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LVC #77 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Lluca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Johnson (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valentin Lluca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lluca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson wants to slow Lluca down by chopping away at his legs.
Lluca 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.
A punch combination from Lluca misses.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Lluca moves out of range easily.
Johnson tries to bum rush Lluca with a series of wild strikes but Lluca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with the body kick
and Lluca counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lluca controlling the position.
Johnson bucks up and tries to throw Lluca off but instead Lluca has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson tries to roll but Lluca sticks to his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lluca controlling from the back.
Lluca keeps control of the position as Johnson tries to break free.
Can Johnson hold on?! Lluca is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Lluca lands a shot to the body.
Even with his hooks in, Lluca manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Lluca has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Johnson's body.
Lluca lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Lluca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Can Johnson hold on?! Lluca is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lluca lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Lluca.
Johnson covers up after that shot from Lluca.
Lluca lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Lluca controlling from the back.
Lluca loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Johnson hold on?
Lluca is punishing Johnson with some ground and pound.
Lluca 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.
Lluca lands with a hammerfist to the side of Johnson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lluca lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Johnson hold on?!
Lluca scores with punches to the body.
Lluca lands a shot to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lluca is trying to stick to Johnson's back but Johnson is turning into Lluca. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lluca's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Johnson.
Johnson wants to stand but Lluca has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lluca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lluca is controlling Johnson's posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lluca misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chris Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lluca blocks the body kick.
Lluca misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Lluca dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lluca bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lluca happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Johnson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lluca.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lluca takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lluca prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johnson is letting Lluca control him for a moment.
Lluca working the body and head with strikes.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson is trying to control Lluca's posture but Lluca avoids it.
Johnson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lluca landing shots from mount.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Lluca smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Lluca cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lluca controlling the pace for now.
Johnson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lluca lands a heavy elbow.
Lluca prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lluca raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Lluca gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lluca landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lluca sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lluca breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lluca controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Lluca dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lluca counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Lluca counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lluca connects with a couple of short punches.
Lluca showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lluca has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lluca controlling the action here.
Lluca seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lluca is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lluca is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lluca passes to side control.
Valentin Lluca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lluca controls the position.
Lluca tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Johnson trying to remain calm as Lluca controls from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to buck Lluca off but Lluca is having none of it.
Lluca landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson wants to control but Lluca postures up.
Lluca looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lluca smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lluca remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Valentin Lluca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lluca's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lluca seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lluca lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lluca connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Lluca postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.
Chris Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Lluca has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Lluca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lluca, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Lluca!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Bujol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Bujol had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Bujol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Powers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers misses with a looping right.
Bujol lands with an uppercut that bounces Powers off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Austin Powers has been cut.
Bujol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bujol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powers moves away.
Powers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bujol was well out of range. Poor timing from Powers.
A good leg kick by Powers.
Bujol fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powers needs to keep his hands up - Bujol had a free shot at his head there.
Powers lands a jab to the nose.
Bujol looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bujol slips under a jab from Powers.
Bujol jabs Powers right on the nose. Powers blinks but takes it well.
Bujol lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Powers can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Bujol and Powers drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Bujol.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Bujol!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calloway comes to the cage accompanied by The Death Symphony. Mark Calloway has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Calloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calloway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but Calloway shows good takedown defense.
Henderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Henderson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Calloway is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Calloway is trying desperately to improve position.
Henderson content just to control the position here.
Henderson wants to take Calloway's back here but Calloway is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Henderson is looking to stand but Henderson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson avoids the attempt from Calloway to control.
Calloway working to try and regain half guard.
Henderson looking to control but Calloway is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Calloway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henderson on the ground.
Henderson cracks Calloway with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Calloway's coaches at BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Henderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Calloway on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Calloway tries to get out of the position.
Henderson wants to control the pace but Calloway is squirming around nicely.
Calloway wants to control but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson trying to control but Calloway is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson controlling from mount.
Calloway is trying to escape the mount.
Henderson raining down shots from the mount!
Henderson dominating with strikes here.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Henderson controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Calloway can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Henderson trying to control but Calloway is having none of it.
Calloway tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henderson lands a heavy elbow.
Henderson prevents Calloway from getting the reversal.
