Averescu trying to land knees to the body.
Wilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Averescu controls his hands.
Averescu scores with a shoulder strike.
Averescu blocks a body shot from Wilva.
Wilva working aggressively here.
Averescu wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilva won't allow it.
Wilva works on Averescu's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wilva.
Averescu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilva tries to clinch there but Averescu circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilva wants to clinch up but Averescu keeps it at a distance.
Averescu is looking to counter punch.
Wilva is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sanderlei Wilva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Averescu throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wilva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Averescu throws a head punch that misses.
Averescu misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Averescu.
Wilva prevents Averescu from breaking the clinch.
Wilva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wilva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Averescu is keeping busy.
Wilva can't find room to land a body shot as Averescu controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Wilva.
Wilva pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Averescu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilva looks to throw the jab but Averescu is out of range.
Wilva tries to clinch there but Averescu circles away.
Averescu is looking to counter punch.
Wilva throws a shot from downtown. Averescu moves away and avoids it.
Wilva misses with a lunging right hand
and Averescu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Averescu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wilva tries to close the distance and clinch but Averescu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Averescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilva moves away.
Wilva scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averescu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Averescu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilva cracks Averescu with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilva clinches.
Wilva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Averescu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilva has him pressed against the cage.
Wilva can't find room to land a body shot as Averescu controls the action.
Averescu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilva throws out a loose jab but Averescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Averescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilva sizes up Averescu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Averescu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wilva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Averescu throws out the jab.
Wilva tries to counter with a clinch but Averescu shakes him off and moves away.
Wilva connects with a nice looking jab.
Averescu thuds his right hand into Wilva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilva throws a shot to the body.
Averescu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Averescu throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Averescu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilva doesn't seem phased though.
Wilva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Averescu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wilva is looking to clinch but Averescu is avoiding it.
Averescu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilva connects with a looping right hand.
Wilva doesn't manage to clinch there - Averescu circles away.
A quick step to the side and Averescu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilva tries to clinch up.
Averescu slips a jab from Wilva.
Wilva slips under a jab.
Wilva closes the distance and pushes Averescu back into the cage.
Wilva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Averescu backwards.
Dan Averescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Averescu lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wilva.
Wilva can't find room to land a body shot as Averescu controls the action.
Averescu blocks a body shot from Wilva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sanderlei Wilva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wilva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanderlei Wilva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Bartz (ranked 1983 p4p, 1082 weight class) and Leonzar Kennedy (ranked 260 p4p, 151 weight class). Leonzar Kennedy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Bartz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonzar Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartz throws a right hand that misses
and Kennedy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bartz closes the distance and clinches.
Kennedy lands a body punch.
Bartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Bartz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kennedy presses Bartz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bartz blocking some punches.
Kennedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartz.
Kennedy lands a hook that snaps the head of Bartz backwards.
Kennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kennedy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bartz is keeping busy.
Bartz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bartz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bartz avoiding damage as Kennedy throws knees to the body.
Kennedy gets through Bartz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartz.
Bartz throws a head punch that misses.
Kennedy prevents a body shot from Bartz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy lands with a light punch inside.
Kennedy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bartz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kennedy can turn it around.
Kennedy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bartz tries to work over Kennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kennedy.
Bartz has a couple of punches blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartz misses with a body punch.
Kennedy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy lands a nice uppercut.
Kennedy stalling against the cage.
Kennedy manages to break the clinch.
Bartz closes the distance but Kennedy moves to the side
and Kennedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bartz blocks a jab.
Bartz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kennedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy works Bartz's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartz tries to clinch up.
Bartz tries to clinch but Kennedy moves away
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bartz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kennedy thuds a left hand into Bartz's body.
Kennedy looks to throw the jab but Bartz is out of range.
Bartz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bartz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bartz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kennedy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Chad Bartz has been cut.
Chad Bartz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartz tries to close the distance and clinch but Kennedy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kennedy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bartz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bartz moves to clinch but Kennedy breaks away
and Kennedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bartz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz clinches.
Kennedy scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kennedy.
Kennedy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bartz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartz is looking to clinch.
Kennedy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kennedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bartz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kennedy throws a hook but Bartz avoids it easily.
Bartz moves into the clinch.
Bartz tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
Kennedy has a couple of punches blocked by Bartz.
Kennedy lands a right hand.
Bartz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartz tries to throw a body punch but Kennedy avoids it by throwing Bartz back against the cage.
Kennedy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bartz fails to land.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kennedy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bartz blocks an uppercut.
Kennedy prevents a body shot from Bartz.
Kennedy stalls.
Kennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Bartz is blocking nicely.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bartz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartz trying to land knees to the body.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bartz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Kennedy wants to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonzar Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Bartz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bartz has managed to clinch.
Kennedy misses with a knee strike.
Kennedy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bartz has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bartz.
Kennedy avoiding damage as Bartz throws knees to the body.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but Bartz blocks it.
Bartz cracks Kennedy with a nice body shot.
Kennedy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bartz is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Bartz.
It looks like Leonzar Kennedy has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bartz.
Chad Bartz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartz misses with a punch to the body.
Bartz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartz has Kennedy pressed against the cage, preventing Kennedy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bartz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kennedy or not.
Kennedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kennedy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bartz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kennedy breaks from the clinch.
Bartz moves in looking to clinch but Kennedy pushes him off.
Kennedy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartz is just out of range.
Kennedy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartz.
Bartz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kennedy, pushing him back against the cage.
Kennedy blocks a body shot from Bartz.
