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Dominance 15 - Clash PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between el Greko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed has chosen James Brown - Living in America as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, el Greko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Creed!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greko shoots in for a double leg but Creed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Creed should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Decent striking displayed by Creed there.
Creed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Greko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Creed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for el Greko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creed looks to land a left hand but Greko moved out of range nicely.
Creed misses the jab.
Creed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Creed lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greko shoots in but Creed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Creed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Creed lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Greko tries for a takedown but Creed circles away easily
and Creed counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed connects with a crisp jab.
Greko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Creed sends Greko crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Creed is motioning to the referee to let Greko up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Greko is rocked!
It looks like el Greko has been cut.
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!
Greko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Creed but Creed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oh Greko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
el Greko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
Greko seems to have got his legs back now.
Greko is breathing heavily.
Creed moves in close and cracks Greko with a massive right hand! Greko, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Creed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apollo Creed!
Post fight, an emotional Apollo Creed said 'Im back, bitches!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mirko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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179 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Mirko!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Mirko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mirko scores with a nice strike.
Mirko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mirko misses with a lunging right hand
and Helix counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Helix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mirko wants to stand but Helix is controlling the position.
Helix scoring with some ground and pound.
Mirko wants to stand up but Helix is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helix slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Helix 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.
Helix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Helix 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.
Helix pushes down on Mirko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirko is trying to stand.
Helix is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mirko tries to kick Helix off but Helix keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Helix works his foot free and advances to mount.
Helix takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mirko is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mirko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Helix. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Helix raining down hammerfists from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mirko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Helix content just to control the position here.
Helix connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix looking to control and managing it successfully.
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!
Helix postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mirko looks a forlorn figure.
Helix landing strikes from the mount.
Helix raining down hammerfists from mount.
Helix lands a couple of good shots and Mirko has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Helix lands shots from the back.
Mirko is rocked!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Helix really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Mirko.
Helix is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Helix gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Helix gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Helix apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Mirko. That snapped Helix's head back.
Mirko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mirko lands with a nice body punch.
Mirko lands a lovely overhand right.
Good exchange - Mirko coming out on top.
Helix shoots for a double leg takedown but Mirko sprawls well. He's pushed Helix's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mirko jabs Helix right on the nose. Helix blinks but takes it well.
Helix fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frank Mirko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mirko misses with a series of wild punches.
Helix checks a leg kick nicely.
Helix blocks a low kick nicely.
Mirko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mirko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mirko darts in and clinches Helix up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix drags the fight down to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Helix looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mirko has picked Helix up and slammed him! Helix can't keep hold of the triangle and Mirko manages to pass to side control!
Mirko wants to stand but Helix is controlling his arm.
The ground and pound from Mirko seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Helix gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helix gets back to full guard.
Mirko is fighting to break Helix's control of his arms but Helix is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helix has his foot on Mirko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mirko works his way back into a safe position though.
Mirko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mirko is posturing up here but Helix has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mirko tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mirko has to tap! Slick submission there by Helix!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Helix!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Horton Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Khrepchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khrepchenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Why Do We Fall. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Horton Hoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Khrepchenko!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoo tries to score with a low kick but Khrepchenko moves his leg out of the way.
Hoo gets tackled into the cage by Khrepchenko. Khrepchenko maintains the clinch.
Hoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khrepchenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoo misses with a punch on the inside.
Khrepchenko looking to throw knees to the head but Hoo is blocking nicely.
Hoo misses with some punches.
Hoo misses with the head strike.
Come on Khrepchenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hoo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoo looking to throw knees to the head but Khrepchenko is blocking nicely.
Khrepchenko taking a breather.
Hoo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoo misses with a knee to the head.
Hoo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khrepchenko.
Hoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoo working aggressively here.
Hoo tries to throw a body punch but Khrepchenko avoids it by throwing Hoo back against the cage.
Hoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrepchenko is pushing Hoo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khrepchenko looking to throw knees to the head but Hoo is blocking nicely.
Khrepchenko avoiding damage as Hoo throws knees to the body.
Hoo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khrepchenko landing knees to the head.
Hoo swings wildly with an uppercut but Khrepchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoo misses with a punch on the inside.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khrepchenko landing knees to the body.
Khrepchenko blocking some punches.
