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Midweek Rising 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Patton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Patton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller tries to clinch but Patton is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from Patton.
Nice sprawl there from Patton as Miller shoots in.
Patton clinches with his opponent.
Patton is trying to stall.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Patton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Patton is blocking nicely.
Miller prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Miller.
It looks like Craig Patton has been cut.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patton.
Patton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patton is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Patton has his back to the cage.
Patton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Miller is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Patton to the mat. Patton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Patton is retaining full guard.
Patton has a closed guard, preventing Miller from standing up.
Miller gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Patton takes the fight into the clinch.
Patton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller rushes Patton and presses him up against the cage.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miller lands an elbow just above Patton 's eye.
Patton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miller has Patton pressed against the cage, preventing Patton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miller wants a takedown.
Patton tries to pull guard but Miller holds him up against the cage and eventually Patton drops back down to his feet.
Ryan Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Patton.
Patton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Miller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Patton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller is working for takedown but Patton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Patton is trying to stall.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patton blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Patton is blocking nicely.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller is working for takedown but Patton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miller pulls guard effortlessly.
Patton stops Miller from standing up.
Miller has control of Patton's left arm, preventing Patton from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Patton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patton, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Patton dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patton avoids it.
Patton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miller tries for a takedown but Patton manages to get underhooks.
Patton fails to pull guard.
Miller wants a takedown but no success here.
Patton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Miller is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Patton to the mat. Patton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Miller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miller trying to control but Patton is working from the bottom.
Patton trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Miller sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryan Miller just wasn't active enough.
Patton darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller jumps guard and drags Patton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Patton trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Patton throwing strikes but missing.
Patton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patton wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Patton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patton circles away.
Miller dives in and grabs Patton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patton pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Patton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ryan Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller drives through and clinches with Patton against the cage.
Miller wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patton wants to stall.
Miller is working for takedown but Patton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miller gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Patton is trying to stand up here but Miller is controlling him well.
Miller controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Miller works his foot free and advances to mount.
Miller controlling the pace for now.
Miller'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 two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan Miller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Patton lands with a slapping head kick.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Patton tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Patton to the ground. Patton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Patton has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller lands an elbow inside that Patton shrugs off.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Patton tries to pull guard but Miller won't allow it.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Patton is breathing heavily.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Miller engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Miller wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Patton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Patton is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Patton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Miller looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries to score a body lock takedown but Patton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Patton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Patton is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patton blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Patton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Patton fails to pull guard.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Patton trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Patton into the cage.
Miller keeps control of Patton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Miller no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Miller can't keep his opponent in guard - Patton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patton trying to mount his opponent but Miller defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Patton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Patton is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Miller stalls from top position.
Patton struggling a bit here.
Patton is looking for a sweep.
Ryan Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller decides to stand back up.
Miller pushes Patton up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Patton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Miller tries for a takedown but Patton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Patton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Patton.
Patton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Miller to the ground. Patton is now in Miller's guard.
Patton trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Patton wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Craig Patton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Miller rushes Patton and presses him up against the cage.
Miller is trying to drag Patton to the mat but Patton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Patton avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Patton can't fight it off and eventually Miller manages to take the fight to the floor. Patton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Patton.
Patton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miller slips nicely into half guard.
That's four 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.
Miller wants to pass to mount but Patton is defending the position.
Miller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Patton tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
Miller is thwarting Patton's attempts to control the position.
Craig Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller stands up from half guard.
Ryan Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patton swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forrest Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a right and a left that Goodman avoids nicely.
Goodman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Griffin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Goodman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Griffin counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab by Griffin.
Goodman blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Griffin swings for the body but Goodman moves out of range.
Griffin connects with a looping right hand.
Goodman has his takedown stuffed
and Griffin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Goodman's guard now.
Forrest Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Goodman.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Griffin looking to sit in guard and control but Goodman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Griffin seems keen to control Goodman's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Goodman wants a takedown but no success here.
Goodman'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.