Calloway sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Calloway is trying to stand up here but Henderson is controlling him well.
Henderson wants to stand but Calloway has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calloway trying to control from the bottom.
Calloway is trying to get back to full guard.
Henderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Calloway knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Calloway desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Calloway wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calloway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Henderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Calloway counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Calloway.
Henderson is trying to hold Calloway in close to prevent damage but Calloway has managed to pass into half guard.
Calloway is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Calloway wants to get back to his feet.
Henderson is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Henderson wants to control but Calloway is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Calloway wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Calloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calloway shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Henderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Calloway counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Henderson's guard now.
Henderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderson, not yet.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Calloway is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Calloway from controlling successfully.
Calloway is looking to stand up but Henderson won't let him.
Calloway 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.
Mark Calloway has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Calloway blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Calloway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Calloway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mark Calloway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Henderson.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Calloway moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calloway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Calloway throws a leg kick but Henderson checks it.
Calloway tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Calloway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calloway fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Henderson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Henderson looks to clinch but Calloway throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Henderson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Calloway!
In his post fight interview, Mark Calloway started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Bucktoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Bucktoo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Bucktoo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bucktoo gets caught napping as Florian dives in and scores a takedown. Bucktoo manages to retain guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bucktoo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Florian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bucktoo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bucktoo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Florian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Florian stops Bucktoo from standing up.
Florian looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bucktoo can't keep his opponent in guard - Florian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bucktoo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bucktoo actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bucktoo taking some punishment here, with Florian in his half guard.
Florian content to control rather than advance.
Bucktoo tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Florian manages to move to mount!
Bucktoo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Florian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've been hearing that Florian has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Florian is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Florian landing shots from mount.
Bucktoo can't escape the position.
Florian misses with a head shot.
Bucktoo tries to reverse the position but Florian maintains control.
Florian throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bucktoo because Florian loaded up on that one.
Florian landing strikes from the mount and Bucktoo is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bucktoo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bucktoo is squirming around, avoiding Florian's attempts to control the action.
Florian is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bucktoo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Florian controlling his opponent.
Florian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bucktoo?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florian looking to control but Bucktoo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bucktoo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bucktoo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bucktoo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Florian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Florian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bucktoo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bucktoo misses with a right hand
and Florian counters with a takedown into side control.
Florian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Florian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bucktoo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bucktoo stops Florian from passing to mount.
Florian looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bucktoo is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bucktoo tries to bench press Florian off him but Florian keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucktoo is still trying to improve position.
Florian thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Florian wants to stand but Bucktoo is controlling his arm.
Bucktoo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Florian off and has taken his back!
Bucktoo is landing with strikes from the back.
Bucktoo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bucktoo missing with strikes from the back.
Florian manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bucktoo's guard. Nice work there by Florian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Florian slips nicely into half guard.
Florian is controlling the pace.
Bucktoo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Florian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bucktoo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian tries to hold on but Bucktoo postures up.
Bucktoo looking to ground and pound but Florian is blocking nicely.
Florian taking shots to the head.
Bucktoo avoids the attempt from Florian to control.
Florian holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bucktoo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Florian wants to hold on but Bucktoo pushes him away.
Bucktoo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bucktoo lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bucktoo with good strikes from the mount here!
Bucktoo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bucktoo looking to finish with strikes here!
Bucktoo unloads with some shots from mount but Florian bucks and avoids them well.
Bucktoo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kenny Florian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bucktoo throwing strikes here but Florian is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Florian regains half guard.
Florian moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Florian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bucktoo throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Florian will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bucktoo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A swing and a miss from Bucktoo.
Bucktoo throws a jab but it's blocked by Florian.
Bucktoo misses with a series of wild punches.
Bucktoo throws a looping overhand right but Florian ducks down to avoid it.
Florian closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bucktoo did well to prevent Florian getting side control.
Bucktoo wants to get back to full guard.
Florian is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bucktoo tries to get to full guard but Florian has control of the leg.
Florian passes to full mount!
Bucktoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bucktoo wants to hold on but Florian pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian working Bucktoo over with strikes here.
Florian landing strikes, looking to finish!
Florian working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bucktoo is squirming around, avoiding Florian's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Florian raining down hammerfists from mount.
