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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kajulik Van Dorner (ranked 24625 p4p, 5681 weight class) and Gaston Doumergue (ranked 592 p4p, 578 weight class). Van Dorner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fancy Fan Action. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kajulik Van Dorner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gaston Doumergue!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dorner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doumergue decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Van Dorner's guard.
Doumergue forces his way into half guard.
Doumergue with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Doumergue drops an elbow to the side of Van Dorner's head.
Doumergue not doing much here.
Doumergue has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Doumergue 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.
Van Dorner wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doumergue with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Van Dorner is doing well to control the position and prevent Doumergue from advancing to side control.
Doumergue is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Van Dorner punching from the bottom.
Van Dorner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doumergue is controlling the pace.
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.
Doumergue is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Doumergue slows the pace down in half guard.
Doumergue is continuing to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Van Dorner misses with a combination
so Doumergue counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doumergue passes Van Dorner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Doumergue passes to full mount!
Doumergue content just to control the position here.
Van Dorner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Van Dorner wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Doumergue cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Van Dorner is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Doumergue controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dorner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Doumergue controlling the pace for now.
Doumergue landing strikes from the mount.
Doumergue takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Van Dorner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Doumergue tries to control but Van Dorner wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doumergue connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doumergue trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Doumergue dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Dorner connects with a solid leg kick.
Doumergue fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Van Dorner to the ground. Doumergue is now in Van Dorner's guard.
Doumergue looking to pass the guard.
Doumergue chips away with some ground and pound.
Doumergue slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Dorner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doumergue is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doumergue controlling from the top position.
Doumergue looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doumergue postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Van Dorner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doumergue manages to get himself to full guard.
Doumergue keeping moving, preventing Van Dorner from controlling successfully.
Doumergue pulls Van Dorner in to control the position.
Doumergue throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van Dorner with a nice head shot there.
Van Dorner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doumergue on the ground.
Doumergue bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Dorner's guard.
Doumergue is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Doumergue the control monster continue. Boring.
Doumergue pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Dorner is keeping the position for now.
Van Dorner manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Doumergue is working for takedown but Van Dorner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Van Dorner breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dorner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doumergue.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Dorner misses the target.
Doumergue is breathing heavily.
Doumergue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Dorner lands a jab to Doumergue's midsection.
Van Dorner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been told by Van Dorner's head coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Dorner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Dorner works over Doumergue's head and body with a nice combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Dorner, as that shot connected.
Doumergue with a poor takedown
and Van Dorner counters with a two punch combo.
Kajulik Van Dorner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Doumergue.
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!
Doumergue misses with a takedown attempt - Van Dorner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Dorner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doumergue looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dorner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Dorner scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Van Dorner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Van Dorner.
Van Dorner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doumergue. Doumergue circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Doumergue shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Van Dorner.
A jab from Van Dorner finds it's way through Doumergue's defenses.
Van Dorner scores with a nice head shot.
Van Dorner connects with a right hand. Doumergue shakes it off.
Jab from Van Dorner.
Doumergue takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kajulik Van Dorner dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Dorner lands a jab.
Doumergue has a takedown stuffed.
Van Dorner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doumergue backs up against the cage.
 Doumergue is rocked!
Kajulik Van Dorner is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Dorner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doumergue.
Van Dorner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doumergue under the eye.
Doumergue is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Dorner finish him?
Van Dorner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doumergue seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dorner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doumergue's hands.
Van Dorner connects with the punch.
Doumergue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doumergue throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Dorner's waist but Van Dorner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doumergue off to one side.
Kajulik Van Dorner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaston Doumergue.
Van Dorner scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doumergue shoots in for a takedown but Van Dorner shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dorner cracks Doumergue with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Dorner lands with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doumergue.
Kajulik Van Dorner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Dorner connects with a combination that backs up Doumergue into the cage. Van Dorner lands a flurry of punches that gets past Doumergue's guard. Doumergue is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Van Dorner bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kajulik Van Dorner!
An intense looking Kajulik Van Dorner took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Fuck where you're from, fuck where you're going. It's all about where you're at.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamaru Usman (ranked 4516 p4p, 24584 weight class) and Caleb Paterson (ranked 536 p4p, 635 weight class). Caleb Paterson 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 Sydney, Kamaru Usman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Caleb Paterson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paterson throws a shot from downtown. Usman moves away and avoids it.
