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Madness Clown Chaos 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Anderson (ranked 22466 p4p, 6649 weight class) and Jose Armando (ranked 634 p4p, 608 weight class). The key to victory for Tony Anderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Basic striking
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Armando!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with the combination.
Armando appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Armando takes one on the button.
Armando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Armando counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Armando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Tony Anderson has been cut.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armando has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anderson is trying to keep an underhook but Armando manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Anderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anderson tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Armando seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Armando is looking for a kimura but Anderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Armando to get the leverage.
Still in half guard, Armando seems content to control.
Armando prevents Anderson from standing back up.
Armando tries to pass to full mount but Anderson defends it.
Anderson tries to roll over but Armando keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Armando prevents Anderson from standing back up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Armando working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Armando scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Armando is taking a breather. Anderson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Armando in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armando's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Armando stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Armando performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Armando tries to pass to full mount but Anderson defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armando is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Armando shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Armando drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Anderson is trying to improve his position.
Armando is working to tighten his grip on Anderson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Anderson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Armando is really squeezing tight and eventually Anderson passes out! Armando breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jose Armando!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ares Galvao (ranked 6583 p4p, 6749 weight class) and Kloockz Diesel (ranked 476 p4p, 486 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ares Galvao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kloockz Diesel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao dives in for a single leg takedown but Diesel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Galvao looking for a takedown.
Galvao drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Galvao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diesel gets underhooks to prevent Galvao's takedown attempt.
Galvao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Galvao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Diesel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diesel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Galvao takes one on the button.
Ares Galvao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel scores with a punch to the head.
Galvao shoots for a takedown but Diesel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel scores with a nice strike.
Diesel stuffs the takedown.
Diesel punishes Galvao's body with a nice straight punch.
Diesel jabs at Galvao's body.
Diesel stuffs the takedown attempt from Galvao. Galvao gets slowly back to his feet.
Galvao is breathing heavily.
Diesel stuns Galvao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diesel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diesel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Galvao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab lands there for Diesel.
Diesel digs a good hook to Galvao's body.
Diesel lands a glancing blow to the side of Galvao's head.
Diesel connects with a jab.
Galvao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diesel pinned against the cage. Diesel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kloockz Diesel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diesel dips to his left and cracks Galvao with an uppercut!
Diesel digs a good hook to Galvao's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diesel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diesel cracks Galvao with a good jab.
Galvao shoots in but Diesel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diesel slaps away a takedown attempt from Galvao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diesel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Galvao.
Diesel thuds a left hand into Galvao's body.
Diesel tests Galvao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diesel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diesel lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Galvao misses with a takedown attempt
and Diesel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diesel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Galvao's hands.
A shot to the liver by Diesel. Beautiful body shot.
Diesel lands a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Diesel.
Diesel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Galvao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diesel jabs Galvao right on the nose. Galvao blinks but takes it well.
Diesel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diesel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Diesel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diesel.
Galvao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diesel's waist but Diesel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Galvao off to one side.
Nice shot lands for Diesel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Galvao under the eye.
Diesel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Galvao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A right-left combo lands from Diesel.
Diesel lands a really nice looking cross but Galvao seems unphased.
Galvao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Diesel.
Diesel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Galvao circles away quickly and effectively.
Galvao shoots in for a takedown but Diesel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Galvao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diesel sprawls well. Diesel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Galvao gets slowly back to his feet.
Diesel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diesel.
Diesel lands a nice hook to Galvao's body. Galvao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diesel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galvao tries to move into range but Diesel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diesel lands a nice hook to Galvao's body. Galvao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Galvao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diesel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Galvao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diesel scores with a hook.
Diesel throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvao ducks under a wild hook from Diesel.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Galvao. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Galvao shoots in for a takedown but Diesel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Galvao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diesel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galvao shoots in looking for a takedown. Diesel tries to sprawl out of it but Galvao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diesel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diesel lands the left hand.
Diesel scores with a shot to the body.
Galvao tries for a takedown but Diesel circles away easily
and Diesel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck for Galvao with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diesel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Galvao shoots and misses
and Diesel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diesel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Galvao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kloockz Diesel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diesel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Galvao's head.
Galvao misses with a takedown
and Diesel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diesel lands a head shot.
Diesel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Galvao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diesel counters with a stiff right hand.
Galvao tries for a takedown but Diesel circles away easily
and Diesel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Galvao is rocked!
