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HWP44: Gruffo vs Villa PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avtomat Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Avtomat Kalashnikov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avtomat Kalashnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Davis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis looks to land a combination but Kalashnikov avoids it well.
Kalashnikov really is a fat lump.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Kalashnikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis looks to land a combination but Kalashnikov avoids it well.
Kalashnikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis swinging wilding here.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricky Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalashnikov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Davis misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Davis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kalashnikov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Kalashnikov is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Davis.
Davis has Kalashnikov pressed against the cage, preventing Kalashnikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kalashnikov tries to stall but Davis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davis just leaning against Kalashnikov, taking a breather.
Kalashnikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kalashnikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Davis wants to break free but Kalashnikov has control.
Davis looks gassed!
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Kalashnikov working hard to break the clinch.
Kalashnikov looking to stall.
Davis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Davis receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kalashnikov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kalashnikov has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Kalashnikov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Kalashnikov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis is pushing Kalashnikov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kalashnikov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kalashnikov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Kalashnikov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kalashnikov up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to break free but Kalashnikov pushes him back against the cage.
Kalashnikov can't break the clinch.
Kalashnikov tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
Kalashnikov is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Kalashnikov missing with knees to the body.
Kalashnikov tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
Kalashnikov tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
Kalashnikov can't break the clinch.
Kalashnikov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kalashnikov tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
Kalashnikov wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Kalashnikov taking a breather.
Kalashnikov can't break the clinch.
Davis is trying to break free.
Kalashnikov looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Kalashnikov breaks the clinch.
Kalashnikov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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.
Kalashnikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kalashnikov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov scores with a one two! Davis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kalashnikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalashnikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avtomat Kalashnikov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kalashnikov misses with the combination.
Davis works over Kalashnikov's head and body with a nice combination.
Kalashnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kalashnikov counters with a left and a right that stings Davis.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Kalashnikov moves into the clinch.
Kalashnikov looking to stall.
Kalashnikov trying to land knees to the body.
Davis stalling in the clinch but Kalashnikov improves position.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Kalashnikov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalashnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Kalashnikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalashnikov trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kalashnikov into the cage.
Kalashnikov has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Davis has Kalashnikov pressed against the cage, preventing Kalashnikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis has Kalashnikov pressed against the cage, preventing Kalashnikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kalashnikov is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Kalashnikov is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Kalashnikov tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Kalashnikov can't break the clinch.
Kalashnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kalashnikov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Kalashnikov is trying to maintain a safe position but Davis gets an underhook and turns Kalashnikov into the cage.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
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.
A frustrated look appears on Kalashnikov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kalashnikov wants to break free but Davis has control.
Kalashnikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Kalashnikov stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
Kalashnikov missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davis as Kalashnikov tries to tie him up.
Kalashnikov has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kalashnikov tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Kalashnikov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kalashnikov is trying to break free.
Kalashnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
Kalashnikov blocks an uppercut.
Kalashnikov tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Kalashnikov has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davis is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Kalashnikov has denied him.
Kalashnikov is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Kalashnikov trying to stall but Davis improves his position.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Kalashnikov is controlling the position.
Kalashnikov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davis wants to stall.
Kalashnikov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Kalashnikov is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kalashnikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Kalashnikov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Davis backs up against the cage.
Kalashnikov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kalashnikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalashnikov counters with a left and a right that stings Davis.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Kalashnikov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Davis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kalashnikov lands with a slapping head kick.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalashnikov counters with a three punch combo that has Davis backing up. Davis nods at Kalashnikov to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avtomat Kalashnikov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kalashnikov lands a head kick!
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kalashnikov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalashnikov counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Davis misses with a combination
and Kalashnikov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kalashnikov lands with a kick to the temple. Davis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kalashnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Avtomat Kalashnikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalashnikov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kalashnikov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalashnikov misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Kalashnikov counters with a one-two to the body.
Kalashnikov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kalashnikov throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Kalashnikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalashnikov throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kalashnikov counters with a three punch combo that has Davis backing up. Davis nods at Kalashnikov to acknowledge the strikes.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalashnikov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Davis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Avtomat Kalashnikov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Kalashnikov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kalashnikov misses with a two punch combination.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Kalashnikov counters with a head kick.
