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Bellum 16: Dance Vs Williams PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cold has chosen Lil B - Black and White as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Cold!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
Stewart tries to clinch but Cold is having none of it.
Stewart with a poor takedown
and Cold counters with a series of strikes. Stewart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cold works over Stewart's head and body with a nice combination.
Stewart has his takedown stuffed
and Cold counters with a left and a right that stings Stewart.
Stewart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stewart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cold counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart misses with a head kick.
Stewart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart with a poor takedown
and Cold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cold throws a combination. Stewart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sloppy strikes from Cold. Those never looked like landing.
Phil Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stewart scores with a jab to the body.
Ray Cold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a takedown
enabling Cold to counter with a crisp jab.
Stewart doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Cold to counter with a crisp jab.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
Stewart tries for a takedown but Cold circles away easily
and Cold counters with a one-two to the body.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt
and Cold counters with a three punch combo that has Stewart backing up. Stewart nods at Cold to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cold!
Cold scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold throws a combination. Stewart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cold tries to bum rush Stewart with a series of wild strikes but Stewart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cold misses with a double jab.
Stewart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stewart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cold misses with a wild combination.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt
and Cold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stewart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cold throws a series of punches but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stewart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Cold scores with a four punch combination!
Cold throws a series of punches but Stewart avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Cold dominated that round.
That's time! Stewart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cold cracks Stewart with a good jab.
Stewart has his takedown stuffed
and Cold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stewart has his takedown stuffed
and Cold counters with a two punch combo.
Stewart throws a head kick but Cold moves out of range.
Stewart misses with a takedown
letting Cold counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stewart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart darts in trying to clinch
and Cold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cold is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stewart tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cold counters with a series of strikes. Stewart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stewart tries to score with a low kick but Cold moves his leg out of the way.
Stewart tries to clinch but Cold moves away
and Cold counters with a three punch combo that has Stewart backing up. Stewart nods at Cold to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a takedown
and Cold counters with a nice body shot.
Stewart misses with a head kick.
Cold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stewart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stewart shoots and misses
and Cold counters with a left and a right that stings Stewart.
Cold misses with a series of wild punches.
Cold takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cold counters with a two punch combo.
Cold misses with a two punch combination.
Stewart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cold might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cold scores with a one two! Stewart had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cold lands a two punch combo.
Cold lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cold.
Stewart slips a jab and a cross from Cold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries for a takedown but Cold circles away easily
and Cold counters with a stiff right hand.
Cold lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cold.
Cold misses with a series of wild punches.
Cold throws a series of punches but Stewart avoids them all with ease.
Cold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Cold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stewart has managed to clinch.
Cold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stewart tries to clinch
and Cold counters with a three punch combo that has Stewart backing up. Stewart nods at Cold to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Cold does no damage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Stewart. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Stewart moves to clinch but Cold breaks away
and Cold counters with a series of strikes. Stewart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stewart looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stewart tries to clinch but Cold moves away
enabling Cold to counter with a crisp jab.
Stewart looks to clinch
and Cold counters with a one-two to the body.
Cold circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart tried to score with a low kick but Cold checks it.
Cold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stewart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stewart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stewart with a poor takedown
and Cold counters with a left and a right that stings Stewart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stewart fails with the takedown
and Cold counters with a two punch combo.
Stewart misses with the combination.
Cold avoids a kick to the body.
Stewart tries a head kick but it misses.
Stewart tries to clinch
and Cold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart darts in trying to clinch
and Cold counters with a three punch combo that has Stewart backing up. Stewart nods at Cold to acknowledge the strikes.
Cold lands a two punch combo.
Ray Cold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stewart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cold counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Stewart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cold lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cold darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold throws a combination. Stewart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stewart is rocked!
Stewart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cold counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Stewart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Cold misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cold.
A punch combination from Cold misses.
Stewart tries for a takedown but Cold circles away easily
and Cold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phil Stewart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Cold misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Cold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cold winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Cold!
As Ray Cold got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: First off thank god.Thanks to all my fans, And im not stoppin till I the title and have a dominant reign with it, so Imma keep improving and training hard.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Tano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo has chosen Domination as his entrance music. Lincoln Aldo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
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233 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Tano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tano looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Aldo stands up from Tano's guard - Aldo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Aldo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tano.
Aldo lands a head kick. Tano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tano takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo throws a combination. Tano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Aldo.
Tano works over Aldo's head and body with a nice combination.
Aldo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tano's head.
Aldo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tano is rocked!
Aldo shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Tano is on queer street and Aldo is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Lincoln Aldo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tricolor Paulista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tricolor Paulista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JJ Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulista changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodriguez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rodriguez wants to control but Paulista postures up.
Rodriguez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paulista wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Paulista working the strikes but Rodriguez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Paulista is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulista thows a huge punch but Rodriguez dodges it nicely.