Usman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Usman moves in looking to clinch but Paterson pushes him off.
Usman misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Usman.
Paterson throws a series of punches but Usman moves out of range.
Usman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Paterson misses with a left hand
and Usman counters with a shoot takedown. Paterson fights it but they end up in guard.
Paterson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Usman is controlling him.
Paterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Usman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Usman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paterson looking for a guillotine here but Usman defends easily.
Usman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman throwing strikes but missing.
Usman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Usman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Paterson's head.
Paterson wants to sweep here but Usman controlling him for the moment.
Paterson keeping moving, preventing Usman from controlling successfully.
Paterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Paterson, not yet.
Usman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Usman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paterson's head.
Usman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Usman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usman throws a big right hand that misses.
Usman postures up and lands a big shot to Paterson's brow.
Usman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paterson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Usman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Usman landing some decent shots from guard.
Usman trying to control but Paterson is working from the bottom.
Usman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paterson working a defensive guard here.
Paterson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Usman cracks Paterson with a solid left hand.
We've been hearing that Usman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman looking to pass the guard.
Usman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Usman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Paterson has his foot on Usman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Usman works his way back into a safe position though.
Paterson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Usman defends well.
Usman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Usman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Usman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Usman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Usman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Usman stands up over Paterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Paterson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Usman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Usman trying to control but Paterson is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Usman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Usman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Usman trying to control but Paterson is working from the bottom.
Usman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Usman throwing strikes but missing.
Paterson trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamaru Usman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paterson scores with a decent looking hook.
Paterson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Usman clinches up with Paterson and pushes him back against the cage.
Paterson can't get the takedown.
Usman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paterson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Usman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Paterson sprawls and moves away.
Usman fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paterson lands a nice shot that snaps Usman's head back.
Usman has Paterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Paterson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Usman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paterson breaks the clinch.
Usman tries to clinch up.
Paterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Usman with a nice cross.
Usman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Paterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Usman throws a combination that misses
and Paterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Usman tries to clinch but Paterson is having none of it.
Paterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paterson lands a lovely overhand right.
Paterson thuds a left hand into Usman's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paterson lands a jab to the head.
Paterson throws out a powerful jab.
 Usman is rocked!
Paterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Usman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamaru Usman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paterson ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Usman's jaw. Usman's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Paterson does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Caleb Paterson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Fontes (ranked 3763 p4p, 5777 weight class) and Shinzo Yoshida (ranked 478 p4p, 580 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Fontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinzo Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fontes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yoshida.
Fontes manages to get back to half guard.
Yoshida is keen to just control but Fontes is a slippery customer.
Fontes wants to get back to full guard.
Fontes is staying active underneath Yoshida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yoshida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fontes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yoshida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fontes is just riding it out for now. Yoshida eventually gives up the hold.
Fontes tries to get to full guard but Yoshida has control of the leg.
Yoshida wants to stand up but Fontes is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontes is looking to improve his position.
Fontes gets full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Fontes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yoshida manages to get himself to full guard.
Yoshida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fontes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yoshida's guard.
Fontes lands strikes from half guard.
Fontes wants to control but Yoshida is keeping him busy.
Yoshida holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Yoshida makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yoshida.
Yoshida is trying to control the position but Fontes postures up.
Fontes stands up over Yoshida, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fontes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fontes landing some decent shots from guard.
Yoshida wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fontes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fontes trying to control but Yoshida is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fontes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fontes wants to pass the guard but Yoshida is keeping the position.
Fontes distracts Yoshida with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fontes advances to half guard.
Fontes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fontes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida has hold of Fontes's hands but Fontes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yoshida won't allow Fontes to pass to mount.
Fontes lands with a punch from half guard.
Fontes controlling the action here.
Yoshida tries to roll over but Fontes keeps him under control.
Yoshida looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontes is trying to control. Yoshida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fontes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yoshida is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fontes 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.
Fontes winds up and cracks Yoshida with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Fontes there.
Fontes is trying to control the action in half guard but Yoshida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fontes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fontes trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Fontes there.