Kalashnikov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kalashnikov looks to clinch
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalashnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kalashnikov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Davis misses with a double jab
and Kalashnikov counters with a series of strikes. Davis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davis misses with a combination
and Kalashnikov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Davis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch up.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Kalashnikov wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch up.
Kalashnikov throws a head kick that Davis semi-blocks.
A combination from Kalashnikov does no damage.
Kalashnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Kalashnikov counters with a two punch combo.
Kalashnikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalashnikov is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kalashnikov rushes Davis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Kalashnikov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kalashnikov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kalashnikov can't break the clinch.
Ricky Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kalashnikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Kalashnikov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalashnikov looking to stall.
Kalashnikov missing with knees to the body.
Kalashnikov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kalashnikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Kalashnikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avtomat Kalashnikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kalashnikov 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avtomat Kalashnikov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mike jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mike jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
jones shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
jones has a takedown stuffed.
Lee Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike jones.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas shoots and misses
and jones counters with a single leg into guard. Thomas didn't expect that.
jones looking to pass the guard.
jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jones looking to sit in guard and control but Thomas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
jones is looking for a triangle but Thomas pushes his legs off easily.
Thomas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas passes jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thomas lands a nice short elbow.
jones looks gassed!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
jones gets caught flat footed, as Thomas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thomas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas stands and steps away. jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
jones fails with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas wants to control from the top but jones keeps moving.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for jones on the ground.
jones wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.
jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thomas postures up in jones's guard and throws a big left but jones blocks it.
jones looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Thomas has picked jones up and slammed him! jones can't keep hold of the triangle and Thomas manages to pass to side control!
Thomas tries to stand but jones is controlling his head.
jones is looking to reverse the position.
jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones can't escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
jones can't escape the position.
jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as jones is looking to escape.
Thomas landing punches.
jones is bucking up trying to escape but Thomas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
jones holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Thomas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
jones pushes down on Thomas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
jones slows the pace down in half guard.
jones prevents Thomas from improving his position.
Thomas punching from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.
Thomas is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas gets a takedown into half guard.
jones actively working from the bottom here.
Thomas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas wants to control from the top but jones keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
jones had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Thomas is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. jones Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Thomas's back instead.
jones looking for the RNC.
Thomas rolls, trying to escape but jones keeps control of the position.
jones is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Thomas with him. Thomas is trying to defend but jones has an arm under the chin now! Thomas grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). mike jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Duffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dsfgs sdfgf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Big heart |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Duffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, dsfgs sdfgf!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sdfgf slaps away a takedown attempt from Duffe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Duffe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duffe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from sdfgf.
Duffe tries to close the distance and clinch but sdfgf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duffe rushes sdfgf and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duffe stalls.
Duffe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duffe avoiding damage.
Duffe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
sdfgf trying to control from the bottom.
sdfgf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sdfgf wants to control but Duffe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
sdfgf is staying active underneath Duffe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sdfgf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Duffe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. sdfgf defending well though.
sdfgf trying to control from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duffe.
sdfgf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duffe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Duffe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sdfgf gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duffe counters with a three punch combo that has sdfgf backing up. sdfgf nods at Duffe to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sdfgf feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
sdfgf wants to control from the top but Duffe keeps moving.
sdfgf is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
sdfgf's corner is telling him to maintain position.
sdfgf won't allow Duffe to sweep him here.
Duffe wants to get back to his feet but sdfgf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
sdfgf wants to control from the top but Duffe keeps moving.
Duffe working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
sdfgf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duffe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. sdfgf manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Duffe is breathing heavily.
sdfgf keeping moving, preventing Duffe from controlling successfully.
Duffe controlling from the top position.
Duffe could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
sdfgf wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if sdfgf can do anything to dispel that myth.
sdfgf is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Duffe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
sdfgf trying to control the position.
sdfgf tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Duffe connects with a jab.
Duffe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duffe.
Nice shot lands for Duffe.
Duffe throws a series of punches but sdfgf avoids them all with ease.
Duffe scores with a hook.
Duffe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Duffe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Duffe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shane Duffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
sdfgf slips a jab and a cross from Duffe.
Duffe throws a series of punches but sdfgf avoids them all with ease.