Hoo working aggressively here.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the head but Hoo blocks with his arms.
Khrepchenko blocking some punches.
Hoo misses with a knee to the head.
Khrepchenko tries a knee to the head but Hoo blocks it.
Khrepchenko misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko avoiding damage as Hoo throws knees to the body.
Hoo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khrepchenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khrepchenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khrepchenko is trying to stall.
Hoo tries a body shot but Khrepchenko blocks it.
Khrepchenko blocks an elbow strike from Hoo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoo.
Khrepchenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khrepchenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hoo's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khrepchenko blocks a body shot from Hoo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoo.
Khrepchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoo struggles to land a body shot inside as Khrepchenko controls his hands.
Hoo misses with the head strike.
Khrepchenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo tries to break free but Khrepchenko pushes him back against the cage.
Khrepchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khrepchenko avoiding damage as Hoo throws knees to the body.
Hoo tries a knee to the head but Khrepchenko blocks it.
Khrepchenko effectively controlling the action here.
Khrepchenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the head but Hoo blocks with his arms.
Khrepchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khrepchenko misses with a knee strike.
Hoo misses with some punches.
Hoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khrepchenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Hoo struggles to land a body shot inside as Khrepchenko controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoo.
Hoo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoo throws an elbow that misses.
Khrepchenko blocks an uppercut.
Hoo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khrepchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khrepchenko is looking to control Hoo's arms but Hoo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khrepchenko has his back to the cage.
Hoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khrepchenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khrepchenko's elbow.
Hoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo working aggressively here.
Khrepchenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khrepchenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khrepchenko lands a nice elbow.
Hoo is looking to break free of the clinch but Khrepchenko has double underhooks.
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 Horton Hoo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hoo shoots in and drives through. Khrepchenko sprawls well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hoo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khrepchenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khrepchenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khrepchenko is looking to clinch.
Khrepchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoo throws out the jab.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch up.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch
and Hoo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khrepchenko is trying to stand up here but Hoo is controlling him well.
Hoo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoo working Khrepchenko over with strikes.
We've been hearing that Hoo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hoo 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.
Khrepchenko manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khrepchenko moves to clinch but Hoo breaks away
and Hoo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khrepchenko's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khrepchenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo throws a strike but Khrepchenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hoo controlling Khrepchenko's posture.
Hoo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Khrepchenko is looking to stand up but Hoo won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hoo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Khrepchenko hang on?
You get the feeling that Khrepchenko really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hoo lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Hoo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hoo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hoo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Khrepchenko looks a forlorn figure.
Hoo lands with some strikes.
Horton Hoo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko is bucking up trying to escape but Hoo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hoo lands a big elbow - Khrepchenko is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Khrepchenko is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Horton Hoo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mortis Otherside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mortis Otherside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Lundin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Otherside misses.
Cody Lundin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otherside lands a two punch combo.
Otherside stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Otherside wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Otherside misses.
Otherside tries to bum rush Lundin with a series of wild strikes but Lundin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Otherside throws a poor cross that misses
and Lundin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lundin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lundin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lundin happy to just control the position for now.
The strikes coming from Lundin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Otherside on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Otherside tries to get out of the position.
Lundin trying to control the position but Otherside is working away.
You can see the frustration on Otherside's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lundin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lundin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Otherside is not content to let Lundin control the position.
Otherside prevents Lundin from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otherside is looking for a sweep.
Lundin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lundin trying to control the position but Otherside is working away.
Lundin happy to just control the position for now.
Lundin in side control, throwing shots but Otherside defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Otherside's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lundin looking to score a takedown here. Otherside is defending well but Lundin drives through and ends up in Otherside's guard.
Lundin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Otherside keeping moving, preventing Lundin from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otherside wants to stand and escape but Lundin is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Lundin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Otherside fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lundin goes for a double leg but Otherside avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Otherside continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lundin.
Otherside tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lundin's elbow.
Otherside lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lundin backwards.
Otherside prevents a body shot from Lundin.
Lundin tries a body shot but Otherside blocks it.
Otherside works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lundin scores with a shot to the side of Otherside's head.
Otherside breaks from the clinch.
Otherside getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Otherside throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lundin shoots for a takedown but Otherside saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lundin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Otherside is out of range and Lundin settles back down.
Otherside avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otherside manages to avoid it.
