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GDL 85: Alvarez VS Dolman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Fartface (ranked 5666 p4p, 6544 weight class) and Audie Graham (ranked 171 p4p, 184 weight class). Audie Graham told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregory Fartface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Audie Graham !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fartface fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fartface shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graham sprawls well. Graham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fartface gets slowly back to his feet.
Graham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Graham . Fartface shrugs it off though.
Fartface shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Graham counters by moving into the clinch.
Graham pulls guard.
Fartface might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fartface stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fartface distracts Graham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fartface has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Graham is proving hard to escape from.
Fartface is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Graham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Graham is adopting a defensive guard.
Graham looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fartface shoots for a takedown but Graham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Fartface. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fartface throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Graham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Graham clinches up with Fartface and pushes him back against the cage.
Fartface is working for takedown but Graham is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fartface is pressed up against the cage. Graham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fartface down to the mat. Fartface avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fartface shoots in looking for a takedown but Graham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fartface's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Graham pushes Fartface up against the cage in a clinch.
Graham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graham .
Fartface tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Graham manages to circle out of the way.
Graham gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fartface cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham shoots in looking for a takedown. Fartface tries to sprawl out of it but Graham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fartface manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Graham fails with the takedown.
Fartface drops down looking for a counter takedown but Graham sprawls and moves away.
Graham lands with a kick to the temple. Fartface shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 It looks like Gregory Fartface has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Fartface. No joy for Graham on that attempt.
Graham looks winded!
Graham tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fartface defends well and Graham ends up having to push Fartface into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fartface shoots in for a takedown but Graham shows good takedown defense.
Graham has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Graham thuds his right hand into Fartface's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Graham with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Fartface as Graham shoots in.
Graham defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fartface.
Fartface really is a fat lump.
Fartface shoots in but no luck this time.
Graham unleashes a big counter combination but Fartface bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fartface defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graham .
Graham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fartface.
Graham shoots in for a double leg but Fartface sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fartface sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fartface moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Audie Graham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Fartface's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fartface shoots and misses
and Graham counters with a two punch combo.
Fartface keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fartface shoots in looking for a takedown. Graham tries to sprawl out of it but Fartface keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Graham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fartface throws a nice looking combination but Graham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Audie Graham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graham throws a right and a left that Fartface avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fartface fails with an attempt to clinch.
Graham throws a one two combo.
Graham avoids the head kick by Fartface.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fartface shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Fartface. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graham moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Graham jumps guard but Fartface turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fartface tries to circle away but Graham has him pinned against the cage.
Graham manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fartface misses with a knee strike.
Graham is leaning against Fartface and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fartface looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graham tries to pull guard but Fartface holds him up against the cage and eventually Graham drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fartface is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fartface wants a takedown but no success here.
Graham pulls guard effortlessly.
Fartface wants to stand and escape but instead Graham has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fartface controls Graham momentarily but Graham frees himself.
Graham slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Graham trying to control but Fartface is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fartface trying to keep a closed guard but Graham is proving a slippery customer.
Graham throwing strikes but missing.
Graham postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Graham looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Graham wants to pass the guard but Fartface is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham stands up from Fartface's guard - Graham perhaps looking for a knockout.
Graham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fartface circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fartface looks for a takedown but Graham sprawls well.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Audie Graham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gregory Fartface's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fartface throws a lazy head kick
and Graham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Graham .
Fartface jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Graham walks away with a smile on his face. Fartface gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fartface tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fartface sets himself, and Graham steps forward looking for the clinch! Fartface avoids it this time.
Graham slaps away a takedown attempt from Fartface, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Graham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fartface, pushing him back against the cage.
Graham jumps guard.
Graham wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fartface tries to stand but Graham is controlling from the bottom.
Fartface trying to control but Graham is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham managing to control the position.
Graham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Graham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fartface doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fartface manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Graham is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fartface has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Graham is working away from the top position though.
Fartface looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Fartface to get to his feet.
Fartface leaves Graham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Graham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fartface, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham jumps guard but Fartface turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Graham pulls guard.
Graham is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fartface stays in close to Graham 's body and controls the position.
Fartface gets to his feet. Graham looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fartface gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fartface is trying to break the clinch but Graham is controlling him.