Duffe wants to clinch.
sdfgf shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Duffe is refusing to be controlled, as sdfgf sits in half guard.
Duffe keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
sdfgf is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Duffe!
That's one minute gone in the round.
sdfgf can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Duffe is looking to escape.
Duffe working to try and regain half guard.
Duffe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duffe won't allow sdfgf to pass to mount.
Duffe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Duffe manages to escape and get back to his feet!
sdfgf fails with the takedown
and Duffe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sdfgf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duffe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duffe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
sdfgf closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - sdfgf lands in his opponent's guard.
sdfgf is pushing down on Duffe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Duffe is fighting to maintain full guard but sdfgf has managed to sneak the leg through.
sdfgf is looking to take a break and control but Duffe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duffe tries to roll over but sdfgf keeps him under control.
sdfgf trying to mount his opponent but Duffe defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffe wants to get back to his feet.
sdfgf tries to pass the half guard into mount. Duffe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Duffe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Duffe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. sdfgf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
sdfgf not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sdfgf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Duffe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, sdfgf has managed to get both his arms back between Duffe's legs - danger averted.
sdfgf stopping the sweep attempt from Duffe.
Duffe trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sdfgf content to stall in guard here.
sdfgf passes into half guard.
Duffe moves into full guard.
Duffe controls sdfgf momentarily but sdfgf frees himself.
sdfgf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duffe is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shane Duffe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Duffe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
sdfgf takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duffe lands with a nice body punch.
Duffe is looking to wear down sdfgf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duffe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
sdfgf takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shane Duffe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
sdfgf takes a jab right on the kisser.
sdfgf has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sdfgf misses with a takedown attempt
and Duffe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for sdfgf!
Duffe 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 crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
sdfgf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Duffe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Duffe controlling the pace for now.
Duffe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Duffe wants to control the pace but sdfgf is squirming around nicely.
sdfgf is looking to improve his position but Duffe isn't that keen on the idea.
sdfgf is squirming around, avoiding Duffe's attempts to control the action.
Duffe landing shots from mount.
sdfgf is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Duffe.
sdfgf is desperately trying to improve his position but Duffe has a good base and remains in mount.
Duffe controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffe prevents sdfgf from getting the reversal.
Duffe controlling the position easily from mount.
Duffe'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.
sdfgf is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Duffe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Duffe content just to control the position here.
Duffe breaks from sdfgf's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
sdfgf tries to hold on but Duffe postures up.
Duffe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shane Duffe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Shane Duffe just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jab, jab by Duffe - just one landing.
dsfgs sdfgf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duffe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. sdfgf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duffe misses with a wild combination.
Duffe tries to clinch but sdfgf moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Duffe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duffe 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Duffe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Teliverty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Blisner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blisner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Garth Brooks- Friends in Low Places. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan Teliverty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Blisner!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teliverty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blisner tries to avoid it but Teliverty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blisner to the ground. Blisner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Teliverty tries to clinch but Blisner moves out of range.
Teliverty misses with the combination.
Teliverty's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Teliverty duly obliges.
It looks like Kirk Blisner has been cut.
Teliverty takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Duncan Teliverty has been cut.
Teliverty looks for the body kick but Blisner saw that one coming.
Teliverty swinging wilding here.
Teliverty wants to clinch up but Blisner keeps it at a distance.
Blisner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Teliverty's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teliverty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blisner.
Blisner prevents Teliverty from improving his position.
Blisner is keen to just control but Teliverty is a slippery customer.
Blisner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blisner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blisner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blisner is working for a kimura but Teliverty is defending it quite comfortably.
Blisner stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teliverty tries to clinch up.
Blisner lands a lovely overhand right.
Teliverty fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Teliverty doesn't manage to clinch there - Blisner circles away.
Teliverty misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Blisner to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duncan Teliverty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teliverty is breathing heavily.
Blisner misses with a double jab.
Blisner misses with a double jab.
Blisner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Teliverty manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blisner trying to control but Teliverty is working from the bottom.
Teliverty looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blisner is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blisner throwing strikes but missing.
Blisner won't allow Teliverty to sweep him here.
Blisner is working Teliverty over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
Blisner postures up in Teliverty's guard and throws a big left but Teliverty blocks it.
