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WCF WNF 3: Tyson vs Dirk 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drake Roundtree (ranked 3157 p4p, 161 weight class) and Levi Rowan (ranked 4803 p4p, 217 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drake Roundtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Levi Rowan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roundtree tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Roundtree is stalling here.
Roundtree blocks an uppercut.
Roundtree misses with a body punch.
Rowan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roundtree tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Roundtree.
Roundtree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rowan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roundtree swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rowan doesn't manage to clinch there - Roundtree circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roundtree looks to land a left hand but Rowan moved out of range nicely.
Despite the aggression on Rowan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rowan scores with a jab to the head.
Roundtree shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rowan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Roundtree. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundtree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roundtree shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rowan pinned against the cage. Rowan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rowan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Roundtree misses with a takedown attempt
and Rowan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rowan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roundtree, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rowan.
Roundtree pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rowan wants to control from the top but Roundtree keeps moving.
Rowan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowan postures up.
Roundtree is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rowan stays in close to Roundtree's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundtree rushes Rowan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Roundtree.
Rowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roundtree breaks the clinch.
Roundtree shoots in looking for a takedown but Rowan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roundtree's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roundtree clinches up with Rowan and pushes him back against the cage.
Roundtree trying to land knees to the body.
Roundtree fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rowan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roundtree trying to land knees to the body.
Roundtree misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rowan.
Good body shot from Rowan.
Roundtree breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roundtree swats away the attempt to clinch by Rowan.
Rowan clinches up against the cage.
Rowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rowan taking a breather.
Roundtree misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rowan.
Roundtree is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rowan is defending well for now.
Rowan gets through Roundtree's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roundtree breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roundtree.
We've been informed that Rowan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rowan tries to clinch but Roundtree moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Rowan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rowan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rowan wants it to stay on the feet.
Roundtree changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rowan tries to avoid it but Roundtree manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rowan to the ground. Rowan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rowan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rowan gets tackled into the cage by Roundtree. Roundtree maintains the clinch.
Roundtree jumps guard but Rowan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Roundtree. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roundtree misses with a knee strike.
Rowan tries a body shot but Roundtree blocks it.
Roundtree stalls.
Roundtree pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowan gets tackled into the cage by Roundtree. Roundtree maintains the clinch.
Rowan is stalling here.
Rowan misses with some punches.
Rowan can't find room to land a body shot as Roundtree controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan misses with a punch on the inside.
Roundtree manages to break the clinch.
Roundtree closes the distance and clinches.
Roundtree breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rowan has Roundtree up against the cage in a clinch.
Rowan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roundtree is trying to stall.
Roundtree misses with some punches.
Roundtree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake Roundtree is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rowan gets a clinch.
Rowan is trying to stall.
Roundtree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roundtree closes the distance and pushes Rowan back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rowan fails to land.
Rowan is working Roundtree over against the cage.
Rowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roundtree with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roundtree pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rowan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Rowan looks to move away, Roundtree throws a big counter combo but Rowan just gets out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roundtree closes the distance and pushes Rowan back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roundtree as Rowan tries to tie him up.
Rowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Roundtree controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roundtree tries to stall but Rowan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roundtree misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rowan.
Roundtree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roundtree.
Roundtree gets a clinch.
Roundtree is trying to pull guard but Rowan has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rowan fails to land.
Rowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rowan.
Rowan can't find room to land a body shot as Roundtree controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roundtree fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roundtree has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rowan after a bit of a struggle.
Rowan digs a right hand underneath Roundtree's ribcage. Roundtree let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rowan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roundtree.
Good body shot from Rowan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roundtree stalling in the clinch.
Rowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rowan as Roundtree tries to tie him up.
Rowan working aggressively here.
Rowan scores with a shot to the side of Roundtree's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Levi Rowan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rowan takes the fight into the clinch.
Rowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roundtree breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roundtree moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rowan.
Roundtree has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rowan uses from the top position.
Roundtree looking to control but Rowan passes into half guard.
Roundtree is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roundtree keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundtree is looking for a sweep. Rowan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rowan is looking to advance position but Roundtree won't allow it.
Roundtree wants to improve his position but Rowan is controlling well.
Rowan is keen to just control but Roundtree is a slippery customer.
That's two 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.
Rowan is pressing down on Roundtree's thigh, looking to free his foot. Roundtree is holding on for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Roundtree fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rowan is looking to clinch.
It looked like Roundtree was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rowan takes the fight into the clinch.
Rowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roundtree misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rowan tries a body shot but Roundtree blocks it.
Rowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roundtree breaks the clinch.
