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Invicutus Contenders 45 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeny Lapik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eugeny Lapik!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Henderson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lapik prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
Lapik has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Henderson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lapik working for a choke but Henderson is defending well.
Lapik is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Henderson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lapik looking to break Henderson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Henderson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lapik will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Henderson is trying to get back to his feet but Lapik has full control of the position and if anything, Henderson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Henderson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lapik looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lapik working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Henderson is doing well to defend. Lapik seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Henderson is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eugeny Lapik!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Larry Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy tries to clinch
and Blake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy darts in looking for a takedown but Blake gets double underhooks and turns Hardy into the cage.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Blake has clasped his hands together around Hardy's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blake tries to get to his feet but Hardy is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Blake in his guard.
Hardy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Blake wanted to stand there but Hardy had control of the position.
Hardy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardy working a defensive guard here.
Hardy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blake's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hardy wants to stand but Blake is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blake throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hardy uses it to pass to side control.
Blake tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Blake is squirming around, avoiding Hardy's attempts to control the action.
Blake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hardy on the ground.
Hardy throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Blake has his hands clasped together but Hardy breaks the hold and Blake is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Hardy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Hardy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derick Trotter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Spartan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Derick Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trotter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trotter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trotter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spartan circles away quickly and effectively.
Trotter misses with a looping right.
Trotter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spartan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Derick Trotter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trotter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trotter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spartan lands a big uppercut and Trotter crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Trotter looks OK. Spartan waves Trotter back to his feet!
Trotter is rocked!
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!
Trotter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spartan.
Trotter is still on wobbly legs! Can Spartan finish him?
Trotter throws a body punch but Spartan moves out of range.
Trotter seems to have recovered his senses.
Trotter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Leo Spartan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter tries a head kick but it misses.
Trotter tries to bum rush Spartan with a series of wild strikes but Spartan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trotter misses with a lunging right hand
letting Spartan counter with a right hand.
Spartan misses with a wild combination.
Trotter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good leg kick by Spartan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trotter wants to clinch.
We've been told by Spartan's head coaches at All Around Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trotter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spartan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trotter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trotter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spartan.
Trotter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spartan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan blocks a head kick by Trotter.
Trotter looks to land a combination. Spartan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter is looking to clinch but Spartan is avoiding it.
Spartan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trotter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trotter throws a hook but Spartan blocks it.
Spartan checks a leg kick.
Trotter moves in looking to clinch but Spartan pushes him off.
Trotter tries to keep at a distance but Spartan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spartan has clasped his hands together around Trotter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Spartan is trying to get an arm triangle but Trotter is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trotter taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trotter keeps working.
Trotter is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Spartan is controlling him well.
Spartan scoring with punches and elbows.
Spartan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Spartan looks up at the clock and then as Trotter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Spartan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Spartan lands a few punches from side control.
Spartan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Trotter to see if he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Trotter to see if he's OK.
Trotter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Spartan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Spartan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Spartan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Spartan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trotter looks to land a combination but Spartan avoids it well.
Spartan misses with a body shot.
Trotter digs a good body shot into Spartan's ribs.
Trotter misses with a combination
and Spartan moves into the clinch.
Spartan wants to take the fight to the mat but Trotter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Spartan tries for a takedown but Trotter manages to get underhooks.
Spartan is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Spartan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spartan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trotter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan looking for a takedown.
Spartan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trotter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spartan manages to avoid it.
Trotter stuffs the takedown attempt from Spartan. Spartan gets slowly back to his feet.
Trotter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spartan tries to keep at a distance but Trotter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spartan wants the takedown. Trotter is fighting it off but Spartan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Trotter's guard against the cage.
Spartan prevents Trotter from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Trotter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Spartan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trotter's head.
Spartan trying to control the position from guard on top but Trotter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Trotter wants to get back to his feet but Spartan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spartan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trotter's head.
Spartan scoring with some ground and pound.
Trotter wants to get back to his feet but Spartan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spartan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Spartan 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.
Spartan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trotter's head.
Spartan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Spartan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Spartan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leo Spartan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spartan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spartan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Spartan won't allow Trotter to get back to his feet.
Trotter is breathing heavily.
Spartan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trotter's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Spartan stands up over Trotter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spartan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spartan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Spartan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Spartan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trotter moves in looking to clinch but Spartan pushes him off.
Leo Spartan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spartan misses with a two punch combination.
Trotter clinches up with Spartan and pushes him back against the cage.