It looks like Ares Galvao has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Galvao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diesel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Galvao eats them both and turns towards Diesel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oh Galvao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diesel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galvao walks straight into a right hand from Diesel - that's dropped him! Diesel jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Galvao from any more punishment! Galvao complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kloockz Diesel!
A very excited looking Kloockz Diesel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Washington (ranked 5740 p4p, 5650 weight class) and Wes Ekwall (ranked 180 p4p, 178 weight class). Wes Ekwall is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wes Ekwall!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekwall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Zeus Washington has been cut.
Washington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ekwall.
Ekwall lands a really nice looking cross but Washington seems unphased.
Ekwall slips a jab from Washington.
Ekwall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ekwall cracks Washington with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Washington looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ekwall finish him?
Washington is rocked!
Zeus Washington's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekwall dances in with a quick combination. Washington is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Ekwall snaps Washington's head back. Washington stumbles backwards against the cage. Ekwall steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Washington's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Washington just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wes Ekwall!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Marshall (ranked 5129 p4p, 6391 weight class) and Mirko Cro Cop (ranked 513 p4p, 592 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shannon Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Cro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cro Cop is defended easily by Marshall.
Marshall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marshall shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cro Cop manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Marshall throws a big elbow that misses.
Marshall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cro Cop is looking to improve his position.
Marshall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
 It looks like Mirko Cro Cop has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marshall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marshall has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Marshall prevents Cro Cop from standing back up.
Marshall is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cro Cop!
Marshall working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That has opened up Mirko Cro Cop's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mirko Cro Cop's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shannon Marshall!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artyom Morozov (ranked 6138 p4p, 5666 weight class) and Corey Willis (ranked 620 p4p, 589 weight class). Artyom Morozov 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artyom Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Willis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis misses with the combination.
Willis blocks the body kick.
Morozov moves out of range of the body kick from Willis.
Willis shoots in looking for a takedown but Morozov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Willis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Willis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Willis misses with a series of wild punches.
Willis is looking to slow Morozov down with leg kicks.
Willis throws a combination. Morozov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good leg kick by Morozov.
Willis lands with a straight right. Morozov didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis tries to keep at a distance but Morozov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morozov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Willis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Morozov clinches up with Willis and pushes him back against the cage.
Morozov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morozov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Willis is defending well for now.
Morozov lands with a right to the head.
Morozov breaks from the clinch.
Morozov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Willis gets a clinch.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Morozov is controlling him.
Willis can't break the clinch.
Morozov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Willis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morozov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morozov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morozov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis swings for the body but Morozov moves out of range.
Morozov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morozov tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
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!
Morozov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morozov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Morozov on the inside.
Morozov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morozov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Willis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Willis misses.
It appears Morozov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Willis looks winded!
Morozov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morozov gets a clinch.
Morozov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morozov scores a nice knee to the body.
Morozov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morozov lands an elbow inside that Willis shrugs off.
Morozov misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morozov slowing the pace effectively.
A hook to the body from Morozov.
Morozov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morozov lands with a right to the head.
Morozov breaks from the clinch.
Morozov wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
Morozov closes the distance and clinches.
Morozov stalling in the clinch.
Morozov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Morozov.
Morozov misses with a body punch.
Morozov throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morozov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Willis's efforts to push away.
Morozov keeps control of Willis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Willis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morozov slowing the pace effectively.
Morozov lands a nice knee to the body.
Willis tries to throw a body punch but Morozov avoids it by throwing Willis back against the cage.
Willis breaks from the clinch.
Morozov has closed the distance and engaged Willis in a clinch.
Willis is trying to break free.
Morozov tries to work over Willis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morozov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Willis up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Willis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artyom Morozov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morozov moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.
Morozov wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morozov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morozov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willis looks to land a combination but Morozov avoids it well.
Morozov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morozov misses with a kick to the body.
Willis is looking for the big counter here.
We've been told by Morozov's head coaches at Battle Science that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Willis. Those never looked like landing.
Morozov is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Morozov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Willis dives in and grabs Morozov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morozov pushes down on Willis's head and hops out.
A jab from Willis misses.
Morozov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morozov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morozov.
No joy there for Willis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Willis is breathing heavily.
Morozov tries to close the distance and clinch but Willis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Willis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Morozov.
Morozov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Morozov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morozov tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
Morozov slips a jab and a cross from Willis.