Roundtree 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowan tries to close the distance and clinch but Roundtree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rowan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roundtree.
Nice uppercut lands for Rowan. That snapped Roundtree's head back.
Roundtree shoots in looking for a takedown. Rowan tries to sprawl out of it but Roundtree keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rowan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Roundtree. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roundtree looks to land a body kick but Rowan moved away.
Rowan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roundtree paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roundtree swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rowan stuffs the takedown.
Drake Roundtree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Rowan misses its intended target.
Levi Rowan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowan takes the fight into the clinch.
Rowan working aggressively here.
Rowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roundtree backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rowan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roundtree tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Roundtree is struggling to control the position.
Roundtree breaks the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good standup being displayed there by Rowan as he connects with a hook.
Drake Roundtree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roundtree works Rowan's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Levi Rowan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rowan 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi Rowan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Santana (ranked 21746 p4p, 467 weight class) and Koji Ueno (ranked 4789 p4p, 381 weight class). Mario Santana looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koji Ueno!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ueno makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Santana on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've been told by Santana's head coaches at Cozad MMA Hilo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Santana misses with a takedown
and Ueno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santana is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santana.
Ueno throws a front kick that sends Santana stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ueno lands a nice looking body kick.
Ueno thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Santana if he has to take too many more of those.
Ueno lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid body kick from Ueno.
Ueno connects with a solid leg kick.
Ueno fakes the leg kick and cracks Santana in the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Ueno finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ueno moves into the clinch successfully.
Ueno scores with a knee to the head.
Ueno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santana lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueno scores with a knee to the head.
Ueno lands a nice elbow.
Ueno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ueno lands an elbow inside.
Ueno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Ueno.
Ueno landing knees to the head.
Ueno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ueno lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ueno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ueno has Santana pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Santana is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ueno - that's hurt Santana badly! Oh, another knee lands and Santana is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Santana doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Koji Ueno!
Koji Ueno took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Purcell (ranked 5016 p4p, 357 weight class) and Duffy Fulcher (ranked 6337 p4p, 393 weight class). Justin Purcell 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Purcell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Duffy Fulcher!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Purcell cracks a nice hook into Fulcher's ribs.
Purcell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Purcell lands a nice looking body kick.
Justin Purcell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Fulcher with that takedown attempt.
Fulcher wants to clinch but Purcell slips to the side
and Purcell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Purcell.
Purcell is working Fulcher over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fulcher working for a triangle but Purcell defends it easily.
Purcell gets to his feet. Fulcher looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Purcell lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Purcell. No joy for Fulcher on that attempt.
Purcell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fulcher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fulcher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Purcell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Purcell.
Fulcher looks winded!
Purcell scores with a decent looking hook.
Fulcher shoots in looking for a takedown. Purcell tries to sprawl out of it but Fulcher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Purcell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Justin Purcell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duffy Fulcher.
Purcell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Purcell.
Nice takedown defense from Purcell. No joy for Fulcher on that attempt.
Purcell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fulcher tries to get to full guard but Purcell has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Purcell moves nicely into side control.
The referee asks Purcell politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Purcell prefers to stall for the moment though.
Purcell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Purcell decides to take the fight back to the 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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Purcell!
Both fighters circling a little - Purcell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fulcher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fulcher with a poor takedown
letting Purcell counter with a right hand.
Purcell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purcell lands a front kick.
Purcell keeps Fulcher at a distance using the push kick.
Good shot there by Purcell.
Purcell lands a front kick.
That kick from Purcell tenderised Fulcher's leg. Fulcher is trying to keep his angry face on.
Purcell scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Purcell.
Fulcher takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Purcell.
Purcell lands a nice looking body kick.
Purcell scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Purcell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Purcell connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purcell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Purcell lands with a right hand.
Fulcher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Purcell.
Fulcher has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Purcell.
Purcell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Purcell.
Purcell keeps Fulcher at a distance using the push kick.
Purcell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fulcher.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Purcell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fulcher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Purcell scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Purcell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Purcell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fulcher's calf.
Purcell thows a body kick. Fulcher tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Purcell. That's going to slow Fulcher down.
Purcell is looking to land body kicks.
Fulcher misses with a takedown
and Purcell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Purcell.
Fulcher jumps guard but Purcell stands there with Fulcher around his waist. Fulcher gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Purcell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fulcher takes an elbow to the temple.
Fulcher is breathing heavily.
Purcell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fulcher's face.
Purcell breaks the clinch.
Fulcher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Purcell.
Fulcher on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Purcell. No joy for Fulcher on that attempt.
It looks like Purcell has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Justin Purcell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duffy Fulcher.
