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DMMA 3: Woods vs Cumhaill PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Santos (ranked 2967 p4p, 24490 weight class) and KT Delight (ranked 376 p4p, 751 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, KT Delight!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delight swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Delight didn't expect that.
Delight wants to get back to his feet but Santos passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos wants to control but Delight is keeping him busy.
Santos moves nicely into side control.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Delight's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos controlling his opponent.
Santos manages to capitalize on a mistake by Delight to take his back!
Santos keeps control of the position easily here as Delight tries to buck him off.
Santos tries to get the hooks in deep but Delight pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos has the hooks in. Delight is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Santos passes his arm under Delight's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Delight taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bruno Santos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gman Writ (ranked 4814 p4p, 4409 weight class) and Klaus Tannenbaum (ranked 500 p4p, 479 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gman Writ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Klaus Tannenbaum!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Writ tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Tannenbaum.
Tannenbaum throws the left hand but Writ avoids the punch easily.
Writ closes the distance but Tannenbaum moves to the side
and Tannenbaum counters with a stiff right hand.
Tannenbaum misses the jab.
Writ misses with a body shot
and Tannenbaum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Writ tries to clinch but Tannenbaum moves out of range.
Writ takes the fight into the clinch.
Writ is working for takedown but Tannenbaum is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tannenbaum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannenbaum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Writ backwards.
Tannenbaum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tannenbaum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Writ backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tannenbaum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Writs head.
Tannenbaum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tannenbaum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Writ changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tannenbaum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tannenbaum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Writ.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Writ.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gman Writ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Writ moves forwards but Tannenbaum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tannenbaum lands a jab.
Tannenbaum pushes Writ away with a front kick.
Writ is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Writ has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tannenbaum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tannenbaum lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannenbaum lands a body shot.
Tannenbaum sizes up Writ with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tannenbaum thumps Writ with a low kick.
Tannenbaum throws a powerful right kick. Writ tried to block low but the kick was high! Writ was taken right off of his feet! Tannenbaum jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Klaus Tannenbaum!
Gman Writ was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xin Chan (ranked 3474 p4p, 4226 weight class) and Rodriguo Silva (ranked 457 p4p, 543 weight class). Rodriguo Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xin Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodriguo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chan tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chan is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Chan defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Chan wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Chan is defending the position.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Chan is working away.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is stalling here. Chan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chan trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva is looking to control Chan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Chan trying to control the pace.
Silva wants to improve his position but Chan is controlling well.
Chan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
Chan is controlling the pace.
Chan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chan controlling the action here.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Chan has control of the leg.
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 Xin Chan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva tries to clinch up but Chan circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Chan down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Chan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chan wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Chan working away.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chan content to control rather than advance.
Chan wants to stand but Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Silva wants to improve his position but Chan is controlling well.
Chan trying to control the pace.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Chan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Chan is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva tries to roll over but Chan keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Silva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Chan tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chan is aware though and is defending well.
Xin Chan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to keep Chan in close.
Chan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silva has his foot on Chan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chan works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Chan stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Chan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is trying to control the position but Chan postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chan drives through with a takedown into guard.
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 Xin Chan will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chan.
Chan gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Chan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chan.
Silva is looking for a triangle here but Chan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan taking a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Chan wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Xin Chan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva is being controlled here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Silva wants to control but Chan postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Chan with an uppercut!
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chan lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva is trying to keep Chan in close.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chan controls the pace.
Chan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chan postures up.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva pushes Chan away with a front kick.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Chan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Silva moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rodriguo Silva.
I think Chan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xin Chan!
The defeated Rodriguo Silva had this to say: 'Fake news'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gee Gutsu (ranked 4262 p4p, 3816 weight class) and Darrel Lacey (ranked 569 p4p, 537 weight class). Gee Gutsu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gee Gutsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darrel Lacey!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacey tries to clinch up.
Lacey darts in and clinches Gutsu up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lacey - that landed with a thud.
Lacey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
 It looks like Gee Gutsu has been cut.
Gutsu tries to score a body lock takedown but Lacey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lacey scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Lacey on the inside.
Gutsu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lacey walks away with a smile on his face. Gutsu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lacey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gutsu back to the cage. Lacey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lacey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lacey moves in looking to clinch but Gutsu pushes him off.
Lacey clinches.
Lacey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lacey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutsu tries to score a body lock takedown but Lacey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gee Gutsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gutsu lands a takedown into guard.
Gutsu wants to control from the top but Lacey keeps moving.
