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FFC 16: Fall Brawl PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleb Aslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Francis 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Aslan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Aslan catches Francis right on the button with a cross.
Francis misses with a takedown attempt - Aslan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aslan lands with an uppercut that bounces Francis off the cage and back into rage.
Aslan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Francis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aslan has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aslan.
Francis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Aslan can't fight it off and eventually Francis manages to take the fight to the floor. Aslan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Francis trying to control the position from guard on top but Aslan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Francis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis stands and throws Aslan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aslan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aslan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Aslan wants to improve his position but Francis is controlling well.
Aslan trying to control here.
Francis is working for a submission of some sort.
Aslan keeping control of the position.
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.
Francis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aslan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Aslan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Francis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aslan drives through and clinches with Francis against the cage.
Francis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aslan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aslan lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aslan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aslan is looking to reverse the position.
Aslan struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aslan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Francis's best efforts.
Francis wants to pass the guard but Aslan is defending well.
It looks like Francis is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis prevents Aslan from improving his position.
Francis stalling away here and it's allowed Aslan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Francis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Aslan tries to close the distance and clinch but Francis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aslan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aslan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Francis regains guard immediately.
Aslan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aslan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Francis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleb Aslan 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.
Aslan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Francis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aslan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aslan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Francis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Francis wants a takedown but no success here.
Francis tries to score a body lock takedown but Aslan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aslan cracks Francis with a nice body shot.
Aslan lands an elbow that stopped Francis in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aslan as Francis tries to tie him up.
Francis is working for takedown but Aslan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Francis gets underhooks to prevent Aslan's takedown attempt.
Aslan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aslan decides to pull guard.
Francis throws a big right hand that misses.
Francis preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aslan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Francis wants to control from the top but Aslan keeps moving.
Francis is really struggling to control Aslan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Francis stands up and waves to Aslan to follow him.
Aslan takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Francis goes for a takedown attempt but Aslan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Francis tries to clinch up
and Aslan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Francis!
Francis is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Francis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Aslan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Francis?
Francis is rocked!
Aslan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Aslan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Francis's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aslan landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aslan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kaleb Aslan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aslan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Francis turns into him and now he's in Aslan's guard.
Francis being controlled here momentarily.
Aslan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Francis!
Aslan landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aslan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Francis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aslan tries to control but Francis wriggling away.
Aslan with shots to the head and body - Francis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Francis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aslan softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Francis is out cold! Aslan jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaleb Aslan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno RX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Venture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno RX has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno RX!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Venture!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venture shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts RX as he jumps to the side.
RX swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
RX tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Venture paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Venture moves out of range of the strikes.
RX fails with an attempt to clinch.
Venture pivots, looking for a leg kick but RX is out of range and Venture settles back down.
RX throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Hank Venture has been cut.
RX closes the distance and clinches.
Venture jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as RX walks away with a smile on his face. Venture gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
RX throws a series of punches but Venture moves out of range.
Venture dodges the punch combination from RX.
Venture tries to work over RX's front leg with a kick but RX checks it.
Venture shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Venture looks to land a strike but RX avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RX preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
RX on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if RX tries to get out of the position.
Venture 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.
Venture throws a big right hand that misses.
Venture 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venture drops back looking for a leg! RX is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and RX manages to kick Venture off! Venture jumps back into RX's guard.
Venture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Venture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Venture throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. RX was covering up waiting for the punch and Venture finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Venture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. RX swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Venture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Venture 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.
Venture thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture drops back looking for a leg! RX is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and RX manages to kick Venture off! Venture jumps back into RX's guard.
Venture drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Venture jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
RX keeping full guard, as Venture tries to pass.
Venture should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Venture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Venture trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
RX knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Venture on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Venture shoots in but RX avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bruno RX has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Venture.
RX tries to close the distance and clinch but Venture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruno RX seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from RX. No joy for Venture on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - RX looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good work by RX as he checks the leg kick.
RX thows a body kick. Venture tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Venture looks gassed!
RX lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Venture circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from RX.
Venture looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno RX dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Venture's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from RX. No joy for Venture on that attempt.
RX moves in looking to clinch but Venture pushes him off.
RX displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Venture.
An inside leg kick lands from RX.
RX tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Venture misses with a low kick.
RX is looking to clinch.
RX looks to land a combination but Venture avoids it well.
