FCC Fight Night - Valour PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sione Tuiplota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy Dragon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sione Tuiplota's chin.

Dragon
vs
Tuiplota

180 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sione Tuiplota!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tuiplota shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tuiplota was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tuiplota moves to the back.

Tuiplota is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dragon defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Dragon rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dragon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tuiplota's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tuiplota's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuiplota is trapped and Dragon is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Tuiplota tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tuiplota looks gassed!
Dragon landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Dragon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Dragon.

Tuiplota is rocked!
Dragon connects with a bit shot that sees Tuiplota covering up! More strikes from Dragon and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dragon is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Dragon!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allan Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pudsey Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudsey Bear has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ramos
vs
Bear

185 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

191 cm
19
191 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Allan Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pudsey Bear!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear shoots in but no luck this time.
Ramos tests Bear's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Pudsey Bear has been cut.
Ramos lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Bear can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Ramos and Bear drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Ramos.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Allan Ramos!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Troy Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Taylor
vs
Pearce

172 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Richards' Remedies

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pearce shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Pearce's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big left from Pearce misses.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.

Pearce darts in and clinches Taylor up against the cage.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Pearce has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.

Pearce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearce circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Pearce jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.
Pearce misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Pearce avoids it well.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pearce takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Pearce has Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearce tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Pearce is controlling the position.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearce has double underhooks.

Pearce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearce misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
letting Pearce counter with a right hand.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Pearce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pearce slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Taylor stuffs the takedown attempt from Pearce. Pearce gets slowly back to his feet.
Taylor takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Pearce clinches up against the cage.
Pearce keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Pearce keeps him there for the moment.
Pearce is trying to drag Taylor to the mat but Taylor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Troy Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Pearce.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Pearce is controlling the position.

Pearce manages to pull guard.

Pearce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pearce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pearce has his foot on Taylor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taylor works his way back into a safe position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pearce can do anything to dispel that myth.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Pearce won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearce is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pearce controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Taylor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pearce dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Pearce throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pearce counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pearce.
Pearce keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearce keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearce tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pearce has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.

Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor swinging wilding here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pearce motions for Taylor to come forward. Pearce throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pearce connects with a body shot.
Pearce scores with a one two! Taylor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss

and Pearce counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.

Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pearce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Pearce moves out of range.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pearce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taylor at a distance.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pearce lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.

Pearce has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Pearce keeps him there for the moment.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearce throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pearce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Troy Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor takes one to the chin there.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Pearce clobbers Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Pearce dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pearce misses with a double jab.

Pearce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taylor prevents Pearce from breaking the clinch.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Pearce is controlling the position.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Pearce is controlling the position.
Pearce wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Pearce has him pressed against the cage.
Pearce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Pearce has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor wants to break free but Pearce has control.

Pearce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troy Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pearce counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Pearce avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taylor pinned against the cage. Taylor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taylor there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Pearce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pearce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pearce lands a two punch combo.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor misses with a double jab

and Pearce counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Pearce has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Pearce keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Pearce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troy Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Pearce moves out of range.
Pearce throws a one two combo.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearce.

Pearce clinches up against the cage.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearce won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearce has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Pearce avoids nicely.
A combination from Pearce does no damage.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Pearce moves out of range.
Pearce scores with a jab to the body.
Pearce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pearce tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Pearce moves out of range.
Pearce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pearce throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pearce counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearce jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.
Pearce misses the shot to the body.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pearce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Pearce there.
Pearce slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Pearce scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Pearce avoids it well.
Taylor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Pearce counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pearce jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pearce makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pearce throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Taylor swinging wilding here.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pearce counters with a nice body shot.
Taylor moves out of range of the body kick.
Taylor tries to bum rush Pearce with a series of wild strikes but Pearce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Pearce clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pearce presses Taylor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pearce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pearce changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Taylor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearce circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Pearce counters with a two punch combo.
Pearce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pearce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Pearce drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Pearce tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Pearce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor wants to break free but Pearce has control.

Pearce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearce circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pearce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Pearce 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Taylor looks to land a combination. Pearce sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pearce works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pearce counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Pearce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor wants to break free but Pearce has control.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearce won't allow it.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Pearce won't allow it.

Pearce decides to pull guard.
Pearce is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Pearce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor won't allow Pearce to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor postures up.
Pearce is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Taylor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Pearce throws out a powerful jab.

Pearce gets a clinch.
Taylor wants to break free but Pearce has control.
Troy Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.
Taylor prevents Pearce from breaking the clinch.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pearce prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.