Teliverty is trying to control the position but Blisner postures up.
Teliverty is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blisner wants to get back to his feet.
Teliverty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blisner is doing well to control the position and prevent Teliverty from advancing to side control.
Blisner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blisner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teliverty's guard.
Teliverty keeping moving, preventing Blisner from controlling successfully.
Blisner gets to his feet. Teliverty looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Teliverty misses with a takedown
and Blisner counters with a left and a right that stings Teliverty.
Teliverty throws a head kick but Blisner moves out of range.
Blisner misses with a head kick.
Blisner misses with a combination
and Teliverty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blisner throws a nice looking combination but Teliverty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teliverty on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blisner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Teliverty napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blisner stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Teliverty with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blisner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blisner swats away the attempt to clinch by Teliverty.
Teliverty avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Blisner misses the target.
Teliverty dodges the punch combination from Blisner.
A shot to the body from Teliverty misses
so Blisner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blisner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Teliverty, up you get!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blisner throws a series of punches but Teliverty moves out of range.
Teliverty throws a series of punches but Blisner avoids them all with ease.
Blisner misses with a combination
and Teliverty counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Teliverty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Blisner dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Teliverty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Teliverty moves out of range as Blisner strikes.
A jab from Teliverty misses.
Teliverty misses with a hook. Blisner ducked under it nicely.
Teliverty goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Teliverty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blisner counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Teliverty down! Blisner is looking to finish but Teliverty is intelligently defending himself.
Teliverty is rocked!
Blisner gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oh Teliverty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Teliverty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Teliverty seems to have got his legs back now.
Blisner looks to land a combination. Teliverty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blisner lands an overhand right.
Blisner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blisner closes the distance and clinches.
Blisner breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teliverty misses with a takedown
and Blisner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blisner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teliverty is trying to stand up here but Blisner is controlling him well.
Teliverty wants to improve his position but Blisner is controlling well.
Blisner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Teliverty trying to control but Blisner postures up.
Blisner decides to return to a standing position.
Teliverty gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blisner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blisner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teliverty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teliverty misses with a combination
and Blisner counters with a leg kick.
Blisner closes the distance and clinches.
Blisner has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Teliverty uses from the top position.
Teliverty wants to stand and escape but instead Blisner has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Blisner gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Blisner shoots in and drives through. Teliverty sprawls well.
Teliverty dodges the punch combination from Blisner.
Blisner moves out of range as Teliverty throws a body kick.
Teliverty has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blisner finds it's way round the side to connect with Teliverty's head.
Blisner misses with a series of wild punches.
Blisner clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teliverty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blisner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blisner pulls guard successfully.
Blisner pulls Teliverty in to control the position.
Blisner keeping moving, preventing Teliverty from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blisner manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Blisner misses with a two punch combination.
Teliverty misses with the combination.
Blisner digs a good body shot into Teliverty's ribs.
Blisner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Teliverty gets full guard.
Teliverty looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blisner drops back looking for a leg! Teliverty is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Teliverty manages to kick Blisner off! Blisner jumps back into Teliverty's guard.
Teliverty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Teliverty wants to sweep here but Blisner controlling him for the moment.
Teliverty pushes Blisner off and scrambles back to his feet.
Blisner circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Blisner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blisner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Teliverty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teliverty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blisner counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Blisner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Teliverty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Blisner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blisner looks to throw the jab but Teliverty is out of range.
Teliverty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blisner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blisner misses with a double jab
and Teliverty counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blisner moves into full guard.
Teliverty won't allow Blisner to sweep him here.
Blisner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Blisner working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blisner pulls Teliverty in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teliverty trying to control but Blisner is working from the bottom.
Blisner scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Blisner misses with a combination
and Teliverty counters with a single leg into guard. Blisner didn't expect that.
Teliverty trying to control the position from guard on top but Blisner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blisner controlling the position.
Blisner keeping moving, preventing Teliverty from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blisner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blisner is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Blisner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blisner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teliverty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blisner lands a really nice looking cross but Teliverty seems unphased.
Teliverty with a poor takedown
and Blisner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blisner.
Duncan Teliverty 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!
Teliverty looks to clinch
and Blisner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Teliverty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blisner.
Blisner has a takedown stuffed.
