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TR43: Knock Em Off; Polamalu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Grace (ranked 25541 p4p, 5724 weight class) and Deontay Wilder (ranked 681 p4p, 592 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Deontay Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 It looks like Brandon Grace has been cut.
Wilder lands the left hand.
Grace moves to clinch but Wilder breaks away
and Wilder counters with a crisp one two that drops Grace! Wilder thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Grace to his feet! Grace is in big trouble!
 Grace is rocked!
Grace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Grace is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grace tries to clinch
and Wilder counters with a big right hand! Oh Grace is in trouble here! Wilder follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deontay Wilder!
A relieved looking Deontay Wilder thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monsta Jankens (ranked 3217 p4p, 6146 weight class) and Troy Fereirra (ranked 115 p4p, 191 weight class). Jankens's entrance music is Spacelord by Monster Magnet. A fine choice. Troy Fereirra is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Monsta Jankens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Fereirra!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fereirra gets the takedown into side control.
Jankens is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jankens avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fereirra.
You can see the frustration on Jankens's face as Fereirra controls the position.
Jankens tries to buck Fereirra off but Fereirra is having none of it.
Fereirra takes a little break here. Jankens wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fereirra tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fereirra content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankens tries to improve position but can't.
Fereirra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jankens struggling a bit here.
Fereirra throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fereirra landing strikes.
The ground and pound from Fereirra seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fereirra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fereirra controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fereirra's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jankens is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fereirra fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fereirra in side control, throwing shots but Jankens defends.
Jankens seems a little lost for a moment, as Fereirra dominates the positioning.
Fereirra wants to stand but Jankens has his arm trapped.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Fereirra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like Troy Fereirra has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fereirra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good shot there by Jankens.
Decent striking displayed by Jankens there.
Monsta Jankens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jankens connects with a jab.
Fereirra fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jankens to the ground. Fereirra is now in Jankens's guard.
Jankens trying to control the position.
Jankens definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jankens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fereirra.
Fereirra wanted to stand there but Jankens had control of the position.
Jankens can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fereirra controls the pace.
Jankens looking for a guillotine here but Fereirra defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fereirra sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fereirra slips nicely into half guard.
Jankens is defending against the submission attempts here by Fereirra.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jankens tries to get to full guard but Fereirra has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Fereirra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Fereirra's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fereirra closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fereirra wants to stand up but Jankens has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jankens manages to get to full guard.
Fereirra postures up in Jankens's guard and throws a big left but Jankens blocks it.
Fereirra is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fereirra sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jankens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fereirra defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fereirra avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jankens looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fereirra seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fereirra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fereirra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jankens circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Jankens misses.
A cross from Jankens lands.
Jankens's corner calls for a 1-2. Jankens obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jankens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fereirra ducks under a wild hook from Jankens.
Jankens misses with a lunging right hand
and Fereirra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fereirra.
Jankens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fereirra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fereirra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jankens is proving hard to escape from.
Fereirra looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fereirra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fereirra controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fereirra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fereirra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jankens is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jankens misses with a hook. Fereirra ducked under it nicely.
Fereirra clinches up with Jankens and pushes him back against the cage.
Jankens wants to stall.
Fereirra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jankens throws a lazy right hand but Fereirra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fereirra closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankens throws a head punch that misses.
Jankens misses with some punches.
Jankens has had enough of the clinch but Fereirra keeps him there for the moment.
Fereirra has picked Jankens up - he's going for a ride! Fereirra dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fereirra not doing much here.
Fereirra is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jankens!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fereirra punching from mount but Jankens doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fereirra controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Fereirra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Troy Fereirra's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fereirra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fereirra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fereirra tries to stand but Jankens is controlling from the bottom.
Fereirra throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fereirra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jankens's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fereirra has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jankens is trying desperately to improve position.
Fereirra with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fereirra misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fereirra controlling his opponent.
Monsta Jankens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankens takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jankens tries to reverse the position but Fereirra maintains control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fereirra controlling his opponent.
Fereirra throwing strikes here but Jankens is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fereirra lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fereirra throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fereirra controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fereirra is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Fereirra thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fereirra moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jankens has worked his arm free - good work by Jankens!