Pearce breaks the clinch.
Pearce dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Nice body punch from Pearce.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Pearce avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Taylor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Pearce throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pearce dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Pearce throws a low kick, looking for Taylor's leg but Taylor calmly moves out of range.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearce.
Pearce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Pearce avoids nicely.
Pearce cracks a nice hook into Taylor's ribs.
Pearce lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pearce counters with a stiff right hand.
Pearce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pearce scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pearce.
Pearce lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Pearce counters with a one-two to the body.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pearce scores with a punch to the head.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pearce circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Good exchange - Pearce coming out on top.
Pearce connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. Pearce backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.

Pearce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pearce tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearce has him pressed against the cage.

Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Pearce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pearce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pearce thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taylor slips under a jab from Pearce.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Pearce avoids them all with ease.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pearce counters with a series of strikes. Taylor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pearce slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Ross Pearce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pearce tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor misses with a combination

and Pearce counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Pearce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pearce 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Pearce!

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energy
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between fred dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Cottrill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

dirk
vs
Cottrill

190 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

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, fred dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Cottrill!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dirk tries a head kick but it misses.
dirk shoots in but no luck this time.
Cottrill tries to clinch but dirk moves out of range.
Cottrill moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cottrill moves out of range as dirk throws a body kick.
dirk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cottrill's waist but Cottrill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing dirk off to one side.
dirk wants to clinch

and Cottrill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

dirk is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cottrill pulls his head out easily.
dirk is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Cottrill seems content to control.
Cottrill tries to stand but can't do so whilst dirk controls his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dirk trying to control from the bottom.
dirk won't allow Cottrill to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cottrill decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Cottrill moves in looking to clinch but dirk pushes him off.

Cottrill closes the distance and clinches.
dirk is looking to control Cottrill's arms but Cottrill gets an underhook and turns him. Now dirk has his back to the cage.
Cottrill lands an elbow just above dirk 's eye.

It looks like fred dirk has been cut.
Cottrill stalls.
Cottrill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottrill trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Cottrill.
Cottrill trying to control the position but instead, dirk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cottrill into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Simon Cottrill.

Cottrill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
dirk tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Cottrill has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Cottrill get's back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cottrill rushes dirk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Cottrill.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Cottrill.
dirk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cottrill avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fred dirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cottrill lands an elbow inside that dirk shrugs off.
Cottrill is stalling here.
Cottrill unloads a knee to the mid-section. dirk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottrill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
dirk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cottrill scores a nice knee to the body.
Cottrill leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cottrill unloads a knee to the mid-section. dirk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cottrill landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Cottrill.
dirk takes an elbow to the temple.
Cottrill stalling.
Cottrill receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cottrill lands an elbow inside that dirk shrugs off.
Cottrill looking to slow down the pace here.
Cottrill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Cottrill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on fred dirk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cottrill tries to clinch up