RX lands a jab to Venture's midsection.
RX lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
RX darts in and clinches Venture up against the cage.
Venture is breathing heavily.
RX misses with a hook to the ribs.
Venture prevents a body shot from RX.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RX goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
RX misses with a body punch.
RX lands a body punch.
RX cracks Venture with a nice body shot.
RX stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
RX scores with a hook to the body.
RX lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from RX.
RX pushes Venture back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
RX breaks from the clinch.
Bruno RX is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
RX tries to clinch up but Venture circles away and keeps his distance.
RX misses with a wild combination.
Bruno RX is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venture misses with a low kick.
RX tries to close the distance and clinch up but Venture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Venture bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Venture shoots in for a takedown but RX shows good takedown defense.
Bruno RX has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Venture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RX tries to close the distance and clinch up but Venture swats him away and circles back towards the center.
RX connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Venture momentarily.
A clash of legs there as RX blocks the low kick.
Venture shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
RX is defending against the submission attempts here by Venture.
Venture is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Venture is working for a submission of some sort.
Venture is pressing down on RX's thigh, looking to free his foot. RX is holding on for now.
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.
Venture is trying to control. RX wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Venture is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Venture is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and RX defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venture prevents RX from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno RX dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hank Venture's cut.
That's time! RX's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
RX misses with the combination.
Venture slips a jab and a cross from RX.
Venture fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Venture shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Venture is trying to work for a kimura but RX is defending well.
Venture throwing shots but RX is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venture is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
RX won't allow Venture to pass to mount.
Venture is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Venture is working for a kimura but RX is defending it quite comfortably.
Venture is trying to control the action in half guard but RX is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Venture prevents RX from standing back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from RX misses.
No luck for Venture with that takedown attempt.
Bruno RX is winning the standup battle so far.
Venture keeps the fight on the outside.
RX thows a body shot but no joy.
Venture closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
RX is not content to let Venture control the position.
Venture staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but RX is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Venture is looking to take a break and control but RX is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Venture swings around for an armbar but RX sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Venture's guard.
RX tries to stand but Venture is controlling from the bottom.
RX will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Venture working for a triangle but RX defends it easily.
Venture is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hank Venture has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruno RX is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Venture is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Venture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think RX 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno RX!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle's entrance music is Demon Hunter - Storm The Gates Of Hell. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Santos!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Santos tries a low kick but Castle avoids it.
Castle throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Castle. Castle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santos misses with the combination.
Castle closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Castle pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos misses with a low kick as Castle jumps back.
A clash of legs there as Castle blocks the low kick.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos cracks Castle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Castle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos tries a low kick but Castle avoids it.
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
Castle checks a leg kick.
Santos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A clash of legs there as Castle blocks the low kick.
Santos looks to land a combination. Castle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Castle clinches up against the cage.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
Castle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Castle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Castle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick from Santos misses.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castle tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle misses with a combination
and Santos counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Castle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Santos defends it nicely.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Castle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos throws a right and a left that Castle avoids nicely.
Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castle scores with a takedown into Santos's guard.
Santos trying to control the position.
Santos is pulling down on Castle's head. It's preventing any offense from Castle, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Castle tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Castle uses it to pass to side control.
Santos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Castle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Castle drags him back down.
Santos wants to control but Castle postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Castle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos throws a leg kick but Castle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Castle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castle dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Eric Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castle throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
Santos tries to score with a low kick but Castle moves his leg out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Castle blocks the low kick.
Castle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos misses with a combination
and Castle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santos won't be happy with that.
Castle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santos keeps working.
Santos defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Castle keeps moving and retains side control.
Santos keeping his opponent close.
Santos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Castle.
Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Santos wants to control but Castle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos wants to sweep but Castle has passed to side control!
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Castle has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Santos!
Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Castle trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to hold on but Castle pushes him away.
Castle unloads with some shots from mount but Santos bucks and avoids them well.
Santos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Santos can't escape the position.
Castle avoids the attempt from Santos to control.
Santos is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Castle is staying active.
Castle is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Castle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eric Castle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrick Moller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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224 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrick Moller!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moller misses with a two punch combination.
Moller throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
Moller lands a nice looking body shot.
Moller shoots in for a takedown but Joe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joe slaps away a takedown attempt from Moller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe misses with a wild combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Moller - that will leave a mark!
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Moller.