Fereirra decides to stand back up. Fereirra steps back and let's Jankens get back to his feet.
Jankens connects with a looping right hand.
Jankens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fereirra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jankens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fereirra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jankens has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fereirra is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jankens.
Fereirra controlling from side mount.
Fereirra tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jankens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Fereirra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fereirra 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Fereirra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Snake (ranked 3168 p4p, 4211 weight class) and Petrus Tampubolon (ranked 392 p4p, 486 weight class). John Snake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Petrus Tampubolon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tampubolon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snake.
Tampubolon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Snake is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Snake's head coaches at Monkey Business that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tampubolon misses with a leg kick
and Snake counters with a straight right hand.
Tampubolon throws a head kick that misses.
Snake lands with a right hand.
Snake misses with an uppercut.
Tampubolon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tampubolon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snake.
The fighters circling - Snake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Snake throws out a loose jab but Tampubolon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tampubolon looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Tampubolon backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Snake's temple! It sends Snake violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Tampubolon celebrates and the doctors try to help Snake!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Petrus Tampubolon!
Petrus Tampubolon 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Landau Aisland (ranked 2188 p4p, 4451 weight class) and Fabio Castelo (ranked 259 p4p, 456 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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Counter fighter
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Landau Aisland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fabio Castelo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aisland looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castelo is fending him off so far but Aisland persists. Nope, Castelo circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Aisland. No joy for Castelo on that attempt.
A jab from Aisland misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aisland. Castelo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aisland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castelo.
Castelo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Castelo tries to counter it with a takedown but Aisland pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A punch combination from Castelo misses.
Castelo slips under a jab from Aisland.
Aisland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aisland throws a poor cross that misses
and Aisland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Castelo with that takedown attempt.
Castelo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aisland sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Castelo somewhat.
Landau Aisland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Castelo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castelo slips under a jab from Aisland.
Landau Aisland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castelo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aisland drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aisland jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aisland drops back looking for a leg! Castelo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Castelo manages to kick Aisland off! Aisland jumps back into Castelo's guard.
Aisland postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aisland postures up in Castelo's guard and throws a big left but Castelo blocks it.
Aisland pushes down on Castelo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aisland trying to control from half guard but Castelo is working away.
Aisland trying to mount his opponent but Castelo defends it.
Castelo wants to control but Aisland is keeping busy.
Castelo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aisland scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aisland is keen to just control but Castelo is a slippery customer.
Aisland working Castelo over with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Castelo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aisland is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Castelo!
Castelo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aisland with shots to the head and body - Castelo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Castelo tries to reverse the position but Aisland maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aisland breaks from Castelo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aisland has isolated one of Castelo's arms. Castelo looking to fight him off but Aisland twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Landau Aisland!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Cracker (ranked 3174 p4p, 2956 weight class) and Niles Standish (ranked 318 p4p, 297 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Cracker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niles Standish!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cracker keeps the fight on the outside.
Cracker clinches with his opponent.
Standish fails to pull guard.
Cracker jumps into guard, dragging Standish to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cracker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cracker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cracker keeping full guard, as Standish tries to pass.
Cracker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Standish defends it easily.
Standish trying to control but Cracker is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cracker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Standish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cracker pushes a forearm under Standish's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Standish is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). King Cracker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adu Akin (ranked 2171 p4p, 25734 weight class) and Island Steve (ranked 300 p4p, 691 weight class). Adu Akin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Island Steve'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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adu Akin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Steve!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Akin prevents Steve from breaking the clinch.
Steve wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Akin.
Steve looks winded!
Akin lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Island Steve has been cut.
Akin drops Steve onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Steve is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Steve is rocked!
Akin pushes Steve against the cage. Akin is working some dirty boxing. Akin pushes off with a quick right hook! Steve goes down! Steve tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Akin moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adu Akin!
After winning the bout, Adu Akin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Ghidora The Destroyer (ranked 3349 p4p, 3014 weight class) and Jawph Ja Hari (ranked 118 p4p, 105 weight class). The Destroyer 's entrance music is Disgusting Sounds of bones being crushed and flesh being torn. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Ghidora The Destroyer !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jawph Ja Hari!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Destroyer missing with a left hand there. Ja Hari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ja Hari slips under a jab.