Fontes is nestled in close to Yoshida, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yoshida taking some punishment here, with Fontes in his half guard.
Fontes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yoshida with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fontes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fontes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fontes working Yoshida over with strikes.
Yoshida won't allow Fontes to pass to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida taking some punishment here, with Fontes in his half guard.
Fontes lands with a punch from half guard.
Fontes wants to pass the guard but Yoshida is defending well.
Fontes lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Fontes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fontes fails to land the takedown.
Fontes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fontes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Fontes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshida lands a head kick!
Fontes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fontes is working Yoshida over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida is trying to get back to half guard.
Fontes cracks Yoshida with a big elbow.
Fontes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshida can do to turn this around?
Fontes working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontes lands a nice forearm strike.
Fontes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yoshida down.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yoshida can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Yoshida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yoshida keeping his opponent close.
Fontes looks up at the clock and then as Yoshida takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fontes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fontes landing a few strikes.
Fontes working the ground and pound.
Fontes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fontes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yoshida keeps working.
Fontes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yoshida is breathing heavily.
Yoshida is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fontes working the ground and pound.
Yoshida takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fontes cracks Yoshida with a big elbow.
Fontes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yoshida keeps working.
Yoshida on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fontes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fontes landing a few strikes.
Fontes lands a nice forearm strike.
Fontes is working Yoshida over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yoshida is rocked!
Fontes lands a nice forearm strike.
Yoshida is still in real trouble! Can Fontes finish him?
Yoshida takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yoshida takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fontes cracks Yoshida with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Fontes immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Yoshida is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Fontes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Fontes!
A very excited looking Lucas Fontes 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Occitan Fury (ranked 3587 p4p, 5174 weight class) and Kendall Boone (ranked 458 p4p, 550 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Occitan Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kendall Boone!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury dives in and scores a takedown into Boone's guard.
Boone looking for a guillotine here but Fury defends easily.
Boone has momentary wrist control but Fury slips an elbow through the middle.
Fury looking to pass the guard.
Fury slips nicely into half guard.
Boone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fury is working away from the top position though.
Fury is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fury tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury is working hard here to advance position.
Boone actively working from the bottom here.
Boone wants to get back to full guard.
Fury knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boone on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boone defends it well.
Boone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fury is stalling here. Boone is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fury seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Boone has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fury bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fury gets the takedown into side control.
Fury looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boone regains half guard.
Fury wants to work for an arm triangle but Boone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boone.
Fury has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fury is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fury is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boone working for a triangle but Fury defends it easily.
Fury is posturing up here but Boone has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fury tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fury has to tap! Slick submission there by Boone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kendall Boone!
Kendall Boone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Snorri Skarphedinsson (ranked 5623 p4p, 2888 weight class) and Chaz Popizicki (ranked 574 p4p, 384 weight class). Chaz Popizicki 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Snorri Skarphedinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chaz Popizicki!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popizicki looks to land a left hand but Skarphedinsson moved out of range nicely.
Skarphedinsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skarphedinsson swings for the body but Popizicki moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Popizicki.
Nice defenses there by Popizicki.
Skarphedinsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skarphedinsson avoids the body shot from Popizicki.
Skarphedinsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Popizicki drops his hands momentarily and Skarphedinsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Skarphedinsson tries to bum rush Popizicki with a series of wild strikes but Popizicki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Popizicki has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Popizicki.
Popizicki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Skarphedinsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Popizicki.
 It looks like Chaz Popizicki has been cut.
Skarphedinsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Popizicki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skarphedinsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarphedinsson misses with the combination.
Popizicki works Skarphedinsson's body with a nice hook.
Popizicki avoids the body shot from Skarphedinsson.
Popizicki throws a hook to the side of Skarphedinsson's head but Skarphedinsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skarphedinsson lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skarphedinsson. Popizicki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skarphedinsson looks to land a combination but Popizicki avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Popizicki misses the target.
Snorri Skarphedinsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Popizicki just misses with a punch to the body.
Skarphedinsson is looking to wear down Popizicki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skarphedinsson moves out of range as Popizicki strikes.
Popizicki moves out of range as Skarphedinsson strikes.
