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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Mark Nathaniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathaniels has chosen I Want To Get Away - Lenny Kravitz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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230 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Blackwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Mark Nathaniels!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nathaniels is looking to clinch but Blackwood is avoiding it.
Nathaniels will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nathaniels has his takedown stuffed
enabling Blackwood to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Big Mark Nathaniels has been cut.
Nathaniels looks to land a combination but Blackwood avoids it well.
Blackwood throws a left that rocks Nathaniels and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Blackwood dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Nathaniels regain composure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sloppy strikes there by Blackwood.
Blackwood works to advance to full mount. Nathaniels defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Blackwood controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwood is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nathaniels can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nathaniels is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Blackwood looking to ground and pound but Nathaniels is blocking nicely.
Blackwood lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That has opened up Big Mark Nathaniels's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackwood working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nathaniels is rocked!
The cut above Big Mark Nathaniels's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Blackwood! Nathaniels is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thor Blackwood!
An out of breath and clearly excited Thor Blackwood thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petri Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claudio Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saarinen takes one to the side of the head.
Saarinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Saarinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saarinen but Saarinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Petri Saarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Diaz.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Saarinen's half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Saarinen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Saarinen is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz postures up.
Diaz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen working a defensive guard here.
Saarinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Diaz stands and steps away. Saarinen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Claudio Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Saarinen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Diaz is in Saarinen's guard.
Diaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saarinen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saarinen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saarinen's waist but Saarinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Saarinen tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saarinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saarinen lands with a slapping head kick.
A good leg kick by Saarinen.
Saarinen stuffs the takedown.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Saarinen counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Saarinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Saarinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Saarinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saarinen but Saarinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saarinen gets a clinch.
Saarinen gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Saarinen pulls guard successfully.
Saarinen wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Saarinen won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Diaz rolls with it to try and escape but Saarinen cranks on the arm and Diaz is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Petri Saarinen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Petri Saarinen made sure he mentioned Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cale Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawnn Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cale Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawnn Chen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chen checks a leg kick nicely.
Carter misses with a kick to the body.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Chen throws an elbow that misses.
Chen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Chen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Shawnn Chen has been cut.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chens head.
Carter tries to work over Chen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter prevents a body shot from Chen.
A head punch on the inside from Chen fails to land.
Chen dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen lands a nice shot to the body.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chen misses with a body punch.
Chen tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Chen in his tracks for a moment.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Chen.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Chen avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Chen is rocked!
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chen is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
A short left from Carter.
Chen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carter.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Chen in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Shawnn Chen's cut even more.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chen backwards.
Chen scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Chen tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Chen.
Chen working aggressively here.
Carter gets through Chen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter lands a big right hand that drops Chen! The killer instinct kicks in and Carter finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Carter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cale Carter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Duque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Wolfen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Duque might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem- Lose Yourself. 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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178 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilberto Duque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Wolfen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duque. Duque circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duque, right into the meat.
Wolfen looks to land a right hand but Duque moved out of range.
Duque blocks a head kick by Wolfen.
Duque throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wolfen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wolfen throws a sloppy head kick and Duque moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duque lands a big head kick that sends Wolfen tumbling to the mat! Duque takes a step backwards and waves Wolfen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wolfen is rocked!
Duque looks to land a right hand but Wolfen moved out of range.
Wolfen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duque. That did some damage!
Wolfen connects with a crisp jab.
Wolfen clinches.
Duque lands a takedown into guard.
Duque trying to control but Wolfen is working from the bottom.
Duque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolfen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duque not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Duque thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wolfen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duque trying to control but Wolfen is working from the bottom.
Duque throws a big right hand that misses.
Wolfen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolfen keeping moving, preventing Duque from controlling successfully.
Wolfen controls Duque momentarily but Duque frees himself.
Wolfen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wolfen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Duque is controlling him.
Duque drops back looking for a leg! Wolfen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wolfen manages to kick Duque off! Duque jumps back into Wolfen's guard.
Wolfen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duque trying to control but Wolfen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duque postures up in Wolfen's guard and throws a big left but Wolfen blocks it.