Willis misses with a wild body shot.
Morozov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morozov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Willis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Willis fails to land with a series of punches.
Morozov feinted with a counter takedown.
Morozov tries to clinch up.
Morozov moves into range and clinches up with Willis.
Morozov has Willis pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morozov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Artyom Morozov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Morozov as the two fighters clinch.
Morozov breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis throws a right hand that misses
and Morozov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice combination there by Morozov.
Morozov darts in and clinches Willis up against the cage.
Morozov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morozov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morozov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Artyom Morozov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Morozov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Willis. That did some damage!
Artyom Morozov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morozov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morozov scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Willis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morozov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Willis backwards.
Morozov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morozov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willis can do to turn this around?
Morozov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Morozov is looking to clinch but Willis is avoiding it.
Morozov is looking to clinch.
Morozov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Willis unleashes a big counter combination but Morozov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Morozov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morozov misses with a head kick.
Willis gets tackled into the cage by Morozov. Morozov maintains the clinch.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Morozov has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Morozov.
Morozov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Willis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morozov connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morozov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morozov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Morozov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morozov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Willis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Willis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Willis throws a series of punches but Morozov moves out of range.
Morozov feinted with a counter takedown.
Morozov forces Willis back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Morozov.
Willis misses with a punch to the body.
Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morozov is looking to clinch.
Morozov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Willis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morozov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artyom Morozov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Morozov has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Morozov.
Morozov breaks from the clinch.
Morozov doesn't manage to clinch there - Willis circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Willis.
Willis misses with a two punch combination.
As Willis looks to move away, Morozov throws a big counter combo but Willis just gets out of the way.
Morozov moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.
Morozov darts in and clinches Willis up against the cage.
Morozov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Willis's defenses.
It looks like Corey Willis has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morozov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morozov tries to clinch but Willis moves out of range.
Willis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morozov moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov looking to throw knees to the head but Willis is blocking nicely.
Morozov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willis's elbow.
Willis tries to break free but Morozov pushes him back against the cage.
Morozov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Willis tries to break free but Morozov pushes him back against the cage.
Morozov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morozov connects with a high kick.
Willis throws a series of punches but Morozov avoids them all with ease.
Willis throws a series of strikes that have Morozov backpedaling.
Morozov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morozov tries to clinch but Willis is having none of it.
Willis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morozov moves into the clinch.
Morozov prevents Willis from breaking the clinch.
Morozov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Willis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morozov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Morozov.
Willis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Willis tries to stall but Morozov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morozov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crunch! Morozov slams his shin into Willis's torso.
Morozov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Willis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morozov counters with a series of strikes. Willis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Artyom Morozov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Willis.
Morozov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morozov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Morozov lands an elbow inside.
Willis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morozov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morozov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Willis backwards.
Morozov tries to work over Willis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morozov breaks from the clinch.
Morozov tries a head kick but it misses.
Morozov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Willis.
Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morozov tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morozov lands with a shot to the body.
Morozov instigates a clinch.
Morozov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willis's elbow.
Corey Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morozov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Willis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morozov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willis.
Willis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morozov defends it nicely.
Artyom Morozov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Willis moves forwards but Morozov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artyom Morozov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morozov, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artyom Morozov!
Artyom Morozov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Airton Vega (ranked 6346 p4p, 5180 weight class) and Albano Lucas (ranked 676 p4p, 592 weight class). Airton Vega has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Airton Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albano Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega walks into a straight right hand from Lucas.
Vega takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lucas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vega closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lucas quickly recovers to half guard.
Vega seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lucas is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Airton Vega!
An out of breath Airton Vega 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bishop Brooks (ranked 4844 p4p, 5243 weight class) and Arudjiev Muhammad (ranked 481 p4p, 503 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bishop Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arudjiev Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammad stuffs the takedown.
Brooks moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMuhammad.
Brooks dives in and grabs Muhammad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muhammad pushes down on Brooks's head and hops out.
Brooks shoots and misses
and Muhammad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bishop Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Muhammad is avoiding it.
Brooks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muhammad pinned against the cage. Muhammad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Muhammad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brooks somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brooks is looking to stand back up but Muhammad counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Brooks.
Brooks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brooks tries to get out of the position.
Muhammad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brooks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Muhammad perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Brooks is looking to control Muhammad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brooks avoid being mounted?
Brooks tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Muhammad has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad controlling from mount.
It looks like Muhammad might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Muhammad 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.