Goodman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Griffin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goodman's guard.
Griffin postures up.
Goodman looks gassed!
Griffin lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goodman's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Griffin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Griffin stands up over Goodman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Griffin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Goodman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Griffin counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Goodman wants to control but Griffin postures up.
Griffin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Griffin is trying to get an arm triangle but Goodman is defending well.
Goodman pushes Griffin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Griffin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has hold of Goodman's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Goodman tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Griffin cranks the arm and Goodman screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Goodman, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Forrest Griffin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bowman Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Skinnard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook comes to the cage accompanied by Daughtry-What I Want. Skinnard has chosen Free Bird as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bowman Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Skinnard!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook scores with a jab to the body.
Skinnard just misses with a punch to the body.
Rook could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Skinnard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skinnard takes a swing at Rook's ribcage but misses.
Skinnard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Skinnard drives through with a takedown into Rook's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rook keeping full guard, as Skinnard tries to pass.
Rook trying to keep a closed guard but Skinnard is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinnard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rook is trying to control the position but Skinnard postures up.
Skinnard trying to control but Rook is working from the bottom.
Skinnard pushes down on Rook's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard tries to pass to full mount but Rook defends it.
Skinnard trying to control from half guard but Rook is working away.
Rook is trying to maintain the position but Skinnard is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Skinnard in particular looking to stall.
Rook has hold of Skinnard's hands but Skinnard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard wants to free his trapped foot but Rook is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skinnard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rook does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Skinnard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rook kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Skinnard slows the pace down in half guard.
Skinnard trying to control from half guard but Rook is working away.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leonard Skinnard wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rook on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four 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.
Skinnard scores with a takedown into Rook's guard.
Skinnard trying to control the position from guard on top but Rook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skinnard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Skinnard advances to half guard.
Skinnard is trying to control the action in half guard but Rook is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Skinnard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rook throws a body punch but Skinnard moves out of range.
Skinnard swings for the body but Rook moves out of range.
Skinnard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skinnard. Rook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skinnard looks to land a left hand but Rook moved out of range nicely.
Skinnard misses with a body punch
and Rook counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skinnard counters with a left to the body.
Rook takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook throws a lazy uppercut
and Skinnard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rook takes a swing at Skinnard's ribcage but misses.
Rook gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skinnard.
Skinnard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rook to the mat! Rook manages to get full guard.
Skinnard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Skinnard trying to control but Rook is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rook being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rook can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Skinnard controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leonard Skinnard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Skinnard misses with a right hand
and Rook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rook takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rook shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Skinnard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard 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.
Skinnard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rook manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rook keeping moving, preventing Skinnard from controlling successfully.
Skinnard throwing strikes from guard but Rook blocks nicely.
Skinnard is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Skinnard is looking to work some ground and pound but Rook has wrist control.
Skinnard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Skinnard wants to control but Rook is keeping him busy.
Skinnard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rook defending well though.
Skinnard wants to take a breather but Rook is having none of it.
Skinnard controlling the action here.
Rook trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Skinnard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Skinnard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rook is bucking up trying to escape but Skinnard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Skinnard controlling the pace for now.
Rook tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rook is squirming around, avoiding Skinnard's attempts to control the action.
Skinnard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rook is squirming around, avoiding Skinnard's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinnard looking to control and managing it successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leonard Skinnard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rook listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Skinnard cracks a nice hook into Rook's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard misses with a wild body shot.
Skinnard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Skinnard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rook.
Rook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skinnard.
Rook is looking to clinch but Skinnard is avoiding it.
Rook tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skinnard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rook takes a jab right on the kisser.
Skinnard throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rook is not content to let Skinnard control the position.
Skinnard is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rook will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rook tries to bench press Skinnard off him but Skinnard keeps the position.
Skinnard tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rook's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinnard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Skinnard moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Let's hope that Skinnard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bowman Rook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skinnard trying to control the action but Rook is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Skinnard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skinnard 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Skinnard!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tragen Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tragen Hyabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Louie Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Hyabusa tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hyabusa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyabusa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyabusa throws a head kick that half lands.