Graham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fartface fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fartface is defended easily by Graham .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Fartface. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graham shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fartface manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fartface utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Graham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fartface not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gregory Fartface has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Audie Graham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fartface is working an open guard so Graham takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Audie Graham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Graham 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Audie Graham !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osama Mohammed (ranked 4910 p4p, 4821 weight class) and Jan Raczynski (ranked 572 p4p, 565 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Great elbows
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Osama Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Raczynski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raczynski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raczynski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mohammed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raczynski can pounce on him.
Raczynski misses with a head kick.
Mohammed dives in and grabs Raczynski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raczynski pushes down on Mohammed's head and hops out.
Mohammed looks to land a combination. Raczynski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Raczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raczynski clinches with his opponent.
Mohammed takes an elbow to the temple.
Raczynski leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Mohammed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raczynski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Raczynski.
Raczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Mohammed takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Osama Mohammed has been cut.
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!
Raczynski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mohammed wants to break free but Raczynski has control.
Raczynski lands an elbow inside that Mohammed shrugs off.
Raczynski effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raczynski digs a right hand underneath Mohammed's ribcage. Mohammed let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raczynski lands a shot to the body.
Raczynski just leaning against Mohammed, taking a breather.
Raczynski lands an elbow that stopped Mohammed in his tracks for a moment.
Mohammed tries to break the clinch but Raczynski is controlling the position.
Raczynski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mohammed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raczynski lands an elbow inside that Mohammed shrugs off.
Osama Mohammed's cut is getting worse.
Raczynski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Raczynski tries a body shot but Mohammed blocks it.
Raczynski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mohammed's defenses.
Osama Mohammed's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Raczynski is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski lands an elbow just above Mohammed 's eye.
Jeez, Osama Mohammed's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Osama Mohammed's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jan Raczynski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Klostik (ranked 4830 p4p, 25157 weight class) and Doesnt Matter (ranked 411 p4p, 500 weight class). Dan Klostik had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Klostik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doesnt Matter!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klostik misses with a series of wild punches.
Matter dodges the punch combination from Klostik.
Good work by Matter as he checks the leg kick.
Matter unleashes a big counter combination but Klostik bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Matter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Klostik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klostik slaps away a takedown attempt from Matter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klostik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Klostik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Matter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Klostik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dan Klostik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doesnt Matter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matter staying out of range there.
Matter tries to clinch up.
Matter darts in looking for a takedown but Klostik gets double underhooks and turns Matter into the cage.
Matter throws a series of punches but Klostik moves out of range.
Klostik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Klostik.
Matter tries to close the distance and clinch but Klostik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matter is defended easily by Klostik.
Klostik appears to be looking for a big counter.
Klostik throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Matter was covering up waiting for the punch and Klostik finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Klostik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Klostik tries to free his leg and advance position but Matter is retaining full guard.
Matter looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Klostik has picked Matter up and slammed him! Matter can't keep hold of the triangle and Klostik manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klostik is putting a hurting on Matter here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Matter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Klostik stands up.
Klostik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matter circles away quickly and effectively.
Matter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Klostik wants to slow Matter down by chopping away at his legs.
Matter shoots in for a takedown but Klostik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Matter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klostik misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Matter misses.
Matter walks into a left hand.
Matter darts in looking for a takedown but Klostik gets double underhooks and turns Matter into the cage.
Matter wants to clinch up but Klostik keeps it at a distance.
Klostik throws a head kick but Matter moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matter is looking to clinch but Klostik is avoiding it.
Klostik is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klostik. Matter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klostik throws a right hand that Matter ducks under and follows up with a left that Matter also avoids with ease.
Klostik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Klostik is breathing heavily.
Klostik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matter on the side of the head.
Klostik misses with a lunging right hand
and Matter counters with a one-two to the body.
Matter slips a straight right by Klostik.
A leg kick checked by Matter.
Matter darts in looking for a takedown but Klostik gets double underhooks and turns Matter into the cage.
A combination from Klostik does no damage.
Matter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Klostik throws a series of punches but Matter moves out of range.
Klostik slaps away a takedown attempt from Matter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klostik throws a series of punches but Matter avoids them all with ease.
Matter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klostik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matter.
Matter gets caught napping as Klostik dives in and scores a takedown. Matter manages to retain guard.