Brooks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muhammad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Muhammad's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arudjiev Muhammad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brooks connects with a solid leg kick.
Brooks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Muhammad avoids it really well and circles away.
Brooks clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Muhammad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muhammad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brooks.
Brooks jumps guard but Muhammad turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bishop Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad tries for a takedown but Brooks manages to get underhooks.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Muhammad is controlling him.
Muhammad works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Brooks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muhammad manages to get himself to full guard.
Brooks stops Muhammad from standing up.
Muhammad has Brooks pulled in close to control his posture.
Muhammad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Muhammad seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Muhammad is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad wants to stand but Brooks is controlling his posture from full guard.
Muhammad controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brooks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Muhammad 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad wants to stand but Brooks has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Muhammad preventing the sweep.
Muhammad slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Muhammad controls the position.
Brooks is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muhammad controls the position.
Arudjiev Muhammad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Muhammad wants to stand but Brooks is controlling his arm.
Check out the look on Muhammad's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Muhammad decides to stand back up.
Brooks has a takedown stuffed.
Bishop Brooks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks misses with a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brooks enables Muhammad to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brooks manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muhammad wants to stand but Brooks is controlling his posture from full guard.
Muhammad controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arudjiev Muhammad 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.
Muhammad looking to score a takedown here. Brooks is defending well but Muhammad drives through and ends up in Brooks's guard.
Brooks is trying to control the position but Muhammad postures up.
Muhammad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brooks looking for a sweep. Not yet Brooks, not yet.
Brooks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Muhammad is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhammad prevents Brooks from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad passes Brooks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brooks trying to hold on to Muhammad's head to control him but Muhammad postures up.
Muhammad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The adventures of Muhammad the control monster continue. Boring.
Brooks throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Muhammad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Brooks shoots for a double leg takedown but Muhammad sprawls well. He's pushed Brooks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks thows a left - swing and a miss!
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.
Brooks fails with the takedown
and Muhammad counters with a right hand to the body.
Muhammad shoots in and bounces Brooks off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Muhammad pushes down on Brooks's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Muhammad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muhammad pulls his head out easily.
Muhammad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brooks wants to improve his position but Muhammad is controlling well.
Muhammad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Muhammad working the head and body with strikes.
Muhammad keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brooks missing with punches from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Muhammad is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bishop Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhammad throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brooks tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Muhammad is in Brooks's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muhammad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muhammad connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arudjiev Muhammad really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Muhammad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brooks looks for a takedown but Muhammad sprawls well.
Brooks shoots in but Muhammad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muhammad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bishop Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Brooks misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Muhammad circles away.
Brooks gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Muhammad to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Muhammad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad pushing down on Brooks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Muhammad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brooks is looking for a sweep. Muhammad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muhammad controlling the action here.
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.
Muhammad tries to stand but can't do so whilst Brooks controls his leg.
Muhammad is pressing down on Brooks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brooks is holding on for now.
Brooks looks like he's trying to stand up.
Muhammad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brooks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muhammad.
Brooks closes the distance and clinches up with Muhammad, looking for a takedown. Brooks pushes Muhammad against the cage but Muhammad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muhammad shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brooks's guard.
Muhammad is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Muhammad passes into half guard.
Muhammad is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Brooks.
Muhammad not doing much here.
Muhammad moves nicely into side control.
Muhammad controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arudjiev Muhammad dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!
Muhammad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Muhammad misses.
Nice sprawl there from Muhammad as Brooks shoots in.
Muhammad is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Muhammad shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brooks napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brooks is trying to escape the position but Muhammad is controlling the position.
Muhammad lands a decent elbow from side control.
Muhammad taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Muhammad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to get back to half guard.
Muhammad content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Brooks wants to control but Muhammad postures up.
Muhammad taking a breather here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Muhammad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brooks down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Muhammad blocks the strikes from Brooks.
A lull in the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brooks gets caught napping as Muhammad dives in and scores a takedown. Brooks manages to retain guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Muhammad preventing the sweep.
Brooks is striking from the bottom but Muhammad uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Muhammad perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad wants to free his trapped foot but Brooks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brooks trying to control here.
Brooks is looking to improve his position.
Muhammad slips a nice elbow through Brooks's hands, connecting with Brooks's forehead.
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.