Joe tests Moller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Fredrick Moller has been cut.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Joe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moller fails with a takedown attempt.
Larry Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrick Moller.
Moller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice straight punches there by Joe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joe.
Moller scores a takedown into full mount!
Moller looks gassed!
Moller throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moller wants to control the pace but Joe is squirming around nicely.
Moller thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moller tries to control but Joe wriggling away.
Joe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Moller tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Moller has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joe's face.
Moller wants to finish this one by submission but Joe is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Moller.
Moller throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Joe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moller on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moller has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joe's face.
Joe is bucking up trying to escape but Moller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moller throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Moller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moller throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Joe because Moller loaded up on that one.
Moller with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Moller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Moller dominating with strikes here.
Moller landing shots from mount.
Joe is rocked!
Joe takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Moller's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fredrick Moller!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barde Mopsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barde Mopsi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spike Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barde Mopsi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mopsi throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mopsi sprawls well. Mopsi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Mopsi moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mopsi.
Mopsi misses the shot to the body.
Mopsi misses with a body kick.
Mopsi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Barde Mopsi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mopsi tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Mopsi is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Mopsi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mopsi lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mopsi is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Mopsi wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mopsi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mopsi tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mopsi looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Mopsi controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Mopsi is trying to break free.
Mopsi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Silva.
Silva not allowing Mopsi to control his hands.
Mopsi really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Silva's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Mopsi just trying to survive but Silva is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva has the hooks in. Mopsi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Silva controls the position.
Silva is trying to stick to Mopsi's back but Mopsi is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mopsi.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mopsi trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mopsi wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barde Mopsi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mopsi wants to clinch.
Mopsi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Mopsi wants to clinch.
Mopsi is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Mopsi.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Mopsi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mopsi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mopsi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Mopsi.
Mopsi is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Mopsi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mopsi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mopsi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spike Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mopsi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Mopsi.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mopsi.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mopsi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Mopsi tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Mopsi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mopsi is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mopsi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mopsi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Mopsi thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mopsi.
Mopsi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mopsi is looking to clinch.
Mopsi wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Mopsi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mopsi tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mopsi.
Mopsi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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.
Mopsi tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mopsi as he avoids it easily.
Mopsi throws a head kick that misses.
Mopsi scores with a leg kick.
Mopsi wants to clinch.
Spike Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mopsi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mopsi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mopsi tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barde Mopsi 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!
Mopsi doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Mopsi connects with a solid leg kick.
Mopsi moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Mopsi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mopsi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mopsi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mopsi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mopsi tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mopsi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mopsi.
Mopsi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Mopsi.
Mopsi is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Mopsi.
Mopsi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mopsi 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.
Spike Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mopsi stalling.
Mopsi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mopsi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mopsi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mopsi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barde Mopsi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mopsi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barde Mopsi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mopsi 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barde Mopsi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between San Vedita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wardor Warlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warlovski has chosen "Superman" by Jucifer as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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197 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, San Vedita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wardor Warlovski!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warlovski throws a body kick that misses.
Warlovski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Warlovski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wardor Warlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Vedita as Warlovski shoots in.
Vedita steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Warlovski. That one must have hurt.
Vedita is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vedita takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Warlovski scoring well with a low kick there.
Warlovski sends Vedita crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Warlovski is motioning to the referee to let Vedita up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Vedita is rocked!
It looks like San Vedita has been cut.
Warlovski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vedita. That did some damage!
Oh Vedita is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warlovski thows a body kick. Vedita tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Warlovski darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Vedita's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Warlovski before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wardor Warlovski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymore Buttz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye Of The Tiger. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seymore Buttz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Santos throws and low kick but Buttz moves out of range easily.
Buttz misses with a few strikes there.
Buttz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Buttz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Buttz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Buttz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dos Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buttz.
Dos Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Buttz counters with a series of strikes. Dos Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buttz.
Dos Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Buttz moves away and avoids it.
Buttz throws out a loose jab but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buttz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttz blocks a leg kick.
Buttz throws a hook to the side of Dos Santos's head but Dos Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buttz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Dos Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Buttz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Dos Santos throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Seymore Buttz has been cut.
Buttz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dos Santos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Buttz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buttz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Buttz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab from Dos Santos.
A swing and a miss from Buttz.
Buttz slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
A big left from Buttz misses.
Buttz takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buttz counters with a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buttz manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos moves away from the strike by Buttz.