Popizicki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Popizicki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Popizicki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skarphedinsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Popizicki under the eye.
Popizicki misses the shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Skarphedinsson has knocked Popizicki down with a huge combo! Skarphedinsson steps away and waves a wobbly Popizicki back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Popizicki is rocked!
Popizicki looks to land a right hand but Skarphedinsson moved out of range.
Popizicki is still on wobbly legs! Can Skarphedinsson finish him?
Popizicki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skarphedinsson and Popizicki are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Skarphedinsson throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Popizicki into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Skarphedinsson knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Snorri Skarphedinsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Messervey (ranked 3970 p4p, 3412 weight class) and Joey Williams (ranked 494 p4p, 440 weight class). 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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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Messervey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messervey stuffs the takedown.
Williams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Messervey on his heels. He'll look to pass Messervey's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Messervey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Messervey looking for a sweep. Not yet Messervey, not yet.
Williams passes Messervey's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Williams.
Messervey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Messervey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Messervey is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Williams seems content to control.
Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Messervey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Williams looking to finish Messervey with some ground and pound. This is bad for Messervey!
Williams raining down hammerfists from mount.
Messervey tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williams looking to control but Messervey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Messervey really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Williams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Williams content just to control the position here.
Messervey is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williams cracks Messervey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Williams is landing with some decent strikes but Messervey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Williams cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Williams working Messervey over with strikes here.
Williams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Messervey is rocked!
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Messervey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Messervey takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Williams's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Williams!
A very excited looking Joey Williams 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.
Jack Messervey spoke after the fight, saying 'That's not Bussin'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Thornton (ranked 3661 p4p, 3706 weight class) and Angus Scott (ranked 461 p4p, 471 weight class). Scott comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eatin pussy and kickin ass kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Angus Scott has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Craig Thornton's chin.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Angus Scott!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott moves into the clinch successfully.
Thornton is looking to control Scott's arms but Scott gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thornton has his back to the cage.
Thornton misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Thornton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott closes the distance and clinches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Scott has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Scott manages to break the clinch.
Thornton throws a series of punches but Scott moves out of range.
Thornton throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Thornton throws a one two combo.
Scott checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thornton.
Scott closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornton stalling in the clinch but Scott improves position.
Scott gets through Thornton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 It looks like Craig Thornton has been cut.
Thornton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Scott lands a right hand.
Scott gets through Thornton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thornton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thornton backwards.
Scott controlling the action here for a moment.
Thornton struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott cracks Thornton with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Thornton.
A nice left hand lands by Scott.
Scott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thornton is rocked!
Scott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Thornton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scott leaning his opponent against the cage.
Scott unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Thornton! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Scott is unloading with more strikes now! Thornton drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angus Scott!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakagome Kakuzo (ranked 2038 p4p, 2511 weight class) and Manny Paiwia (ranked 269 p4p, 335 weight class). The key to victory for Nakagome Kakuzo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakagome Kakuzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Paiwia!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakuzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kakuzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paiwia.
Paiwia throws a big shot that misses.
Paiwia closes the distance and pushes Kakuzo back into the cage.
Kakuzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kakuzo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Kakuzo fails to land.
Kakuzo lands with a left to the head.
Kakuzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo trying to stall but Paiwia improves his position.
Kakuzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kakuzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kakuzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kakuzo.
Paiwia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kakuzo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kakuzo misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kakuzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kakuzo misses with a punch to the body.
Kakuzo tries a body shot but Paiwia blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paiwia blocks an elbow strike from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paiwia is rocked!
Kakuzo dips a shoulder and cracks Paiwia with a mighty uppercut! Paiwia falls back against the cage and Kakuzo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Paiwia is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kakuzo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakagome Kakuzo!
Manny Paiwia was interviewed post fight and said 'He was Better tonight,but as always i will make comeback'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Spade (ranked 2060 p4p, 2149 weight class) and Alvin Leung (ranked 225 p4p, 231 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spade might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Better View . 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Spade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alvin Leung!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leung misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spade definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spade throws a hook to the side of Leung's head but Leung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvin Leung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leung slips a jab from Spade.
Leung shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spade defends it nicely.
Spade throwing a counter right hand but Leung manages to avoid it.