Gutsu won't allow Lacey to sweep him here.
Gutsu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lacey dives on top into guard.
Gutsu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lacey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gutsu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gutsu keeping moving, preventing Lacey from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutsu is looking for a triangle but Lacey pushes his legs off easily.
Lacey preventing the sweep.
Gutsu is looking to cinch up a triangle. Lacey throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gutsu's body to avoid the submission. Gutsu has instead reached around Lacey's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gutsu arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gee Gutsu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shigeru Otori (ranked 3590 p4p, 4563 weight class) and Robert With (ranked 345 p4p, 401 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigeru Otori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert With!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
With swings for the body but Otori moves out of range.
Otori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from With.
A quick step to the side and Otori tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Otori.
Otori lands with a slapping head kick.
With misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
With misses with an uppercut
and Otori counters with a nice uppercut.
Otori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from With.
Robert With seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
With swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters with a leg kick.
With throws a big shot that misses.
Otori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
With is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otori moves away from the strike by With.
With looks to land a right hand but Otori moved out of range.
With throws a hook but Otori blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori counters with a good, hard body kick but With shrugs it off.
With throws out a loose jab but Otori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otori moves away from the strike by With.
With throws an off balance right hand
and Otori counters with a right hand to the body.
Otori looks to land a combination but With avoids it well.
With swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Otori is looking to slow With down with leg kicks.
A jab from With does it's job there.
With throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
With waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otori.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from With.
With tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
With misses with an uppercut. Otori saw that one coming.
Otori swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Otori.
With blocks a head kick by Otori.
With misses with a hook. Otori ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otori throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
With rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Otori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Otori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
With throws a lazy right hand but Otori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
With clobbers Otori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
With rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Otori counters with a nice leg kick.
With throws a big shot that misses.
With misses with an uppercut
and Otori makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
With throws a big shot that misses.
Otori connects with a body shot that sends With's belly button to the back.
With misses with a right hand
and Otori counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Otori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from With misses the target.
Otori sizes up With with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori moves away from the strike by With.
With throws a lazy right hand but Otori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Otori scores with a jab to the body.
Otori jabs at With's body.
With misses with a looping right.
Otori throws a head kick but With moves out of range.
With works the jab nicely.
With 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.
With throws a shot from downtown. Otori moves away and avoids it.
Otori is looking to wear down With with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
With tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otori was well out of range. Poor timing from With.
Otori explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from With.
Otori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from With.
Otori throws a nice outside leg kick.
With misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori moves away from the strike by With.
Otori moves away from the strike by With.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from With.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Otori counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps With thinking.
With chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Otori can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Otori.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from With.
With misses with a hook.
With throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori counters with a nice body kick.
With throws a right hand that misses
and Otori counters with a low kick, right behind With 's knee.
With takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With throws the left hand but Otori avoids the punch easily.
With misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a right hand to the body.
With pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
With missing with a left hand there. Otori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Otori dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
With is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
With swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Otori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Otori throws a leg kick which misses With's front leg but catches the back leg as With tries to avoid it.
Otori walks into a left hand.
With is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otori.
With lands with an uppercut that bounces Otori off the cage and back into range.
With misses with an uppercut
and Otori counters with a left and a right that stings With.
With ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otori moves away.
Otori slips a straight right by With.
With swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Otori counters with a nice leg kick.
With's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With throws a body punch but Otori moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Otori.
With looks to throw the jab but Otori is out of range.
Otori slips a jab from With.
Otori tried to counter with a leg kick but With avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori thuds a left hand into With's body.
Otori moves away from the strike by With.
Otori went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
With gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Otori connects with an inside leg kick.
With takes a head kick and keeps coming.
With throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
With takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - With throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As With looks to move away, Otori throws a big counter combo but With just gets out of the way.
Otori scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. With doesn't seem bothered though.
With throws an off balance right hand
and Otori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Otori.
With takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters with a good low kick that With was not able to check.
Otori blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Otori tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otori lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Otori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from With.
With on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Otori. Otori obviously looking to wear him down.
Otori scores with a nice body kick.
With misses with a looping left.
Otori fires out a quick counter leg kick but With just manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Otori, right into the meat of the thigh.
With throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
With loads up on a big right hand but Otori slips the punch.
With misses with a right hand
and Otori counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
With throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori counters with a left and a right that stings With.
With is breathing heavily.
With takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Otori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that With can do to turn this around?
With looks to land a left hand but Otori moved out of range nicely.