Purcell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Purcell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Purcell wants it to stay on the feet.
Fulcher moves in looking to clinch but Purcell pushes him off.
Purcell scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Purcell.
Purcell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fulcher can do to turn this around?
Purcell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fulcher momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Purcell. Beautiful body shot.
Purcell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Purcell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fulcher, up you get!
A lazy left from Purcell finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Purcell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Purcell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purcell drives through and clinches with Fulcher against the cage.
A short right from Purcell.
Purcell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Purcell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fulcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Purcell thows a body kick. Fulcher tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Purcell lands a lovely overhand right.
Fulcher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Purcell pushes Fulcher away with a front kick.
Purcell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Purcell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Purcell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fulcher up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purcell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fulcher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Purcell stalls.
Purcell lands a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Purcell.
Purcell lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Purcell.
Purcell turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Purcell manages to end up in side control.
Purcell controls the position.
Purcell stands up.
Purcell scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Fulcher with that takedown attempt.
Purcell thows a body kick. Fulcher tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Purcell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fulcher's guard.
Purcell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Purcell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Purcell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fulcher, up you get!
Justin Purcell is winning the standup battle so far.
Purcell scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Purcell dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice cross by Purcell.
Fulcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Purcell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Purcell, as that shot connected.
Purcell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fulcher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Purcell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Purcell lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Purcell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fulcher pushes off an throws an elbow but Purcell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Purcell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fulcher backwards.
Fulcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left hand lands to the body for Purcell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fulcher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Purcell prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purcell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Purcell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Purcell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Purcell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fulcher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Justin Purcell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duffy Fulcher.
Purcell lands a front kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Purcell - that will leave a mark!
A cross from Purcell lands.
Fulcher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fulcher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fulcher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Justin Purcell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purcell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Purcell lands but Fulcher takes it in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Purcell. That's going to slow Fulcher down.
Fulcher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Purcell. Purcell obviously looking to wear him down.
Purcell throws a front kick that sends Fulcher stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Purcell.
Purcell lands with a cross.
Purcell lands a leg kick that knocks Fulcher off balance momentarily.
Purcell scores with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Purcell.
Fulcher gets caught flat footed, as Purcell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purcell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Purcell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fulcher on the ground.
Purcell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fulcher looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Purcell has picked Fulcher up and slammed him! Fulcher can't keep hold of the triangle and Purcell manages to pass to side control!
Purcell in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Fulcher is looking for a sweep.
Purcell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Purcell stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Good leg kick by Purcell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purcell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Purcell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fulcher on the side of the head.
Purcell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Purcell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Purcell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Purcell escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Purcell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fulcher!
Fulcher takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fulcher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Purcell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Justin Purcell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee asks Purcell politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Purcell prefers to stall for the moment though.
Duffy Fulcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fulcher is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Purcell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Purcell 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:24
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Purcell!
Justin Purcell was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roland Charlemange (ranked 6338 p4p, 507 weight class) and David Danis (ranked 22979 p4p, 553 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Roland Charlemange has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Roland Charlemange seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roland Charlemange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Danis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danis doesn't manage to clinch there - Charlemange circles away.
Charlemange swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Danis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Charlemange sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danis somewhat.
Charlemange is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danis.
Danis tries to clinch up but Charlemange circles away and keeps his distance.
Charlemange half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A jab from Charlemange misses.
Danis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Charlemange sprawls well. Charlemange wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Danis gets slowly back to his feet.
Charlemange avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charlemange appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charlemange throws a hook but Danis avoids it easily.
Danis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charlemange changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Danis shoots in looking for a takedown but Charlemange manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Danis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roland Charlemange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Danis.
Danis staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charlemange stuffs the takedown.
Danis doesn't manage to clinch there - Charlemange circles away.
Charlemange drops down looking for a counter takedown but Danis sprawls and moves away.
Charlemange shoots in and gets a takedown into Danis's guard.
Charlemange definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Charlemange sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Charlemange with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danis has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Charlemange should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Danis has tightened it up now! Charlemange should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Danis!
A less than humble David Danis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chandler Nelson (ranked 3384 p4p, 323 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 5807 p4p, 422 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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163 lbs
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155 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chandler Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson has closed the distance and engaged Marsh in a clinch.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsh wants a takedown.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Nelson misses with a knee to the head.
Marsh tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marsh's head.
Marsh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nelson to the ground. Marsh is now in Nelson's guard.
Marsh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nelson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marsh has managed to get both his arms back between Nelson's legs - danger averted.
Nelson wants to stand up but Marsh is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh pushing down on Nelson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Marsh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nelson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nelson is trying to get back to full guard.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.