Otherside throws a body punch but Lundin moves out of range.
Lundin misses with a kick to the body
enabling Otherside to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Lundin misses
and Otherside counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Otherside defending well as Lundin loads up on a big left hand.
Otherside ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lundin moves away.
Lundin works over Otherside's head and body with a nice combination.
Otherside lands a glancing blow to the side of Lundin's head.
Mortis Otherside is winning the standup battle so far.
Otherside misses with a wild body shot.
Mortis Otherside is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lundin misses with a low kick.
A big right from Lundin misses.
Lundin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundin slips a jab and a cross from Otherside.
Lundin thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Otherside.
Lundin tries to land a front kick but Otherside steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Otherside checks a leg kick.
Otherside throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otherside misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lundin.
Otherside defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lundin.
Mortis Otherside has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Lundin.
Lundin moves in looking to clinch but Otherside pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lundin misses with a combination
enabling Otherside to counter with a crisp jab.
Mortis Otherside is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lundin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otherside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lundin.
Lundin lands a head kick. Otherside smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lundin slips a straight right by Otherside.
Lundin fails with the takedown.
Lundin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Otherside sprawls well. Otherside wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lundin gets slowly back to his feet.
Lundin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lundin lands a nice hook to Otherside's body. Otherside takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lundin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lundin throws a sloppy body shot
and Otherside counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lundin. That's going to slow Otherside down.
Lundin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Otherside throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otherside connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lundin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Otherside rather than just go for the knockout.
Lundin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lundin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cody Lundin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Otherside's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Otherside misses the target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lundin.
Otherside goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lundin is rocked!
Lundin moves out of range of the strikes.
Otherside looks to land a combination but Lundin avoids it well.
Lundin is looking to land body kicks.
Lundin just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Lundin.
Otherside avoids the body shot from Lundin.
Lundin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lundin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otherside.
Lundin throws a hook but Otherside blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lundin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Otherside.
Lundin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lundin showed some decent athleticism there.
Lundin trying to control from Otherside's half guard. Otherside has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lundin wants to control from the top but Otherside keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin is pushing down on Otherside's leg trying to pass to half guard. Otherside is fighting to maintain full guard but Lundin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Otherside is refusing to be controlled, as Lundin sits in half guard.
Lundin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Otherside's head.
Lundin slows the pace down in half guard.
Lundin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Otherside!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin looking to control but Otherside is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lundin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Otherside holds on to Lundin around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Lundin wants to control the pace but Otherside is squirming around nicely.
Mortis Otherside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Otherside taking shots to the head.
Cody Lundin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lundin trying to control but Otherside is having none of it.
Lundin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lundin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Lundin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lundin 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Lundin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andraej Drakorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nino Brown has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andraej Drakorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Brown!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakorov avoids a kick to the body.
Drakorov blocks the body kick.
Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brown showed some decent athleticism there.
Drakorov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is looking to advance position but Drakorov won't allow it.
Brown content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Brown there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brown trying to control but Drakorov is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brown landing punches.
Brown trying to control but Drakorov is having none of it.
Brown thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Drakorov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Drakorov is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Drakorov is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov is working hard here to advance position.
Brown landing punches.
Brown landing shots from mount.
Brown looking to ground and pound but Drakorov is blocking nicely.
Drakorov wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Brown dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drakorov moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drakorov feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Drakorov moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Brown misses with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
and Drakorov counters with a right hand to the body.
Drakorov wants to clinch.
Drakorov avoids the head kick by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drakorov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drakorov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Drakorov if he has to take too many more of those.
Drakorov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown throws a leg kick but Drakorov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Drakorov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown throws a front kick that sends Drakorov stumbling back into the cage.
Brown throws a push kick but Drakorov slaps the foot to one side.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Drakorov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drakorov blocks a head kick by Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Drakorov to the ground. Brown is now in Drakorov's guard.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drakorov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drakorov is keeping the position for now.
Drakorov controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown trying to control but Drakorov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drakorov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drakorov avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Drakorov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Drakorov avoids a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drakorov. Brown shrugs it off though.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakorov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drakorov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown shoots in but Drakorov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drakorov. That's going to slow Brown down.
Drakorov misses with a body shot
and Brown counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drakorov's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Drakorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drakorov pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Drakorov closes the distance and clinches.