Teliverty throws a lazy head kick
and Blisner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Teliverty!
Blisner jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Teliverty manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Teliverty is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blisner is trying to control the action in half guard but Teliverty is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Teliverty is defending against the submission attempts here by Blisner.
Blisner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like Blisner is going to stand back up.
Teliverty misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Blisner lands with a punch from half guard.
Teliverty wants to improve his position but Blisner is controlling well.
Blisner stands up from half guard.
Kirk Blisner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Teliverty closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blisner throws a head kick but Teliverty moves out of range.
Teliverty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blisner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kirk Blisner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blisner lands a head kick!
Teliverty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blisner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blisner throws a combination. Teliverty tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blisner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blisner misses with a low kick.
Teliverty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blisner throws a right hand that Teliverty ducks under and follows up with a left that Teliverty also avoids with ease.
Teliverty misses with a double jab.
Duncan Teliverty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blisner misses with a combination
and Teliverty counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Blisner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blisner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Blisner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 Las Vegas, Carl Morton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton fails to land the takedown.
Williams feints and as Morton raises his hands in defense, Williams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams postures up in Morton's guard and throws a big left but Morton blocks it.
Morton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morton controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Morton blocks nicely.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Morton has wrist control.
Morton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morton tries to clinch up.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Morton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams rushes Morton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Morton tries to tie him up.
Morton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morton stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Carl Morton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Williams.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morton prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams looks gassed!
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morton missing with knees to the body.
Morton is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morton down to the mat. Morton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Williams throwing shots but Morton is blocking nicely.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Williams is thwarting Morton's attempts to control the position.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morton's head.
Morton is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Morton tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working Morton over with strikes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morton wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Morton misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams postures up in Morton's guard and throws a big left but Morton blocks it.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Williams trying to strike off his back.
Morton wants to stand but Williams is controlling his posture from full guard.
Williams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom.
Morton forces his way into half guard.
Williams lands a couple of sideways elbows.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morton has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Morton fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Morton.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Morton's brow.
Morton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Morton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to sweep here but Morton controlling him for the moment.
Williams throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Morton throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Williams lands a decent punch to the body there.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morton 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.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Morton sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Morton with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morton shoots and misses
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Morton lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Williams is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Morton has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morton shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Morton didn't expect that.
Morton 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.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Morton's brow.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williams postures up in Morton's guard and throws a big left but Morton blocks it.
Morton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morton shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morton pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morton trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams thows a big elbow that misses.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morton has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Morton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morton prevents it.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Morton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Morton shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams rushes Morton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morton tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Williams lands a takedown into guard.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morton trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams thows a big elbow that misses.
Morton controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Morton is really struggling to control Williams but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Morton fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morton, up you get!
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Morton.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Morton.
Williams lands a takedown into guard.
Williams thows a big elbow that misses.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Morton blocks nicely.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morton controlling Williams's posture.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morton's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morton working a defensive guard here.
Williams won't allow Morton to sweep him here.
Williams distracts Morton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morton working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morton tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Morton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Morton wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Morton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Williams is thwarting Morton's attempts to control the position.
Williams 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.
Morton tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Tommy Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Williams lands strikes from half guard.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morton defending well though.
Morton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams is thwarting Morton's attempts to control the position.
Williams throwing shots but Morton is blocking nicely.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Morton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morton is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morton tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tommy Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morton tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to break free but Morton has control.
Williams works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Morton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morton has a closed guard, preventing Williams from standing up.
Morton 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.
Morton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morton shoots and misses
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morton.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williams.
Morton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Morton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Morton trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton trying to control the position.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Morton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morton controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morton swivels and escapes.
Morton shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Morton fights it but they end up in guard.
Tommy Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morton trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carl Morton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmud Khomeini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ced ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ced ben will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahmud Khomeini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ced ben!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Khomeini 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Mahmud Khomeini has been cut.
ben fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ben throws a push kick but Khomeini slaps the foot to one side.
ben sends Khomeini crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! ben is motioning to the referee to let Khomeini up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ben connects with a stiff jab that staggers Khomeini - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). ced ben!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eetu Rauhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mma fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eetu Rauhanen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eetu Rauhanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mma fighter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from fighter is defended easily by Rauhanen.
fighter throws a right hand that Rauhanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Rauhanen also avoids with ease.