Armstrong looks to throw a body kick
and Hyabusa counters with a leg kick.
Hyabusa scoring well with a low kick there.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Hyabusa circles away.
Armstrong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hyabusa counters with a good low kick that Armstrong was not able to check.
Hyabusa has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hyabusa.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches up with Hyabusa, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes Hyabusa against the cage but Hyabusa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tragen Hyabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louie Armstrong.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Hyabusa pushes him off.
Armstrong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hyabusa is fending him off so far but Armstrong persists. Nope, Hyabusa circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
Hyabusa scores with a takedown into Armstrong's guard.
Hyabusa trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Armstrong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Hyabusa wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Armstrong working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hyabusa has passed into half guard!
Hyabusa is looking to take a break and control but Armstrong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hyabusa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Armstrong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tragen Hyabusa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hyabusa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hyabusa wants it to stay on the feet.
Armstrong misses with a takedown
and Hyabusa counters with a low kick, right behind Armstrong 's knee.
Hyabusa scoring well with a low kick there.
Hyabusa misses with a low kick.
Armstrong shoots in but Hyabusa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Armstrong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hyabusa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looks for a takedown but Hyabusa sprawls well.
Armstrong looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Armstrong. No joy for Hyabusa on that attempt.
Hyabusa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hyabusa misses with a takedown attempt - Armstrong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hyabusa connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Armstrong.
Armstrong thows a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tragen Hyabusa 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.
Armstrong shoots in but no luck this time.
Hyabusa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hyabusa wants it to stay on the feet.
Armstrong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hyabusa is fending him off so far but Armstrong persists. Nope, Hyabusa circles away and we're back to standing.
Tragen Hyabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louie Armstrong.
No luck for Hyabusa with that takedown attempt.
Armstrong fails to land the takedown.
Armstrong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyabusa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hyabusa dominating with strikes here.
Hyabusa content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Hyabusa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Armstrong is squirming around, avoiding Hyabusa's attempts to control the action.
Hyabusa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hyabusa with shots to the head and body - Armstrong looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Armstrong is desperately trying to improve his position but Hyabusa has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong is squirming around, avoiding Hyabusa's attempts to control the action.
Armstrong is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa controlling the position easily from mount.
Armstrong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hyabusa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Armstrong is looking to escape.
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.
Armstrong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Armstrong can't escape the position.
Armstrong tries to hold on but Hyabusa postures up.
Armstrong is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armstrong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Armstrong working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tragen Hyabusa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hyabusa fails with the takedown.
Hyabusa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Armstrong throws a body kick the misses
and Hyabusa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Hyabusa shows good takedown defense.
Armstrong slaps away a takedown attempt from Hyabusa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Armstrong fails to land the takedown.
Hyabusa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hyabusa wants it to stay on the feet.
Tragen Hyabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louie Armstrong.
Armstrong slaps away a takedown attempt from Hyabusa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Armstrong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Hyabusa with that takedown attempt.
Armstrong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Louie Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Hyabusa circles away and keeps his distance.
Hyabusa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyabusa throws a head kick but Armstrong moves out of range.
Hyabusa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hyabusa shoots in for a takedown but Armstrong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Hyabusa circles away.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Armstrong shoots for a takedown but Hyabusa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hyabusa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Armstrong's head.
Hyabusa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Armstrong if he has to take too many more of those.
Armstrong with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hyabusa is looking to slow Armstrong down with leg kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hyabusa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hyabusa.
Hyabusa thows a body kick. Armstrong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Armstrong if he has to take too many more of those.
Tragen Hyabusa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hyabusa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hyabusa fakes the leg kick and cracks Armstrong in the body.
Hyabusa fails to land the takedown.
Armstrong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tragen Hyabusa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body kick there by Hyabusa.
Armstrong is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hyabusa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Armstrong.
Armstrong wants to clinch
and Hyabusa counters with a body kick.