Wolfen has his foot on Duque's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duque works his way back into a safe position though.
Wolfen keeping moving, preventing Duque from controlling successfully.
Duque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wolfen trying to strike off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duque accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duque.
Wolfen keeping moving, preventing Duque from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolfen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wolfen looking to ground and pound but Duque is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wolfen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Duque wants to hold on but Wolfen pushes him away.
Wolfen looking to finish Duque with some ground and pound. This is bad for Duque!
Duque can't escape the position.
Wolfen throwing strikes here but Duque is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Duque wants to hold on but Wolfen pushes him away.
Duque is looking to get to half guard.
Wolfen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Duque's face.
Duque avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wolfen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duque blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duque is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wolfen with shots to the head and body - Duque looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wolfen raining down shots from the mount!
Duque in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Duque is desperately trying to improve his position but Wolfen has a good base and remains in mount.
Wolfen with good strikes from the mount here!
Wolfen with a couple of short strikes.
Duque is rocked!
Duque is in all sorts of trouble here.
Duque in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Duque is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee warns Duque that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duque holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wolfen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Duque 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.
Wolfen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Duque hang on?
Wolfen scoring with strikes but Duque is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Wolfen will probably get the nod.
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.
Wolfen moves into range and clinches up with Duque.
Duque seems to have got his legs back now.
Wolfen is trying to drag Duque to the mat but Duque just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Duque misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duque has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wolfen after a bit of a struggle.
Duque's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duque's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duque lands with a left to the head.
Duque's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duque rushes Wolfen and presses him up against the cage.
Duque lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duque works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolfen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Duque.
Duque blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolfen wants a takedown but no success here.
Duque is leaning against Wolfen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Duque is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Duque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duque has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wolfen after a bit of a struggle.
Wolfen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Duque pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Duque.
Wolfen can't get the takedown.
Duque works on Wolfen's body with a couple of short punches.
Duque can't find room to land a body shot as Wolfen controls the action.
Duque lands a takedown into guard.
Duque wants to control from the top but Wolfen keeps moving.
Duque stops Wolfen from standing up.
Duque in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolfen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolfen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duque is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wolfen is trying to keep Duque in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duque throws a big elbow that misses.
Wolfen 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.
Duque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wolfen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Duque is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolfen has wrist control.
Frank Wolfen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wolfen wants to stand up but Duque is controlling him.
Wolfen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wolfen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wolfen throws a head punch that misses.
Duque blocks an uppercut.
Duque successfully pulls guard.
Duque is trying to keep Wolfen in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen throwing strikes but missing.
Wolfen landing some decent shots from guard.
Wolfen gets to his feet. Duque looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gilberto Duque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duque shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Duque showed some decent athleticism there.
Duque is looking for a kimura here.
Wolfen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen has his feet on Duque's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A low kick from Wolfen is predictable there
and Duque counters with a good low kick that Wolfen was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duque throws a solid leg kick but Wolfen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duque.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wolfen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Duque - the referee stops the clock and Wolfen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Duque. Wolfen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Duque throws a leg kick which misses Wolfen's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolfen tries to avoid it.
Duque checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duque. That's going to slow Wolfen down.
Duque drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wolfen is breathing heavily.
Wolfen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wolfen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolfen punching from mount but Duque doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Duque tries to hold on but Wolfen postures up.
Wolfen unloads with some shots from mount but Duque bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Duque dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Duque finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A lazy left from Wolfen finds it's target.
Gilberto Duque is winning the standup battle so far.
Duque gets a takedown into half guard.
Wolfen tries to kick Duque off but Duque keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Duque looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Duque prevents Wolfen from improving his position.
Duque is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Duque throwing shots but Wolfen is blocking nicely.
Wolfen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Duque trying to control from half guard but Wolfen is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duque stops Wolfen from getting back to his feet.
Wolfen trying to control but Duque postures up.
Wolfen moves into full guard.
Duque got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wolfen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Duque has managed to get both his arms back between Wolfen's legs - danger averted.