Dos Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dos Santos tests Buttz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Buttz blocks the leg kick.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buttz has time to react.
Buttz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dos Santos misses with a jab to the body
and Buttz counters with a nice body shot.
Buttz throws a looping overhand right but Dos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Buttz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos jabs Buttz right on the nose. Buttz blinks but takes it well.
Buttz throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buttz.
A bone on bone clash there as Buttz blocks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Buttz.
A slow jab from Dos Santos misses its intended target.
Buttz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buttz throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttz throws a jab when Dos Santos was well out of range.
Dos Santos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dos Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dos Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Buttz is out of range and Dos Santos settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Buttz.
Nice cross by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buttz.
Buttz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dos Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buttz throws out the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Buttz blocks the leg kick.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buttz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buttz slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Nice shot lands for Buttz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dos Santos. Buttz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seymore Buttz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seymore Buttz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Buttz misses with a body punch
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buttz.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Buttz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos throws and low kick but Buttz moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Buttz. That snapped Dos Santos's head back.
Buttz scores with a jab to the head.
Buttz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Buttz with a series of wild strikes but Buttz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buttz throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dos Santos.
Buttz just misses with a punch to the body.
Buttz loads up on a big right hand but Dos Santos slips the punch.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Buttz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Dos Santos does it's job there.
Dos Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buttz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Dos Santos coming out on top.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Buttz ducked under it nicely.
Buttz throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Buttz slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries a low kick but Buttz avoids it.
Buttz misses with a wild combination.
Buttz looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Dos Santos throws a front kick aimed at Buttz's knee but Buttz avoids it well.
Buttz looks to throw the jab but Dos Santos is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttz misses with a combination
and Buttz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buttz misses with a straight right.
Buttz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good shot there by Buttz.
Buttz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Buttz is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buttz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Buttz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dos Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Buttz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dos Santos.
A lazy left from Dos Santos finds it's target.
Buttz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Buttz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Buttz.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Buttz moves out of range.
Buttz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
Junior Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Buttz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Buttz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Dos Santos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dos Santos, right into the meat.
Dos Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Buttz seems unphased.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Buttz.
Dos Santos lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dos Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up Seymore Buttz's cut even more.
Dos Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Buttz is rocked!
Dos Santos moves out of range as Buttz strikes.
Buttz throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to chop away at Buttz's legs.
Dos Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Buttz doesn't seem bothered though.
Buttz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buttz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Nice shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Buttz's head back.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buttz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos throws a chopping leg kick but Buttz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A leg kick checked by Buttz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos is looking to slow Buttz down with leg kicks.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Buttz ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seymore Buttz's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
A jab from Dos Santos finds it's way through Buttz's defenses.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buttz.
Buttz moves out of range as Dos Santos strikes.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
Buttz misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buttz throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Buttz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Buttz ducked under it nicely.
Buttz scores with a body shot.
Buttz misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dos Santos, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Dos Santos misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos.
Buttz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Buttz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buttz. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buttz throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
Buttz misses with a straight right.
Buttz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Dos Santos misses
and Buttz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Buttz to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Buttz.
Buttz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Dos Santos misses its intended target.
Dos Santos misses the body punch
and Buttz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buttz takes one to the chin there.
Dos Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Buttz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Buttz digs a good hook to Dos Santos's body.
Buttz defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Dos Santos coming out on 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!
Dos Santos misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dos Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dos Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Buttz misses.
Dos Santos staying out of range there.
Buttz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Buttz blocks it.
Buttz blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buttz.
Buttz slips a straight right by Dos Santos.
Buttz misses with a hook to the body
and Dos Santos counters with a low kick, right behind Buttz 's knee.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch
and Dos Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Buttz moves away and avoids it.
Buttz cracks Dos Santos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Buttz loads up on a big right hand but Dos Santos slips the punch.
Dos Santos takes one on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Buttz.
Buttz misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Buttz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dos Santos is just out of range.
Dos Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Buttz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Buttz uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seymore Buttz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buttz 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stien Riech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riech comes to the cage accompanied by Escape. Daniel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Don't Forget Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stien Riech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Daniel!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riech closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniel circles away.
Riech throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riech throws a right hand that Daniel ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniel also avoids with ease.
Daniel misses with a takedown attempt - Riech sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Riech looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riech shoots and misses
and Daniel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Riech trying to hold on to Daniel's head to control him but Daniel postures up.