Rauhanen avoids the body shot from fighter.
fighter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
fighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rauhanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from fighter.
fighter throws a head kick that misses.
fighter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Rauhanen.
Rauhanen lands with a slapping head kick.
fighter misses with a hook to the body
and Rauhanen counters with a two punch combo.
fighter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rauhanen throws a nice looking combination but fighter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
fighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Rauhanen counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rauhanen counters with a series of strikes. fighter will be more careful next time no doubt.
mma fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauhanen lands with a hook. fighter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
fighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rauhanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
fighter looks gassed!
Rauhanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
fighter throws a leg kick
and Rauhanen counters with a head kick that drops fighter to the mat! fighter scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
fighter is rocked!
Rauhanen steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! fighter is out on his feet! Rauhanen sets himself and nearly takes fighter's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eetu Rauhanen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Smithsonian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KAKKA PYLLY (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KAKKA PYLLY told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Smithsonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, KAKKA PYLLY!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithsonian tries to bum rush PYLLY with a series of wild strikes but PYLLY uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Smithsonian. No joy for PYLLY on that attempt.
Smithsonian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
PYLLY looks gassed!
Crack! A monster head kick from Smithsonian and PYLLY falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Smithsonian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Smithsonian!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beno Gruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Villa 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beno Gruffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonas Villa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruffo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villa moves away.
Villa misses with a straight left.
Gruffo swings for the body but Villa moves out of range.
Gruffo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villa.
Gruffo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick from Villa misses.
Gruffo throws a hook but Villa avoids it easily.
Gruffo takes a swing at Villa's ribcage but misses.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Villa and Gruffo goes tumbling to the canvas! Villa follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Gruffo is rocked!
It looks like Beno Gruffo has been cut.
Villa wants to pass to mount but Gruffo is defending the position.
Oh Gruffo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Villa stands up and beckons Gruffo to join him on the feet.
Gruffo seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Gruffo flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Gruffo is out cold! Villa holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Villa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colossus Duffee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffee comes to the cage accompanied by blow me away - breaking benjamin. Hogin has chosen real american as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colossus Duffee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hogin takes a swing at Duffee's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Hogin.
Hogin misses with a body shot.
Duffee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hogin.
A punch combination from Hogin misses.
Hogin just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Duffee.
Hogin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duffee.
Hogin misses with a wild body shot.
Hogin swings for the body but Duffee moves out of range.
Duffee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duffee misses with a combination
and Hogin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hogin lands with a shot to the body.
Hogin tries to clinch there but Duffee circles away.
Duffee throws a series of punches but Hogin moves out of range.
Duffee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogin misses the shot to the body.
Hogin throws a jab but it's blocked by Duffee.
Hogin misses with a body shot.
Hogin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duffee moves away.
Hogin cracks a nice hook into Duffee's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duffee was well out of range. Poor timing from Hogin.
Hogin shoots in looking for a takedown. Duffee tries to sprawl out of it but Hogin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duffee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab by Hogin.
Duffee fails to land with a series of punches.
Duffee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hogin misses with a wild body shot.
Hogin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duffee moves away.
Hogin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duffee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogin.
Duffee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duffee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hogin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duffee throws a series of punches but Hogin avoids them all with ease.
Hogin avoids the head kick by Duffee.
Duffee throws a head kick but Hogin moves out of range.
Hogin tries to clinch up but Duffee circles away and keeps his distance.
Hogin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hogin throws a shot from downtown. Duffee moves away and avoids it.
Hogin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duffee at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogin lands a glancing blow to the side of Duffee's head.
Duffee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hogin misses the shot to the body.
Hogin lands a with a good body shot.
Duffee checks a leg kick nicely.
Hogin throws a shot to the body.
Duffee is breathing heavily.
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!
Hogin looks to score with a jab to the body but Duffee is just out of range.
Duffee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hogin misses with a body shot.
Hogin works over Duffee's head and body with a nice combination.
Hogin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hogin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogin misses the shot to the body.
Hogin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogin clinches up against the cage.
Hogin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Colossus Duffee has been cut.
Duffee has Hogin pressed against the cage.
