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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xaro Polara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xaro Polara!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNulty throws out a powerful jab.
McNulty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Polara misses with a takedown attempt
and McNulty holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Polara stalling in the clinch but McNulty improves position.
McNulty is trying to break the clinch but Polara is controlling him.
Polara is looking for a takedown.
McNulty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McNulty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Polara in his tracks.
McNulty misses with a two punch combination.
McNulty digs a good body shot into Polara's ribs.
McNulty misses with a head kick.
McNulty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Polara on the side of the head.
Polara darts in trying to clinch
and McNulty counters with a one-two to the body.
Jimmy McNulty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polara blocks a head kick by McNulty.
McNulty throws a right and a left that Polara avoids nicely.
McNulty ducks under a wild hook from Polara.
Polara misses with a double jab
and Polara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by McNulty. That's going to slow Polara down.
Polara with a lazy takedown attempt
and McNulty counters with a series of strikes. Polara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Polara is rocked!
Jimmy McNulty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xaro Polara.
McNulty dances in with a quick combination. Polara is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from McNulty snaps Polara's head back. Polara stumbles backwards against the cage. McNulty steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Polara's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Polara just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy McNulty!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Basilone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hired Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hired Gun told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Basilone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hired Gun!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basilone just misses with a punch to the body.
Basilone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gun to the mat! Gun manages to get full guard.
Basilone wants to control from the top but Gun keeps moving.
Gun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Basilone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Basilone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Basilone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Basilone preventing the sweep.
Basilone postures up and lands a big shot to Gun's brow.
Basilone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Basilone working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Basilone is one step ahead there.
Basilone lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun looking for a sweep. Not yet Gun, not yet.
Basilone scoring with some ground and pound.
Basilone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gun lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gun wants to pass the guard but Basilone is keeping the position.
Basilone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gun looking to sit in guard and control but Basilone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Basilone throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun working a defensive guard here.
Basilone works over Gun with some ground and pound from guard.
Basilone is sitting in close to Gun's body. Gun has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Basilone is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Basilone is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gun.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hired Gun!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragon comes to the cage accompanied by Whiskey in the Jar. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Grayson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Grayson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Grayson tries to stand but Dragon is controlling his head.
Grayson taking a breather here.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet but Grayson drags him back down.
Dragon misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Dragon is trying to buck Grayson off.
Grayson wants to stand but Dragon is controlling his arm.
Dragon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dragon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson taking a breather here.
Dragon prevents Grayson from improving position.
Grayson wants to stand but Dragon has his arm trapped.
Dragon is letting Grayson control him for a moment.
Dragon is pushing Grayson's head away, looking to escape. Grayson manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Grayson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson working the ground and pound from side control.
Grayson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dragon is letting Grayson control him for a moment.
Dragon wants to control but Grayson postures up.
Dragon tries to escape but Grayson is in control.
Grayson 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.
Dragon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dragon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Grayson is trying to get an arm triangle but Dragon is defending well.
Grayson looks winded!
Grayson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dragon to his feet.
Dragon shoots in for a double leg but Grayson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grayson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragon tries to clinch but Grayson moves out of range.
Dragon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon throws a series of punches but Grayson avoids them all with ease.
Grayson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grayson gets a double leg takedown into Dragon's guard.
Dragon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dragon manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragon is looking to break free of the clinch but Grayson has double underhooks.
Dragon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grayson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragon lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grayson in his tracks.
The crowd cheers as Dragon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grayson doesn't seem phased though.
Randy Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Dragon catches Grayson right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Grayson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grayson with a poor takedown
and Dragon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dragon tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
Dragon throws a nice looking combination but Grayson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grayson.
A left and a right from Dragon both land. Nice combination.
Grayson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Dragon does no damage.
Grayson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragon manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Dragon. Those never looked like landing.
Randy Dragon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragon moves away.
Grayson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Randy Dragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Grayson.
Grayson is breathing heavily.
Dragon misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Dragon both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Dragon misses.
Grayson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dragon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Grayson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Grayson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dragon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dragon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grayson is one step ahead there.
Grayson wants to control from the top but Dragon keeps moving.
Grayson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is trying to control the position but Grayson postures up.
Dragon keeping full guard, as Grayson tries to pass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dragon tries to strike from the bottom.
Grayson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dragon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dragon connects with the punch.