and dirk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cottrill has dirk pushed against the cage.
Cottrill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
dirk goes for a takedown attempt but Cottrill pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cottrill tries to close the distance and clinch but dirk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cottrill has dirk up against the cage in a clinch.
dirk jumps guard but Cottrill stands there with dirk around his waist. dirk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dirk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cottrill walks away with a smile on his face. dirk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fred dirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottrill tries to clinch there but dirk circles away.
fred dirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dirk throws a sloppy head kick
and Cottrill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cottrill wants to clinch.
Cottrill is looking to clinch but dirk is avoiding it.
Cottrill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dirk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cottrill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cottrill lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cottrill fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottrill tries to clinch but dirk moves out of range.
Cottrill tries to clinch up.
dirk throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Cottrill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cottrill.
Cottrill lands a nice knee to the body.
dirk stalling.
Cottrill lands an elbow inside that dirk shrugs off.
Cottrill scores a nice knee to the body.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
dirk takes an elbow to the temple.
Cottrill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cottrill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cottrill lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cottrill is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cottrill lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottrill has dirk pushed against the cage.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill unloads a knee to the mid-section. dirk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cottrill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Cottrill.
Cottrill lands an elbow inside that dirk shrugs off.
Cottrill lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Cottrill.
Cottrill lands a knee to the body.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill tries a knee to the head but dirk blocks it.
Cottrill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cottrill unloads a knee to the mid-section. dirk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cottrill connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cottrill.
Cottrill pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cottrill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
dirk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cottrill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cottrill lands an elbow that stopped dirk in his tracks for a moment.
Cottrill lands an elbow just above dirk 's eye.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cottrill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cottrill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but dirk blocks it with crossed arms.
dirk is working for takedown but Cottrill is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Cottrill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on fred dirk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cottrill is looking to clinch.
dirk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cottrill tries to clinch there but dirk circles away.
Cottrill tries to close the distance and clinch but dirk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cottrill clinches up against the cage.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill tries to land a knee to the head but dirk blocks with his arms.
Cottrill unloads a knee to the mid-section. dirk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Simon Cottrill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
dirk tries to stall but Cottrill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cottrill stalling the fight.
Cottrill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Cottrill.
Cottrill stalling the fight.
Cottrill lands a knee to the body.
Cottrill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottrill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cottrill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
dirk takes an elbow to the temple.
Cottrill lands a nice knee to the body.
Cottrill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cottrill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cottrill stalling the fight.
Knees to the body from Cottrill.
Cottrill avoiding damage.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill stalling in the clinch.
dirk avoiding damage as Cottrill throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dirk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cottrill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
dirk tries to pull guard but Cottrill holds him up against the cage and eventually dirk drops back down to his feet.
Cottrill stalling.
dirk wants a takedown but no success here.
dirk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cottrill lands an elbow just above dirk 's eye.
Cottrill is trying to maintain a safe position but dirk gets an underhook and turns Cottrill into the cage.
Cottrill lands an elbow that stopped dirk in his tracks for a moment.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill stalling the fight.
dirk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cottrill lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Cottrill.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cottrill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottrill displaying some good clinch control by pressing dirk up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Simon Cottrill.
dirk throws a body kick the misses

and Cottrill counters by clinching up.
dirk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cottrill just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fred dirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Cottrill.
Cottrill scores a nice knee to the body.
Cottrill scores a nice knee to the body.
Cottrill landing knees to the body.
Cottrill unloads a knee to the mid-section. dirk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cottrill lands a nice knee to the body.
dirk takes an elbow to the temple.
Cottrill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Cottrill.
Cottrill looking to stall.
Cottrill scores a nice knee to the body.
Cottrill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simon Cottrill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottrill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cottrill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cottrill crunches a lovely knee into dirk's ribcage.
Cottrill tries a knee to the head but dirk blocks it.
Cottrill landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Cottrill.
dirk takes a knee right on the jaw!
dirk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cottrill smiles and moves away.
dirk throws a sloppy body shot

and Cottrill counters with a shoot takedown. dirk fights it but they end up in guard.
dirk wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Cottrill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cottrill 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 24:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Cottrill!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Cabrini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Liverpool's Number 9 as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Cabrini
vs
Torres

190 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Mundo Green - World Verde

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bosco Cabrini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Torres!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrini waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Torres.
Torres avoids the body shot from Cabrini.

Cabrini rushes Torres and presses him up against the cage.
Torres with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Bosco Cabrini has been cut.
Cabrini is pushing Torres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Torres with a knee to the head.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Cabrini is blocking nicely.
Torres lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torres tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Cabrini blocks it.
Cabrini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torres with a knee to the head.
Torres misses with a knee strike.
Torres lands a knee to the head.

Cabrini is rocked!
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Torres just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cabrini's brow.
Torres looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cabrini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabrini changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torres fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cabrini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torres clinches up with Cabrini and pushes him back against the cage.
Torres lands an elbow inside.
Cabrini is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cabrini fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosco Cabrini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres lands a knee to the body.
Cabrini is breathing heavily.
Torres scores a nice knee to the body.
Torres using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cabrini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torres lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torres misses with a knee strike.
Torres lands an elbow that stopped Cabrini in his tracks for a moment.
Torres landing knees to the body.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cabrini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres lands a knee to the head.
Torres landing knees to the body.
Torres creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cabrini's defenses.
A knee to the head by Torres.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torres.
Torres landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torres.
Knees to the body from Torres.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cabrini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands a nice knee to the body.
Cabrini takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Torres throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cabrini wants a takedown but no success here.
Torres using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Torres just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cabrini's brow.
Cabrini lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torres.
Torres scores a nice knee to the body.
Cabrini displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torres up against the cage.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Cabrini is blocking nicely.
Cabrini digs a right hand into Torres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torres's gas tank.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Cabrini is blocking nicely.
Cabrini drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Torres gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrini. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.