Paulista not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rodriguez missing with punches from the bottom.
Paulista 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.
Paulista not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodriguez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paulista. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paulista thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Paulista is controlling well.
Paulista thows a huge punch but Rodriguez dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paulista.
Paulista not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Paulista wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is defending well.
Rodriguez trying to control but Paulista postures up.
Rodriguez is not content to let Paulista control the position.
Paulista thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rodriguez trying to hold on to Paulista's head to control him but Paulista postures up.
Paulista blocks the strikes from Rodriguez.
Paulista not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paulista misses with a head shot. Rodriguez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rodriguez is pulling down on Paulista's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulista postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paulista throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodriguez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paulista pushing down on Rodriguez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodriguez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Paulista not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulista stops Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Paulista throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paulista passes to side control.
Paulista working the ground and pound but Rodriguez is defending the strikes.
Paulista throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Paulista throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rodriguez pushes Paulista away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Paulista gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulista throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rodriguez struggling a bit here.
Paulista is putting a hurting on Rodriguez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Paulista cracks Rodriguez with a big elbow.
Paulista in side control, throwing shots but Rodriguez defends.
Paulista in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Paulista creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rodriguez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Paulista misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rodriguez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Paulista is working Rodriguez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rodriguez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Paulista connects with a decent elbow.
An elbow from Paulista crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulista in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulista scoring with punches from side control.
Paulista is putting a hurting on Rodriguez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Paulista misses with the ground and pound.
Rodriguez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rodriguez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Paulista.
Paulista misses with the ground and pound.
Rodriguez defending against the ground and pound.
Rodriguez is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Paulista.
Paulista is putting a hurting on Rodriguez here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tricolor Paulista dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rodriguez tries to sprawl but Paulista drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez tries to roll over but Paulista keeps him under control.
Paulista lands strikes from half guard.
Paulista not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rodriguez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paulista.
Rodriguez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paulista.
Tricolor Paulista overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodriguez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodriguez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paulista.
Paulista thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodriguez's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paulista lands a nice short elbow.
Paulista 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.
Paulista not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodriguez is looking to improve his position.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulista wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodriguez keeps working.
Rodriguez manages to get to full guard.
Paulista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paulista cracks Rodriguez with a solid left hand.
Paulista with a nice head shot there.
Paulista throwing strikes but missing.
Rodriguez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paulista.
Rodriguez has his hands on Paulista's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paulista looking to sit in guard and control but Rodriguez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paulista looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Paulista had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rodriguez defends it easily.
Rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Paulista has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Paulista's legs - danger averted.
Rodriguez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is posturing up here but Paulista has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Rodriguez tries to roll out but it's too tight and Rodriguez has to tap! Slick submission there by Paulista!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tricolor Paulista!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mia St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes to the cage accompanied by California Love. St John has chosen Ring of Fire as his entrance music. Mia St John has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mia St John!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber throws a right and a left that St John avoids nicely.
Faber tries to score a power double leg takedown but St John sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Faber somewhat.
St John takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Faber feints and as St John raises his hands in defense, Faber changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Faber with a nice head shot there.
Faber 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.
St John looking to hit a scissor sweep but Faber is one step ahead there.
St John has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Faber off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
St John misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from St John. Those never looked like landing.
St John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faber circles away quickly and effectively.
St John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mia St John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St John shoots in for a double leg but Faber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St John throws a series of punches but Faber moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Faber checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St John misses with a few strikes there.
St John throws a right and a left that Faber avoids nicely.
Faber moves out of range of the leg kick from St John.
Faber closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Faber not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St John doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Faber.
Faber is controlling the pace.
Faber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber working over St John with some ground and pound. St John looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Faber winds up and cracks St John with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
St John flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Faber stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St John tries a head kick but it misses.
Faber closes the distance and clinches.
St John tries to pull guard but Faber forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
St John tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Faber pulls guard successfully.
St John would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St John has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Faber is proving hard to escape from.
Faber wants to sweep here but St John controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St John accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Faber wriggles free and stands up.
Faber dodges the punch combination from St John.
St John fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St John misses with a wild combination.
St John wants to clinch.
St John misses with a takedown attempt - Faber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Urijah Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mia St John.
St John looks gassed!
St John throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Faber scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St John pushes Faber away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Faber gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber in side control lands a decent elbow.
St John is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Faber asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Faber controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber dominated that round.
That's time! Faber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Faber rushes St John and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from St John.
St John tries to circle away but Faber has him pinned against the cage.
St John tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from St John.
Urijah Faber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faber drives through with a takedown into guard.
Faber's corner is telling him to maintain position.
St John working for a triangle but Faber defends it easily.
St John is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faber is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Faber passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
St John actively working from the bottom here.
St John is breathing heavily.