Spartan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Spartan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Trotter regains guard.
Spartan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trotter wants to get back to his feet but Spartan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trotter wants to stand and escape but Spartan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Spartan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leo Spartan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Trotter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spartan.
Trotter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trotter wants to clinch.
Trotter throws a sloppy head kick and Spartan moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartan darts in looking for a takedown but Trotter gets double underhooks and turns Spartan into the cage.
Spartan is trying to trip Trotter. He has hold of a leg but Trotter is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Spartan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Spartan cracks Trotter with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trotter's head.
Trotter keeping moving, preventing Spartan from controlling successfully.
Spartan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trotter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Spartan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trotter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trotter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spartan is controlling him.
Spartan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trotter is keeping the position for now.
Trotter wants to stand and escape but Spartan is having none of it.
Spartan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Spartan throwing strikes from guard but Trotter blocks nicely.
Spartan trying to control the position from guard on top but Trotter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spartan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trotter can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan throws a big right hand that misses.
Spartan trying to control the position from guard on top but Trotter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trotter is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Trotter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Spartan has Trotter pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Spartan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Trotter tumbling to the mat - Spartan dives into Trotter's 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!
Spartan is looking to work some ground and pound but Trotter has wrist control.
Trotter wants to get back to his feet but Spartan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spartan scoring with some ground and pound.
Spartan throws a big right hand that misses.
Spartan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Trotter keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan is looking to work some ground and pound but Trotter has wrist control.
Spartan lands a couple of elbows.
Trotter wants to stand up but Spartan is controlling him.
Trotter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spartan is working Trotter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Trotter wants to stand up but Spartan is controlling him.
Spartan lands a couple of digs.
Trotter wants to get back to his feet but Spartan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spartan distracts Trotter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spartan connects with a couple of short punches.
Spartan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trotter's head.
Spartan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trotter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Spartan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Trotter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trotter wants to stand up but Spartan is controlling him.
Spartan works over Trotter with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartan wants to control from the top but Trotter keeps moving.
Trotter wants to stand up but Spartan is controlling him.
Derick Trotter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leo Spartan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spartan cracks Trotter with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Spartan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spartan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Spartan!
Our winner, Leo Spartan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuri Sikura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikura comes into the arena with Liquid Swords-GZA blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Morgan's choice of entrance music: Johnny Cash - Hurt. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuri Sikura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan is looking to score with low kicks.
Sikura closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Morgan is not content to let Sikura control the position.
Sikura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morgan prevents Sikura from improving position.
Morgan is pushing Sikura's head away, looking to escape. Sikura manages to hold on to the position though.
Morgan dodges the ground and pound from Sikura.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Sikura trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sikura's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Morgan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sikura 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.
Still in half guard, Sikura seems content to control.
Sikura prevents Morgan from standing back up.
Morgan is defending against the submission attempts here by Sikura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikura is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sikura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morgan pushes Sikura off looking to stand but Sikura dives back in and keeps control.
Sikura looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Well, if Sikura is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morgan tries to kick Sikura off but Sikura keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikura with the ground and pound but Morgan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sikura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sikura trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sikura is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Sikura trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Sikura is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sikura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sikura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sikura throws a big right hand that misses.
Sikura throwing strikes from guard but Morgan blocks nicely.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sikura postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sikura cracks Morgan with a solid left hand.
Sikura throws an elbow that misses. Morgan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sikura's guard. Nice move by Morgan!
Morgan preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuri Sikura 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.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Sikura avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
Sikura gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Morgan regains guard.
Sikura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan controlling the position.
Morgan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morgan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sikura is now in half guard.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sikura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikura stops Morgan from getting back to his feet.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Sikura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sikura seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sikura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Morgan is trying to maintain the position but Sikura is very close to passing his half guard.
Sikura thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control but Sikura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sikura looks to land a strike but Morgan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sikura looking to sit in guard and control but Morgan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sikura trying to control the position here.
Morgan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sikura holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Sikura is retaining full guard.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sikura's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dexter Morgan.
A clash of legs there as Sikura blocks the low kick.
Sikura throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan slips under a jab from Sikura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sikura shoots in but Morgan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morgan rushes Sikura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sikura goes for a takedown attempt but Morgan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sikura tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Sikura fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuri Sikura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sikura blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morgan checks a leg kick.