Marsh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Marsh there.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nelson is looking to get back to is feet but Marsh passes into side control.
Marsh is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson is trying to buck Marsh off.
Marsh decides to stand back up.
Marsh clinches.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Marsh's ribcage.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson stops a takedown attempt from Marsh.
Chandler Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looking for a takedown.
Marsh is trying to pull guard but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson has Marsh pressed against the cage.
Nelson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Marsh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nelson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marsh gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Marsh perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nelson is looking to escape.
Nelson wants to stand back up but Marsh manages to pass into side control.
Marsh trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nelson is looking to regain half guard here but Marsh keeps moving and retains side control.
Nelson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chandler Nelson will probably get the nod.
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.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Marsh improves position.
Marsh goes for a takedown attempt but Nelson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marsh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Marsh.
Nelson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marsh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to avoid it but Marsh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nelson to the ground. Nelson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nelson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marsh, pushing him back against the cage.
Marsh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nelson up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chandler Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chandler Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marsh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Nelson.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson clinches with his opponent.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Marsh's ribcage.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson leaning against his opponent.
Marsh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nelson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Randy Marsh has been cut.
Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marsh's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Marsh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marsh misses with a takedown attempt
and Nelson counters with a left and a right that stings Marsh.
Nelson throws a nice head kick!
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marsh managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Marsh avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson slowing the pace effectively.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marsh backwards.
Marsh has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nelson after a bit of a struggle.
Nelson looking to stall.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marsh can do to turn this around?
Marsh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nelson stalling against the cage.
Marsh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marsh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Marsh's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson just leaning against Marsh, taking a breather.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson lands a jab to the head.
Nelson darts in and clinches Marsh up against the cage.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Randy Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh misses with a takedown attempt
and Nelson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nelson forces Marsh back against the cage and clinches.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marsh's efforts to push away.
Marsh tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chandler Nelson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Marsh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nelson throws a series of strikes that have Marsh backpedaling.
Nelson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chandler Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsh wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Marsh shoots in and bounces Nelson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nelson trying to control the position.
Marsh stops Nelson from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marsh on the ground.
Nelson looking for a guillotine here but Marsh defends easily.
Nelson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Marsh is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marsh avoids it.
Marsh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nelson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marsh can't get the takedown.
Marsh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chandler Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Chandler Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
Marsh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nelson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson landing knees to the head.
Marsh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nelson prevents it.
Nelson controlling the action here for a moment.
Nelson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsh drives through and clinches with Nelson against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marsh as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Marsh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marsh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nelson smiles and moves away.
Marsh tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Marsh down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson instigates a clinch.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Marsh jumps guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Marsh is avoiding it.
Marsh tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nelson swivels and escapes.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh has Nelson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nelson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Randy Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chandler Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chandler Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chandler Nelson!
An out of breath Chandler Nelson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pollo Sanchez (ranked 2523 p4p, 301 weight class) and Jian Fu (ranked 4723 p4p, 451 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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21
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pollo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jian Fu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Sanchez lands but Fu takes it in his stride.
Fu tries for a takedown but Sanchez circles away easily
and Sanchez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanchez seems to be stalking Fu here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Fu drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pollo Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Kenway Jr (ranked 2871 p4p, 147 weight class) and Darrion Vaughn (ranked 3939 p4p, 197 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19
145 lbs
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26
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Kenway Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darrion Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vaughn lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenway Jr off the cage and back into range.
Vaughn lands with a cross.
Kenway Jr is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Vaughn engages and cracks Kenway Jr with a massive lead left hook - Kenway Jr tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Vaughn is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darrion Vaughn!
Darrion Vaughn made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'He had no right fighting for a title, none!!! I proved that tonight. He's tight with the owner of the company and got handed a shot at the belt. Tonight I ended this mans career. Four straight losses son bye bye. It's my time!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Yates (ranked 1562 p4p, 183 weight class) and Julius Turunen (ranked 2559 p4p, 261 weight class). Julius Turunen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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167 lbs
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165 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Turunen!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turunen slips under a jab from Yates.
A swing and a miss from Yates.
Yates loads up on a big right hand but Turunen slips the punch.
Jab by Turunen.
Turunen looking to score a takedown here. Yates is defending well but Turunen drives through and ends up in Yates's guard.
Turunen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yates manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turunen manages to get himself to full guard.
Turunen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turunen keeping moving, preventing Yates from controlling successfully.
Yates 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.
Turunen is looking to sweep but instead, Yates has passed into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen wants to control but Yates is keeping busy.
Yates tries to pass to full mount but Turunen defends it.
