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MMM 97 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Copley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doug Copley struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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223 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Copley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pan moves out of range of the leg kick from Copley.
Copley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Copley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pan gets underhooks to prevent Copley's takedown attempt.
Copley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Peter Pan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Copley.
Copley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pan stuffs the takedown.
Pan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Pan.
Pan throws a head kick that half lands.
Copley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pan shoots for a double leg takedown but Copley sprawls well. He's pushed Pan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Pan.
Pan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pan blocks a head kick by Copley.
Copley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Copley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Copley scores with a knee to the head.
Pan lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copley has Pan pressed against the cage, preventing Pan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Copley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Copley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pan lands a nice hook to Copley's body. Copley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Copley looks gassed!
Pan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Copley is out of range and Pan settles back down.
Pan moves out of range as Copley throws a body kick.
Copley blocks a head kick by Pan.
Pan misses with the combination.
Copley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Copley has closed the distance and engaged Pan in a clinch.
Pan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Copley is trying to drag Pan to the mat but Pan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Copley fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pan dives in and scores a takedown into Copley's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copley throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pan escapes and throws Copley's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Pan controlling from side mount.
Copley taking a bit of punishment here - Pan scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Copley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pan.
Peter Pan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pan clinches.
Copley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pan up against the cage.
Copley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pan is trying to control Copley's posture but Copley avoids it.
Copley trying to control the action but Pan is working from the bottom.
Pan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copley is trying to control the action in half guard but Pan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Doug Copley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Copley.
Pan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Copley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Copley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pan tries to move to mount but Copley blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Pan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pan slaps away a takedown attempt from Copley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Copley tries to keep at a distance but Pan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Copley looking for a takedown.
Pan gets underhooks to prevent Copley's takedown attempt.
Peter Pan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Copley.
Pan jumps guard but Copley stands there with Pan around his waist. Pan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pan managing to block the knees to the body from Copley.
Copley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Copley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pan walks away with a smile on his face. Copley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Copley is breathing heavily.
Pan misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan sizes up Copley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copley manages to avoid it.
Copley avoids the head kick by Pan.
Pan moves into the clinch.
Pan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Copleys head.
Copley is rocked!
Pan tries to break the clinch but Copley is controlling the position.
Copley is still on wobbly legs! Can Pan finish him?
Pan is looking for a takedown.
Pan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Pan. Those never looked like landing.
Pan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Copley defends it nicely.
Copley stuffs the takedown.
Pan connects with a combination that backs up Copley into the cage. Pan lands a flurry of punches that gets past Copley's guard. Copley is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Pan bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Pan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillan comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Jackson has chosen I dont give a fuck as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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173 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Dillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Dillan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dillan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dillan takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Dillan throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson slips a jab from Dillan.
Dillan lands the left hand.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Dillan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
Dillan wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
Dillan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dillan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dillan wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Dillan not doing much here.
Dillan trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Max Dillan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dillan fails with the takedown.
Dillan scores with a hook.
Dillan misses with a looping right.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dillan.
Jackson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson slips under a jab from Dillan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dillan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dillan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Dillan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dillan lands with a left to the head.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dillan tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillan can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Dillan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dillan takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Dillan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Dillan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillan moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson lands a big head kick that sends Dillan tumbling to the mat! Jackson takes a step backwards and waves Dillan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Max Dillan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillan misses with a looping right.
Dillan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Dillan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Dillan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dillan lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Dillan.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dillan scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Dillan rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dillan can't break the clinch.
Dillan misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson letting Dillan take a breather here.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dillan won't allow it.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Dillan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Max Dillan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dillan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Dillan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dillan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillan is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dillan connects with a bit shot that sees Jackson covering up! More strikes from Dillan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dillan is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Dillan!
Max Dillan gave a mention to 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruff Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Moneyshot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diamond's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Toyota Mode by Irv Da Phenom. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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198 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
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202 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ruff Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Moneyshot!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diamond misses with a double jab.
Moneyshot is looking to clinch but Diamond is avoiding it.
Diamond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Johnny Moneyshot has been cut.
Diamond lands the left hand.
Moneyshot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diamond moves away.
Diamond drops Moneyshot with a nice combination! Diamond dives into Moneyshot's guard, looking to finish!