Florian looking to control but Bucktoo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Florian working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Bucktoo turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Florian off and cradles Bucktoo's limp body as Florian celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kenny Florian!
Tim Bucktoo spoke after the fight, saying 'I find myself at a crossroads, but I will be back!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pope Fish (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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204 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pope Fish!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
Hayes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fish on the side of the head.
Hayes 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.
Hayes loads up on a big right hand but Fish slips the punch.
Hayes blocks a head kick by Fish.
Hayes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fish with a hook.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Hayes ducks down to avoid it.
Hayes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fish moves out of range of the strikes.
Fish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fish lands a jab to the nose.
Fish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
Fish slips a jab from Hayes.
Fish slips under a jab from Hayes.
Fish connects with a leg kick. Hayes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fish can pounce on him.
Hayes throws the left hand but Fish avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fish. That one must have hurt.
Fish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes throws a jab when Fish was well out of range.
Fish throws a low kick but Hayes moves out of range easily.
That kick from Fish tenderised Hayes's leg. Hayes is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab lands there for Hayes.
Hayes throws a right hand that misses
and Fish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fish throws a leg kick
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Fish slips under a jab from Hayes.
Fish is looking to score with low kicks.
Hayes throws a leg kick which misses Fish's front leg but catches the back leg as Fish tries to avoid it.
Hayes misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
Fish dodges the punch combination from Hayes.
Hayes tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fish throws a head kick but Hayes moves out of range.
Fish thumps Hayes with a low kick.
Hayes blocks the body kick.
Fish needs to keep his hands up - Hayes had a free shot at his head there.
That kick from Fish tenderised Hayes's leg. Hayes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fish, right into the meat.
Fish feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hayess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fish circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fish finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Fish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fish moves away from the strike by Hayes.
Fish misses with a double jab.
Hayes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
Fish fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Fish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fish connects with a body shot that sends Hayes's belly button to the back.
Fish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fish is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hayes rather than just go for the knockout.
Fish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fish digs a good body shot into Hayes's ribs.
Fish just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fish throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Fish scores with a sloppy right hand. Hayes should have avoided that one.
It looks like Gary Hayes has been cut.
Hayes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
Fish tried to score with a low kick but Hayes checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fish throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hayes's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hayes is rocked!
Fish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Hayes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Hayes misses.
Hayes seems to have got his legs back now.
Hayes tries to clinch there but Fish circles away.
Hayes blocks a low kick nicely.
Hayes throws a shot from downtown. Fish moves away and avoids it.
Fish tries to work over Hayes's front leg with a kick but Hayes checks it.
Fish tried to score with a low kick but Hayes checks it.
Hayes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hayes stalks Fish and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fish's face. Fish staggers backwards, shaken.
A big right from Hayes misses.
Fish pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hayes is out of range and Fish settles back down.
A head kick misses from Fish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Fish. Those never looked like landing.
Hayes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Fish.
Fish with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hayes to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pope Fish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Hayes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hayes takes a step back to recover.
Fish fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hayes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hayes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pope Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish throws out a leg kick but Hayes moves out of range and Fish only half commits.
Hayes doesn't manage to clinch there - Fish circles away.
Fish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fish throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hayes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fish loads up on a big right hand but Hayes slips the punch.
A jab from Hayes misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fish in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fish takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Hayes throws a right hand that misses
and Fish counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hayes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fish throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fish scores with a hook to the body. Hayes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fish, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hayes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fish attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fish swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayes.
Fish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
Fish lands with an uppercut that bounces Hayes off the cage and back into range.
Fish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Fish.
Fish lands a front kick.
Hayes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish scores with the left hand. Hayes knows he should have avoided that one.
Fish connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fish thumps Hayes with a low kick.
Hayes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fish can pounce on him.
Fish throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Fish connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Fish.
Fish throws a head kick that Hayes semi-blocks.
A shot to the liver by Fish. Beautiful body shot.
Fish stuns Hayes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fish lands a body shot.
Fish is looking to land body kicks.
Fish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fish moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fish tries to score with a low kick but Hayes moves his leg out of the way.
Fish thuds a left hand into Hayes's body.
Fish connects with a single shot there.
Hayes throws a jab when Fish was well out of range.