Spade gets caught napping as Leung dives in and scores a takedown. Spade manages to retain guard.
Leung is working Spade over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Spade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leung on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leung trying to control but Spade is working from the bottom.
Spade keeping full guard, as Leung tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spade is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spade controlling Leung's posture.
Leung trying to control but Spade is working from the bottom.
Spade trying to keep a closed guard but Leung is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Leung has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leung with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leung is looking to work some ground and pound but Spade has wrist control.
Leung works over Spade with some ground and pound from guard.
Spade keeping full guard, as Leung tries to pass.
Spade is trying to control the position but Leung postures up.
Leung distracts Spade with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leung scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spade has control of Leung's left arm, preventing Leung from doing any damage.
Leung scoring with some ground and pound.
Leung controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spade is trying to control the position but Leung postures up.
Leung's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leung throws a big elbow that misses.
Leung trying to control but Spade is working from the bottom.
Spade throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Leung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spade pinned against the cage. Spade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
An attempted straight right counter from Spade misses the target.
Tony Spade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvin Leung.
A lazy left from Spade finds it's target.
Spade connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leung. Leung circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spade lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spade throws a big shot that misses.
Leung wants to clinch up but Spade keeps it at a distance.
Leung shoots in and bounces Spade off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Leung prevents Spade from getting back to his feet.
Leung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leung looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leung's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alvin Leung will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spade lands with a nice body punch.
Spade scores with a jab to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leung.
Leung closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spade circles away.
Leung ducks right into an uppercut from Spade.
Spade gets caught flat footed, as Leung shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Spade pulls Leung in close to his closed guard and prevents Leung from doing any damage or advancing position.
Spade has momentary wrist control but Leung slips an elbow through the middle.
Spade is trying to keep Leung in close.
Spade throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've been informed that Leung has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leung works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Spade avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leung.
Spade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spade is looking to control Leung's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spade avoid being mounted?
Leung seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Leung is looking to take a break and control but Spade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leung sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Spade on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leung content to control rather than advance.
Leung is trying to control. Spade wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leung with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Leung sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spade defending well though.
Leung is working for a kimura but Spade is defending it quite comfortably.
Leung thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spade's head.
Leung works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leung has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Spade's face.
Leung working the ground and pound effectively.
Leung postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Spade looks a forlorn figure.
Spade is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Leung lands a big elbow.
Spade keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Leung lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leung lands a heavy elbow.
Leung controlling the pace for now.
Leung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leung has hold of Spade's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Spade manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leung is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Spade has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Leung controlling the pace for now.
Leung fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Leung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spade stuffs the takedown attempt from Leung. Leung gets slowly back to his feet.
Leung dives in and grabs Spade's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spade pushes down on Leung's head and hops out.
Leung misses with a takedown
and Leung takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tony Spade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvin Leung.
Leung shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Spade scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leung slips a jab and a cross from Spade.
Leung shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Leung showed some decent athleticism there.
Leung throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spade wants to sweep but Leung has passed to side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leung is trying to ground and pound but Spade uses the momentary lack of control by Leung to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leung slows the pace down in half guard.
Spade trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Spade tries to lock up and control but Leung gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leung wants to control the pace but Spade is squirming around nicely.
Spade is bucking up trying to escape but Leung cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leung working Spade over with strikes here.
Leung sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leung lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spade hang on?
Leung lands a nice shot to the head.
Leung is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Spade to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Spade shrugs it off.
Leung sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leung swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Spade is now in Leung's guard. A big mistake from Leung there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spade is looking to work some ground and pound but Leung has wrist control.
Leung keeping moving, preventing Spade from controlling successfully.
Leung has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Spade is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Leung.
Alvin Leung is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leung struggling a bit here.
Spade is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Leung's shoulder. That is not cool.
Leung is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Spade tries to stand but Leung is controlling his head.
Spade wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leung keeps working.
Leung tries to improve position but can't.
Tony Spade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An elbow from Spade crashes against the mat.
Spade trying to control the position but Leung is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leung is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spade wants to control but Leung is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Spade.
I think Leung has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alvin Leung!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Alvin Leung waved his t-shirt featuring Shadow Realm Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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