Drakorov throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Drakorov lands a left hand.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drakorov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy body kick from Brown
letting Drakorov counter with a right hand.
Drakorov moves out of range of the body kick.
Drakorov blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick from Brown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drakorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drakorov tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown passes Drakorov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown slows the pace down in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Drakorov's temple.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Andraej Drakorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an elbow but Drakorov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brown is chipping away with strikes.
Drakorov is looking for a sweep.
Brown trying to control the action but Drakorov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Drakorov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Drakorov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Drakorov parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Drakorov to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Drakorov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Brown seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Brown!
Post fight, Nino Brown stared into the camera and said 'From selling drugs to becoming a champ. I'm taking over New York.Shouts out to Kaiser Clothing!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes into the arena with Good Times blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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275 lbs
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250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ian Logan!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Styles or perhaps it was just good defense by Logan which made him look bad.
Styles thows a body shot but no joy.
Styles misses with a straight left.
Styles lands a body shot.
Logan scores with a jab.
David Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Logan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
Styles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Styles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Styles with a hook.
Logan cracks the inside of Styles's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Styles misses.
Styles tries to score a power double leg takedown but Logan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Styles somewhat.
Styles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Logan staying out of range there.
Logan takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Styles throws a hook but Logan avoids it easily.
Styles throws a shot from downtown. Logan moves away and avoids it.
Styles swinging wildly here.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ian Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Styles misses with a looping right.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Styles throws an overhand right that lands on Logan's shoulder, as Logan tries to avoid the shot.
Logan throws a hook but Styles avoids it easily.
Logan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Logan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Styles. That did some damage!
Styles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan scoring well with a low kick there.
Logan cracks Styles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Logan defending well as Styles loads up on a big left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Styles has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Styles. That did some damage!
Logan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Logan throws a head kick that misses.
Logan thumps Styles with a low kick.
Styles scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Logan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Styles's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles looks to land a strike but Logan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Styles prevents Logan from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Styles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Styles cracks Logan with a solid left hand.
Styles with a nice head shot there.
Logan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles throws an elbow that misses. Logan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Styles's guard. Nice move by Logan!
Styles trying to control the position here.
Logan pushing down on Styles's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles is looking for a sweep. Logan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Styles controlling the position well.
Logan is thwarting Styles's attempts to control the position.
Styles is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Styles is pressing down on Logan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Logan looking to pass the guard.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but Styles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 David Styles 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.
Logan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Logan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Styles avoids the body shot from Logan.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Logan thuds a left hand into Styles's body.
Logan throws a series of punches but Styles moves out of range.
Logan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Styles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Logan.
Logan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Styles is able to avoid easily.
Styles throws a shot from downtown. Logan moves away and avoids it.
Styles moves out of range of the strikes.
Styles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Logan lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Logan avoids the body shot from Styles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Logan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Styles.
Styles is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Logan lands a lovely overhand right.
Styles moves away from the strike by Logan.
Logan lands with a kick to the temple. Styles shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Logan cracks Styles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ian Logan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Styles shoots in but no luck this time.
Styles is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Logan's half guard.
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!
Styles looks to land a strike but Logan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Styles looking to sit in guard and control but Logan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Styles keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
David Styles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Logan content to stall in guard here.
Styles is pulling down on Logan's head to control his posture.
Styles being controlled here, momentarily.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ian Logan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Logan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Styles under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles misses with a body punch
and Logan counters with a three punch combo that has Styles backing up. Styles nods at Logan to acknowledge the strikes.
Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Styles's shoulder, as Styles tries to avoid the shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Logan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Styles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
Styles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Logan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Styles throws out the jab.
Styles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Logan but Logan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Logan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Styles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Styles.
That kick from Logan tenderised Styles's leg. Styles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Styles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Logan dodges the punch combination from Styles.
Styles tries to bum rush Logan with a series of wild strikes but Logan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Logan misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles misses with a straight right.
Logan lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick from Logan lands but Styles takes it in his stride.
Logan lands a high kick!
Logan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Styles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Styles misses with a right hand
and Logan counters with a low kick, right behind Styles 's knee.
Logan throws a head kick that half lands.
Logan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Logan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Styles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Styles throws a hook to the side of Logan's head but Logan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Logan. That snapped Styles's head back.