Moneyshot is rocked!
Diamond loads up on a big left hand. Moneyshot felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Diamond looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Moneyshot can't hide his disappointment, as Diamond celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruff Diamond!
Ruff Diamond decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nawal Chekhemani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Devereau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nawal Chekhemani could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Devereau's chin.
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nawal Chekhemani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Devereau!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devereau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chekhemani keeps the fight on the outside.
Chekhemani fails with a takedown attempt.
Chekhemani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chekhemani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Devereau looks to score with a jab to the body but Chekhemani is just out of range.
Chekhemani takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chekhemani fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Devereau avoids it really well and circles away.
Nawal Chekhemani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devereau jabs Chekhemani right on the nose. Chekhemani blinks but takes it well.
Chekhemani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chekhemani throws the left hand but Devereau avoids the punch easily.
Chekhemani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhemani blocks a jab.
Chekhemani tries to clinch but Devereau is having none of it.
Devereau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Chekhemani misses.
Donk. Devereau catches Chekhemani right on the button with a cross.
Devereau is looking to clinch.
Jake Devereau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Devereau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chekhemani misses with a looping right.
Chekhemani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body punch from Devereau.
Chekhemani misses with an uppercut
and Devereau counters with a nice uppercut.
Devereau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chekhemani walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Devereau.
Chekhemani misses with a combination
and Devereau counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Devereau lands a knee to the head.
Chekhemani is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Devereau's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Devereau landing knees to the head.
Devereau taking a breather.
Devereau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Devereau.
Devereau misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekhemani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Devereau lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Devereau keeps control of Chekhemani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Devereau lands a good knee to the midsection. Chekhemani won't want to take too many of those.
Devereau misses with a punch on the inside.
Chekhemani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Devereau is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chekhemani is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devereau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Devereau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chekhemani is working for takedown but Devereau is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nawal Chekhemani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Devereau stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Devereau crunches a lovely knee into Chekhemani's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Devereau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chekhemani.
Devereau scores with a knee to the head.
Devereau lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Devereau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chekhemani.
Chekhemani is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Devereau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Devereau dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Devereau scores with a nice strike.
Chekhemani fails to land with a series of punches.
Chekhemani wants to clinch but Devereau slips to the side
letting Devereau counter with a right hand.
Chekhemani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Devereau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Devereau clobbers Chekhemani with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chekhemani shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Devereau's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chekhemani drops back looking for a leg! Devereau is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Devereau manages to kick Chekhemani off! Chekhemani jumps back into Devereau's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Devereau wants to stand and escape but Chekhemani is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhemani engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chekhemani looking to pass the guard.
Chekhemani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chekhemani stands up from Devereau's guard - Chekhemani perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chekhemani with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekhemani gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Devereau stalling against the cage.
Devereau letting Chekhemani take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Devereau misses with a knee to the head.
Devereau misses with an elbow over the top.
Devereau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chekhemani blocks it with crossed arms.
Devereau has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Devereau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jake Devereau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chekhemani takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devereau lands with a left to the head.
Chekhemani tries to pull guard but Devereau holds him up against the cage and eventually Chekhemani drops back down to his feet.
Devereau taking a breather.
Devereau working Chekhemani over with knees to the body.
Chekhemani is trying to push Devereau away but Devereau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Devereau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Devereau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chekhemani takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chekhemani trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devereau lands a knee to the head.
Chekhemani is rocked!
It looks like Nawal Chekhemani has been cut.
Devereau dips a shoulder and cracks Chekhemani with a mighty uppercut! Chekhemani falls back against the cage and Devereau unloads with a barrage of strikes! Chekhemani is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Devereau screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Devereau!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Buffet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Hazlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buffet's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Feel My Anger. Hazlett has chosen Crank that Travis Barker Remix as his entrance music. Bobby Buffet had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Buffet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dustin Hazlett!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlett moves into range and clinches up with Buffet.
Hazlett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buffet smiles and moves away.
No joy there for Buffet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Buffet. No joy for Hazlett on that attempt.
Hazlett tries to clinch but Buffet is having none of it.
Hazlett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hazlett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bobby Buffet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Hazlett.
Buffet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hazlett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hazlett.