Hyabusa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Armstrong is fending him off so far but Hyabusa persists. Nope, Armstrong circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hyabusa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Armstrong's knee momentarily.
Hyabusa circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tragen Hyabusa is winning the standup battle so far.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
Hyabusa shoots in but no luck this time.
Hyabusa shoots in and drives through. Armstrong sprawls well.
Hyabusa throws a push kick but Armstrong slaps the foot to one side.
Louie Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Armstrong wants it to stay on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tragen Hyabusa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hyabusa 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tragen Hyabusa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cade McCrary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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19
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruud Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cade McCrary!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaylock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCrary throws a sloppy body shot
and Blaylock counters with a big head kick but McCrary shrugs it off.
McCrary connects with a body shot.
McCrary avoids the head kick by Blaylock.
Blaylock throws a leg kick that is checked
and McCrary counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blaylock with a poor takedown
and McCrary counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruud Blaylock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaylock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaylock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaylock manages to avoid it.
McCrary stuffs the takedown.
McCrary lands a two punch combo.
Blaylock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCrary sprawls well. McCrary wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blaylock gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruud Blaylock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from McCrary.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock misses with a leg kick
and McCrary counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blaylock thinking.
Blaylock tries to clinch
and McCrary counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blaylock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McCrary quickly recovers to half guard.
McCrary avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blaylock.
McCrary is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blaylock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blaylock's back!
Blaylock rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Blaylock trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock is trying to get back to full guard.
McCrary tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blaylock knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blaylock is holding on to half guard well.
Well, if McCrary is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blaylock is looking for a sweep. McCrary is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blaylock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blaylock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blaylock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCrary defending well though.
Blaylock wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCrary keeps working.
Blaylock passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McCrary!
McCrary is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ruud Blaylock will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Blaylock.
Blaylock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCrary is out of range.
Blaylock darts in trying to clinch
and McCrary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaylock darts in trying to clinch
and McCrary counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock walks into a jab.
Blaylock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blaylock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McCrary gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blaylock.
Blaylock is looking to break free of the clinch but McCrary has double underhooks.
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.
McCrary is trying to break the clinch but Blaylock has him pressed against the cage.
Blaylock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McCrary gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on Blaylock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blaylock manages to break the clinch.
Blaylock takes one to the side of the head.
Blaylock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McCrary counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McCrary cracks Blaylock with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McCrary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blaylock lands a head kick!
It looks like Cade McCrary has been cut.
McCrary moves out of range of the body kick from Blaylock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCrary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blaylock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blaylock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blaylock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaylock throws out a leg kick but McCrary moves out of range and Blaylock only half commits.
Ruud Blaylock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blaylock moves to clinch but McCrary breaks away
and McCrary counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ruud Blaylock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cade McCrary's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Blaylock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaylock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCrary as he jumps to the side.
Blaylock tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCrary sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blaylock somewhat.
Blaylock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McCrary counters with a three punch combo that has Blaylock backing up. Blaylock nods at McCrary to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaylock closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCrary counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCrary lands with a straight right. Blaylock didn't see that one coming.
McCrary lands a jab to Blaylock's midsection.
Blaylock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCrary counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McCrary lands a jab to Blaylock's midsection.
McCrary misses with a body shot.
Blaylock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blaylock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCrary slaps away a takedown attempt from Blaylock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruud Blaylock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrary wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cade McCrary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaylock darts in trying to clinch
enabling McCrary to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaylock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCrary counters with a left and a right that stings Blaylock.
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.
Nice sprawl there from McCrary as Blaylock shoots in.
McCrary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaylock tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCrary swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCrary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaylock manages to avoid it.
Ruud Blaylock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blaylock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCrary paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cade McCrary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blaylock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barec Volevoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volevoi comes to the cage accompanied by Nam ne strashen volk. Michaels is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sexy Boy. This should be fireworks!
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25
263 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barec Volevoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels shoots and misses
and Volevoi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Michaels's guard now.