Grayson throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Dragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragon tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it.
Dragon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grayson sprawls well. Grayson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dragon gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Decent striking displayed by Grayson there.
Grayson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dragon.
Grayson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dragon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grayson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grayson won't allow Dragon to get back to his feet.
Grayson wants to get up but he can't break Dragon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grayson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grayson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dragon tries to clinch up
and Grayson counters by clinching up.
Grayson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon is trying to break the clinch but Grayson has him pressed against the cage.
Grayson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grayson prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Grayson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dragon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grayson counters with a shoot takedown. Dragon fights it but they end up in guard.
Grayson wants to stand but Dragon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dragon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grayson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grayson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grayson wants to get up but he can't break Dragon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grayson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dragon is trying to keep Grayson in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grayson is in close to Dragon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grayson is in close to Dragon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grayson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragon is keeping the position for now.
Grayson wants to stand and escape but instead Dragon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dragon looking to pass the guard.
Dragon stopping the sweep attempt from Grayson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson has a closed guard, preventing Dragon from standing up.
Grayson is pulling down on Dragon's head to control his posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dick Grayson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dragon scores with a one two! Grayson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dragon with a nice cross.
Grayson moves in looking to clinch but Dragon pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dragon circles away.
Dragon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dragon lands with a nice combination. Grayson backs away looking to recover.
Dragon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grayson shoots in for a double leg but Dragon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grayson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dragon leaves Grayson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Randy Dragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Grayson.
Dragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grayson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragon jabs at Grayson's body.
Grayson slips a jab and a cross from Dragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson avoids the body shot from Dragon.
Grayson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grayson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragon misses with a series of wild punches.
Grayson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dragon defends it nicely.
Dragon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Randy Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick Grayson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragon misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Grayson.
I've got Grayson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Grayson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrious Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by I'm A Soldier. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demetrious Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Brooks dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brooks as he avoids it easily.
Brooks scores with a nice strike.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Brooks shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brooks throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Brooks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brooks distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brooks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brooks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brooks drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johnson dives on top into guard.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brooks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brooks is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Johnson dives into side control.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johnson advances to full mount.
Johnson working for a submission but Brooks is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Brooks blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Brooks is having none of it.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Brooks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson unloads with some shots from mount but Brooks bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Brooks is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Demetrious Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
Johnson lunges at Brooks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brooks's hand.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Brooks gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Brooks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brooks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brooks.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brooks is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Brooks circles away and we're back to standing.
Brooks throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brooks's waist but Brooks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Joseph Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrious Johnson.
Brooks throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brooks connects with the punch.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Brooks, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Brooks against the cage but Brooks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Brooks misses.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Brooks tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Brooks is avoiding it.
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brooks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brooks as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Brooks tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Brooks can't break the clinch.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Brooks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brooks looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Brooks.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brooks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson jumps guard and drags Brooks to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brooks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson is trying to keep Brooks in close.
Brooks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brooks wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brooks manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Demetrious Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson checks a low kick from Brooks.
Joseph Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brooks is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Brooks working hard to break the clinch.
Brooks wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Brooks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brooks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brooks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brooks stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Brooks stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson has Brooks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brooks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Joseph Brooks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrious Johnson.
Brooks is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Brooks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson pushes Brooks off and scrambles back to his feet.
Brooks throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brooks fails to land the takedown.
Brooks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joseph Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Johnson stalls.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brooks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brooks is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Brooks counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Brooks to acknowledge the strikes.
Brooks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Brooks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Joseph Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Brooks misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Brooks sprawls well.
Brooks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Brooks on that attempt.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
Brooks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Brooks. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brooks sprawls well. Brooks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Brooks does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joseph Brooks.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Demetrious Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutherford has chosen All of the Lights - Kanye West as his entrance music. Wayne Rutherford is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayne Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris taking a breather.
Rutherford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harris pulls guard effortlessly.
Rutherford advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutherford tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harris knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rutherford not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutherford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris has hold of Rutherford's hands but Rutherford slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rutherford trying to control the pace.
Rutherford 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.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rutherford is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford prevents Harris from improving his position.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Rutherford is very close to passing his half guard.
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rutherford.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rutherford lands a nice short elbow.
Harris tries to roll over but Rutherford keeps him under control.