Matter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Klostik throwing strikes but missing.
Matter trying to keep a closed guard but Klostik is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Klostik dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matter tries for a takedown but Klostik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matter tries to clinch up but Klostik circles away and keeps his distance.
Klostik drops down looking for a counter takedown but Matter sprawls and moves away.
Dan Klostik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Klostik.
Matter dives in and grabs Klostik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Klostik pushes down on Matter's head and hops out.
Matter dodges the punch combination from Klostik.
Klostik cracks Matter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Matter blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Klostik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matter somewhat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dan Klostik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doesnt Matter.
Matter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Klostik sneaks out the side door and pushes Matter away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Dan Klostik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Klostik as he avoids it easily.
Klostik throws a nice looking combination but Matter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matter throws a fast counter high kick but Klostik manages to duck under it in time.
Matter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matter walks into a stiff left hand from Klostik.
Matter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Klostik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Klostik swings for the body but Matter moves out of range.
Klostik slips a jab and a cross from Matter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klostik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klostik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klostik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Klostik misses with a straight left.
Matter shoots in looking for a takedown but Klostik manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Matter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Matter fails to land the takedown.
Matter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klostik can pounce on him.
Klostik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matter ducks right into an uppercut from Klostik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matter moves out of range of the strikes.
Matter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Klostik looks to score with a jab to the body but Matter is just out of range.
Matter instigates a clinch.
Klostik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matter can do to turn this around?
Matter trying to land knees to the body.
Klostik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matter looks for a takedown but Klostik sprawls well.
Klostik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matter.
Klostik is looking to score with low kicks.
Matter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klostik misses with a two punch combination.
Matter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klostik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klostik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Klostik throws a lazy uppercut
and Matter counters with a straight right hand.
Matter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Klostik but Klostik pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Klostik as Matter shoots in.
Klostik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Klostik lands a glancing blow to the side of Matter's head.
Klostik moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Matter gets caught flat footed, as Klostik shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Matter wants to get back to his feet but Klostik passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Klostik dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Matter darts in trying to clinch
and Klostik counters with a nice double leg into side control. Matter won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Matter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Klostik in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klostik stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matter shoots in but no luck this time.
Matter connects with a high kick.
Matter blocks a head kick by Klostik.
Matter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matter lands a high kick!
Matter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Klostik.
Matter shoots in and drives through. Klostik sprawls well.
Klostik half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dan Klostik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doesnt Matter.
Klostik misses with a double jab.
Matter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Klostik as he avoids it easily.
Klostik scores with a body shot.
Klostik lands a nice looking kick to the body. Matter takes a step back to recover.
Klostik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matter's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klostik cracks Matter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klostik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klostik tried to score with a low kick but Matter checks it.
Matter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klostik's waist but Klostik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matter off to one side.
Klostik with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Klostik misses with a few strikes there.
Dan Klostik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matter moves into the clinch.
Matter is trying to pull guard but Klostik has him pressed against the cage.
Klostik stops a takedown attempt from Matter.
Klostik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matter blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klostik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matter.
Klostik misses with a two punch combination.
And Matter responds with a good body kick, but Klostik manages to step out the way in time.
Matter shoots in looking for a takedown. Klostik tries to sprawl out of it but Matter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Klostik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Klostik throws a body punch but Matter moves out of range.
Klostik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klostik.
A combination from Klostik does no damage.
Klostik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matter tries to clinch up but Klostik circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klostik.
Dan Klostik is winning the standup battle so far.
Matter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matter tries to close the distance and clinch but Klostik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from Matter lands but Klostik takes it in his stride.
Matter looking to score a takedown here. Klostik is defending well but Matter drives through and ends up in Klostik's guard.
Klostik wants to get back to his feet but Matter passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matter wants to control but Klostik is keeping him busy.
Klostik keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Doesnt Matter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matter is working for a kimura but Klostik is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Klostik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Klostik, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Klostik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zain Chaster (ranked 4983 p4p, 6559 weight class) and Deacon Dilbrandt (ranked 489 p4p, 600 weight class). Deacon Dilbrandt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Basic striking
Big heart |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zain Chaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deacon Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaster misses with a hook.
Chaster shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chaster was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chaster is trying to ground and pound but Dilbrandt uses the momentary lack of control by Chaster to regain half guard.