Muhammad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Muhammad closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brooks to the mat! Brooks manages to get full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muhammad is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brooks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arudjiev Muhammad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Muhammad 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arudjiev Muhammad!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Dawson (ranked 2775 p4p, 4023 weight class) and Payton Sultan (ranked 311 p4p, 432 weight class). Payton Sultan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 London, Gilbert Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Payton Sultan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sultan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sultan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dawson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sultan throws a head kick that misses.
Dawson blocks a head kick by Sultan.
Dawson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sultan throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
Sultan moves out of range of the body kick from Dawson.
Sultan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sultan throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Sultan tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawson misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sultan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawson throws a wild body kick that Sultan sees coming a mile off.
Sultan throws a fast counter high kick but Dawson manages to duck under it in time.
Sultan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dawson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dawson throws a sloppy head kick and Sultan moves out of range easily.
Dawson avoids the head kick by Sultan.
Sultan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dawson. That one must have hurt.
Sultan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dawson tries to work over Sultan's front leg with a kick but Sultan checks it.
Payton Sultan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Sultan.
Sultan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawson avoids the head kick by Sultan.
Dawson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Sultan.
Dawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sultan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sultan moves out of range of the body kick from Dawson.
Dawson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sultan lands a head kick. Dawson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Dawson misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dawson.
Sultan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawson feints and then cracks Sultan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sultan down.
Dawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dawson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dawson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sultan throws a good cross that connects.
Danga de danga de dang - Sultan scores with a four punch combination!
Sultan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Dawson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dawson lands a head kick. Sultan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sultan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sultan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sultan ducks under a wild hook from Dawson.
A punch combination from Dawson misses.
It seemed like Sultan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sultan scores with a jab. Dawson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from Dawson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sultan.
A head kick misses from Sultan.
Sultan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sultan misses with a head kick.
Sultan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dawson throws a sloppy head kick and Sultan moves out of range easily.
Dawson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dawson throws the kick towards the body but Sultan avoids it.
Dawson throws a low kick, looking for Sultan's leg but Sultan calmly moves out of range.
Sultan throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson throws a big shot that misses.
Sultan throws a fast counter high kick but Dawson manages to duck under it in time.
Sultan throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
Sultan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sultan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dawson.
Dawson tries to score with a low kick but Sultan moves his leg out of the way.
Dawson throws a nice looking combination but Sultan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sultan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultan lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson blocks a head kick by Sultan.
It looked like Dawson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dawson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dawson scores with a leg kick.
Sultan misses with a head kick.
Sultan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sultan throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
Sultan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson throws a big counter combination but Sultan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dawson lands a big head kick that sends Sultan tumbling to the mat! Dawson takes a step backwards and waves Sultan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Sultan is rocked!
Dawson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sultan is still on wobbly legs! Can Dawson finish him?
Dawson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sultan lands a glancing blow to the side of Dawson's head.
Dawson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sultan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawson with the inside leg kick.
Dawson swinging wildly here.
Sultan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dawson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sultan throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Sultan seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Sultan.
Dawson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sultan circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Payton Sultan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sultan lands with a nice combination. Dawson backs away looking to recover.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dawson. Sultan shrugs it off though.
Crunch! Dawson slams his shin into Sultan's torso.
Sultan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawson is looking for a counter combo.
Dawson lands a big head kick that sends Sultan tumbling to the mat! Dawson takes a step backwards and waves Sultan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sultan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawson throws a big counter combination but Sultan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sultan staying out of range there.
Sultan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawson.
Dawson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sultan throws a series of strikes that have Dawson backpedaling.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Dawson misses.
A head kick misses from Sultan.
Sultan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Payton Sultan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sultan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dawson throws a sloppy head kick and Sultan moves out of range easily.
Dawson avoids the head kick by Sultan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dawson avoids the head kick by Sultan.
Sultan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dawson. Dawson obviously looking to wear him down.
Dawson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sultan throws a head kick that misses.
Sultan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dawson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sultan at a distance.
Sultan throws a series of strikes that have Dawson backpedaling.
Gilbert Dawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sultan lands with a kick to the temple. Dawson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sultan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dawson throws a lazy head kick
and Sultan counters with a three punch combo that has Dawson backing up. Dawson nods at Sultan to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sultan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A punch combination from Sultan misses.
Sultan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sultan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sultan is breathing heavily.
Sultan avoids a kick to the body.
Sultan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sultan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sultan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sultan throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dawson misses the target.