Styles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Logan sprawls well. Logan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Styles gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Styles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Logan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Logan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Logan feints and then cracks Styles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Styles down.
Styles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Styles misses with a wild combination.
Logan throws a head kick that misses.
Logan lands a leg kick that knocks Styles off balance momentarily.
Styles thows a body shot but no joy.
Logan jabs Styles right on the nose. Styles blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan connects with a solid leg kick.
Styles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Horrible takedown by Styles or perhaps it was just good defense by Logan which made him look bad.
Logan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Logan misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Logan.
Styles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Styles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Logan as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Logan does it's job there.
Styles misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Styles misses
and Styles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Logan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Styles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Logan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Logan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Styles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan is looking to slow Styles down with leg kicks.
Styles fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Logan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Styles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Styles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan cracks Styles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Styles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Logan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Styles's calf.
Logan lands with a kick to the temple. Styles shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Logan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Styles blocks a head kick by Logan.
Styles takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Logan is looking to slow Styles down with leg kicks.
Styles misses with a left hand
and Logan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Styles is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Styles is rocked!
Logan throws a front kick that sends Styles stumbling back into the cage.
Logan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Styles takes one on the button.
Styles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Logan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Styles takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan staying out of range there.
Logan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Logan lands a head kick!
Oh Styles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Logan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Styles seems to have got his legs back now.
Styles throws a lazy uppercut
and Logan counters with an outside leg kick.
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Logan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Styles misses.
Logan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Logan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Styles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Logan can pounce on him.
Logan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Logan tries a head kick but it misses.
Styles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Styles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Logan, right into the meat.
Logan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Styles's sensitive parts.
Styles throws the left hand but Logan avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Logan.
A solid body kick from Logan.
Logan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Styles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Styles will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Logan feints and then cracks Styles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Styles down.
Styles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Logan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Logan stuns Styles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Logan fakes the leg kick and cracks Styles in the body.
Styles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Styles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Logan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Logan 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Logan!
A victorious Ian Logan 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjork Lensner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evandro Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tool - Forty Six & 2. Evandro Brandao will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bjork Lensner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evandro Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lensner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brandao defends it nicely.
Lensner staying out of range there.
Brandao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lensner checks the leg kick nicely there.
A punch combination from Brandao misses.
Lensner moves out of range of the strikes.
Lensner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lensner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brandao's brow.
Brandao dodges an elbow strike from Lensner.
Lensner throws an elbow that misses.
Lensner misses with some punches.
Lensner throws an elbow but it misses.
Brandao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lensner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lensner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brandao's brow.
Brandao lands a nice shot to the body.
Lensner throws an elbow that misses.
Brandao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lensner backwards.
Lensner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lensner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Brandao avoids the elbow strike from Lensner, against the cage.
Brandao blocks the elbow strike.
Lensner missing with knees to the body.
Lensner has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
Lensner swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lensner misses with an elbow over the top.
Brandao breaks the clinch.
Brandao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Evandro Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lensner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brandao is looking to reverse the position.
Lensner sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brandao is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lensner working the ground and pound but Brandao is defending the strikes.
Lensner working away.
Brandao sneaks back into half guard.
Brandao has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lensner is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lensner with the ground and pound but Brandao uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brandao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brandao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lensner.
Brandao controls Lensner momentarily but Lensner frees himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lensner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lensner is in close to Brandao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lensner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brandao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lensner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lensner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brandao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandao working for submissions but it's allowed Lensner to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjork Lensner dominated that round.
That's time! Lensner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lensner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brandao pinned against the cage. Brandao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lensner looks to throw the jab but Brandao is out of range.
Lensner checks a leg kick.
Brandao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Evandro Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao scores with a leg kick.
Brandao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lensner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brandao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lensner somewhat.
Lensner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brandao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lensner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brandao.
Brandao throws a hook to the side of Lensner's head but Lensner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lensner throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good work by Brandao as he checks the leg kick.
Lensner checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandao. Lensner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandao circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Brandao misses
and Lensner counters with a good low kick that Brandao was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lensner moves into the clinch.
Lensner lands a left hand.
Brandao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lensner backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lensner throws an elbow but it misses.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Lensner.
Brandao is trying to force a seperation but Lensner has the dominant position.