Buffet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hazlett looks gassed!
Buffet throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Dustin Hazlett has been cut.
Buffet lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Hazlett head around and knocks him out cold! Buffet hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Buffet!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Ames (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Grzmot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Ames!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Janek Grzmot!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ames throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grzmot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grzmot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ames.
Ames connects with a looping right hand.
Grzmot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ames sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ames smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ames lands with a slapping head kick.
Grzmot is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grzmot looks to clinch
and Ames counters with a huge right that knocks Grzmot out cold! Ames is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nathan Ames!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nathan Ames waved his t-shirt featuring TFP Graphics - Pit Inc's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fourth Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Boy has chosen New York as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fourth Boy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boy won't allow Chulainn to get back to his feet.
Boy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chulainn is keeping the position for now.
Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boy looking to sit in guard and control but Chulainn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boy is trying to hold Chulainn in close to prevent damage but Chulainn has managed to pass into half guard.
Boy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn stands and steps away. Boy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boy lands in his opponent's guard.
Boy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Chulainn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Chulainn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Chulainn!
Boy is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boy struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to get back to half guard.
Boy manages to get back to half guard.
Boy wants to improve his position but Chulainn is controlling well.
Boy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chulainn is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to get to full guard but Chulainn has control of the leg.
It looks like Chulainn is going to stand back up.
Boy is trying to control but Chulainn manages to pass to mount!
Boy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fourth Boy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boy tries a low kick but Chulainn avoids it.
Boy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fourth Boy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chulainn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boy.
Boy wants to free his trapped foot but Chulainn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boy.
Boy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chulainn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boy with the ground and pound but Chulainn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Boy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boy throws a strike but Chulainn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy wants to stand and escape but Chulainn is having none of it.
Boy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Chulainn has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to control but can't.
Boy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boy actively working from the bottom here.
Boy wants to sweep but Chulainn has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chulainn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boy is trying to work for a sweep but Chulainn has mounted him!
Boy wants to hold on but Chulainn pushes him away.
Boy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn stands up from mount. Strange move.
Good shot there by Chulainn.
It looks like Fourth Boy has been cut.
Boy staying out of range there.
Boy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boy.
Boy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chulainn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fourth Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fourth Boy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boy misses the shot to the body.
Boy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chulainn checks a low kick from Boy.
Chulainn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chulainn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boy.
Boy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chulainn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boy scrambles back to his feet.
Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chulainn.
Chulainn leaves Boy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chulainn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn connects with the punch.
Chulainn drops Boy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Boy looks back up at him and smiles so Chulainn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Boy is rocked!
That has opened up Fourth Boy's cut even more.
Cu Chulainn is winning the standup battle so far.
Chulainn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boy is still on wobbly legs! Can Chulainn finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Chulainn! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cu Chulainn!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Cu Chulainn made sure he mentioned SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Wilhelm (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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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Wilhelm!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Wilhelm misses
letting Kanerva counter with a right hand.
It looks like James Wilhelm has been cut.
Kanerva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilhelm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wilhelm looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanerva drops Wilhelm with a naaaaasty hook - Wilhelm is in real trouble here! Kanerva dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilkka Kanerva!
Ilkka Kanerva gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 160 - Green Bay Packer's 12-0 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Egorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Egorov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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177 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tiao Macale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Egorov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macale keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Macale stuffs the takedown.
Egorov fails with a takedown attempt.
Tiao Macale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Egorov.
Macale delivers a nice body kick.
Egorov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A chopping leg kick lands by Macale.
Macale scores with a push kick.
A shot to the liver by Macale. Beautiful body shot.
Macale thows a body kick. Egorov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Egorov looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macale lands an overhand right.
Macale is looking to slow Egorov down with leg kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Macale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Macale thuds a left hand into Egorov's body.
Macale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Egorov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Macale is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Egorov.
Egorov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Macale can pounce on him.
Macale lands a head kick!
Macale tests Egorov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Macale.
Macale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Macale. Egorov shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macale connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Macale lands with a hook. Egorov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Macale cracks Egorov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Macale jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Macale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Egorov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Macale bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tiao Macale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macale scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Donk. Macale catches Egorov right on the button with a cross.