Hogin lands a damaging elbow.
Duffee misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffee misses with the head strike.
Duffee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duffee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hogin blocks it with crossed arms.
Duffee looking to throw knees to the head but Hogin is blocking nicely.
Hogin lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Hogin.
Nice elbow from Hogin.
Duffee avoids a wild elbow strike from Hogin.
Duffee blocking some punches.
Duffee misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogin trying to land knees to the body.
Duffee tries a body shot but Hogin blocks it.
Duffee tries a body shot but Hogin blocks it.
Duffee prevents a body shot from Hogin.
Hogin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hogin trying to land knees to the body.
Hogin managing to block the knees to the body from Duffee.
Duffee misses with a hook to the ribs.
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.
Duffee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hogin misses with an elbow strike.
Hogin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hogin lands a damaging elbow.
Hogin throws a punch but it's blocked by Duffee.
Hogin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hogin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duffee.
Duffee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hogin looks to score with a jab to the body but Duffee is just out of range.
Duffee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Duffee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hogin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hogin doesn't manage to clinch there - Duffee circles away.
Duffee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hogin throws a jab when Duffee was well out of range.
Hogin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duffee manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogin misses with a two punch combination.
Duffee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hogin.
Hogin thows a body shot but no joy.
Hogin throws the kick towards the body but Duffee avoids it.
Hogin tries to clinch but Duffee moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colossus Duffee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Duffee misses with a looping left.
Duffee throws a head kick that misses.
Duffee throws a right hand that Hogin ducks under and follows up with a left that Hogin also avoids with ease.
Duffee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hogin counters with a left to the body.
Hogin digs a good body shot into Duffee's ribs.
Hogin jabs at Duffee's body.
Duffee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hogin misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of Duffee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hogin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duffee moves away.
Hogin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duffee rather than just go for the knockout.
Duffee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hogin throws out the jab.
Hogin stuns Duffee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duffee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hogin is looking to clinch but Duffee is avoiding it.
Hogin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duffee manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hogin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duffee's calf.
Hogin misses with a wild body shot.
Hogin tests Duffee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hogin lands with a nice combination. Duffee backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hogin catches Duffee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hogin lands a nice shot that snaps Duffee's head back.
Some wild striking there from Hogin.
Duffee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duffee blocks the body kick.
Hogin misses with a straight left.
Hogin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duffee.
Duffee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duffee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duffee swats away the attempt to clinch by Hogin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hogin lands a slapping body shot.
Hogin throws a low kick but Duffee avoids it.
Colossus Duffee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hogin digs a good hook to Duffee's body.
Hogin misses with a hook. Duffee ducked under it nicely.
Hogin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice sprawl there from Duffee as Hogin shoots in.
Hogin tries to clinch but Duffee moves out of range.
Hogin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogin closes the distance and pushes Duffee back into the cage.
Hogin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duffee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duffee trying to stall but Hogin improves his position.
Duffee tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogin avoids the damage to the body.
Duffee is looking to control Hogin's arms but Hogin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duffee has his back to the cage.
Hogin cracks Duffee with a nice body shot.
Duffee can't find room to land a body shot as Hogin controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hogin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duffee's brow.
Duffee managing to block the knees to the body from Hogin.
Duffee trying to land knees to the body.
Duffee tries to land a knee to the head but Hogin blocks with his arms.
Duffee tries to break free but Hogin pushes him back against the cage.
Hogin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duffee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hogin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hogin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Duffee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogin is defending well for now.
Duffee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogin lands a right hand.
Colossus Duffee's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogin lands an elbow just above Duffee 's eye.
Duffee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogin's elbow.
Duffee working hard to break the clinch.
Duffee is trying to break the clinch but Hogin has him pressed against the cage.
Hogin throws an elbow that misses.
Duffee is trying to force a seperation but Hogin has the dominant position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hogin. Duffee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Hogin misses.
Duffee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duffee misses with a double jab
and Hogin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hogin thows a body shot but no joy.
Duffee waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hogin.
Hogin looks to score with a jab to the body but Duffee is just out of range.
Hogin just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogin dips to his left and cracks Duffee with an uppercut!
Hogin misses with a two punch combination.
Duffee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duffee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hogin.