Michaels has an active guard here but Volevoi has managed to pass into half guard.
Michaels makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt
and Volevoi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Michaels is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Michaels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Volevoi is aware though and is defending well.
Volevoi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Volevoi really is a fat lump.
Volevoi lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volevoi postures up and lands a big shot to Michaels's brow.
Volevoi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Volevoi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Volevoi wants to pass the guard but Michaels is keeping the position.
Volevoi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Volevoi landing some decent shots from guard.
Volevoi cracks Michaels with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volevoi distracts Michaels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Volevoi looking to pass the guard.
Volevoi trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Volevoi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volevoi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Michaels looks gassed!
Michaels wants to get back to his feet but Volevoi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Volevoi is in close to Michaels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Michaels escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Volevoi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Volevoi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volevoi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Volevoi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Volevoi with a nice head shot there.
Volevoi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Volevoi stands up over Michaels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Volevoi from controlling successfully.
Volevoi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Volevoi passes Michaels's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Volevoi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Volevoi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Volevoi 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.
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. Volevoi connects with a nice short shot to Michaels's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volevoi 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.
Michaels is rocked!
Nice strikes from Volevoi there.
Michaels is still in real trouble! Can Volevoi finish him?
Volevoi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Volevoi slips a nice elbow through Michaels's hands, connecting with Michaels's forehead.
Michaels lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Michaels seems to have recovered his senses.
Volevoi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Volevoi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Michaels is looking to escape.
Volevoi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Volevoi working Michaels over with strikes.
Volevoi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Michaels does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Volevoi.
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!
Volevoi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Volevoi connects with a nice short shot to Michaels's temple.
Volevoi working over Michaels with some ground and pound. Michaels looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Volevoi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Volevoi is looking to stall here but Michaels recovers full guard.
Michaels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Volevoi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels tries to strike from the bottom.
Volevoi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Volevoi cracks Michaels with a solid left hand.
Volevoi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Volevoi cracks Michaels with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barec Volevoi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Volevoi misses with a series of wild punches.
Michaels with a poor takedown
and Volevoi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Volevoi.
Volevoi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
Volevoi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Volevoi trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Volevoi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michaels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Volevoi is aware though and is defending well.
Volevoi lands a couple of digs.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Volevoi from controlling successfully.
Michaels has his foot on Volevoi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Volevoi works his way back into a safe position though.
Volevoi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Michaels's guard.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Michaels is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Volevoi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Volevoi is keen to just control but Michaels is a slippery customer.
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. Volevoi connects with a nice short shot to Michaels's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volevoi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Volevoi wants to take a breather but Michaels is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Volevoi.
Volevoi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Michaels does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Michaels actively working from the bottom here.
Volevoi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Volevoi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Michaels actively working from the bottom here.
Volevoi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Volevoi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Volevoi.
Volevoi drops an elbow to the side of Michaels's head.
Volevoi content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volevoi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volevoi lands with a punch from half guard.
Barec Volevoi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michaels has hold of Volevoi's hands but Volevoi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Volevoi trying to control from half guard but Michaels is working away.
Michaels wants to get back to full guard.
Volevoi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Michaels doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Volevoi.
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!
Volevoi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Michaels does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volevoi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Volevoi lands with a punch from half guard.
Volevoi decides to stand up.
Michaels with a lazy takedown attempt
and Volevoi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Michaels moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Volevoi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Volevoi advances position into side control!
Volevoi moves into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Volevoi.
Michaels is wriggling around trying to escape.
Volevoi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Michaels?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volevoi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volevoi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Michaels's face.
Michaels is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Volevoi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Michaels can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Volevoi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Volevoi.
Michaels is desperately trying to improve his position but Volevoi has a good base and remains in mount.
Volevoi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Volevoi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Volevoi trying to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Michaels takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volevoi unloading with bombs!
Volevoi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barec Volevoi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Volevoi misses with a hook. Michaels ducked under it nicely.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt
and Volevoi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michaels won't be happy with that.