Lensner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao avoids the elbow strike from Lensner, against the cage.
Brandao tries to break free but Lensner pushes him back against the cage.
Lensner lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Evandro Brandao has been cut.
Lensner throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lensner throws an elbow but misses.
Lensner tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
Brandao is trying to force a seperation but Lensner has the dominant position.
Lensner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lensner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brandao breaks the clinch.
Lensner tries to clinch there but Brandao circles away.
Lensner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lensner doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandao circles away.
Lensner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brandao swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjork Lensner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lensner tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lensner fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands with a straight right. Lensner didn't see that one coming.
Brandao throws a sloppy head kick and Lensner moves out of range easily.
Lensner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandao connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lensner clinches.
Brandao tries to break free but Lensner pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Brandao.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandao manages to break the clinch.
Brandao misses with a hook.
Brandao fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evandro Brandao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evandro Brandao's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Brandao looks for the body kick but Lensner saw that one coming.
Brandao throws a nice looking combination but Lensner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brandao misses with a wild body shot.
Lensner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Brandao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lensner doesn't seem phased though.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Lensner as he checks the leg kick.
Brandao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brandao throws a leg kick
and Lensner counters with a leg kick.
Lensner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brandao throws a hook but Lensner blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lensner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brandao as he jumps to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Brandao. Those never looked like landing.
Lensner connects with a jab.
Brandao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lensners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lensner throws a leg kick that misses.
Brandao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lensner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lensner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brandao scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a jab but it's blocked by Lensner.
Lensner darts in looking for a takedown but Brandao gets double underhooks and turns Lensner into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brandao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lensner throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lensner.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lensner fails to land.
Lensner pushes off an throws an elbow but Brandao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brandao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao throws out a leg kick but Lensner moves out of range and Brandao only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandao. Lensner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lensner avoids the body shot from Brandao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lensner.
Lensner throws a chopping leg kick but Brandao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brandao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lensner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lensner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brandao tries to break free but Lensner pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lensner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brandao's brow.
Brandao is trying to push Lensner away but Lensner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lensner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lensner pushes off an throws an elbow but Brandao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lensner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Brandao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lensner pushes off an throws an elbow but Brandao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lensner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Lensner.
Lensner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lensner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Lensner scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandao.
A shot in the inside from Brandao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Lensner.
Lensner pushes off an throws an elbow but Brandao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lensner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Lensner.
Brandao blocks the elbow strike.
Brandao blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evandro Brandao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brandao 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evandro Brandao!
Evandro Brandao thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Billong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dustin Kilgore acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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212 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edwin Billong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dustin Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Billong lands a nice shot to the body.
Billong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Billong forces Kilgore back against the cage and clinches.
Kilgore is looking to take this one to the mat.
A body shot lands from Billong.
Billong digs a right hand into Kilgore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kilgore's gas tank.
Billong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilgore backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore is trying to pull guard but Billong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Billong.
Billong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kilgore backwards.
Billong breaks the clinch.
Billong rushes Kilgore and presses him up against the cage.
Billong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kilgore.
Edwin Billong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Kilgore.
Billong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Billong scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilgore looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billong moves into the clinch.
Kilgore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Billong's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Billong.
Billong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilgore backwards.
Billong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Billong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Billong is struggling to control the position.
Billong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilgore misses with some punches.
Kilgore tries to score a body lock takedown but Billong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Billong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kilgore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Billong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Billong - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Billong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Billong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Billong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Billong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Billong drops Kilgore with a big left hand! Kilgore is injured, injured bad! Billong jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Billong!
A very excited looking Edwin Billong 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 Jack Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Morales will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Morales!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Hoffman.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morales has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Morales looking to score a takedown here. Hoffman is defending well but Morales drives through and ends up in Hoffman's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Morales stops Hoffman from standing up.
Morales trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoffman is looking to stand up but Morales isn't so interested in that idea.
Morales scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morales prevents Hoffman from getting back to his feet.
Hoffman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morales is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hoffman has momentary wrist control but Morales slips an elbow through the middle.
Morales stops Hoffman from standing up.
Morales working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hoffman wants to stand and escape but Morales is having none of it.
Morales throwing strikes from guard but Hoffman blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales cracks Hoffman with a solid left hand.