Hogin lands a really nice looking cross but Duffee seems unphased.
Duffee avoids the body shot from Hogin.
Duffee misses with a straight left.
Hogin just misses with a punch to the body.
Duffee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Duffee.
Hogin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duffee was well out of range. Poor timing from Hogin.
Duffee misses with a head kick.
Duffee avoids the body shot from Hogin.
Hogin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duffee.
A head kick misses from Duffee.
Duffee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duffee tries a head kick but it misses.
Duffee avoids the body shot from Hogin.
Duffee tries a head kick but it misses.
Hogin connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duffee throws a head kick but Hogin moves out of range.
Hogin throws a body punch but Duffee moves out of range.
Hogin just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Hogin misses.
Duffee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hogin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colossus Duffee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hogin throws a jab but it's blocked by Duffee.
Hogin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duffee misses with a series of wild punches.
Hogin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duffee manages to avoid it.
Hogin lands a with a good body shot.
Duffee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hogin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hogin avoids the head kick by Duffee.
Hogin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duffee.
Hogin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duffee.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hogin.
Duffee staying out of range there.
Hogin throws a series of punches but Duffee moves out of range.
Hogin throws a body punch but Duffee moves out of range.
Duffee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duffee wants to clinch up but Hogin keeps it at a distance.
Hogin tries to clinch there but Duffee circles away.
Hogin throws the kick towards the body but Duffee avoids it.
Hogin throws a lazy right hand but Duffee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duffee misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffee misses with an uppercut.
Hogin lands a jab to the head.
Hogin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duffee.
Duffee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duffee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hogin.
Hogin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hogin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duffee at a distance.
Duffee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hogin lands a nice shot to the body.
Hulk Hogin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duffee misses with a looping left.
Hogin misses with a looping right.
Duffee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duffee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Duffee throws a head kick but Hogin moves out of range.
Hogin looks to land a left hand but Duffee moved out of range nicely.
Hogin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duffee was well out of range. Poor timing from Hogin.
Hogin catches Duffee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hogin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duffee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duffee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duffee.
Duffee avoids the body shot from Hogin.
Colossus Duffee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Hogin. Beautiful body shot.
Duffee slips a jab from Hogin.
Hogin throws a hook but Duffee avoids it easily.
Hogin throws a leg kick but Duffee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duffee throws a shot from downtown. Hogin moves away and avoids it.
Duffee misses with a wild combination.
Hogin throws a leg kick but Duffee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hogin misses with a wild body shot.
Hogin connects with a looping right hand.
Duffee throws a head kick but Hogin moves out of range.
Hogin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duffee waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hogin.
Duffee tries a head kick but it misses.
Hogin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duffee.
Duffee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hogin misses with a hook.
Hogin thows a body shot but no joy.
Duffee misses with a looping left.
Duffee throws a looping overhand right but Hogin ducks down to avoid it.
Duffee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hogin throws a right and a left that Duffee avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffee throws a head kick that misses.
Duffee drops his hands momentarily and Hogin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hogin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duffee manages to avoid it.
Duffee is looking to clinch but Hogin is avoiding it.
Duffee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hogin throws a body punch but Duffee moves out of range.
Hogin connects with a single shot there.
Hogin closes the distance and clinches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duffee. Hogin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duffee misses with a hook.
Hulk Hogin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hogin moves away from the strike by Duffee.
The fighters circling - Hogin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duffee slips a jab and a cross from Hogin.
Hogin swings for the body but Duffee moves out of range.
Hogin tries to clinch but Duffee is having none of it.
Hogin has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Duffee.
Duffee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hogin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duffee is defending well for now.
Hogin wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogin lands an elbow inside.
Duffee blocks an elbow strike from Hogin.
Duffee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogin prevents Duffee from breaking the clinch.
Duffee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogin's elbow.
Duffee misses with a punch to the body.
Hogin swings wildly with an uppercut but Duffee uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hogin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duffee's brow.
Hogin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duffee avoiding damage as Hogin throws knees to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duffee. Hogin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duffee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duffee throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Duffee misses.
Duffee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hogin throws a body punch but Duffee moves out of range.
Hogin moves away from the strike by Duffee.
Hogin throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Hogin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hogin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogin!
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