The Destroyer throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Jawph Ja Hari has been cut.
The Destroyer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Destroyer loads up on a big right hand but Ja Hari slips the punch.
Ja Hari unleashes a big counter combination but The Destroyer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A shot to the liver by The Destroyer . Beautiful body shot.
The Destroyer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Destroyer misses with a hook
and Ja Hari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ja Hari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Destroyer lands with a straight right. Ja Hari didn't see that one coming.
The Destroyer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Destroyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Ja Hari's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from The Destroyer .
The Destroyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Ja Hari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ja Hari has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The Destroyer cracks Ja Hari with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. The Destroyer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ja Hari to stand back up!
The Destroyer misses with an uppercut. Ja Hari saw that one coming.
As The Destroyer backs off Ja Hari throws a huge counter combo but The Destroyer manages to avoid it all.
The Destroyer lands a nice shot to the body.
Ja Hari looks winded!
Nice cross by The Destroyer .
Ja Hari is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Destroyer shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Ja Hari takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - The Destroyer sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Ja Hari bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Ghidora The Destroyer !
A victorious King Ghidora The Destroyer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghasem Zahari (ranked 2245 p4p, 6227 weight class) and Tony Turbo (ranked 310 p4p, 622 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ghasem Zahari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Turbo!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahari pushes Turbo up against the cage in a clinch.
Turbo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zahari just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zahari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turbo tries to pull guard but Zahari won't allow it.
Zahari holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Turbo stalls.
Nice body punch from Zahari.
Turbo looks winded!
Zahari has had enough of the clinch but Turbo keeps him there for the moment.
Zahari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turbo backwards.
Turbo has Zahari pressed against the cage, preventing Zahari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zahari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Zahari - that landed with a thud.
Zahari lands with a short shot to the head.
Zahari is trying to force a seperation but Turbo has the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zahari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zahari.
Zahari digs a right hand into Turbo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turbo's gas tank.
Turbo has Zahari pressed against the cage, preventing Zahari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zahari works on Turbo's body with a couple of short punches.
Zahari pushes Turbo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zahari'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.
Nice body punch from Zahari.
Zahari is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Zahari - that landed with a thud.
Zahari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zahari drops Turbo with a beautiful combination! Turbo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zahari is looking for the KO!
Turbo is rocked!
It looks like Tony Turbo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zahari connects with a stiff jab that staggers Turbo - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ghasem Zahari!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yasin Lin (ranked 3513 p4p, 3057 weight class) and Patrick Deringer (ranked 196 p4p, 176 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yasin Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Deringer!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deringer throws a lazy right hand but Lin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lin wants to clinch up but Deringer keeps it at a distance.
Lin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Deringer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lin doesn't manage to clinch there - Deringer circles away.
Deringer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Deringer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lin.
Deringer crunches a lovely knee into Lin's ribcage.
Lin misses with a body punch.
Deringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deringer tries to land a knee to the head but Lin blocks with his arms.
Lin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deringer's elbow.
Lin looking to throw knees to the head but Deringer is blocking nicely.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Deringer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deringer.
Deringer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lin's elbow.
Deringer lands with a right to the head.
Lin lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deringer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deringer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deringer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Deringer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Deringer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Deringer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deringer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lin blocks it with crossed arms.
Lin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lin misses with a punch to the body.
Deringer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Deringer blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Lin fails to land.
Deringer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deringer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deringer with a knee to the head.
Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deringer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deringer throws a jab but it's blocked by Lin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deringer throws a jab when Lin was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Lin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deringer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Deringer slips a straight right by Lin.
Deringer jabs at Lin's body.
Deringer swings for the body but Lin moves out of range.
Lin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deringer.
Deringer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Deringer on the side of the head.
Deringer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deringer misses with a hook. Lin ducked under it nicely.
Lin has closed the distance and engaged Deringer in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Deringer.
Lin has a couple of punches blocked by Deringer.
Lin can't break the clinch.
Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Deringer.
Deringer crunches a lovely knee into Lin's ribcage.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Deringer avoids the damage to the body.
Deringer lands a nice uppercut.
Deringer lands a shot to the body.