Michaels regains half guard.
Volevoi working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Volevoi lands a nice short elbow.
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. Volevoi connects with a nice short shot to Michaels's temple.
Michaels slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Volevoi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Volevoi trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volevoi distracts Michaels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Volevoi is pushing down on Michaels's leg trying to pass to half guard. Michaels is fighting to maintain full guard but Volevoi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Michaels taking some punishment here, with Volevoi in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels pushes Volevoi off looking to stand but Volevoi dives back in and keeps control.
Michaels wants to get back to full guard.
Michaels looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Volevoi prevents Michaels from improving his position.
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. Volevoi connects with a nice short shot to Michaels's temple.
Michaels is looking to control Volevoi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Michaels avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Volevoi there.
Volevoi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Volevoi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volevoi is trying to control. Michaels wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Michaels has hold of Volevoi's hands but Volevoi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Volevoi wants to control but Michaels is keeping him busy.
Volevoi slips a nice elbow through Michaels's hands, connecting with Michaels's forehead.
Volevoi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Michaels is not content to let Volevoi control the position.
Michaels moves into full guard.
Michaels working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Volevoi has passed into half guard!
Michaels has hold of Volevoi's hands but Volevoi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Volevoi 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.
Michaels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volevoi working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Volevoi lands a nice short elbow.
Volevoi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Volevoi lands strikes from half guard.
Volevoi moves nicely into side control.
Volevoi working away.
Volevoi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Volevoi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Michaels down.
Volevoi working away.
Michaels wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Volevoi lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volevoi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Volevoi lands an elbow.
Michaels is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Michaels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Volevoi scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Michaels struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volevoi scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Michaels is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Volevoi can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barec Volevoi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel BloodWing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh G Rection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel BloodWing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugh G Rection!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rection dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on BloodWing. That did some damage!
BloodWing misses with an uppercut
and Rection cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
BloodWing tries to land a body kick
and Rection finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A head kick by BloodWing misses
and Rection counters with a body kick that stops BloodWing in his tracks momentarily.
BloodWing walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Angel BloodWing has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rection scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
BloodWing is breathing heavily.
Rection scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rection buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rection works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
BloodWing get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. BloodWing stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Rection runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hugh G Rection!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Penna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph Penna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Maia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penna doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penna working for a triangle but Maia defends it easily.
Maia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Penna's guard.
Maia is looking for a kimura but Penna is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maia to get the leverage.
Maia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maia is pressing down on Penna's thigh, looking to free his foot. Penna is holding on for now.
Maia seems to be working for a kimura but Penna defends the submission attempt.
Penna actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Penna sees it coming and defends easily.
Penna looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maia is working for a kimura but Penna is defending it quite comfortably.
Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Penna sees it coming and defends easily.
Maia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maia looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Penna looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maia wants to work for an arm triangle but Penna is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Penna manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Penna working for a triangle but Maia defends it easily.
Penna is looking for a triangle but Maia pushes his legs off easily.
Maia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Penna looking for a guillotine here but Maia defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penna throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Penna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Penna looking for submissions off his back.
Maia is working for a kimura but Penna is defending it quite comfortably.
Penna is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maia pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is working for a submission of some sort.
Penna looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maia 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.
Maia is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Penna is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Maia!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jones had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rampage Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones is holding on to half guard well.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
Jackson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jones's arms.
Jackson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jones is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Jones wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Jones is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jon Jones just wasn't active enough.
A big left from Jones misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones passes Jackson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jones is pressing down on Jackson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jackson is holding on for now.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jones passes to side control.
Jones tries to move to mount but Jackson blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jones trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Jones working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones working a defensive guard but Jackson passes into half guard.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Jones is pressing down on Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackson pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones is doing well to control the position and prevent Jackson from advancing to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jones pushing down on Jackson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Jones trying to advance position but Jackson counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
Rampage Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Jones is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jon Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
That's four 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.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Jones controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jon Jones!
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