Wolfen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wolfen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Duque wants to control from the top but Wolfen keeps moving.
Duque with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duque throwing strikes but missing.
Duque wants to control from the top but Wolfen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duque throwing strikes but missing.
Wolfen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Duque controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Duque stopping the sweep attempt from Wolfen.
Duque drops back looking for a leg! Wolfen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wolfen manages to kick Duque off! Duque jumps back into Wolfen's guard.
Duque throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wolfen wants to stand and escape but Duque is having none of it.
Wolfen trying to keep a closed guard but Duque is proving a slippery customer.
Wolfen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Duque!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Duque is looking to escape.
Duque is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wolfen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wolfen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Duque really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wolfen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wolfen breaks from Duque's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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!
Wolfen dominating with strikes here.
Duque is rocked!
Wolfen landing strikes from the mount and Duque is in trouble!
Oh Duque is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wolfen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Duque can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wolfen postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Duque in real trouble here! The ref calls for Duque to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Wolfen!
A victorious Frank Wolfen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Rockzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doctor Rockzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Carter!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockzo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter counters with a thumping low kick.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Carter.
Rockzo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Doctor Rockzo has been cut.
Rockzo takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter pushes Rockzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Rockzo in his tracks for a moment.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Rockzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rockzo or not.
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!
Carter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Rockzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Rockzo shrugs off.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Carter.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Doctor Rockzo's cut is getting worse.
Carter has Rockzo pressed against the cage, preventing Rockzo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rockzo backwards.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Rockzo shrugs off.
Rockzo is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Doctor Rockzo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rockzo wants to take the fight to the mat but Carter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockzo wants to take the fight to the mat but Carter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rockzo or not.
Rockzo is breathing heavily.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jeez, Doctor Rockzo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice elbow from Carter.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Doctor Rockzo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chase Carter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darth Paduwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Fedoseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paduwan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bitch. Fedoseev has chosen Slipknot - Psychosocial as his entrance music. Darth Paduwan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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151 lbs
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154 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Paduwan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasily Fedoseev!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paduwan dodges the punch combination from Fedoseev.
Fedoseev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paduwan manages to avoid it.
Paduwan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darth Paduwan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedoseev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paduwan clinches with his opponent.
Paduwan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Vasily Fedoseev has been cut.
Paduwan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fedoseev up against the cage.
Fedoseev tries to score a body lock takedown but Paduwan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fedoseev takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Paduwan .
Fedoseev swings wildly with an uppercut but Paduwan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paduwan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paduwan lands an elbow just above Fedoseev 's eye.
Fedoseev looking to stall.
Fedoseev is trying to push Paduwan away but Paduwan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paduwan prevents a body shot from Fedoseev.
Fedoseev has a couple of punches blocked by Paduwan .
Fedoseev takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Paduwan .
Fedoseev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fedoseev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Paduwan to keep the fight standing.
Paduwan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fedoseev's defenses.
Fedoseev takes an elbow to the temple.
Paduwan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paduwan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Paduwan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paduwan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fedoseev's defenses.
That has opened up Vasily Fedoseev's cut even more.
Paduwan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paduwan lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Paduwan .
Fedoseev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paduwan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Vasily Fedoseev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Paduwan lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Paduwan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paduwan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paduwan .
A head punch on the inside from Fedoseev fails to land.
Paduwan blocks the elbow strike.
Fedoseev fails to pull guard.
Darth Paduwan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasily Fedoseev.
Nice elbow from Paduwan .
Vasily Fedoseev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Paduwan blocks an uppercut.
Fedoseev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fedoseev misses with a punch on the inside.
Fedoseev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paduwan lands a damaging elbow.
Paduwan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vasily Fedoseev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Darth Paduwan !
Darth Paduwan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Sonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ma Yeth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Sonny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ma Yeth!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonny misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Sonny does no damage.
Sonny misses with a hook. Yeth ducked under it nicely.
Sonny scores with a decent looking hook.
Yeth cracks the inside of Sonny's front leg.