St John is trying to stand back up but Faber is controlling him
St John has hold of Faber's hands but Faber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Faber works his foot free and advances to mount.
Faber in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Faber content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Faber working for a submission but St John is keeping him at bay.
Faber controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St John in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber unloading with bombs!
St John is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Faber controlling from mount.
St John is trying to reverse the position but instead Faber has taken his back - oops!
Faber is trying to stick to St John's back but St John is turning into Faber. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Faber's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by St John.
Faber is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Faber controls St John momentarily but St John frees himself.
St John lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St John wants to stand but Faber is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Faber lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St John!
Faber moves to back control.
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!
St John trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
St John is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Faber is staying active.
Faber is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St John is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Faber gets his way!
St John wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
St John looks to land a combination but Faber avoids it well.
St John fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faber has closed the distance and engaged St John in a clinch.
Faber prevents St John from breaking the clinch.
Faber breaks from the clinch.
St John is looking to clinch.
Faber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St John looks to land a combination but Faber avoids it well.
Faber rushes St John and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Faber ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Faber no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Urijah Faber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Faber has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes St John off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Faber closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. St John quickly recovers to half guard.
Faber slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John pushes Faber off looking to stand but Faber dives back in and keeps control.
Faber frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Faber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St John is looking to escape.
St John has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Faber is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. St John knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften St John for a finish.
St John has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Faber has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, St John has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Faber controlling the position well here. St John rolled but Faber kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
St John staying busy and making it hard for Faber to control.
Mia St John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber tightening his grip on St John, looking for the choke.
St John holding both Faber 's hands and preventing any damage.
St John defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Faber's arms.
St John tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on St John's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Faber wants to control but St John is keeping busy.
St John is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Faber has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of St John's body.
St John is trying to get back to his feet but Faber has full control of the position and if anything, St John has just worked his way into a worse spot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Faber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Faber!
Urijah Faber got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yves Morello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Winter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morello comes to the cage accompanied by Fuel. The crowd seem to be enjoying Winter's choice of entrance music: Tyler The Creator. John Winter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yves Morello's chin.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yves Morello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Winter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winter moves to clinch but Morello breaks away
and Morello counters with a straight right hand.
Winter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morello counters by moving into the clinch.
Winter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morello changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Winter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Winter tries to close the distance and clinch but Morello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winter wants to clinch but Morello slips to the side
and Morello counters with a straight right hand.
Winter tries to clinch
and Morello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winter wants to clinch but Morello slips to the side
and Morello counters with a series of strikes. Winter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Winter forces Morello back against the cage and clinches.
Winter lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winter manages to break the clinch.
Winter has closed the distance and engaged Morello in a clinch.
Morello goes for a takedown in the clinch but Winter prevents it.
Winter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yves Morello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winter stops a takedown attempt from Morello.
Winter is pressed up against the cage. Morello has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Winter down to the mat. Winter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Winter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Winter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winter wants to clinch up but Morello keeps it at a distance.
Winter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morello circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morello counters by clinching up.
Morello wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winter closes the distance but Morello moves to the side
and Morello counters with a straight right hand.
Winter tries to clinch there but Morello circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morello, pushing him back against the cage.
Morello is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Winter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morello is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Winter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Winter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morello will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morello is breathing heavily.
Winter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winter tries to clinch there but Morello circles away.
Winter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morello manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winter fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winter is looking to clinch but Morello is avoiding it.
Morello gets a clinch.
Morello wants a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Winter throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Winter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winter manages to break the clinch.
Winter has closed the distance and engaged Morello in a clinch.
Morello tries to score a body lock takedown but Winter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Winter breaks the clinch.
Winter tries to clinch up
and Morello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winter darts in trying to clinch
and Morello counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winter wants to clinch up but Morello keeps it at a distance.
Winter tries to clinch up but Morello circles away and keeps his distance.
Morello circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winter tries to close the distance and clinch but Morello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John Winter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winter moves in looking to clinch but Morello pushes him off.
Winter tries to clinch up but Morello circles away and keeps his distance.
Winter tries to clinch up but Morello circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winter tries to clinch but Morello moves out of range.
Morello clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winter can't break the clinch.
Winter misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Winter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Winter wants to clinch
and Morello counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winter takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Winter throws an elbow but misses.
Morello is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Winter is defending well.
Morello dodges an elbow strike from Winter.
Winter stops a takedown attempt from Morello.
Winter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Winter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morello.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yves Morello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winter is looking to break free of the clinch but Morello has double underhooks.
Morello has Winter pressed against the cage, preventing Winter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morello has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Winter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Winter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winter tries to clinch but Morello moves out of range.
Winter moves in looking to clinch but Morello pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winter closes the distance but Morello moves to the side
and Morello counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Winter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Winter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morello counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morello throwing shots but Winter is blocking nicely.
Winter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morello.