Lin can't find room to land a body shot as Deringer controls the action.
Lin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lin is breathing heavily.
Lin lands a body punch.
Lin is looking to control Deringer's arms but Deringer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lin has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lin.
Deringer misses with a punch on the inside.
Deringer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lin.
Deringer misses with a knee to the head.
Deringer lands a nice shot to the body.
Deringer can't find room to land a body shot as Lin controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Deringer.
Deringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin avoiding damage as Deringer throws knees to the body.
Deringer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deringer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lin.
Deringer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Deringer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lin.
Patrick Deringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Deringer doesn't seem bothered though.
Lin digs a good hook to Deringer's body.
Deringer just misses with a punch to the body.
Lin misses with a looping right.
Deringer lands a glancing blow to the side of Lin's head.
Deringer throws a body punch but Lin moves out of range.
Lin tries to clinch but Deringer moves out of range.
Deringer throws a big shot that misses.
Lin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deringer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deringer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lin manages to avoid it.
Deringer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Deringer 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.
Patrick Deringer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Deringer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lin under the eye.
Lin misses with a body shot.
Lin is looking to clinch.
Lin defending well as Deringer loads up on a big left hand.
Deringer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lin throws out the jab.
Deringer connects with a single shot there.
Deringer throws a body shot but no joy.
Lin slips under a jab from Deringer.
A little feinted left hand from Lin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Deringer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lin scrambles back to his feet.
Deringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lin manages to avoid it.
Lin blocks a jab.
Deringer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lin moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Deringer obliges.
Deringer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lin's elbow.
Deringer looking to stall.
Lin misses with a knee strike.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Deringer as Lin tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deringer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lin manages to avoid it.
Deringer just misses with a punch to the body.
Deringer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lin.
Lin slips a straight right by Deringer.
Deringer throws a body punch but Lin moves out of range.
Deringer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Deringer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lin.
Lin lands a nice shot that snaps Deringer's head back.
Deringer thuds a left hand into Lin's body.
Deringer misses the shot to the body.
Patrick Deringer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lin connects with a nice looking jab.
Deringer is rocked!
Lin moves into the clinch.
Deringer is still on wobbly legs! Can Lin finish him?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lin blocks a body shot from Deringer.
Lin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deringer.
Lin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deringer's efforts to push away.
Deringer scores with a knee to the head.
Deringer seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deringer lands with a short shot to the head.
Deringer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deringer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Deringer avoids the damage to the body.
Lin blocks a body shot from Deringer.
Deringer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lin's face.
A short right from Deringer on the inside.
Deringer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deringer tries a body shot but Lin blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Deringer.
Deringer missing with knees to the body.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deringer managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Deringer lands with a light punch inside.
Lin misses with a punch on the inside.
Lin scores with a shoulder strike.
Lin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lin.
Lin cracks Deringer with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deringer managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Lin misses with the head strike.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lin prevents a body shot from Deringer.
A right hook to the body lands for Deringer.
A nice left hand lands by Deringer.
Deringer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Deringer managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Deringer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Deringer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Deringer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Deringer with a knee to the head.
Deringer missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deringer.
Lin misses with a punch on the inside.
Lin lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Deringer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deringer scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Deringer.
Deringer lands with a short shot to the head.
Deringer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deringer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lin blocks it with crossed arms.
Deringer being controlled against the cage.
Deringer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deringer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Deringer landing knees to the head.
Lin digs a right hand underneath Deringer's ribcage. Deringer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lin working aggressively here.
Deringer can't find room to land a body shot as Lin controls the action.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Deringer presses Lin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deringer stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Deringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Deringer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lin takes a swing at Deringer's ribcage but misses.
Deringer instigates a clinch.
Deringer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Deringer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lin is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Deringer obliges.
Oh Lin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Deringer.
Deringer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lins head.
Deringer has Lin pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Lin is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Deringer - that's hurt Lin badly! Oh, another knee lands and Lin is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Lin doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Patrick Deringer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brucie McGavin (ranked 5568 p4p, 2314 weight class) and Brock Karelin (ranked 584 p4p, 323 weight class). Brock Karelin 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brucie McGavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brock Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGavin counters with a three punch combo that has Karelin backing up. Karelin nods at McGavin to acknowledge the strikes.