Sonny throws a nice looking combination but Yeth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sonny on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yeth. Yeth obviously looking to wear him down.
Sonny on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yeth tries to sprawl but Sonny drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yeth tries to roll over but Sonny keeps him under control.
Yeth wants to control but Sonny is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yeth flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Yeth makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yeth.
Sonny knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yeth on the ground.
Yeth wants to stand up but Sonny is controlling him.
Sonny lands a couple of elbows.
Sonny stands up over Yeth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeth lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sonny!
Sonny wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sonny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sonny tries to get out of the position.
Sonny blocking the ground and pound.
Yeth is looking to work his way around to Sonny's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Sonny is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Yeth controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonny wants to get back to his feet.
Sonny avoids a series of strikes thrown by Yeth.
Sonny avoids a series of strikes thrown by Yeth.
Sonny blocking the ground and pound.
Sonny trying desperately to get to his feet.
Yeth looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yeth wants to control the pace but Sonny is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yeth sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Yeth tries to control but Sonny wriggling away.
Yeth working for a submission but Sonny is keeping him at bay.
Yeth stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeth misses with a double jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yeth.
Yeth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonny.
Yeth lands a glancing blow to the side of Sonny's head.
Sonny throws a looping overhand right but Yeth ducks down to avoid it.
Sonny clobbers Yeth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yeth scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonny gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yeth.
It looks like Jim Sonny has been cut.
Yeth scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sonny is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Yeth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yeth thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sonny if he has to take too many more of those.
Yeth lands a big head kick that sends Sonny tumbling to the mat! Yeth takes a step backwards and waves Sonny back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sonny is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Yeth and Sonny falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Yeth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ma Yeth!
After winning the bout, Ma Yeth thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasiek Pioncha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson comes to the cage accompanied by Another Victory. Pioncha has chosen Redemption Song (Bob Marley) as his entrance music. Jasiek Pioncha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eric Lawson's chin.
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22
190 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jasiek Pioncha!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pioncha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pioncha is looking to clinch but Lawson is avoiding it.
Lawson gets tackled into the cage by Pioncha. Pioncha maintains the clinch.
Lawson leaning against his opponent.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pioncha as Lawson tries to tie him up.
A short right from Pioncha.
Pioncha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pioncha avoiding damage.
Lawson is trying to pull guard but Pioncha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pioncha keeps control of Lawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lawson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lawson looking to stall.
Lawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lawson lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pioncha blocks an uppercut.
Lawson controlling the action here for a moment.
Lawson is trying to maintain a safe position but Pioncha gets an underhook and turns Lawson into the cage.
Pioncha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pioncha tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawson avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Pioncha.
It looks like Eric Lawson has been cut.
Pioncha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lawson is defending well for now.
Pioncha lands a knee to the head.
Lawson is rocked!
Lawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oh Lawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pioncha working the clinch nicely. Lawson is working for position but Pioncha cracks him with a big knee to the head! Lawson crumples up against the cage and Pioncha lands two more shots before the ref can save Lawson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jasiek Pioncha!
A very excited looking Jasiek Pioncha made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Colslaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colslaw has chosen LMFAO as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
176 lbs
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Colslaw!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Colslaw ducks down to avoid it.
No luck for Thompson with that takedown attempt.
Thompson misses with a leg kick.
Thompson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Colslaw.
Colslaw throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colslaw misses with a low kick.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson scores with a head kick. Colslaw tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Colslaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thompson moves out of range as Colslaw strikes.
Colslaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Colslaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Colslaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson tries to bum rush Colslaw with a series of wild strikes but Colslaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colslaw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Colslaw missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colslaw feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Thompson wants to land a leg kick but Colslaw is out of range.
Thompson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Colslaw in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Colslaw.
Colslaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thompson stuns Colslaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Colslaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mark Colslaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colslaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thompson throws a jab when Colslaw was well out of range.
Colslaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Colslaw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colslaw scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Colslaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Colslaw moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Colslaw. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Thompson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Colslaw holds on and takes a little breather.