Hayes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fish throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
Hayes throws an overhand right that lands on Fish's shoulder, as Fish tries to avoid the shot.
Fish scores with a hook to the body. Hayes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish cracks the inside of Hayes's front leg.
Fish looks to land a body kick but Hayes moved away.
Hayes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fish misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fish throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fish throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Fish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fish fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hayes.
Fish lands a body shot.
Fish lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fish stalks Hayes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hayes's face. Hayes staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayes.
Fish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fish moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fish throws a right and a left that Hayes avoids nicely.
Fish dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Fish dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hayes. That did some damage!
Pope Fish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Hayes as he checks the leg kick.
Fish looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fish throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fish misses with a series of wild punches.
Fish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fish swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hayes.
Fish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pope Fish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Hayes'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!
Fish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fish misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Fish. That snapped Hayes's head back.
Hayes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Fish counter with a right hand.
Fish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hayes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fish misses with a low kick.
Fish throws a nice head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Fish.
Fish is looking to chop away at Hayes's legs.
Fish punishes Hayes's body with a nice straight punch.
Fish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fish takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Fish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes slips under a jab from Fish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Hayes coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Hayes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayes throws a hook but Fish avoids it easily.
Fish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fish dips to his left and cracks Hayes with an uppercut!
Fish turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fish takes a swing at Hayes's ribcage but misses.
Fish looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hayes throws a shot from downtown. Fish moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Fish. That snapped Hayes's head back.
Hayes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fish throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Fish is out of range.
Fish lands a jab to Hayes's midsection.
Hayes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fish lands a slapping body shot.
Fish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fish.
Fish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fish scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fish.
Hayes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fish was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a right hand
enabling Fish to counter with a crisp jab.
Fish misses with a head kick.
Hayes moves out of range as Fish throws a body kick.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Fish lands but Hayes takes it in his stride.
Fish fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hayes is out of range.
Fish thows a body shot but no joy.
Hayes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fish.
Fish throws a wild body kick that Hayes sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Fish misses.
A big right from Hayes misses.
Hayes throws a jab when Fish was well out of range.
Fish misses with a leg kick.
Hayes misses with a two punch combination.
Fish misses with a wild combination.
Fish clobbers Hayes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fish misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fish circles away quickly and effectively.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fish.
Fish is looking to slow Hayes down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Hayes.
Fish throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fish slips under a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fish.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fish feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
Fish misses with a low kick.
A big left from Hayes misses.
Gary Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fish thuds his shin into the meat of Hayes's side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pope Fish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fish has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pope Fish!
After the big win, Pope Fish made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magestico Garuntasticos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Voss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garuntasticos comes to the cage accompanied by The Monkey Has Escaped!. Voss comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here comes the boom! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magestico Garuntasticos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Voss!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garuntasticos .
Garuntasticos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Voss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Voss changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garuntasticos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Voss is trying to get an arm triangle but Garuntasticos is defending well.
Garuntasticos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Voss is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
My spies in BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym inform me that Voss has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Voss not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Voss prevents Garuntasticos from improving his position.
Garuntasticos is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garuntasticos defending well though.
Voss is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garuntasticos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Voss thows a huge punch but Garuntasticos dodges it nicely.
Voss is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Voss trying to control the action but Garuntasticos is working from the bottom.
Garuntasticos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Voss's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Voss's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss covering up well under a series of strikes from Garuntasticos .
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Garuntasticos 's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Garuntasticos is punishing Voss with some ground and pound.
It looks like Scott Voss has been cut.
Voss is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Voss can't escape the position.
Voss is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Garuntasticos off. It looks like it's working - Garuntasticos slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Voss displaying calm under pressure there.
Voss tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garuntasticos defends well and Voss ends up having to push Garuntasticos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garuntasticos .
A right hook to the body lands for Garuntasticos .
Voss looking for a takedown.
Magestico Garuntasticos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Voss.
Voss fails to pull guard.
Voss is looking for a takedown.
Garuntasticos works on Voss's body with a couple of short punches.
Voss looks winded!
Garuntasticos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Garuntasticos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Garuntasticos is stalling in the full guard.