Rutherford stops Harris from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Rutherford keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Rutherford trying to stall but Harris improves his position.
Rutherford tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rutherford looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris has picked Rutherford up - he's going for a ride! Harris dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harris is trying to control the action in half guard but Rutherford is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rutherford on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Junior Harris has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rutherford tries to clinch
and Harris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris decides to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rutherford manages to get himself to full guard.
Rutherford working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutherford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rutherford trying to control the position.
Harris has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Rutherford gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rutherford lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wayne Rutherford will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rutherford has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harris is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutherford.
Harris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rutherford sneaks back into half guard.
Rutherford is looking to improve his position.
Harris trying to control from Rutherford's half guard. Rutherford has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rutherford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Rutherford is keeping the position.
Rutherford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harris manages to get himself to full guard.
Rutherford scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rutherford lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rutherford wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rutherford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rutherford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
Harris is wriggling around but Rutherford manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.
Harris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harris tries to get out of the position.
Rutherford throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
Rutherford not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wayne Rutherford has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Rutherford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rutherford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rutherford sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harris defending well though.
Harris is not content to let Rutherford control the position.
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rutherford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris has hold of Rutherford's hands but Rutherford slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rutherford seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rutherford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris's head.
Rutherford not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris is trying to control but can't.
Rutherford thows a huge punch but Harris dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris wants to control but Rutherford is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rutherford wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Rutherford is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Rutherford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rutherford tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
Harris takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.
Harris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harris lands in his opponent's guard.
Rutherford keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rutherford is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Harris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rutherford is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Junior Harris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rutherford dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Rutherford tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris shoots in and gets a takedown into Rutherford's guard.
Rutherford is looking for a triangle but Harris pushes his legs off easily.
Rutherford doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Rutherford gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutherford is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Rutherford slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Harris is trying to control the position but Rutherford postures up.
Rutherford scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rutherford defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rutherford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rutherford trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rutherford passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford is trying to get an arm triangle but Harris is defending well.
Rutherford tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rutherford in side control, throwing shots but Harris defends.
Junior Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutherford tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rutherford has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutherford misses with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Rutherford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rutherford winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Rutherford!
Wayne Rutherford really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CHAOS Clothing (*Laundry Available @ 87.5%*) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rayford Burdette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Budi Veikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Budi Veikko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rayford Burdette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Budi Veikko!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdette clinches up against the cage.
Burdette works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Burdette is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Burdette has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Burdette'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.
Burdette will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burdette advances position into side control!
Burdette has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Veikko tries to hold on but Burdette pushes him away.
Veikko is controlling an arm, preventing Burdette from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Burdette tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veikko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Veikko wants to control but Burdette is having none of it.
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!
Burdette tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdette seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Veikko for as long as he can get away with.
Burdette wants to control but Veikko has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Burdette seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rayford Burdette has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Veikko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Veikko is looking to take a break and control but Burdette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Veikko cracks Burdette with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veikko is staying tight to Burdette's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Veikko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burdette keeps working.
Veikko working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veikko trying to control the position but Burdette is working away.
Veikko working the head with strikes.
An elbow from Veikko crashes against the mat.
Veikko lands a few punches from side control.
Burdette tries to bench press Veikko off him but Veikko keeps the position.
Veikko working away.
Veikko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burdette is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdette tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Veikko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Veikko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burdette tries to escape but Veikko is in control.
Burdette can't do much from the bottom here.
Veikko lands a nice forearm strike.
The ground and pound from Veikko seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burdette is looking to reverse the position.
Burdette can't do much from the bottom here.
Veikko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Burdette struggling a bit here.
Burdette is working to avoid the ground and pound but Veikko connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdette is not content to let Veikko control the position.
Burdette is looking to regain half guard here but Veikko keeps moving and retains side control.
Veikko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veikko working the ground and pound.
Burdette takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Veikko working away.
Veikko is trying to ground and pound but Burdette uses the momentary lack of control by Veikko to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Veikko in particular looking to stall.
Burdette blocking the ground and pound attempt from Veikko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Budi Veikko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Veikko has his takedown stuffed
and Burdette decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Veikko's guard.
Burdette drops back looking for a leg! Veikko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Veikko manages to kick Burdette off! Burdette jumps back into Veikko's guard.