Daniel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riech wants to improve his position but Daniel is controlling well.
Daniel is working for a submission of some sort.
Daniel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Riech is just riding it out for now. Daniel eventually gives up the hold.
Riech wants to get back to his feet.
Daniel wants to pass to mount but Riech is defending the position.
Riech pushes Daniel off looking to stand but Daniel dives back in and keeps control.
Riech kicks Daniel off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Daniel throws a series of punches but Riech moves out of range.
Riech has his takedown stuffed
and Daniel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stien Riech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riech is looking to escape.
Daniel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Riech on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riech tries to get out of the position.
Riech is working to get back to half guard.
Riech looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Riech defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Daniel's arms.
Daniel looking for the RNC.
Daniel looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riech breaks Daniel's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Riech lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Riech stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daniel working for a triangle but Riech defends it easily.
Riech is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Riech stands up over Daniel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Riech throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daniel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riech postures up and lands a big shot to Daniel's brow.
Riech trying to stand up but can't free himself from Daniel's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riech distracts Daniel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Daniel wants to sweep but no luck.
Riech knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Daniel on the ground.
Daniel is working an open guard so Riech takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Riech on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Riech lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Riech throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riech looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice body punch from Riech.
Riech fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riech changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Daniel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riech creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Riech working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Daniel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riech shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniel pinned against the cage. Daniel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riech.
Riech throws a series of punches but Daniel avoids them all with ease.
Riech will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riech fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good shot there by Riech.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Daniel misses.
Riech fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daniel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riech throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riech lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daniel at a distance.
Stien Riech is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniel is breathing heavily.
Daniel moves out of range as Riech strikes.
Daniel fails with a takedown attempt.
Riech is looking to wear down Daniel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riech has his takedown stuffed
and Daniel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riech's guard now.
Daniel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riech is keeping the position for now.
Riech looking for a sweep. Not yet Riech, not yet.
Riech keeping full guard, as Daniel tries to pass.
Daniel stopping the sweep attempt from Riech.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel pushes down on Riech's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Daniel seems to be working for a kimura but Riech defends the submission attempt.
Riech kicks Daniel off and gets back to his feet.
Riech cracks Daniel with a good jab.
It looks like Riley Daniel has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riech lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riech misses the shot to the body.
Riech misses the shot to the body.
Riech lands with a shot to the body.
Riech bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Riech scores with a couple of short elbows.
Riech lands an elbow.
Riech lands a few punches from side control.
Riech cracks Daniel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Daniel wants to control but Riech postures up.
Daniel tries to improve position but can't.
Riech scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Daniel to see if he's OK.
Riech decides to stand back up.
Riech looks to land a combination but Daniel avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riech lands a two punch combo.
Riech shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Daniel is trying to defend but Riech finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniel has hold of Riech's hands but Riech slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Riech sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daniel defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Daniel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Riech pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniel is keeping the position for now.
Riley Daniel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riech throwing strikes from guard but Daniel blocks nicely.
Daniel keeping full guard, as Riech tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Daniel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stien Riech dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Riley Daniel's cut.
That's time! Riech's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Riech moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Riech falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riech won't be happy with that.
Riech tries to bench press Daniel off him but Daniel keeps the position.
Riech is working hard here to advance position.
Daniel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Riech has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Daniel but great work by Riech.
Riech connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Daniel some visible discomfort.
Riech landing strikes.
Daniel regains half guard.
Daniel tries to roll over but Riech keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riech looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Riech working over Daniel with some ground and pound. Daniel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riech escapes and gets back to his feet.
Riech throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniel.
Riech gets caught flat footed, as Daniel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Daniel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Riech is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Daniel, into his guard.
Daniel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Riech looking to pass the guard.
Daniel looking for a guillotine here but Riech defends easily.
Riech slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riech working the body and head with strikes.
Riech working the ground and pound from side control.
Riech working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Riech working the ground and pound.
Daniel is trying to control Riech's posture but Riech avoids it.
Riech working the body and head with strikes.
Riech lands a decent elbow from side control.
Riech landing a few strikes.
Daniel is looking for a sweep.
Riech lands a few punches from side control.
Riech working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Riech in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Daniel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Daniel actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riech landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Daniel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riech is nestled in close to Daniel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Riech lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riech drops an elbow to the side of Daniel's head.