McGavin throws a jab when Karelin was well out of range.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGavin as he avoids it easily.
Karelin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGavin counters with a straight right hand.
Brucie McGavin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Karelin.
McGavin throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGavin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karelin drives through with a takedown into McGavin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Karelin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGavin looking for submissions off his back.
Karelin is trying to work for a kimura but McGavin is defending well.
Karelin 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin seems to be looking for submissions.
Karelin slows the pace down in half guard.
Karelin is nestled in close to McGavin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karelin lands a nice short elbow.
McGavin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Karelin pulls his head out easily.
Karelin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McGavin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McGavin actively working from the bottom here.
Karelin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karelin is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin stalling away here and it's allowed McGavin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Karelin chips away with some ground and pound.
Karelin lands a couple of elbows.
McGavin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McGavin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGavin is looking for a triangle but Karelin pushes his legs off easily.
Karelin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but McGavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karelin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karelin working some strikes from top position.
Karelin content to stall in guard here.
McGavin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karelin is aware though and is defending well.
Karelin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGavin looking for submissions off his back.
Karelin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McGavin defends it well.
Karelin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
My spies in HB Training center inform me that Karelin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Karelin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Karelin is nestled in close to McGavin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karelin wants to work for an arm triangle but McGavin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Karelin controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Karelin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Karelin fails with a takedown attempt.
McGavin throws an overhand right that lands on Karelin's shoulder, as Karelin tries to avoid the shot.
Karelin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karelin slips a jab and a cross from McGavin.
Karelin fails with the takedown.
McGavin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Karelin manages to circle out of the way.
Karelin closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGavin circles away.
McGavin throwing a counter right hand but Karelin manages to avoid it.
Brucie McGavin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Karelin.
Karelin misses with a takedown
and McGavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGavin but McGavin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McGavin defends well and Karelin ends up having to push McGavin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Karelin is breathing heavily.
Karelin slips a jab and a cross from McGavin.
McGavin throws out a powerful jab.
Brucie McGavin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGavin slaps away a takedown attempt from Karelin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGavin misses with a two punch combination.
McGavin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karelin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McGavin somewhat.
McGavin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGavin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karelin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McGavin 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.
McGavin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGavin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Karelin defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karelin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karelin postures up and lands a big shot to McGavin's brow.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McGavin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGavin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karelin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McGavin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Karelin has McGavin in his guard.
Karelin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McGavin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karelin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGavin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGavin stopping the sweep attempt from Karelin.
McGavin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karelin is keeping the position for now.
Karelin 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGavin wants to stand and escape but instead Karelin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Karelin got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGavin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Karelin has managed to get both his arms back between McGavin's legs - danger averted.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karelin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karelin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McGavin wants to stand up but Karelin is controlling him.
Karelin is in close to McGavin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brucie McGavin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Karelin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McGavin did well to prevent Karelin getting side control.
McGavin is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGavin is trying to control but Karelin passes into side control!
McGavin is trying to escape the position but Karelin is controlling the position.
McGavin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Karelin's best efforts.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Karelin connects with a nice short shot to McGavin's temple.
Karelin is pressing down on McGavin's thigh, looking to free his foot. McGavin is holding on for now.
Karelin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin wants to work for an arm triangle but McGavin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGavin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McGavin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Karelin pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGavin manages to get to full guard.
McGavin working for a triangle but Karelin defends it easily.
Karelin with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karelin chips away with some ground and pound.
McGavin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karelin manages to get himself to full guard.
McGavin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karelin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Karelin lands a decent punch to the body there.
Karelin working for a triangle but McGavin defends it easily.
Karelin is pulling down on McGavin's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Karelin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Karelin wants to sweep but no luck.
Karelin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McGavin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karelin working for a triangle but McGavin defends it easily.
McGavin won't allow Karelin to sweep him here.
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.
Karelin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McGavin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karelin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karelin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McGavin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karelin is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGavin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Karelin works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Karelin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karelin 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Karelin!
In defeat, Brucie McGavin stepped up to the mic, saying 'I snorted a blaze before the fight and couldn't concentrate.'.
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