Burdette trying to control the position from guard on top but Veikko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Budi Veikko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burdette looking to sit in guard and control but Veikko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Veikko trying to control the position from guard on top but Burdette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burdette trying to control the position.
Veikko stands up over Burdette, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veikko stands up over Burdette, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burdette is trying to control the position but Veikko postures up.
Veikko wants to control from the top but Burdette keeps moving.
Veikko prevents Burdette from getting back to his feet.
Veikko throwing strikes from guard but Burdette blocks nicely.
Veikko trying to control but Burdette is working from the bottom.
Veikko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burdette's head.
Burdette controls Veikko momentarily but Veikko frees himself.
Veikko looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veikko stands and throws Burdette's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Burdette is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Veikko off and has taken his back!
Veikko rolls, trying to escape but Burdette keeps control of the position.
Veikko trying to control the hands but Burdette breaks the grip.
Burdette thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Veikko is really stuck here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burdette controlling the position well here. Veikko rolled but Burdette kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Veikko looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Veikko is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdette has got his arm under Veikko's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Veikko has spun round into Burdette's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Veikko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Veikko wants to control from the top but Burdette keeps moving.
Veikko working some strikes from top position.
Veikko is looking to work some ground and pound but Burdette has wrist control.
Veikko wants to control from the top but Burdette keeps moving.
Veikko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burdette keeping moving, preventing Veikko from controlling successfully.
Veikko is working Burdette over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burdette knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Veikko on the ground.
Veikko throws a big elbow that misses.
Burdette trying to keep a closed guard but Veikko is proving a slippery customer.
Veikko lands a couple of elbows.
Veikko throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burdette is trying to keep Veikko in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burdette wants to sweep but no luck.
Burdette working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Budi Veikko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Burdette darts in looking for a takedown but Veikko gets double underhooks and turns Burdette into the cage.
Burdette gets control of Veikko's arms and successfully pulls guard. Burdette will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Burdette is trying to keep Veikko in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Veikko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Veikko advances to half guard.
Burdette wants to get back to full guard.
Veikko thows a huge punch but Burdette dodges it nicely.
Veikko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burdette defending well though.
Burdette is refusing to be controlled, as Veikko sits in half guard.
Burdette blocking the ground and pound attempt from Veikko.
Veikko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burdette with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burdette on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burdette tries to get out of the position.
Veikko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veikko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burdette keeps working.
Veikko is just content to waste time from the top position. Burdette takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Burdette is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Veikko is controlling him.
Burdette controls Veikko momentarily but Veikko frees himself.
Burdette working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Veikko.
Veikko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burdette's head.
Veikko lands a couple of elbows.
Veikko wants to control from the top but Burdette keeps moving.
Veikko stays in close to Burdette's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdette wants to stand up but Veikko is controlling him.
Burdette looking to control.
Veikko throws a strike but Burdette rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Burdette showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burdette preventing the sweep.
Burdette is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veikko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rayford Burdette.
Burdette thows a body shot but no joy.
Burdette misses with a looping left.
Veikko fails with the takedown.
Veikko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burdette's guard.
Veikko throwing strikes but missing.
Veikko lands a couple of digs.
Veikko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Veikko throws a big elbow that misses.
Veikko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Veikko postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veikko cracks Burdette with a solid left hand.
Veikko stands up over Burdette, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burdette is controlling Veikko's posture.
Veikko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veikko slips nicely into half guard.
Veikko passes to side control.
Burdette wants to control but Veikko postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burdette seems a little lost for a moment, as Veikko dominates the positioning.
A control attempt from Burdette but he's now mounted!
Rayford Burdette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Veikko with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Budi Veikko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Veikko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Budi Veikko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horny Porridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyril Boa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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143 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyril Boa!
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, Horny Porridge!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porridge.
Porridge misses with a looping right.
Porridge slaps away a takedown attempt from Boa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Porridge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Porridge throws a leg kick
and Boa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Porridge thinking.
Porridge darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boa tries to roll over but Porridge keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Porridge is looking for a kimura but Boa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Porridge to get the leverage.
Boa trying to control but Porridge postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Boa's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Boa wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porridge trying to mount his opponent but Boa defends it.
Porridge controlling the pace.
Porridge wants to pass to mount but Boa is defending the position.
Boa is trying to get back to full guard.
Boa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boa trying to control from the bottom.
Porridge is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Porridge 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.