Bartz has a couple of punches blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy blocks a body shot from Bartz.
A head punch on the inside from Bartz fails to land.
Bartz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kennedy or not.
Kennedy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.
Bartz throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bartz tries to throw a body punch but Kennedy avoids it by throwing Bartz back against the cage.
Bartz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kennedy's efforts to push away.
Bartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
Bartz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bartz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kennedy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartz.
Kennedy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bartz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kennedy throws out a counter right but Bartz avoids it with no problem.
Bartz looks to throw the jab but Kennedy is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartz moves in looking to clinch but Kennedy pushes him off.
Bartz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kennedy on the side of the head.
Bartz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartz darts in trying to clinch
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartz throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
Bartz darts in trying to clinch
and Kennedy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bartz tries to clinch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy tries to keep at a distance but Bartz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bartz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kennedy.
Kennedy trying to stall but Bartz improves his position.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Bartz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy breaks from the clinch.
Bartz moves into the clinch successfully.
Bartz misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartz misses with some punches.
Kennedy blocks a body shot from Bartz.
Kennedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartz controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kennedy.
A shot in the inside from Kennedy.
Bartz lands a right hand.
Kennedy manages to break the clinch.
Kennedy misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Bartz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bartz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kennedy misses with a hook. Bartz ducked under it nicely.
Kennedy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kennedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bartz tries to clinch up but Kennedy circles away and keeps his distance.
Bartz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kennedy swings for the body but Bartz moves out of range.
Kennedy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartz.
A jab from Kennedy misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bartz wants to clinch up but Kennedy keeps it at a distance.
Kennedy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bartz with a body shot.
Bartz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bartz slips under a jab from Kennedy.
Bartz darts in and clinches Kennedy up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bartz has a couple of punches blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kennedy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bartz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kennedy tries to stall but Bartz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bartz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kennedy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kennedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartz controls his hands.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
Kennedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bartz blocks it with crossed arms.
Bartz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kennedy fails to land.
Bartz misses with some punches.
Kennedy prevents a body shot from Bartz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartz.
Kennedy looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartz blocks a body shot from Kennedy.
Bartz throws a head punch that misses.
Bartz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kennedy tries to work over Bartz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
A knee to the head by Kennedy.
Bartz misses with an elbow over the top.
Bartz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kennedy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bartz backwards.
Bartz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartz cracks Kennedy with a nice body shot.
Bartz misses with some punches.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
Kennedy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kennedy prevents a body shot from Bartz.
Bartz misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz blocking some punches.
Bartz misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kennedy.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Bartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy prevents a body shot from Bartz.
Bartz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kennedy scores with a shoulder strike.
Bartz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bartz lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kennedy.
Kennedy is working Bartz over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kennedy scores with a shot to the side of Bartz's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bartz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kennedy.
A short uppercut from Kennedy.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bartz misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bartz backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartz.
Bartz presses Kennedy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kennedy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bartz.
A short body shot lands from Kennedy as the two fighters clinch.
Kennedy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bartz backwards.
Kennedy prevents a body shot from Bartz.
Kennedy lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kennedy.
Kennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bartz is rocked!
Bartz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonzar Kennedy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kennedy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonzar Kennedy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Tonon (ranked 1074 p4p, 947 weight class) and Issac Vernon (ranked 130 p4p, 110 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Tonon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Issac Vernon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vernon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tonons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tonon shoots in but no luck this time.
Vernon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tonon fails with a takedown attempt.
Tonon is looking to clinch but Vernon is avoiding it.
Tonon misses with a kick to the body.
Tonon dives in for a single leg takedown but Vernon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Tonon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vernon to keep the fight standing.
Vernon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vernon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vernon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vernon.
Tonon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tonon avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon is trying to stall.
Vernon stalls.
Tonon successfully pulls guard.
Tonon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vernon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tonon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vernon has managed to get both his arms back between Tonon's legs - danger averted.
Tonon looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Vernon is defending well. Tonon quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Vernon has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tonon celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damian Tonon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Platt (ranked 1352 p4p, 1887 weight class) and Anthony Wayne (ranked 154 p4p, 208 weight class). Wayne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Edge Of A Revolution- Nickelback kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Anthony Wayne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Donny Platt's chin.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Platt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Platt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Platt.
Platt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wayne defending well though.
Platt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Platt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Platt is trying to control. Wayne wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Platt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wayne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wayne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Platt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Platt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wayne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Platt.
Wayne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Platt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Platt.
Wayne has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at 3Band MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Wayne wants to get back to his feet but Platt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wayne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Platt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Platt looking to sit in guard and control but Wayne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Platt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wayne tries to stand but Platt is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne postures up.
Wayne wants to stand but Platt is controlling his posture from full guard.
Platt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wayne tries to stand but Platt is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Platt shoots in for a double leg but Wayne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Donny Platt has been cut.
Anthony Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Platt misses with a takedown
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Platt shoots for a takedown but Wayne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donny Platt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Platt walks into a left hand.
Platt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wayne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wayne throws a low kick, looking for Platt's leg but Platt calmly moves out of range.
Platt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Platt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wayne's waist but Wayne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Platt off to one side.
Wayne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Platt will feel that in the morning.
Platt is breathing heavily.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donny Platt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Platt misses with a takedown
and Wayne counters with a crisp right hand that drops Platt! Wayne lets Platt back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wayne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wayne wants it to stay on the feet.
Wayne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wayne feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Platt collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anthony Wayne!
Anthony Wayne took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HELLBENT for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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