Dilbrandt trying to control here.
Chaster lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaster missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Chaster is going to stand back up.
Dilbrandt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chaster's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chaster's back!
Dilbrandt working for a choke but Chaster is defending well.
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!
Chaster trying to control the position but Dilbrandt manages to sink in the hooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Chaster is in real trouble here. Dilbrandt gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Chaster is tapping out! Dilbrandt wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Deacon Dilbrandt!
Deacon Dilbrandt 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Love Jr (ranked 5655 p4p, 6166 weight class) and Stas Pushkin (ranked 531 p4p, 570 weight class). Stas Pushkin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake Love Jr's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Love Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stas Pushkin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pushkin throws a body punch but Love Jr moves out of range.
Love Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pushkin throws a body punch but Love Jr moves out of range.
Pushkin throws a hook but Love Jr avoids it easily.
Pushkin throws a big shot that misses.
Pushkin just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLove Jr.
Love Jr slips a straight right by Pushkin.
Pushkin gets tackled into the cage by Love Jr. Love Jr maintains the clinch.
Pushkin'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.
Pushkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin throws a shot to the body.
Pushkin misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Love Jr misses the target.
Pushkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love Jr.
Love Jr is looking to counter the offense by Pushkin and move into the clinch.
We've been told by Love Jr's head coaches at The Lions Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Love Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pushkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Pushkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pushkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Pushkin misses the target.
Pushkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stas Pushkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pushkin looks to land a left hand but Love Jr moved out of range nicely.
Pushkin throws a big shot that misses.
Love Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Pushkin breaks away and moves out of range.
Love Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Pushkin circles away.
Love Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pushkin lands with a good body shot.
Love Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Pushkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pushkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pushkin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Love Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pushkin.
Love Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Love Jr quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Pushkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Love Jr.
Love Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pushkin misses with a double jab.
Love Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Pushkin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pushkin swings for the body but Love Jr moves out of range.
Pushkin misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love Jr ducks under a wild hook from Pushkin.
Pushkin misses with a wild body shot.
Love Jr tries to land a body kick
and Pushkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Jake Love Jr has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Pushkin misses the target.
Love Jr moves out of range as Pushkin strikes.
Love Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Pushkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pushkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Love Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pushkin scores with a sloppy right hand. Love Jr should have avoided that one.
Love Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Love Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pushkin was covering up waiting for the punch and Love Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pushkin has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Love Jr is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Love Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pushkin misses the shot to the body.
Love Jr is looking to counter the offense by Pushkin and move into the clinch.
Pushkin scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pushkin missing with a left hand there. Love Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pushkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Love Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin misses the shot to the body.
Stas Pushkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pushkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Love Jr shoots in and bounces Pushkin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Love Jr is breathing heavily.
Pushkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Pushkin, not yet.
Pushkin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pushkin pushes Love Jr off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stas Pushkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Love Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pushkin throws a looping overhand right but Love Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Love Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pushkin sprawls and moves away.
Love Jr tries to clinch but Pushkin moves out of range.
Love Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pushkin counters with a straight right hand.
Love Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Pushkin misses.
Love Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pushkin wants to improve his position but Love Jr is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love Jr seems to be working for a kimura but Pushkin defends the submission attempt.
Pushkin has his hands clasped together around Love Jr's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin punching from the bottom.
Love Jr wants to pass the guard but Pushkin is defending well.
Pushkin wants to get back to full guard.
Pushkin is still trying to improve position.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pushkin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pushkin seems keen to control Love Jr's posture.
Pushkin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Love Jr is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pushkin throws a lazy right hand but Love Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pushkin cracks Love Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Pushkin misses.
Pushkin misses the shot to the body.
Love Jr shoots and misses
enabling Pushkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Jake Love Jr's cut is getting worse.
Love Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Pushkin is just out of range.
Pushkin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin throws an overhand right that lands on Love Jr's shoulder, as Love Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Love Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pushkin throws a body punch but Love Jr moves out of range.
Love Jr ducks under a wild hook from Pushkin.
Pushkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pushkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Love Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Love Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Pushkin to counter with a crisp jab.
 Love Jr is rocked!
Love Jr tries to move into range but Pushkin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oh Love Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jake Love Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pushkin lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pushkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Love Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Pushkin throws the left hand but Love Jr avoids the punch easily.
Pushkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stas Pushkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pushkin throws a big shot that misses.
Pushkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love Jr tries to clinch
and Pushkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pushkin misses with a straight right.
Love Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Love Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Pushkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pushkin jabs at Love Jr's body.
Love Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Love Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jake Love Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pushkin cracks Love Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pushkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Love Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pushkin throws out the jab.
Love Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pushkin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Love Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Love Jr ducks under a wild hook from Pushkin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stas Pushkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Love Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Love Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Love Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pushkin sprawls well initially but Love Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pushkin manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Love Jr keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Love Jr manages to break the clinch.
Love Jr misses with a double jab
and Pushkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pushkin throws an overhand right that lands on Love Jr's shoulder, as Love Jr tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pushkin connects with a body shot that sends Love Jr's belly button to the back.
Pushkin misses with an uppercut.
Love Jr tries to clinch there but Pushkin circles away.
Love Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pushkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pushkin lands a big right hand that sends Love Jr crashing to the mat! Pushkin stays standing though and waves Love Jr back to his feet!
Pushkin lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Love Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pushkin closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Love Jr! Pushkin dives in looking to finish! Love Jr is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stas Pushkin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iwon Raczynski (ranked 4869 p4p, 5063 weight class) and Salvatore Coppola (ranked 538 p4p, 558 weight class). Coppola has chosen Duality as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iwon Raczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvatore Coppola!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coppola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raczynski but Raczynski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raczynski is looking for a counter combo.
Jab from Raczynski.
Coppola shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raczynski defends it nicely.
Raczynski stuffs the takedown.
Iwon Raczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvatore Coppola.
Raczynski tries to land a front kick but Coppola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raczynski.
Raczynski leaves Coppola with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coppola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Coppola with a poor takedown
and Raczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Raczynski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raczynski throwing a counter right hand but Coppola manages to avoid it.
Coppola throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raczynski's waist but Raczynski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coppola off to one side.
Coppola looks winded!
Coppola walks into a stiff left hand from Raczynski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raczynski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Raczynski is looking to slow Coppola down with leg kicks.
Coppola wants to clinch but Raczynski slips to the side
and Raczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raczynski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raczynski lands with an uppercut that bounces Coppola off the cage and back into range.
Raczynski cracks Coppola with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 Coppola is rocked!
BAM! Raczynski delivers a spinning backfist that drops Coppola like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Iwon Raczynski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Three (ranked 5185 p4p, 4995 weight class) and Chip Saunders (ranked 129 p4p, 127 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Test Three!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chip Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Three tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saunders tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Three defends well and Saunders ends up having to push Three into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Saunders misses with a head kick.
Three attempts a counter takedown but Saunders avoids it well and moves away.
Three has managed to clinch.
Three missing with knees to the body.
Saunders turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Three manages to get back to half guard.
Saunders looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Three with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Three tries to roll over but Saunders keeps him under control.
Saunders is looking to advance position but Three won't allow it.
Saunders stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Three tries to kick Saunders off but Saunders keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Three wants to control but Saunders is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Three is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Saunders is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Three slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Saunders wants to control from the top but Three keeps moving.
Three could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Three wants to sweep here but Saunders controlling him for the moment.
Three throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Three keeping moving, preventing Saunders from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Three doesn't manage to clinch there - Saunders circles away.
Saunders wants to counter with a clinch but Three pushes him away.
Three moves into range and clinches up with Saunders.
Three has Saunders pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Saunders manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Three goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saunders prevents it.
Three wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saunders has him pressed against the cage.
Saunders tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Three smiles and moves away.
Saunders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Three sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Test Three has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Saunders.
Three with a poor takedown
and Saunders counters with a three punch combo that has Three backing up. Three nods at Saunders to acknowledge the strikes.
Saunders shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Three defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three moves into range and clinches up with Saunders.
Three gets underhooks to prevent Saunders's takedown attempt.
Three is pushing Saunders up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Three displaying some good clinch control by pressing Saunders up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Three for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Three is pushing Saunders up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Saunders jumps guard and drags Three to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Three missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Three wants to pass the guard but Saunders is keeping the position.
Saunders is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Three stands and steps away. Saunders gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Saunders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saunders has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Test Three dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Three clinches with his opponent.
Three is working for takedown but Saunders is calmly controlling the position for now.
Saunders looking for a takedown.
Saunders utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saunders decides to pull guard.