Porridge stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Porridge might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Boa throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Still in half guard, Porridge seems content to control.
Boa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Porridge pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boa is looking to control Porridge's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boa avoid being mounted?
Porridge content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Horny Porridge hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Porridge shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Porridge is looking for a kimura but Boa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Porridge to get the leverage.
Boa wants to improve his position but Porridge is controlling well.
Porridge performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boa looking for submissions off his back.
Porridge tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boa looking for submissions off his back.
Porridge is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boa wants to sweep but Porridge has passed to side control!
Porridge in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Porridge throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horny Porridge 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.
Porridge dives in and scores a takedown into Boa's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Porridge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boa wants to sweep here but Porridge controlling him for the moment.
Porridge content to stall in guard here.
Porridge passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee asks Porridge politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Porridge prefers to stall for the moment though.
Porridge is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Porridge controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porridge throws an elbow but Boa slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Boa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Porridge off and has taken his back!
Boa throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Boa working for the choke.
Boa is looking for the choke from the back position but Porridge is controlling his hands well.
Porridge trying to control the hands but Boa won't let him.
Porridge turns into Boa and is now in his guard.
Porridge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Porridge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boa being controlled here, momentarily.
Boa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Porridge won't allow Boa to sweep him here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boa is working hard here to advance position.
Porridge working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Porridge stays in close to Boa's body and controls the position.
Porridge postures up.
Boa is looking for a triangle but Porridge pushes his legs off easily.
Horny Porridge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Porridge is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Horny Porridge hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Boa avoids a kick to the body.
Boa feints and as Porridge raises his hands in defense, Boa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Porridge 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.
Porridge keeps trying to improve his position.
Porridge working for a triangle but Boa defends it easily.
Boa wants to control from the top but Porridge keeps moving.
Porridge wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Porridge is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boa is aware though and is defending well.
Boa working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boa tries to free his leg and advance position but Porridge is retaining full guard.
Porridge is pulling down on Boa's head. It's preventing any offense from Boa, at least for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horny Porridge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Porridge fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boa is out of range.
Porridge closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boa to the mat! Boa manages to get full guard.
Porridge is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Porridge doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Porridge manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Porridge wants to pass the guard but Boa is keeping the position.
Porridge not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Porridge engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Horny Porridge has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Porridge leaves Boa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Porridge keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Porridge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Porridge looking to score a takedown here. Boa is defending well but Porridge drives through and ends up in Boa's guard.
Boa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Porridge controls the pace.
Porridge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Porridge's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Porridge must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Porridge is one step ahead there.
Boa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Porridge.
Boa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Porridge controlling from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Horny Porridge was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boa has his takedown stuffed
and Porridge counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyril Boa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porridge is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Porridge works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Porridge content to control rather than advance.
Boa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Porridge's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Porridge's back!
Boa not allowing Porridge to control his hands.
Porridge turns into Boa and is now in his guard.
Porridge looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porridge is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Horny Porridge was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Porridge misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boa counters with a leg kick.
Boa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Porridge counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boa is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boa looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horny Porridge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Porridge 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horny Porridge!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donny Bragg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bragg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Orzi Beats. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donny Bragg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Gump!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bragg throws an off balance right hand
and Gump counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bragg tries to close the distance and clinch but Gump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bragg tries to clinch up but Gump circles away and keeps his distance.
Bragg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gump manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gump with a jab.
Gump uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bragg has time to react.
Bragg misses with a hook to the body
and Gump counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bragg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Donny Bragg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gump tried to score with a low kick but Bragg checks it.
Bragg misses with a lunging right hand
and Gump cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gump lands an overhand right.
Bragg misses with a right hand
and Gump counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bragg thinking.
Gump throws a combination. Bragg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Forrest Gump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gump counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bragg looking to score a takedown here. Gump is defending well but Bragg drives through and ends up in Gump's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bragg sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bragg'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.
Bragg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Donny Bragg wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bragg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gump sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bragg somewhat.
Bragg tries to clinch but Gump moves out of range.
Gump is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg throws a right hand that misses
and Gump counters with a nice uppercut.
Gump has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right-left combo lands from Gump.
Gump throws a one two combo.
Gump's coach down at Elite Warriors was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gump's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gump moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gump connects with a body shot that sends Bragg's belly button to the back.