Morales connects with a couple of short punches.
Hoffman wants to stand and escape but Morales is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morales's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hoffman wants to stand up but Morales is controlling him.
Morales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoffman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morales distracts Hoffman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hoffman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Morales's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hoffman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morales on the ground.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Hoffman manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Hoffman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales works on Hoffman's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales keeps control of Hoffman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morales can't get the takedown.
Hoffman can't break the clinch.
Morales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morales avoids the body shot from Hoffman.
Hoffman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morales connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoffman scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Hoffman. Those never looked like landing.
Morales closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hoffman is trying to buck Morales off.
Hoffman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hoffman tries to get out of the position.
Morales scoring with punches from side control.
Hoffman is pushing Morales's head away, looking to escape. Morales manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Morales in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morales lands a nice forearm strike.
Morales has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoffman is not content to let Morales control the position.
Morales is putting a hurting on Hoffman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Morales creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hoffman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morales lands an elbow.
Hoffman tries to escape but Morales is in control.
Morales lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales trying to control the position but Hoffman is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hoffman taking a bit of punishment here - Morales scoring with strikes.
Morales landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Morales working the head with strikes.
Hoffman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Morales has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hoffman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Morales's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoffman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Morales lands an elbow.
Morales connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hoffman some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Morales dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hoffman takes a swing at Morales's ribcage but misses.
Hoffman throws a hook to the side of Morales's head but Morales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Hoffman misses the shot to the body.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Hoffman throws a series of punches but Morales avoids them all with ease.
Morales drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morales is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hoffman wants to stand and escape but Morales is having none of it.
Morales working some strikes from top position.
Morales won't allow Hoffman to get back to his feet.
Morales scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morales connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales stops Hoffman from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morales working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoffman's head.
Morales is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hoffman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hoffman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoffman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morales counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hoffman!
Morales landing a few strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales scoring with punches from side control.
Hoffman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morales landing a few strikes.
Hoffman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Morales cracks Hoffman with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoffman keeps working.
Hoffman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Morales asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Morales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoffman keeps working.
Hoffman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Morales asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Morales in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morales working the body and head with strikes.
Hoffman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Morales has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales grinds an elbow into Hoffman's temple.
Morales landing strikes.
Morales looks up at the clock and then as Hoffman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Morales smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hoffman tries to escape but Morales is in control.
Hoffman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morales working the ground and pound.
Hoffman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morales connects with a decent elbow.
Hoffman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hoffman pushes Morales away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Morales gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hoffman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoffman pushes Morales away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Morales gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Morales working the ground and pound.
Hoffman wants to get back to his feet.
Morales working the head with strikes.
Juan Morales has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hoffman to see if he's OK.
Hoffman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hoffman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Morales asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Morales wants to control but Hoffman is keeping him busy.
Morales lands a decent elbow from side control.
Morales works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Morales working the ground and pound from side control.
Hoffman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morales is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoffman keeps working.
Hoffman tries to escape but Morales is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Morales 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morales cracks a nice hook into Hoffman's ribs.
Hoffman is looking to wear down Morales with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morales moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morales moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoffman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Morales moves out of range.
Morales wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morales feints and as Hoffman raises his hands in defense, Morales changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morales prevents Hoffman from getting back to his feet.
Morales lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morales prevents Hoffman from getting back to his feet.
Morales chips away with some ground and pound.
Morales works over Hoffman with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morales's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hoffman wants to stand and escape but Morales is having none of it.
Morales connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales is in close to Hoffman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoffman wants to stand but Morales is controlling the position.
Morales lands a couple of digs.
Morales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morales working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoffman's head.
Morales advances to half guard.
Morales winds up and cracks Hoffman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morales in particular looking to stall.
Hoffman tries to kick Morales off but Morales keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morales passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hoffman!
Hoffman is bucking up trying to escape but Morales cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Morales.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Morales.
Hoffman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morales raining down shots from the mount!
Morales with good strikes from the mount here!
Morales working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morales scoring with strikes but Hoffman is staying in there.
Hoffman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morales fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morales trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morales lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Morales lands a big elbow.
Morales working the ground and pound effectively.
Hoffman is rocked!
Morales with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Hoffman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hoffman! More shots from Morales and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Morales!
After winning the bout, Juan Morales 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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