With misses with a hook
and Otori counters with a left to the body.
Otori pushes With away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori lands a body shot.
With throws a shot from downtown. Otori moves away and avoids it.
Otori slips a jab from With.
A shot to the liver by Otori. Beautiful body shot.
Otori misses with a head kick.
With takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
With misses with an uppercut
and Otori counters with a flying knee. Nice.
With swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters with a two punch combo.
With tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otori was well out of range. Poor timing from With.
With misses with an uppercut
and Otori counters with an outside leg kick.
Otori connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori counters with a one-two to the body.
With takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Otori blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With misses with a hook
and Otori counters with a low kick, right behind With 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Otori.
With throws the left hand but Otori avoids the punch easily.
It appears Otori was looking to counter with a kick there.
With misses with a right hand
and Otori counters with a low kick, right behind With 's knee.
Otori lands a nice leg kick that just misses With's sensitive parts.
Otori moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
With throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
With misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
With takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
With takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. With looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Otori scores with a jab. With acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick lands for Otori.
With throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Otori dominated that second round.
That's time! Otori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Otori connects with a leg kick.
With throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Otori counters with a solid body kick.
Otori throws a push kick but With slaps the foot to one side.
With has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Otori.
Otori thuds his shin into the meat of With's side.
Otori slips a straight right by With.
Otori half committed to a counter leg kick.
With misses with a hook.
Otori lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
With misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Otori counters with an inside leg kick.
With throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otori quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from With.
Otori lands a nice leg kick that just misses With's sensitive parts.
It looks like Otori has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
With throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori counters with a nice low kick that buckles With's knee momentarily.
Otori lands a jab to With's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but With moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With works Otori's body with a nice hook.
A big left from With misses.
Otori defending well as With loads up on a big left hand.
With swings for the body but Otori moves out of range.
Otori looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
With takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Otori misses with the combination.
With throws a looping overhand right but Otori ducks down to avoid it.
Otori fires out a quick counter leg kick but With just manages to avoid it.
Otori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt With.
Otori with a nice cross.
With misses with a hook
and Otori counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Otori cracks a nice hook into With's ribs.
Otori cracks a nice hook into With's ribs.
Otori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from With.
Otori swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Robert With has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With misses with a wild body shot.
With stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Otori.
With misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With throws a right hand that misses
and Otori counters with a nice leg kick.
With swings widly with a right hand
and Otori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
With blocks a head kick by Otori.
With misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a left to the body.
With misses with a lunging right hand
and Otori makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Otori fakes the leg kick and cracks With in the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Otori.
Otori defending well as With loads up on a big left hand.
With throws out a loose jab but Otori uses good head movement to avoid it.
With throws a right hand that misses
and Otori counters with a thumping low kick.
With throws a lazy uppercut
and Otori counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from With.
Shigeru Otori is winning the standup battle so far.
Otori throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Otori throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
With shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
With misses with a left hand
and Otori makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shigeru Otori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Otori with a nice calf kick.
With misses with a left hand
and Otori counters with a solid body kick.
Otori jabs With to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Otori thows a body kick. With tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from With.
Otori feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Otori slips under a jab.
Otori lands a nice leg kick that just misses With's sensitive parts.
Otori scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
With throws a poor cross that misses
and Otori counters with a nice body shot.
Otori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
With misses with an uppercut. Otori saw that one coming.
A big right from With misses.
Otori quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Otori.
Otori throws a nice inside leg kick.
Otori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from With.
Otori jabs With to the body, keeping him at a distance.
With looks to score with a jab to the body but Otori is just out of range.
With misses with a hook
and Otori counters with a left to the body.
Otori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
With misses with an uppercut.
Otori lands with a slapping head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shigeru Otori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Otori has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigeru Otori!
An out of breath Shigeru Otori 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 Thorvald Nansen (ranked 1521 p4p, 6920 weight class) and Juice Wrld (ranked 186 p4p, 625 weight class). Nansen comes to the cage accompanied by Benny Jamz - Torden. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorvald Nansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juice Wrld!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nansen connects with a nice looking jab.
Nansen clinches up against the cage.
Nansen can't find room to land a body shot as Wrld controls the action.
Wrld lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nansen backwards.
A short uppercut from Nansen.
Wrld digs a right hand underneath Nansen's ribcage. Nansen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wrld prevents a body shot from Nansen.
Nansen blocks an uppercut.