Bragg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gump counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bragg misses with a left hand
and Gump counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bragg thinking.
Gump is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bragg had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bragg tries to clinch but Gump is having none of it.
Bragg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gump paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bragg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gump counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gump is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bragg moves into range and clinches up with Gump.
Bragg gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg trying to mount his opponent but Gump defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bragg in particular looking to stall.
Gump tries to roll over but Bragg keeps him under control.
Bragg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gump is looking to control Bragg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gump avoid being mounted?
Bragg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gump wants to get back to full guard.
Bragg is controlling the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gump pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bragg back to the cage. Gump follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bragg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bragg gets a clinch.
Bragg turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bragg manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gump tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bragg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gump is trying to escape the position but Bragg is controlling the position.
Bragg has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gump wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gump is not content to let Bragg control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bragg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Bragg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gump scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gump throws a combination. Bragg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bragg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bragg shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bragg showed some decent athleticism there.
Gump is trying to control but can't.
Gump tries to get to full guard but Bragg has control of the leg.
Bragg drops an elbow to the side of Gump's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bragg in particular looking to stall.
Bragg stops Gump from getting back to his feet.
Bragg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bragg 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.
Bragg prevents Gump from improving his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump tries to roll over but Bragg keeps him under control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bragg 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.
Bragg looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gump is trying to maintain the position but Bragg is very close to passing his half guard.
Bragg throwing shots but Gump is blocking nicely.
Bragg content to control rather than advance.
Gump moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump controls Bragg momentarily but Bragg frees himself.
Bragg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bragg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gump working a defensive guard here.
Bragg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bragg looks to score with a jab to the body but Gump is just out of range.
Bragg misses with a left hand
and Gump counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gump goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bragg just misses with a punch to the body.
Gump dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bragg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bragg throws a poor cross that misses
and Gump counters with a three punch combo that has Bragg backing up. Bragg nods at Gump to acknowledge the strikes.
Bragg moves into the clinch.
Bragg looking for a takedown.
Bragg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bragg is trying to trip Gump. He has hold of a leg but Gump is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bragg persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gump trying to keep a closed guard but Bragg is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bragg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bragg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gump is keeping the position for now.
Bragg throws a big elbow that misses.
Gump keeping full guard, as Bragg tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bragg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bragg shoots in looking for a takedown but Gump manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bragg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gump keeps the fight on the outside.
Gump lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bragg at a distance.
Gump lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bragg shoots in but Gump avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donny Bragg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gump lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Bragg dominated that second round.
That's time! Bragg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Gump darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gump digs a good body shot into Bragg's ribs.
Gump lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bragg backs up against the cage.
Gump scores with a jab to the body.
Bragg misses with a body punch
enabling Gump to counter with a crisp jab.
Bragg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gump scores with a shot to the body.
Bragg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gump scores with a jab.
Bragg is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gump's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bragg doesn't manage to clinch there - Gump circles away.
Bragg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gump counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bragg misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gump connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bragg swings widly with a right hand
and Gump counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gump feints a jab promting Bragg to slip. Gump then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bragg slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gump.
Bragg shoots in and bounces Gump off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bragg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bragg 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.
Gump avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bragg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bragg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gump controls Bragg momentarily but Bragg frees himself.
Bragg passes Gump's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bragg controlling the action here.
Bragg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gump is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bragg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bragg's back!
Despite being in a bad position, Bragg is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Bragg prevents Gump from getting a body triangle.
Bragg is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg trying to control the action but Gump just sinks the hooks in.
Bragg looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gump.
Bragg tries to escape the position.
Forrest Gump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bragg trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Gump looking for the choke but no joy.
Gump keeps control of the position as Bragg tries to break free.
Bragg manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Bragg.
Donny Bragg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bragg keeping full guard, as Gump tries to pass.
Gump must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bragg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gump is bucking up trying to escape but Bragg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Donny Bragg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bragg landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bragg dominating with strikes here.
Bragg lands a couple of good shots and Gump has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gump wants to control his opponent's hands but Bragg gets his hands free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bragg cracks Gump with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Gump from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Bragg is riding his opponent, not letting Gump buck him off.
Gump breaks Bragg's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gump preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Bragg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bragg, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Bragg!
A relieved looking Donny Bragg thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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