Garuntasticos 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Garuntasticos trying to control the position from guard on top but Voss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garuntasticos . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garuntasticos drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Garuntasticos seems to have locked his on tight now - Voss screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Garuntasticos , as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Magestico Garuntasticos !
Magestico Garuntasticos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bison Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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270 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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26
270 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bison Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Brady!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Bradley. No joy for Brady on that attempt.
Brady clinches up with Bradley and pushes him back against the cage.
Brady tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Bradley has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Brady regains guard immediately.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brady holds on and takes a little breather.
Brady looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brady is controlling Bradley's posture.
Brady is trying to keep Bradley in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brady holds on and takes a little breather.
Bradley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Brady was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Brady is looking to clinch.
Brady darts in and clinches Bradley up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brady 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.
Bradley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bobby Brady has been cut.
Bradley gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brady regains guard.
Bradley stopping the sweep attempt from Brady.
Brady is trying to control the position but Bradley postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is fighting to break Brady's control of his arms but Brady is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brady is trying to keep Bradley in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bobby Brady hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley tries to clinch but Brady moves out of range.
Bradley misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Brady does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brady has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bradley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brady after a bit of a struggle.
Brady has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bradley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bradley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bradley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brady.
Bison Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Brady.
Brady is trying to pull guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bradley has clasped his hands together around Brady's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bradley slows the pace down.
Brady tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brady gets back to half guard.
Brady wants to improve his position but Bradley is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady trying to control but Bradley postures up.
Brady is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brady tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bradley has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brady really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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 Bison Bradley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brady's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brady is looking to clinch.
Brady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bradley.
Bradley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bradley connects with a right hand. Brady shakes it off.
Brady drops his hands momentarily and Bradley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brady dives in and scores a takedown into Bradley's guard.
Bradley keeping full guard, as Brady tries to pass.
Brady looking to sit in guard and control but Bradley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bradley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brady has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bradley has managed to get both his arms back between Brady's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradley is one step ahead there.
Brady controls Bradley momentarily but Bradley frees himself.
Bradley won't allow Brady to sweep him here.
Brady controls Bradley momentarily but Bradley frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady controlling Bradley's posture.
Brady wants to control the position but Bradley says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Brady is looking for a sweep. Bradley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bradley is stalling here. Brady is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bradley seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brady has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Brady are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brady is controlling him well.
Brady tries for a kimura but Bradley is defending well.
Bradley is not content to let Brady control the position.
Brady tries to move to mount but Bradley blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady trying to control the action but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Bradley regains half guard, as Brady was trying to land strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brady is thwarting Bradley's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bison Bradley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Brady's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bradley throws a low kick but Brady avoids it.
Brady moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brady goes for a double leg but Bradley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bradley continues to drive forward.
Bradley gets control of Brady's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bradley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bradley has control of Brady's left arm, preventing Brady from doing any damage.
Brady tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradley is retaining full guard.
Brady throws a strike but Bradley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brady is trying to control the position but Bradley postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brady pulls Bradley in close to prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bradley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brady has his hands on Bradley's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bobby Brady hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bradley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bobby Brady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brady wants to clinch but Bradley slips to the side
and Bradley counters with a good low kick that Brady was not able to check.
Bradley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brady thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley throws the kick towards the body but Brady avoids it.
Brady tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it.
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bradley.
Brady misses with a takedown
and Bradley counters with a good low kick that Brady was not able to check.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bradley!
Jab by Bradley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bradley works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley scores with a body shot.
Bradley drops Brady with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bradley follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bison Bradley!
Bison Bradley decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Gorrila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randolph Turpin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Gorrila!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorrila misses with a hook. Turpin ducked under it nicely.
Gorrila lands with a right hand.
Turpin is looking to score with low kicks.
Gorrila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've been informed that Gorrila has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gorrila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gorrila - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorrila checks a leg kick nicely.
Gorrila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gorrila misses with a hook
and Turpin counters with an inside leg kick.
Turpin checks a low kick from Gorrila.
Gorrila throws out a leg kick but Turpin moves out of range and Gorrila only half commits.
Gorrila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gorrila tries to clinch there but Turpin circles away.
Turpin moves out of range of the leg kick from Gorrila.
Turpin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gorrila misses with a low kick.
Gorrila throws a head kick but Turpin moves out of range.
