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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 24009 p4p, 23995 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 621 p4p, 601 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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210
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Solid boxing
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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 11 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain throws a leg kick that misses.
Pain instigates a clinch.
Tate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pain gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pain pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pain is on top in guard.
Pain pushes down on Tate's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tate on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tate on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pain moves nicely into side control.
Tate is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pain is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain landing shots from mount.
Pain landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tate is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pain controlling his opponent.
Pain is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tate to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tate shrugs it off.
Pain takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pain looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tate for as long as he can get away with.
Tate tries to reverse the position but Pain maintains control.
Pain wants to finish this one by submission but Tate is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pain.
Pain looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain lands a heavy elbow.
Pain unloading with bombs!
 It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Pain is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tate has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pain scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pain is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Pain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Major Pain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Righteous Crusader (ranked 23772 p4p, 23855 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 607 p4p, 611 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 8 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Braddock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crusader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Braddock scores with a nice head shot.
Braddock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusader lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Braddock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Crusader avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader swings for the body but Braddock moves out of range.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Braddock circles away.
Crusader has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braddock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braddock lands a jab-cross combination.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crusader counters with a straight right hand.
Crusader wants to clinch but Braddock slips to the side
and Braddock counters with a left and a right that stings Crusader .
Nice jab there from Braddock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Braddock counters with a straight right hand.
Braddock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Braddock keeps the fight on the outside.
Braddock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crusader takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Braddock needs to keep his hands up - Crusader had a free shot at his head there.
Crusader has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braddock finds it's way round the side to connect with Crusader 's head.
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braddock.
It looked like Crusader wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock is having none of it.
Braddock changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crusader has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Braddock finds it's way round the side to connect with Crusader 's head.
Crusader takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock takes a swing at Crusader 's ribcage but misses.
Crusader throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crusader lands with a shot to the body.
Crusader throws a right and a left that Braddock avoids nicely.
Braddock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crusader throws a nice looking combination but Braddock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braddock is looking for the big counter here.
Crusader getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braddock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crusader doesn't seem bothered though.
Braddock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Braddock tries to move into range but Crusader moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Crusader feints a jab promting Braddock to slip. Crusader then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Braddock slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That has opened up James Braddock's cut even more.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusader displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 Braddock is rocked!
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Braddock pushes him off.
Braddock is still on wobbly legs! Can Crusader finish him?
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock is having none of it.
Braddock seems to have recovered his senses.
Crusader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braddock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crusader lands with a right hand.
Crusader fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Braddock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Braddock scores with a decent looking hook.
Braddock cracks a nice hook into Crusader 's ribs.
Crusader is working the combinations to good effect here.
Crusader rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braddock counters with a left to the body.
Crusader tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Braddock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock throws a right hand that Crusader ducks under and follows up with a left that Crusader also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braddock lands a body shot.
Braddock misses the shot to the body.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Braddock pushes him off.
Crusader will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Braddock scores with a sloppy right hand. Crusader should have avoided that one.
Braddock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Braddock.
Braddock connects with a right hand. Crusader shakes it off.
Crusader takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Crusader was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Braddock.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Braddock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Crusader scores with a three punch combo!
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Crusader is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Braddock.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braddock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crusader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Braddock.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braddock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crusader 's head.
Braddock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braddock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braddock lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusader misses with a lunging right hand
and Braddock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Crusader to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing.
Braddock tries to counter with a clinch but Crusader shakes him off and moves away.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Braddock avoids it well.
Crusader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Braddock takes a swing at Crusader 's ribcage but misses.
Braddock throws a shot to the body.
Crusader walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Braddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crusader takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader swings for the body but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crusader .
The cut above James Braddock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crusader swings for the body but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crusader .
A looping hook to the body misses from Braddock. Crusader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braddock throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braddock lands the left hand.
Braddock throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Crusader .
Braddock dips to his left and cracks Crusader with an uppercut!
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Braddock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock is having none of it.
Braddock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Braddock misses
and Crusader counters with a left to the body.
Crusader smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusader fails to land with a series of punches.
Braddock drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crusader defends it well.
Braddock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crusader .
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Crusader avoids them all with ease.
Crusader scores with a body shot.
Crusader goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crusader misses with a two punch combination.
Crusader misses with a combination
and Braddock counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader throws a body punch but Braddock moves out of range.
Crusader cracks Braddock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
James Braddock's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Crusader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing.
Braddock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crusader doesn't seem bothered though.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Braddock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Braddock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Braddock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crusader takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crusader tries to clinch but Braddock moves out of range.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Braddock circles away.
Braddock with the counter takedown but Crusader avoids it easily.
Braddock lands with an overhand left.
Braddock takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Braddock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crusader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crusader just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Braddock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusader wants to clinch
and Braddock counters with a nice uppercut.
Braddock scores with a one two! Crusader had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusader throws a series of punches but Braddock avoids them all with ease.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braddock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Crusader misses.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Crusader wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crusader 's head.
James Braddock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crusader gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crusader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Braddock lands a jab-cross combination.
Braddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader misses with a body shot.
Crusader throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Crusader counter with a right hand.
Braddock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Crusader has knocked Braddock down with a huge combo! Crusader steps away and waves a wobbly Braddock back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Braddock looks to land a combination but Crusader avoids it well.
Braddock throws a right hand that Crusader ducks under and follows up with a left that Crusader also avoids with ease.
Crusader wants to clinch but Braddock slips to the side
and Braddock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Braddock is avoiding it.
Crusader takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Braddock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crusader .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crusader jabs Braddock right on the nose. Braddock blinks but takes it well.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Crusader counters with a left to the body.
Braddock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braddock lands with a hook. Crusader tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusader misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Braddock.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braddock circles away quickly and effectively.
Crusader misses with a few strikes there.
As Crusader backs off Braddock throws a huge counter combo but Crusader manages to avoid it all.
Braddock throws a series of strikes that have Crusader backpedaling.
Braddock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Crusader misses.
Braddock stalks Crusader and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crusader 's face. Crusader staggers backwards, shaken.
Righteous Crusader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Braddock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Braddock circles away.
Braddock tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Braddock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Braddock 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Braddock!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Long Lang (ranked 23937 p4p, 23557 weight class) and Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 507 p4p, 495 weight class). Lang has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Fortune Thibodeaux 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 10 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Long Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Craig Long Lang has been cut.
Thibodeaux with a nice cross.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and clinches.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lang's defenses.
Thibodeaux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Lang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut.
 Lang is rocked!
Lang has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thibodeaux after a bit of a struggle.
Lang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Lang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lang takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Lang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thibodeaux smiles and moves away.
Thibodeaux moves into the clinch.
Lang seems to have got his legs back now.
Lang takes an elbow to the temple.
Lang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands with a light punch inside.
Lang struggles to land a body shot inside as Thibodeaux controls his hands.
Lang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thibodeaux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Langs head.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Thibodeaux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lang backwards.
Clinched against the cage, Thibodeaux lands a big elbow that drops Lang! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Lang is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fortune Thibodeaux!
A very excited looking Fortune Thibodeaux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 23925 p4p, 11259 weight class) and Sota Sankari (ranked 275 p4p, 283 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 41 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sota Sankari!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Iii lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Sota Sankari has been cut.
Sankari looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tate Iii connects with a combination that backs up Sankari into the cage. Tate Iii lands a flurry of punches that gets past Sankari's guard. Sankari is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Tate Iii bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Tate Iii!
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