Daniel tries to roll over but Riech keeps him under control.
Riech scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Riech is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Daniel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Riech is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Daniel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riech scoring with strikes but Daniel is staying in there.
Riech landing shots from mount.
Daniel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Riech looking to finish Daniel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daniel!
Riech cracks Daniel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Daniel wants to control but Riech is having none of it.
Riech working the ground and pound effectively.
Riech unloading with bombs!
Riech putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riech landing strikes, looking to finish!
Riech prevents Daniel from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stien Riech showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riech 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stien Riech!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Dance could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Luciano's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Dance!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dance throws a jab but it's blocked by Luciano.
Luciano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dance backs up against the cage.
Luciano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dance.
A combination from Luciano does no damage.
Luciano tries to bum rush Dance with a series of wild strikes but Dance uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Luciano misses with a wild combination.
Luciano throws a nice looking combination but Dance bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luciano throws a right and a left that Dance avoids nicely.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luciano misses with a double jab.
A combination from Luciano does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a double jab.
Dance lands with a hook. Luciano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luciano misses with a double jab.
Dance slips a jab from Luciano.
Luciano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dance backs up against the cage.
Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luciano misses with a two punch combination.
Luciano looks to land a combination but Dance avoids it well.
Luciano misses with a few strikes there.
Dance fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a combination that misses
enabling Dance to counter with a crisp jab.
Dance moves out of range as Luciano strikes.
Dance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luciano throws a combination that misses
and Dance counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Luciano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano working a defensive guard but Dance manages to pass into side control anyway.
Luciano tries to buck Dance off but Dance is having none of it.
Dance lands a decent elbow from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Luciano can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Luciano tries to buck Dance off but Dance is having none of it.
Luciano manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dance moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dance 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.
Dance is pulling down on Luciano's head. It's preventing any offense from Luciano, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Luciano 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.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luciano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dance counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Dance avoids them all with ease.
Luciano throws a combination that misses
and Dance counters with a shoot takedown. Luciano fights it but they end up in guard.
Luciano controls Dance momentarily but Dance frees himself.
Luciano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance postures up and lands a big shot to Luciano's brow.
Dance is pushing down on Luciano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Luciano is fighting to maintain full guard but Dance has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dance trying to mount his opponent but Luciano defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Luciano wants to control the action here but instead Dance manages to pass to full mount!
Luciano tries to hold on but Dance pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dance lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Luciano working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luciano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luciano is bucking up trying to escape but Dance cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Dance dominated that second 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.
Luciano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Luciano misses with a combination
and Dance counters with a shoot takedown. Luciano fights it but they end up in guard.
Dance trying to control but Luciano is working from the bottom.
Dance won't allow Luciano to sweep him here.
Luciano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dance gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Dance from controlling successfully.
Bill Dance overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luciano looking for a sweep. Not yet Luciano, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luciano trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Luciano throws a combination that misses
letting Dance counter with a right hand.
Luciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Dance scores with a takedown into Luciano's guard.
Luciano looking for a sweep. Not yet Luciano, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luciano looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dance puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luciano regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Dance clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dance throws a head kick but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano throws a combination that misses
and Dance counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Luciano's guard now.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Dance from controlling successfully.
Luciano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dance working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luciano looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dance has picked Luciano up and slammed him! Luciano can't keep hold of the triangle and Dance manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Luciano struggling a bit here.
Luciano is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance tries to score with some ground and pound. Luciano controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Luciano is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Luciano stalks Dance and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dance's face. Dance staggers backwards, shaken.
Luciano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dance counters with a shoot takedown. Luciano fights it but they end up in guard.
Dance looking to pass the guard.
Luciano is pulling down on Dance's head. It's preventing any offense from Dance, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Dance had his way with Charles Luciano in 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dance lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Luciano backs up against the cage.
A leg kick checked by Luciano.
Bill Dance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luciano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dance counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Luciano!
Luciano tries to hold on but Dance postures up.
Dance landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dance punishing his opponent with strikes.
Luciano is bucking up trying to escape but Dance cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano tries to hold on but Dance postures up.
Charles Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano tries to reverse the position but Dance maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance cracks Luciano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Luciano working to try and regain half guard.
Luciano slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance is thwarting Luciano's attempts to control the position.
Dance lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Luciano moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Dance showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dance 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Dance!
Bill Dance retains his welterweight title!
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