Morgan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dexter Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Sikura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sikura tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sikura misses with a looping right.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sikura was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Sikura throws out a leg kick but Morgan moves out of range and Sikura only half commits.
The fighters circling - Sikura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Sikura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sikura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sikura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morgan jabs Sikura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sikura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Morgan lands.
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!
Sikura lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikura tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morgan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sikura somewhat.
Sikura tries to clinch but Morgan moves away
and Morgan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sikura misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Sikura's body. Sikura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sikura misses the jab.
Sikura shoots for a double leg takedown but Morgan sprawls well. He's pushed Sikura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morgan has Sikura up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan can't find room to land a body shot as Sikura controls the action.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan stalls.
Sikura avoiding damage as Morgan throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sikura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Sikura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan connects with a nice looking jab.
Sikura throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Sikura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuri Sikura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morgan, right into the meat.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Morgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Morgan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morgan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Morgan drives through and clinches with Sikura against the cage.
Sikura drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan lands a shot to the body.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sikura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgan to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sikura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sikura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Sikura is avoiding it.
Sikura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sikura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dexter Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sikura tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sikura rather than just go for the knockout.
Morgan darts in and clinches Sikura up against the cage.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Sikura off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sikura, pushing him back against the cage.
Sikura throws a punch but it's blocked by Morgan.
Sikura looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morgan 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Talon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a jab. Talon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Talon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talon wants to clinch
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Talon is just out of range.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Talon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Talon tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jackson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon tries to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson is landing with some decent strikes but Talon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jackson trying to control but Talon is having none of it.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Talon manages to avoid easily.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Talon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson 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.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Talon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jackson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Talon is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson controlling from mount.
Talon taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson unloading with bombs!
Jackson trying to control but Talon is having none of it.
Talon wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Talon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jackson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jackson lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
Talon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talon is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Talon instigates a clinch.
Talon is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Talon down to the mat. Talon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Talon fails to land with a series of punches.
Talon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talon looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Talon moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talon tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Talon circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talon is looking to clinch.
Talon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talon darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Talon.
Talon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talon lands a head kick!
Talon throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Talon tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Talon slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Talon lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Andre Jackson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talon fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talon tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Milo Talon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Talon moves into the clinch successfully.
Talon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has Talon pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Talon lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Talon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Talon tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Talon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson pushes Talon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Talon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An elbow from Jackson crashes against the mat.
Talon can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Talon's head but Talon avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Talon is avoiding damage well.
Jackson cracks Talon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Talon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre Jackson'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Talon tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Talon saw that one coming.
Talon doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Talon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talon lands with a nice body kick.
Talon blocks a jab.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Talon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Talon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Talon on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
It looks like Jackson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Milo Talon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talon pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Talon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Talon tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Talon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Talon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Talon lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Talon.
Talon has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Talon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Talon tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Talon tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Talon scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talon throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Talon throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Talon counters with a nice leg kick.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Talon tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Talon moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Talon keeps moving.
Jackson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Talon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Talon tries to stand but Jackson is controlling from the bottom.
Andre Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Talon trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talon throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Talon's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Talon is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Talon wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Talon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Andre Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Talon is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Milo Talon.
I think Talon 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Talon!
Our winner, Milo Talon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doom Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Slevin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Enter Sandman. This should be a great matchup!
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275 lbs
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243 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Slevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doom Unit!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unit scores with a hook.
Slevin slaps away a takedown attempt from Unit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slevin takes a swing at Unit's ribcage but misses.
Slevin throws a low kick but Unit moves out of range easily.
Unit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Unit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Unit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slevin.
Slevin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Unit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Unit jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donk. Unit catches Slevin right on the button with a cross.
Slevin throws a jab but it's blocked by Unit.
Slevin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Unit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slevin manages to avoid it.
Slevin throws a sloppy body shot
and Unit counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Slevin!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Slevin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Unit.
Slevin struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit is trying to ground and pound but Slevin uses the momentary lack of control by Unit to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slevin trying to control from the bottom.
Unit is keen to just control but Slevin is a slippery customer.
Unit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Unit looks to land a strike but Slevin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Unit won't allow Slevin to get back to his feet.
Slevin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slevin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit trying to control the position from guard on top but Slevin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unit keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slevin's head.
Unit trying to control the position from guard on top but Slevin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unit looking to pass the guard.
Unit is working Slevin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unit looking to sit in guard and control but Slevin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Slevin wants to stand and escape but instead Unit has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Unit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slevin keeping moving, preventing Unit from controlling successfully.