Sultan lands with a kick to the temple. Dawson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sultan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dawson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sultan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dawson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sultan misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Sultan.
A swing and a miss from Sultan.
Dawson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jab, jab by Sultan - just one landing.
Sultan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dawson misses with a head kick.
Dawson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sultan blocks a head kick by Dawson.
Sultan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sultan throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with the combination.
Dawson misses with a body kick.
Sultan moves out of range of the body kick.
Sultan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dawson.
Dawson throws a leg kick but Sultan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sultan throws a fast counter high kick but Dawson manages to duck under it in time.
Sultan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dawson can pounce on him.
Dawson misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Dawson.
Sultan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sultan moves out of range as Dawson throws a body kick.
Dawson looks to land a body kick but Sultan moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dawson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sultan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sultan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dawson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Sultan.
Dawson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSultan.
Dawson avoids the head kick by Sultan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sultan throws a head kick that misses.
Sultan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson ducks right into an uppercut from Sultan.
Sultan lands with an overhand left.
Dawson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sultan.
Sultan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sultan throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson throws a big counter combination but Sultan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dawson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dawson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sultan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sultan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dawson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sultan throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
Sultan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dawson.
Dawson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Payton Sultan 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!
Sultan throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
Sultan throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dawson.
Sultan avoids the head kick by Dawson.
Dawson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSultan.
Sultan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dawson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sultan throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dawson connects with a solid leg kick.
Sultan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dawson in his tracks.
Dawson swinging wildly here.
Dawson connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sultan's sensitive parts.
Sultan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sultan misses with a head kick.
Dawson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sultan throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Sultan lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson blocks a head kick by Sultan.
Sultan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sultan misses with a head kick.
Dawson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dawson throws a low kick but Sultan moves out of range easily.
Sultan lands with a hook. Dawson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Sultan.
Dawson scores with a head kick.
Sultan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sultan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dawson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dawson thumps Sultan with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Sultan.
Dawson lands a nice looking body kick.
Sultan cracks Dawson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sultan throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
Sultan needs to keep his hands up - Dawson had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson looks to land a combination but Sultan avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dawson does no damage.
Dawson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSultan.
Dawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sultan checks a leg kick nicely.
Dawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sultan.
Sultan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sultan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dawson misses with a wild combination.
Sultan connects with a nice looking jab.
Sultan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson misses with a head kick.
Sultan throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Sultan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawson.
Sultan throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Dawson.
Gilbert Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawson scores with the left hand. Sultan knows he should have avoided that one.
Sultan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sultan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dawson swinging wildly here.
Sultan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dawsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sultan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sultan lands a jab.
Sultan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sultan misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultan throws a lazy head kick
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dawson misses with a low kick as Sultan jumps back.
Sultan lands with a straight right. Dawson didn't see that one coming.
Dawson works Sultan's body with a nice hook.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dawson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sultan throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sultan throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Sultan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sultan throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Sultan throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
Dawson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sultan throws a head kick that misses
and Dawson counters with a left and a right that stings Sultan.
Payton Sultan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dawson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Payton Sultan.
Well Sultan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gilbert Dawson!
In defeat, Payton Sultan stepped up to the mic, saying 'i am hot so ill be back better'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Doyle (ranked 3184 p4p, 3483 weight class) and Larson Picker (ranked 97 p4p, 106 weight class). Doyle comes to the cage accompanied by The Clash - Jimmy Jazz. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larson Picker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Picker counters with a stiff right hand.
Picker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Picker moves out of range of the strikes.
Picker catches Doyle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Picker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Doyle counters with a quick kick to the body but Picker blocks it.
Picker misses with an uppercut.
Picker misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Doyle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Picker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Picker moves out of range as Doyle throws a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Picker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doyle doesn't seem phased though.
Doyle tries to land a front kick but Picker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Picker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Picker throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Picker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Picker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Picker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle is looking to land body kicks.
Picker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Picker with a jab.
Picker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Picker throws out a counter right but Doyle avoids it with no problem.
Doyle moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Picker works on Doyle's body with a couple of short punches.
Doyle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Picker manages to break the clinch.
Picker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Picker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doyle scores with a jab.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Picker walks into a stiff left hand from Doyle.
Picker slips under a jab from Doyle.
Picker throws out a counter right but Doyle avoids it with no problem.
Picker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
It seemed like Picker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doyle 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.