Nansen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrld's elbow.
Nansen misses with some punches.
Wrld blocking some punches.
Nansen cracks Wrld with a nice body shot.
Nansen goes for a takedown attempt but Wrld pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nansen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wrld counters with a nice body shot.
Wrld with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nansen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wrld fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrld closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Wrld misses its intended target.
Wrld swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nansen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nansen is looking to stall here but Wrld recovers full guard.
Nansen trying to control but Wrld is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrld working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nansen.
Nansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Wrld is retaining full guard.
Nansen passes Wrld's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nansen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wrld is trying to get back to full guard.
Nansen is looking for a kimura here.
Nansen slips a nice elbow through Wrld's hands, connecting with Wrld's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nansen wants to advance to full mount but Wrld doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nansen stopping the sweep attempt from Wrld.
Nansen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wrld wants to stand up but Nansen is controlling him.
Nansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nansen trying to move into half guard but instead Wrld has managed to sweep!
Nansen is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Wrld rolls with it to try and escape but Nansen cranks on the arm and Wrld is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thorvald Nansen!
Our winner, Thorvald Nansen, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Gabel (ranked 1994 p4p, 3250 weight class) and Gajah Mada (ranked 292 p4p, 437 weight class). Gabel comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne- Right Above It. Mada has chosen Fighter Mode as his entrance music. Gajah Mada has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Gabel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gajah Mada!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mada pushes off an throws an elbow but Gabel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gabel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gabel cracks Mada with a nice body shot.
Mada tries to pull guard but Gabel won't allow it.
Gabel stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gabel.
Gabel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gabel stalling in the clinch.
Gabel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gabel lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Gabel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Scott Gabel.
Gabel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gabel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gabel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gabel thuds a left hand into Mada's body.
Mada throws a head kick that Gabel semi-blocks.
Scott Gabel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mada is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gabel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mada looks winded!
Gabel closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gabel lands with a short shot to the head.
Gabel gets underhooks to prevent Mada's takedown attempt.
Scott Gabel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gajah Mada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabel lands a body punch.
Mada tries to pull guard but Gabel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gabel is pushing Mada up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gabel stalling against the cage.
Gabel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabel managing to block the knees to the body from Mada.
Gabel lands a shot to the body.
Gabel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mada.
A right hook to the body lands for Gabel.
Nice body punch from Gabel - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabel lands a body shot.
Gabel tightens his grip and picks Mada up, before dumping him to the ground. Mada manages to land in guard.
Gabel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gabel is in close to Mada's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gabel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mada is keeping the position for now.
Gabel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabel forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gabel trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gabel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Gabel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice combination there by Gabel.
 It looks like Gajah Mada has been cut.
Mada with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gabel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Mada is rocked!
Mada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mada is looking to clinch but Gabel is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Gabel - just one landing.
Mada is still on wobbly legs! Can Gabel finish him?
Gabel catches Mada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Scott Gabel is winning the standup battle so far.
Gabel throws an overhand right that has Mada reeling! Gabel follows up with more punches and Mada is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Scott Gabel!
After winning the bout, Scott Gabel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Gajah Mada was interviewed post fight and said 'World please forgive Me'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Panda One (ranked 1614 p4p, 4170 weight class) and Anthony Camacho (ranked 236 p4p, 562 weight class). Anthony Camacho 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Camacho!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho throws a body punch but One moves out of range.
Jab from One.
Camacho rushes One and presses him up against the cage.
Camacho pulls guard.
Camacho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camacho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but One can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Camacho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. One defends it easily.
One trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Camacho looking for a triangle here. One is fighting it but it looks tight! Camacho pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, One is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Anthony Camacho!
An out of breath Anthony Camacho 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 Sebastian Bach (ranked 812 p4p, 3246 weight class) and Xylon Kofel (ranked 99 p4p, 373 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Bach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kofel lands with a hook. Bach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Sebastian Bach has been cut.
Bach throws a jab but it's blocked by Kofel.
Bach walks into a straight right hand from Kofel.
Kofel lands with a good body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Bach has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kofel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kofel scores with a jab. Bach acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 Bach is rocked!
Bach switches off momentarily and Kofel cracks him with a monster right hand! Bach topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Kofel dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Kofel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xylon Kofel!
A very excited looking Xylon Kofel 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Woods (ranked 1034 p4p, 1514 weight class) and Fionn Cumhaill (ranked 153 p4p, 221 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cumhaill's choice of entrance music: Dropkick Murphy’s - Johnny, I hardly knew ya. Joey Woods could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fionn Cumhaill's chin.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fionn Cumhaill!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cumhaill swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Woods shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cumhaill's guard.