Slevin controls Unit momentarily but Unit frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Unit looking to sit in guard and control but Slevin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Slevin wanted to stand there but Unit had control of the position.
Slevin stopping the sweep attempt from Unit.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slevin trying to control but Unit is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doom Unit dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Slevin.
Unit misses the jab.
Unit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slevin is out of range.
Unit throws a leg kick but Slevin moved away.
Slevin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slevin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Unit lands with an uppercut that bounces Slevin off the cage and back into range.
Unit misses with a body shot.
Unit misses the jab.
Unit dodges the punch combination from Slevin.
Unit scores with a jab to the body.
Slevin misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unit darts in looking for a takedown but Slevin gets double underhooks and turns Unit into the cage.
Unit lands with a left to the head.
Unit misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin tries to work over Unit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Unit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Slevin has a couple of punches blocked by Unit.
Slevin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Unit blocks a body shot from Slevin.
Unit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Unit blocking some punches.
I was talking to Slevin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slevin is looking to break free of the clinch but Unit has double underhooks.
Slevin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Unit or not.
Unit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slevin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Unit backwards.
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!
Slevin tries a body shot but Unit blocks it.
Slevin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unit.
Slevin cracks Unit with a nice body shot.
Slevin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Unit fails to land.
Unit blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Slevin.
Slevin is trying to force a seperation but Unit has the dominant position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Unit. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Slevin gets underhooks to prevent Unit's takedown attempt.
Slevin lands a right hand.
Unit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slevin lands with a right to the head.
Unit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Unit blocking some punches.
Slevin working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tony Slevin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slevin gets through Unit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Unit breaks from the clinch.
Unit ducks under a wild hook from Slevin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit misses with a jab to the body
and Slevin counters with a left and a right that stings Unit.
Jab, jab by Unit - just one landing.
Unit moves out of range of the strikes.
Slevin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Unit throws an overhand right that lands on Slevin's shoulder, as Slevin tries to avoid the shot.
Slevin throws a leg kick
and Unit counters with a good, hard body kick but Slevin shrugs it off.
Slevin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unit moves out of range as Slevin strikes.
Slevin tries to bum rush Unit with a series of wild strikes but Unit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slevin scores with a jab to the body.
Slevin misses with a looping left.
Unit closes the distance and clinches up with Slevin, looking for a takedown. Unit pushes Slevin against the cage but Slevin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tony Slevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doom Unit.
Unit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Unit moves out of range of the body kick from Slevin.
Unit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Unit throws a right hand that Slevin ducks under and follows up with a left that Slevin also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slevin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Unit slips a straight right by Slevin.
Unit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Unit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slevin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Unit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Slevin checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Unit.
Unit throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Slevin was covering up waiting for the punch and Unit finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Unit throws a strike but Slevin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slevin trying to control but Unit is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Slevin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Unit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slevin.
A jab from Unit misses.
Slevin throws a sloppy head kick and Unit moves out of range easily.
Unit throws a push kick but Slevin slaps the foot to one side.
Slevin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slevin moves out of range as Unit throws a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Unit. That's going to slow Slevin down.
Slevin misses with a few strikes there.
Slevin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Unit scores with a jab. Slevin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Unit just misses with a punch to the body.
Unit fails with a takedown attempt.
Slevin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Unit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit pushes Slevin away with a front kick.
Slevin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Unit can pounce on him.
Slevin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Unit misses with a low kick.
Slevin scores with a jab to the head.
Slevin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Unit is able to avoid easily.
Slevin misses with a hook. Unit ducked under it nicely.
Unit throws a leg kick
and Slevin counters with a nice leg kick.
Unit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Unit.
Slevin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Unit is able to avoid easily.
Unit slips a straight right by Slevin.
Unit decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unit wants to pass the guard but Slevin is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit uses his free foot to push down on Slevin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Slevin.
Slevin taking shots to the head.
Unit with shots to the head and body - Slevin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Slevin gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Slevin tries to roll over but Unit keeps him under control.
Unit is trying to control the action in half guard but Slevin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Unit tries to control but Slevin wriggling away.
Unit punching from mount but Slevin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Slevin taking shots to the head.
Slevin is bucking up trying to escape but Unit cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Doom Unit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Unit landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unit lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Slevin is in a horrible position here. Unit smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Slevin is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Unit! Slevin is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Doom Unit!
After winning the bout, Doom Unit 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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