Doyle is looking to chop away at Picker's legs.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Picker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Picker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doyle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Picker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Picker throws out a powerful jab.
Doyle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doyle. That's going to slow Picker down.
Picker slips under a jab.
Picker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Doyle.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Picker is just out of range.
Picker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Picker misses with a lunging right hand
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Picker counter with a right hand.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picker.
Doyle seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle's corner calls for a 1-2. Doyle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Picker scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Picker misses.
A quick step to the side and Doyle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Picker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Doyle.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Picker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle ducks right into an uppercut from Picker.
Picker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Picker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picker throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Picker misses with a straight right.
As Picker tries to get set, Doyle tries to push him back and clinch up but Picker manages to avoid the attempt.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle rushes Picker and presses him up against the cage.
Picker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Picker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Picker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Picker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larson Picker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle throws a body punch but Picker moves out of range.
Picker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doyle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doyle with a hook.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Picker.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle misses with a hook.
Picker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doyle 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.
A little jabbing left from Picker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Picker throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
A big left from Picker misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doyle has time to react.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Picker moved out of range.
Picker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Picker.
Picker tries to keep at a distance but Doyle has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Picker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Picker.
Picker misses with some punches.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Picker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Picker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Picker just leaning against Doyle, taking a breather.
Picker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Picker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Picker misses.
Picker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doyle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Doyle walks into a jab.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Picker is out of range.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Picker was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle throwing a counter right hand but Picker manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Picker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doyle staying out of range there.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picker moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Picker there.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle defending well as Picker loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Picker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Picker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Picker misses with a hook.
Doyle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Picker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Picker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Picker.
Picker just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larson Picker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker misses with a double jab.
A jab from Picker misses.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picker ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Picker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Doyle.
Picker takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Doyle wants to clinch.
Picker throws a series of punches but Doyle avoids them all with ease.
Doyle is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Picker.
Picker looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Picker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Picker ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picker swats away the attempt to clinch by Doyle.
Picker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Picker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doyle.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Picker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Picker scores with a shot to the body.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picker.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle misses with the combination.
Picker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Picker throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Doyle misses the target.
Doyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doyle throws a leg kick but Picker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Picker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larson Picker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Doyle jabs Picker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Picker moved out of range nicely.
Picker misses with a straight left.
Picker lands a jab to the nose.
Picker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Picker staying out of range there.
Picker throws out a counter right but Doyle avoids it with no problem.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Picker misses with a looping left.
Doyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Picker counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Picker. Picker obviously looking to wear him down.
Doyle defending well as Picker loads up on a big left hand.
Picker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doyle wants to clinch.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Picker is just out of range.
Doyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Picker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
A jab from Picker finds it's way through Doyle's defenses.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle throws a body punch but Picker moves out of range.
Doyle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Picker's sensitive parts.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picker throws out the jab.
Picker throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Picker lands with an uppercut that bounces Doyle off the cage and back into range.
Doyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Picker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doyle.
Doyle walks into a left hand.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Picker throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Doyle is looking to counter the offense by Picker and move into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picker misses with a straight right.
Doyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Picker.
Doyle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Picker throws out a powerful jab.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Picker moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Picker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Picker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doyle on the side of the head.
Picker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Picker.
Doyle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Picker moved out of range.
A jab from Doyle does it's job there.
Picker cracks Doyle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Picker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Picker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Picker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picker scores with a punch to the head.
Picker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doyle counters with a straight right hand.
Picker throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Picker throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Picker. Beautiful body shot.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Picker is just out of range.
Doyle misses with a jab to the body
letting Picker counter with a right hand.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Picker looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Doyle drops his hands momentarily and Picker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Doyle throws a low kick but Picker moves out of range easily.
Doyle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Picker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Picker is out of range.
Doyle misses with a right hand
and Picker counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle slips a straight right by Picker.
Picker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Picker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Picker lands the left hand.
Picker lands a nice looking body shot.
Doyle slips a jab from Picker.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Picker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Picker swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doyle, as that shot connected.
Picker connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Picker does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larson Picker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Picker 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larson Picker!
Our winner, Larson Picker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chandler Buffay (ranked 2641 p4p, 3687 weight class) and George Walker (ranked 331 p4p, 446 weight class). Walker has chosen Uruz 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chandler Buffay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Walker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker closes the distance and pushes Buffay back into the cage.