Saunders is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Three is controlling him.
Saunders keeping moving, preventing Three from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saunders keeping moving, preventing Three from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Three defends well.
Three avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Three tries to free his leg and advance position but Saunders is retaining full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Saunders keeping moving, preventing Three from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Three avoids the head kick by Saunders.
Saunders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Three's waist but Three gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saunders off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saunders fails with a takedown attempt.
Three throws a big counter combination but Saunders scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Test Three has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Saunders.
Three lands with a nice combination. Saunders backs away looking to recover.
Three is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saunders sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Three tries a head kick but it misses.
Saunders fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Three avoids it really well and circles away.
Three looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saunders is fending him off so far but Three persists. Nope, Saunders circles away and we're back to standing.
Saunders stuffs the takedown attempt from Three. Three gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three swings for the body but Saunders moves out of range.
Three fails to land the takedown.
Test Three is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Three slips under a jab.
Saunders swats away the attempt to clinch by Three.
Saunders displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Three.
Saunders rushes Three and presses him up against the cage.
Saunders tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders jumps into guard, dragging Three to the mat.
Three trying to control but Saunders is working from the bottom.
Saunders wants to stand and escape but Three is having none of it.
Three works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Saunders is looking to escape.
Three is stalling here. Saunders is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Three seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Saunders has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Three looks to move to half guard but instead Saunders has passed into mount! Damn!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Three tries to reverse the position but Saunders maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Saunders 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Saunders misses with an uppercut. Three saw that one coming.
Three appears to be looking for a big counter.
Three fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Three. No joy for Saunders on that attempt.
Saunders shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Three sprawls well. Three wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saunders gets slowly back to his feet.
Three shoots for a double leg takedown but Saunders sprawls well. He's pushed Three's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saunders tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Three connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saunders. Saunders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Saunders trying to control the action but Three is working from the bottom.
Three is positioning himself well to prevent Saunders advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Three shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saunders defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Three. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Three uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Three takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Three will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders leaves Three with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Saunders lands a big head kick that sends Three tumbling to the mat! Saunders takes a step backwards and waves Three back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Three is rocked!
It looks like Test Three has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders darts in and clinches Three up against the cage.
Saunders has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Three uses from the top position.
Saunders wants to stand but Three is controlling the position.
Saunders is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Three is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Saunders trying to keep a closed guard but Three is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Three gets to his feet - Saunders follows without any prompting.
Three wants to clinch.
Three shoots in but Saunders avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Three pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chip Saunders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saunders throws a series of punches but Three avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Three looks for a takedown but Saunders sprawls well.
Three clinches.
Three just leaning against Saunders, taking a breather.
Saunders drags the fight down to the ground.
Three is fighting to break Saunders's control of his arms but Saunders is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chip Saunders has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saunders controls Three momentarily but Three frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chip Saunders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saunders 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Saunders!
Chip Saunders thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Crown (ranked 5612 p4p, 4128 weight class) and Victor Sloan (ranked 586 p4p, 487 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Crown!
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, Victor Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crown blocks a jab.
Crown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sloan throws out the jab.
Crown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crown slips a jab from Sloan.
Crown slips under a jab from Sloan.
Nate Crown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crown shoots in and drives through. Sloan sprawls well.
A nice side step and Sloan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sloan defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crown doesn't manage to clinch there - Sloan circles away.
Sloan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crown ducks under a wild hook from Sloan.
Crown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sloan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crown moves out of range as Sloan strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sloan's waist but Sloan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crown off to one side.
Sloan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Crown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crown tries to clinch but Sloan is having none of it.
Crown moves out of range as Sloan strikes.
Crown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sloan sprawls and moves away.
Sloan has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Crown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sloan.
Crown throws a low kick but Sloan moves out of range easily.
Crown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sloan counters with a straight right hand.
Crown wants to clinch up but Sloan keeps it at a distance.
Crown checks a leg kick.
Crown throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sloan avoids it.
Crown tries to clinch up
letting Sloan counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crown fails with the takedown.
Sloan throws a shot from downtown. Crown moves away and avoids it.
Crown closes the distance and pushes Sloan back into the cage.
A short left from Crown.
Crown digs a right hand into Sloan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sloan's gas tank.
Crown tries to score a body lock takedown but Sloan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan stalling in the clinch.