Morello is looking for submissions but instead, Winter has regained full guard.
Morello chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morello working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Winter's head.
Morello 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.
Winter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morello.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winter wants to get back to his feet but Morello is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morello throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winter wants to stand up but Morello is controlling him.
Morello throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morello throws an elbow that misses. Winter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morello's guard. Nice move by Winter!
Morello wants to get back to his feet but Winter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Winter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Morello, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winter wants to clinch up but Morello keeps it at a distance.
Winter tries to clinch but Morello moves away
and Morello counters with a left to the body.
Morello circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morello counters with a nice double leg into side control. Winter won't be happy with that.
Morello scores with punches from side control.
Winter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morello swings around for an armbar but Winter sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morello's guard.
Winter wants to stand but Morello has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morello wants to get back to his feet but Winter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Winter gets to his feet - Morello follows without any prompting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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 Yves Morello will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Winter wants to clinch but Morello slips to the side
and Morello counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morello.
Yves Morello overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morello postures up in Winter's guard and throws a big left but Winter blocks it.
Morello is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morello throws a big right hand that misses.
Winter pushes Morello off and gets back to his feet.
Morello fails with a takedown attempt.
Winter is looking to clinch but Morello is avoiding it.
Winter is looking to clinch.
Morello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winter takes a swing at Morello's ribcage but misses.
John Winter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winter wants to clinch up but Morello keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morello.
Winter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Morello manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morello swats away the attempt to clinch by Winter.
John Winter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morello tries to keep at a distance but Winter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morello has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Winter after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yves Morello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morello has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Winter after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Winter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winter tries to clinch up
and Morello counters with a takedown into side control.
Winter pushes Morello away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Morello gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Morello fails to land a wild elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winter wants to get back to his feet but Morello drags him back down.
Morello working the ground and pound from side control.
Morello throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Winter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Morello goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Winter rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Morello's guard! Nice work there by Winter!
Winter wants to stand and escape but instead Morello has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morello won't allow Winter to get back to his feet.
Morello postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winter wants to stand and escape but Morello is having none of it.
Morello lands a couple of elbows.
Morello postures up in Winter's guard and throws a big left but Winter blocks it.
Morello working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Winter's head.
Morello is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morello lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morello is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Winter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Winter has escaped and now he's on top!
Winter tries to stand but Morello is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yves Morello showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morello has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yves Morello!
Yves Morello decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Dance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Dance shoots in.
Dance manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Williams on his heels. He'll look to pass Williams's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Williams trying to control the position.
Dance controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dance with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dance shoots in but no luck this time.
Dance throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Williams tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dance is in Williams's guard.
Dance missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dance prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
Dance working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Dance is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dance wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dance drops back, looking for a kneebar! Williams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Williams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Williams!
Dance is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance throws Williams to one side and escapes!
Dance scores with a takedown into Williams's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dance throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dance is aware though and is defending well.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dance chips away with some ground and pound.
Dance throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dance accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance has gone for a leg lock! Williams slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dance's guard.
Dance looking for a sweep. Not yet Dance, not yet.
Dance manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
Dance is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Dance has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dance sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Dance from controlling successfully.
Dance throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance throwing strikes but missing.
Dance sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dance to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dance's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dance is on top in guard.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dance stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dance is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dance dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dance moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Dance looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Horrible takedown by Dance or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Williams enables Dance to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Williams manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dance is stalling in the full guard.
Dance looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams wants to control from the top but Dance keeps moving.
Williams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dance's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
Dance pushes Williams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dance dives in and scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
Dance stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Dance controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dance with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dance's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dance trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dance working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dance throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Dance in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dance accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dance working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dance content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance 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.
Dance landing some decent shots from guard.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dance stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dance trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Dance in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dance looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dance postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dance chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dance accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dance wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dance passes into half guard.
Dance sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Dance there.
Dance landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Williams trying to control but Dance postures up.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dance dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dance swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dance moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dance fails to land the takedown.
Dance takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dance looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Williams is looking to escape.
Williams moves into full guard.
Dance throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dance might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dance controlling from the top position.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dance seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dance.
Dance trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dance postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Dance postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Dance engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dance looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Shane Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Williams is now in Dance's guard. A big mistake from Dance there, giving up the dominant position!
Williams wanted to stand there but Dance had control of the position.
Dance 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 postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dance is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Williams, into his guard.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dance looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance connects with a couple of short punches.
Dance working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Dance stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Dance lands a couple of elbows.
Dance is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dance seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Williams for as long as he can get away with.
Dance throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Williams trying to control the position.
Dance with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dance throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dance postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Dance lands a couple of digs.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dance's corner is telling him to maintain position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dance sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Williams's guard.
Dance lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dance is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
James Dance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Dance looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Dance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dance, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Dance!
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