Macale is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Macale lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Macale finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Egorov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Macale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macale scores with a hook to the body. Egorov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Egorov walks into a stiff left hand from Macale.
Macale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Egorov misses the target.
Egorov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Macale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Egorov's head backwards.
Macale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A left lands for Macale.
Egorov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Macale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Macale lands with a good body shot.
Macale throws a one two combo.
Macale lands a nice looking body kick.
Macale lands a jab-cross combination.
Macale blocks a head kick by Egorov.
Macale throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egorov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Macale finds it's way through Egorov's defenses.
Macale delivers a nice body kick.
Macale scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Macale. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Macale digs a good body shot into Egorov's ribs.
Egorov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Macale lets loose with a powerful body kick. Egorov will feel that in the morning.
Macale clobbers Egorov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Macale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Egorov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Macale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Macale punishes Egorov's body with a nice straight punch.
Macale scores with a kick to the midsection.
Macale scores with a push kick.
Egorov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Macale to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macale lands with a shot to the body.
Egorov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Macale.
Macale sizes up Egorov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice body kick from Macale.
Macale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Egorov.
Good standup being displayed there by Macale as he connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Macale. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Macale.
Macale's jab looks to have found its range, popping Egorov under the eye.
Macale connects with a solid leg kick.
Egorov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Macale.
Egorov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Macale.
The fighters circle momentarily. Macale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Egorov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egorov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Macale sizes up Egorov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Egorov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Macale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Egorov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiao Macale dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Macale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Egorov at a distance.
Macale scores with a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Macale.
Macale connects with a body shot.
Macale lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Macale.
Macale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macale lands with an overhand left.
Macale lands a big head kick that sends Egorov tumbling to the mat! Macale takes a step backwards and waves Egorov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Egorov is rocked!
Macale stuns Egorov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Egorov is still on wobbly legs! Can Macale finish him?
Macale throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Egorov crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tiao Macale!
Tiao Macale gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 160 - Green Bay Packer's 12-0 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasahiro Yama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Avassalador ft. Globus - Sou Foda. Yama has chosen Yatta as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasahiro Yama!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yama shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yama tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown wants to sweep here but Yama controlling him for the moment.
Yama pushing down on Brown's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yama is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Yama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Yama performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yama is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown won't allow Yama to pass to mount.
Yama is working for a submission of some sort.
Yama wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yama.
Yama is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Brown is staying active underneath Yama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama prevents Brown from improving his position.
Yama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yama throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brown to regain full guard.
Yama wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Yama forces his way into half guard.
Brown regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Yama.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yama throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown is looking to stand up but Yama won't let him.
Yama trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown wanted to stand there but Yama had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown stands up from Yama's guard - Brown perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasahiro Yama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yama misses with a body punch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Yama shoots in.
Yama drives through with a takedown into Brown's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Yama is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brown has his foot on Yama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yama works his way back into a safe position though.
Yama passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kasahiro Yama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Yama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yama with the ground and pound but Brown uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Yama preventing the sweep.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yama.
Yama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Yama from controlling successfully.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yama tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Yama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Yama pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yama passes into half guard.
Yama seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
Brown is not content to let Yama control the position.
Yama is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yama.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Yama is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yama prevents Brown from standing back up.
Yama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as Yama sits in half guard.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Yama is very close to passing his half guard.
Yama working Brown over with strikes.
Yama controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Yama has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yama throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yama is controlling the pace.
Yama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kasahiro Yama wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Brown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yama takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yama shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
John Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kasahiro Yama.
Brown misses with a low kick as Yama jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasahiro Yama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Yama throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yama thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a leg kick
enabling Yama to counter with a crisp jab.
Yama checks a leg kick nicely.
Yama fails to land the takedown.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yama.
Yama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Yama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Yama fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brown sprawls well initially but Yama persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yama lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Yama looking to pass the guard.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yama defends it easily.
Brown wants to sweep here but Yama controlling him for the moment.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yama is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Yama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yama trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yama slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Yama trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yama stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yama stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Yama controlling from the top position.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Yama working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Yama pushing down on Brown's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yama is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yama seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Brown is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kasahiro Yama! Kasahiro Yama retains his light heavyweight title!
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