Woods slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cumhaill keeping full guard, as Woods tries to pass.
Woods is working hard here to advance position.
Woods sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods wants to control from the top but Cumhaill keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Woods wants to control from the top but Cumhaill keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cumhaill is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cumhaill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Woods defends well.
Cumhaill working for a triangle but Woods defends it easily.
Cumhaill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Woods advances to half guard.
Well, if Woods is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Woods is trying to control the action in half guard but Cumhaill is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cumhaill tries to roll over but Woods keeps him under control.
Woods is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cumhaill trying to hold on to Woods's head to control him but Woods postures up.
Woods wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cumhaill keeps working.
Woods controlling the action here.
Cumhaill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Woods pulls his head out easily.
Woods not doing much here.
Cumhaill is refusing to be controlled, as Woods sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cumhaill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Woods is trying to control. Cumhaill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Woods darts in looking for a takedown but Cumhaill gets double underhooks and turns Woods into the cage.
Cumhaill has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Woods avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Woods tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cumhaill smiles and moves away.
Woods tries to clinch
and Cumhaill counters with a series of strikes. Woods will be more careful next time no doubt.
Woods feints and as Cumhaill raises his hands in defense, Woods changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cumhaill throws his legs up looking for a submission but Woods uses it to pass to side control.
Woods has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to control but Cumhaill wriggling away.
Cumhaill tries to hold on but Woods postures up.
Woods takes Cumhaill's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Cumhaill is in trouble.
Woods just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods working for a choke but Cumhaill is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woods trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Woods dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cumhaill shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Woods is trying to defend but Cumhaill finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cumhaill is looking for a kimura here.
Woods looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Woods trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods tries to roll over but Cumhaill keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods wants to control but Cumhaill is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Woods wants to get back to full guard.
Woods is trying to maintain the position but Cumhaill is very close to passing his half guard.
Woods moves into full guard.
Cumhaill wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
Woods is looking for a triangle but Cumhaill pushes his legs off easily.
Woods working a defensive guard here.
Cumhaill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Cumhaill from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cumhaill looking to sit in guard and control but Woods gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Woods 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.
Cumhaill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Woods controls from within his opponent's guard.
Joey Woods overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Cumhaill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cumhaill working a defensive guard here.
Cumhaill being controlled here, momentarily.
Woods trying to control but Cumhaill is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Woods. No joy for Cumhaill on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Cumhaill. No joy for Woods on that attempt.
Cumhaill cracks Woods with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cumhaill gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Woods to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cumhaill wants to control the position but Woods says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cumhaill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cumhaill looking for submissions off his back.
Woods perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cumhaill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Woods's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Woods's back!
Cumhaill not allowing Woods to control his hands.
Woods is in bad spot here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cumhaill is trying to stick to Woods's back but Woods is turning into Cumhaill. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cumhaill's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Woods.
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 Joey Woods will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cumhaill connects with a nice looking jab.
Woods drives through with a takedown into Cumhaill's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Woods controlling from the top position.
Woods avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cumhaill can do to turn this around?
Woods controls from within his opponent's guard.
Woods trying to control but Cumhaill is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Woods got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cumhaill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Woods has managed to get both his arms back between Cumhaill's legs - danger averted.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Cumhaill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cumhaill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Woods doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Woods manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Woods slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here as Woods stalls from top position.
Woods trying to control the action but Cumhaill is working from the bottom.
Cumhaill is trying to control Woods's posture but Woods avoids it.
Woods wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cumhaill keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cumhaill struggling a bit here.
Cumhaill is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cumhaill is not content to let Woods control the position.
Woods takes a little break here. Cumhaill wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cumhaill has one of Woods's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Cumhaill is trying to get back to half guard.
Woods wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cumhaill keeps working.
Cumhaill seems a little lost for a moment, as Woods dominates the positioning.
You can see the frustration on Cumhaill's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cumhaill trying to remain calm as Woods controls from the top position.
Cumhaill tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Woods easily slips into full mount!
Woods controlling the pace for now.
Fionn Cumhaill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cumhaill is controlling an arm, preventing Woods from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Woods trying to control but Cumhaill is having none of it.
Woods with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Woods wants to take his opponent's back but Cumhaill doesn't allow it.
Cumhaill working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cumhaill keeps trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woods, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Woods!
Joey Woods decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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