Buffay is trying to stall.
Buffay trying to stall but Walker improves his position.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Buffay lands with an overhand left.
Buffay lands a jab-cross combination.
Walker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Chandler Buffay has been cut.
Buffay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buffay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buffay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Buffay throws a head punch that misses.
Walker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Buffay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Walker jumps guard but Buffay turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker jumps guard but Buffay turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chandler Buffay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Walker.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Buffay has him pressed against the cage.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buffay.
Buffay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buffay drops back looking for a leg! Walker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walker manages to kick Buffay off! Buffay jumps back into Walker's guard.
Buffay slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Buffay is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Walker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Buffay looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker prevents Buffay from moving into mount.
Buffay postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Buffay trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker tries to bench press Buffay off him but Buffay keeps the position.
Buffay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buffay is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Walker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker regains half guard.
Walker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Walker wants to improve his position but Buffay is controlling well.
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.
Walker is not content to let Buffay control the position.
Buffay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Walker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Buffay is pressing down on Walker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Walker is holding on for now.
Walker is trying to stand back up but Buffay is controlling him
Buffay trying to control from half guard but Walker is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buffay scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
Buffay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chandler Buffay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chandler Buffay's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Buffay throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Buffay has Walker pressed against the cage.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Buffay.
Walker throws a right and a left that Buffay avoids nicely.
Walker clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker stalling.
Walker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buffay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head.
The referee calls for Walker to work.
Buffay tries to pull guard but Walker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Buffay is trying to stall.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Buffay looking to slow down the pace here.
Buffay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buffay successfully pulls guard.
Walker wanted to stand there but Buffay had control of the position.
Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buffay throws out the jab.
Buffay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buffay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walker pushes Buffay up against the cage in a clinch.
Buffay is trying to pull guard but Walker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Buffay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buffay slips under a jab from Walker.
Buffay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buffay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buffay wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buffay moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Buffay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Buffay misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Buffay throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Buffay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Buffay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buffay swinging wildly here.
A nice side step and Walker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chandler Buffay is winning the standup battle so far.
Buffay closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Buffay gets tackled into the cage by Walker. Walker maintains the clinch.
Buffay tries to stall but Walker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buffay trying to stall but Walker improves his position.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker has Buffay up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Buffay prevents it.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker misses with a combination
and Buffay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buffay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buffay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buffay scores with a nice strike.
Walker moves out of range as Buffay strikes.
Buffay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
George Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker tries to bum rush Buffay with a series of wild strikes but Buffay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buffay stuns Walker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chandler Buffay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chandler Buffay's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Walker looks to clinch
and Buffay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buffay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Buffay shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Walker eats them both and turns towards Buffay to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Buffay slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Buffay.
Buffay connects with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Buffay.
Buffay gets tackled into the cage by Walker. Walker maintains the clinch.
Buffay avoids a wild elbow strike from Walker.
Buffay is pressed up against the cage. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Buffay down to the mat. Buffay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walker lands a jab to the nose.
Buffay misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
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!
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Buffay misses with the head strike.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Buffay controls his hands.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Buffay misses the target.
Buffay tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Buffay lands a jab to the head.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker looks to land a combination but Buffay avoids it well.
Walker closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Buffay counter with a right hand.
Walker clinches.
Walker throws an elbow that misses.
Buffay letting Walker take a breather here.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Buffay has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Buffay.
Walker takes one on the button.
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!
Buffay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Walker slips a straight right by Buffay.
Walker is looking for the big counter here.
Buffay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walker on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Buffay.
Buffay scores with a hook.
A big right from Buffay misses.
Walker staying out of range there.
Buffay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buffay doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Buffay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Buffay scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buffay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Walker throws a head kick but Buffay moves out of range.
Walker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buffay.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker jumps guard but Buffay stands there with Walker around his waist. Walker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buffay smiles and moves away.
Chandler Buffay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Walker.
Walker instigates a clinch.
Buffay tries to score a body lock takedown but Walker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker darts in and clinches Buffay up against the cage.
Buffay avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buffay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buffay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buffay digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
No joy there for Buffay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker missing with a left hand there. Buffay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker avoids the body shot from Buffay.
Buffay lands a two punch combo.
George Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chandler Buffay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chandler Buffay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buffay, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chandler Buffay!
A less than humble Chandler Buffay 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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