Turunen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Yates is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Turunen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turunen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Turunen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turunen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turunen is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Turunen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Yates has passed into side control.
Yates trying to control the action but Turunen is working from the bottom.
Turunen tries to bench press Yates off him but Yates keeps the position.
Turunen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Yates wants to get back to full guard.
Turunen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yates with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yates is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turunen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Turunen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Turunen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Turunen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yates is controlling Turunen's posture.
Turunen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turunen is pushing down on Yates's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yates is fighting to maintain full guard but Turunen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Turunen working Yates over with strikes.
Yates is rocked!
Turunen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Yates is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turunen lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Yates quite badly. Yates pulls Turunen in close trying to recover. Turunen postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Yates on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Yates doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Turunen!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Rua (ranked 1497 p4p, 185 weight class) and Mickey Garcia (ranked 2352 p4p, 288 weight class). Rua's entrance music is Champion. A fine choice. Garcia has chosen S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good elbows
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Rua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good body shot from Garcia.
Rua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Rua forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rua can't break the clinch.
Rua blocking some punches.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia manages to pull guard.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rua's guard.
Garcia prevents Rua from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia lands a couple of digs.
Rua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcia on the ground.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcia stops Rua from standing up.
Garcia is standing up over Rua. Rua looks to escape but Garcia dives into side control.
Garcia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rua to see if he's OK.
Rua is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Rua on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rua tries to get out of the position.
Garcia works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia trying to control the action but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua is trying to control Garcia's posture but Garcia avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua is trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garcia scores with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia cracks Rua with a big elbow.
Garcia cracks Rua with a big elbow.
Rua is rocked!
Rua has one of Garcia's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Oh Rua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia cracks Rua with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Garcia immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Rua is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Garcia!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chandler Tyson (ranked 1774 p4p, 192 weight class) and Tom Dirk (ranked 2686 p4p, 270 weight class). Tyson comes into the arena with Welcome to the jungle blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chandler Tyson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Dirk!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dirk.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dirk is struggling to control the position.
Dirk pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dirk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tyson jumps guard.
Tyson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dirk is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tyson is proving hard to escape from.
Tyson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dirk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson looking for a guillotine here but Dirk defends easily.
Tyson is looking for a triangle but Dirk pushes his legs off easily.
Dirk wants to pass the guard but Tyson is keeping the position.
Tyson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Tyson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dirk uses it to pass to side control.
Tyson sneaks back into half guard.
Tyson looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dirk passes into side control!
Dirk wants to stand but Tyson has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Tyson is working an open guard so Dirk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dirk enables Tyson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dirk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dirk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson postures up in Dirk's guard and throws a big left but Dirk blocks it.
Dirk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tyson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk pulls Tyson in to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dirk pinned against the cage. Dirk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Dirk.
Tyson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dirk pinned against the cage. Dirk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Tyson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dirk throws a wild body kick that Tyson sees coming a mile off.
Chandler Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirk darts in and clinches Tyson up against the cage.
Dirk decides to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dirk wants to stand up but Tyson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dirk dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dirk shoots in and gets a takedown into Tyson 's guard.
Tyson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dirk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyson . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tyson wants to hit a switch here but Dirk passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tyson there!
Dirk misses with a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson wants to hold on but Dirk pushes him away.
Tyson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson working to try and regain half guard.
Dirk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dirk controlling from the full mount.
Tyson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dirk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyson manages to get to full guard.
Dirk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Dirk looking to pass the guard.
Dirk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tyson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dirk is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dirk wants to pass the guard but Tyson is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dirk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dirk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dirk wants to stand and escape but instead Tyson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tyson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Dirk 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.
Tyson trying to control but Dirk is working from the bottom.
Dirk wants to stand up but Tyson is controlling him.
Tyson pushes down on Dirk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tyson is trying to work for a kimura but Dirk is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dirk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyson .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Dirk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dirk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Chandler Tyson has been cut.
Tyson misses with a takedown
and Dirk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
Dirk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dirk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dirk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tyson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Tyson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Dirk.
Tyson decides to pull guard.
Dirk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dirk content to stall in guard here.
Dirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Dirk has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tyson looking for a guillotine here but Dirk defends easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dirk. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tyson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dirk is aware though and is defending well.
Chandler Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tyson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dirk defends it easily.
Dirk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chandler Tyson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dirk preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tyson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dirk avoids it really well and circles away.
Tyson looks for a takedown but Dirk sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson fails with the takedown
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Dirk circles away easily
and Dirk counters with a straight that turns Tyson 's legs to rubber! Dirk pushes forward with more strikes and Tyson goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Dirk!
A pretty intense looking Tom Dirk took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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