Crown manages to break the clinch.
Sloan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crown checks it well.
Crown throws a big counter combination but Sloan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sloan. Crown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Crown dives in for a single leg takedown but Sloan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sloan stalling in the clinch.
Sloan stalling the fight.
Crown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sloan counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Sloan as he connects with a hook.
Crown tries to close the distance and clinch but Sloan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crown slips under a jab.
Crown tries to land a leg kick but Sloan saw it coming and moves away.
Crown has a takedown stuffed.
Sloan throws a chopping leg kick but Crown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crown misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Crown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sloan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crown.
Crown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sloan defends well and Crown ends up having to push Sloan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sloan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Sloan.
Crown shoots in looking for a takedown but Sloan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crown moves away.
Crown went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sloan counters with a straight right hand.
Crown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sloan is fending him off so far but Crown persists. Nope, Sloan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Crown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sloan as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crown darts in looking for a takedown but Sloan gets double underhooks and turns Crown into the cage.
Sloan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Crown blocks it well.
Crown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sloan's efforts to push away.
Crown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan swinging wildly here.
Sloan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sloan cracks Crown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sloan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Crown lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sloan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crown avoids the body shot from Sloan.
Sloan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crown misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sloan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crown slips a jab from Sloan.
Sloan misses with a wild combination.
Crown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sloan. Crown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sloan circles away.
Crown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sloan as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan misses the shot to the body.
Sloan swats away the attempt to clinch by Crown.
Crown instigates a clinch.
Crown gets control of Sloan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Crown will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Crown being controlled here, momentarily.
Sloan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crown's head.
Sloan content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan trying to control but Crown is working from the bottom.
Sloan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sloan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crown is working an open guard so Sloan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Crown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sloan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloan dips to his left and cracks Crown with an uppercut!
Sloan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Sloan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloan lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloan lands the left hand.
Sloan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloan cracks Crown with a good jab.
Sloan works Crown's body with a nice hook.
Crown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sloan sprawls well. Sloan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crown gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crown shoots in but Sloan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sloan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crown wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crown was well out of range. Poor timing from Sloan.
Victor Sloan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloan misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Crown.
Sloan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Sloan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from Sloan misses.
Crown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sloan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloan cracks Crown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloan lunges at Crown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crown's hand.
Crown closes the distance but Sloan moves to the side
and Sloan counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sloan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Crown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crown avoids the body shot from Sloan.
Crown appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crown tries to clinch up but Sloan circles away and keeps his distance.
Victor Sloan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sloan throws a low kick but Crown avoids it.
Sloan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crown.
Crown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sloan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sloan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nate Crown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crown shoots in for a double leg but Sloan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan throws a body punch but Crown moves out of range.
Sloan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sloan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sloan lands a nice hook to Crown's body. Crown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sloan swivels and escapes.
Sloan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sloan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Crown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sloan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sloan! But no joy.
Sloan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crown tries to clinch there but Sloan circles away.
Sloan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloan misses with a series of wild punches.
Crown throws a big counter combination but Sloan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan lands a jab to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Crown or perhaps it was just good defense by Sloan, which made it look bad.
Crown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sloan, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crown tries to bum rush Sloan with a series of wild strikes but Sloan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nate Crown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Sloan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Sloan misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Sloan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sloan 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Sloan!
Victor Sloan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Velluire (ranked 4263 p4p, 3936 weight class) and Fekkus Lasombra (ranked 538 p4p, 502 weight class). Fekkus Lasombra 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Velluire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fekkus Lasombra!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velluire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Velluire fails to land with a series of punches.
Lasombra scores with a punch to the head.
Velluire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fekkus Lasombra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lasombra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lasombra misses the jab.
Lasombra tests Velluire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Velluire is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Lasombra. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Velluire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Velluire glances at the clock... BAM! Lasombra nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Velluire crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Velluire is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fekkus Lasombra!
Fekkus Lasombra decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Alvarez (ranked 3028 p4p, 4019 weight class) and Jaap Dolman (ranked 83 p4p, 107 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Jak Bailey - Sunset N Santa Fe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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1 - 1 - 0 |
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230
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Francisco Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaap Dolman!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dolman.
Dolman get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Dolman stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Alvarez runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francisco Alvarez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Francisco Alvarez waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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