Thompson trying to control but Colslaw is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Colslaw gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Colslaw is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colslaw passes Thompson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thompson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Colslaw is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson has his foot on Colslaw's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Colslaw works his way back into a safe position though.
Thompson controls Colslaw momentarily but Colslaw frees himself.
Colslaw stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Colslaw from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colslaw controlling from the top position.
Colslaw sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thompson's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thompson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thompson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Colslaw wanted to stand there but Thompson had control of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colslaw tries to stand but Thompson is controlling from the bottom.
Thompson is trying to keep Colslaw in close.
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Thompson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thompson throws an off balance right hand
and Colslaw counters with an inside leg kick.
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Thompson throws a jab when Colslaw was well out of range.
Colslaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colslaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Colslaw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Colslaw.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Colslaw scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Colslaw which made him look bad.
A jab from Colslaw finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
Thompson misses with a hook. Colslaw ducked under it nicely.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Colslaw scores with a nice head shot.
Thompson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Colslaw is out of range and Thompson settles back down.
Colslaw tries to land a front kick but Thompson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Colslaw tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Colslaw moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Colslaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thompson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Colslaw's head but Colslaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Colslaw, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Colslaw against the cage but Colslaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Colslaw misses the target.
Colslaw tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Colslaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colslaw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Colslaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Colslaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Colslaw misses with a hook.
Thompson misses the jab.
Thompson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Colslaw is able to avoid easily.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good exchange - Colslaw coming out on top.
Thompson misses with a leg kick
and Colslaw counters with a body kick that stops Thompson in his tracks momentarily.
Colslaw paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thompson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Colslaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colslaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Colslaw tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Colslaw to the ground. Colslaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson is looking to score with low kicks.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Colslaw tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thompson is in Colslaw's guard.
Colslaw looking for a sweep. Not yet Colslaw, not yet.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Colslaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colslaw tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Colslaw controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colslaw is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Thompson trying to control but Colslaw is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Colslaw hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Colslaw.
Colslaw throws the kick towards the body but Thompson avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colslaw scores with a decent looking hook.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Colslaw sprawls well.
Thompson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Colslaw.
Thompson checks a low kick from Colslaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Colslaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Colslaw looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Colslaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Colslaw avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Colslaw throws a chopping leg kick but Thompson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Colslaw misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thompson blocks a low kick nicely.
Thompson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Colslaw throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thompson.
Colslaw lands with a kick to the ribs.
Colslaw's corner calls for a 1-2. Colslaw obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Colslaw takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Colslaw looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.
Colslaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thompson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thompson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Colslaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thompson.
Colslaw connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colslaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thompson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Colslaw ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Colslaw moved away.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Thompson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Colslaw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Colslaw's head.
Colslaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson misses with a right hand
and Colslaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Colslaw defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Colslaw connects with an inside leg kick.
Thompson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colslaw is looking for a sweep.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colslaw keeps working.
Colslaw sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Thompson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Colslaw does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Colslaw is looking to improve his position.
Colslaw won't allow Thompson to pass to mount.
Colslaw pushes Thompson off looking to stand but Thompson dives back in and keeps control.
Thompson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Colslaw sees it coming and defends easily.
Colslaw is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Colslaw avoid being mounted?
Colslaw moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson stays in close to Colslaw's body and controls the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Colslaw is on top in guard.
Colslaw trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
John Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Colslaw stays in close to Thompson's body and controls the position.
Thompson controls Colslaw momentarily but Colslaw frees himself.
Colslaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mark Colslaw wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thompson walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson sizes up Colslaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Colslaw lands with a kick to the temple. Thompson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Colslaw counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Good shot there by Thompson.
Colslaw throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Colslaw loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colslaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Colslaw's shoulder, as Colslaw tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thompson throws a right hand that Colslaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Colslaw also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Colslaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Colslaw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Colslaw!
Post fight, Mark Colslaw took to the microphone: 'Hell ya! JUSTIN PAUL: Give me a fight asap again! I don't care if it's SHORT NOTICE. I'll fight anyone in this division. HOERAAAAH'.
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