Torres drives through and clinches with Cabrini against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cabrini can't break the clinch.
Cabrini is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torres gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Torres with a knee to the head.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Cabrini blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Cabrini.
Cabrini takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Torres lands an elbow inside.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Cabrini blocks it.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Cabrini blocks it.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Cabrini blocks with his arms.

Cabrini successfully pulls guard.
Cabrini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Torres gets to his feet - Cabrini follows without any prompting.
Cabrini fails to land with a series of punches.
Cabrini misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Torres instigates a clinch.
Torres with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cabrini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Cabrini blocks it.
Torres lands an elbow inside.
Cabrini lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not.
Cabrini lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cabrini can't get the takedown.
Torres lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torres landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torres lands a nice knee to the body.
Cabrini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Torres walks away with a smile on his face. Cabrini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cabrini looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Torres pushes Cabrini up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Cabrini is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bosco Cabrini's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cabrini shoots in but Torres avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Torres decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cabrini avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Torres.
Torres throwing shots but Cabrini is blocking nicely.

Torres decides to stand and escape the position.
Cabrini keeps the fight on the outside.
Cabrini fails with the takedown

and Torres counters with a takedown into side control.

Torres stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Torres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands with some strikes.
Cabrini in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrini wants to control but Torres is having none of it.
Torres looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Torres.

Torres is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Cabrini is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Cabrini flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Torres anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Cabrini and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Torres slips an arm under Cabrini chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Torres has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Torres is squeezing on Cabrini like an anaconda would it's prey. Cabrini fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fernando Torres!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ettore Gazzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leornardo St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen Down And Out- Tantric as his entrance music. Ettore Gazzo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leornardo St Pierre's chin.

Gazzo
vs
St Pierre

190 cm
22
230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ettore Gazzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leornardo St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gazzo has managed to clinch.

Gazzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gazzo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Gazzo from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

St Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gazzo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gazzo wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Gazzo from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre is striking off his back. Gazzo thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Gazzo prevents St Pierre from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Gazzo circles away easily

and Gazzo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre is wriggling around but Gazzo manages to pass to half guard.
Gazzo slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gazzo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt

and Gazzo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Gazzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gazzo moves into the clinch.
St Pierre taking a breather.
St Pierre looks gassed!
St Pierre gets underhooks to prevent Gazzo's takedown attempt.
Gazzo jumps guard but St Pierre stands there with Gazzo around his waist. Gazzo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Pierre trying to stall but Gazzo improves his position.
Gazzo misses with a knee to the head.

Gazzo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed St Pierre clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is taking damage to the body and head.
Gazzo controlling well, preventing St Pierre from escaping the position.
Gazzo trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure St Pierre doesn't escape.
Gazzo lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gazzo trying to control momentarily.
St Pierre rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
St Pierre trying to hold on to Gazzo's head to control him but Gazzo postures up.
Gazzo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gazzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gazzo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gazzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ettore Gazzo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

St Pierre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gazzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gazzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gazzo tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gazzo counters with a single leg into guard. St Pierre didn't expect that.
St Pierre throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gazzo trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
Gazzo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

St Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gazzo is looking to work some ground and pound but St Pierre has wrist control.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gazzo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gazzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gazzo swinging wilding here.

St Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gazzo prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Gazzo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gazzo sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is striking off his back. Gazzo thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
St Pierre trying to hold on to Gazzo's head to control him but Gazzo postures up.
Gazzo slows the pace down in half guard.
Gazzo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
Gazzo 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.

St Pierre is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gazzo pulls his head out easily.

Gazzo seems to be working for a kimura but St Pierre defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gazzo lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gazzo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ettore Gazzo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gazzo throws a head kick but St Pierre moves out of range.
Gazzo scores with a hook.
Gazzo throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
Gazzo with a poor takedown

and St Pierre moves into the clinch.

Gazzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ettore Gazzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gazzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gazzo swats away the attempt to clinch by St Pierre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gazzo counters with a nice double leg into side control. St Pierre won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ettore Gazzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazzo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Gazzo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but St Pierre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gazzo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gazzo laying and praying for a moment but St Pierre takes advantage and regains half guard.

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.
St Pierre gets full guard.
St Pierre wants to sweep here but Gazzo controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Pierre is on top in guard.

Gazzo has his feet on St Pierre's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Gazzo scores with a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
Gazzo 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.

St Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control the position but Gazzo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ettore Gazzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gazzo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
St Pierre trying to control here.
Gazzo trying to control the pace.
Gazzo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ettore Gazzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gazzo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ettore Gazzo!