Gorrila throws a head kick that misses.
We've been told by Turpin's head coaches at Brotherhood Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Turpin misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gorrila.
Turpin looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorrila is just out of range.
Gorrila's corner calls for a 1-2. Gorrila obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turpin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gorrila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Gorrila.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorrila connects with the punch.
Gorrila cracks Turpin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gorrila tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gorrila throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turpin misses with a shot to the body
and Gorrila connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gorrila throws a push kick but Turpin slaps the foot to one side.
Gorrila thows a body shot but no joy.
Fat Gorrila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from Gorrila.
Turpin keeps Gorrila at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila tries to work over Turpin's front leg with a kick but Turpin checks it.
Gorrila fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turpin, pushing him back against the cage.
Gorrila tries a knee to the head but Turpin blocks it.
Gorrila blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gorrila misses with a punch on the inside.
Turpin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turpin avoids a wild elbow strike from Gorrila.
Gorrila managing to block the knees to the body from Turpin.
Gorrila comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Randolph Turpin has been cut.
Gorrila misses with a body punch.
Gorrila lands an uppercut.
Turpin digs a right hand into Gorrila's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gorrila's gas tank.
Turpin lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Gorrila.
Gorrila misses with the head strike.
Gorrila throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turpins head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Turpin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Turpin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turpin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorrila's elbow.
Turpin looking to stall.
Turpin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turpin can't break the clinch.
Turpin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gorrila avoids it.
Gorrila scores with a shoulder strike.
Turpin prevents a body shot from Gorrila.
Turpin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turpin avoids a wild elbow strike from Gorrila.
Gorrila is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turpin is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Turpin.
Gorrila lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turpin misses with a body punch.
Gorrila lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turpin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Gorrila.
Gorrila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turpin throws a shot from downtown. Gorrila moves away and avoids it.
Gorrila looks for the body kick but Turpin saw that one coming.
Gorrila throws a nice looking combination but Turpin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good work by Turpin as he checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gorrila.
Turpin misses with a head kick.
Gorrila does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gorrila throws a head kick but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin throws a sloppy head kick and Gorrila moves out of range easily.
Gorrila checks a low kick from Turpin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turpin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gorrila.
Gorrila is looking to land body kicks.
Gorrila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fat Gorrila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randolph Turpin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gorrila tries to clinch there but Turpin circles away.
A good leg kick by Turpin.
Gorrila tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turpin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gorrila throws a body punch but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gorrila.
Gorrila lands a front kick.
Turpin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gorrila throws a jab but it's blocked by Turpin.
Turpin checks the leg kick.
Turpin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gorrila. That did some damage!
Turpin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turpin drops his hands momentarily and Gorrila takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gorrila swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorrila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gorrila stalks Turpin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turpin's face. Turpin staggers backwards, shaken.
Gorrila tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorrila checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turpin lands a head kick!
Gorrila checks a leg kick nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turpin.
Turpin throws a front kick aimed at Gorrila's knee but Gorrila avoids it well.
Gorrila tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gorrila throws a push kick but Turpin slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turpin moves out of range as Gorrila strikes.
Gorrila connects with a solid leg kick.
Turpin checks the leg kick.
Turpin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Turpin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorrila.
Gorrila closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Turpin cracks Gorrila with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turpin misses with a combination
and Gorrila counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turpin checks the leg kick.
Turpin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turpin throws a leg kick but Gorrila sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gorrila scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gorrila lunges at Turpin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turpin's hand.
Turpin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gorrila.
Gorrila throws a leg kick but Turpin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gorrila lands a lovely overhand right.
Turpin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Turpin throws a right hand that Gorrila ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorrila also avoids with ease.
Gorrila lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Turpin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gorrila connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila connects with a leg kick. Turpin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gorrila darts in and clinches Turpin up against the cage.
Gorrila looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Turpin.
Turpin trying to control the position but instead, Gorrila has worked for underhooks and has pushed Turpin into the cage.
Gorrila with a knee to the head.
Turpin letting Gorrila take a breather here.
Gorrila keeps control of Turpin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gorrila lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turpin backwards.
Turpin blocks a body shot from Gorrila.
Turpin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gorrila.
Gorrila prevents Turpin from breaking the clinch.
Turpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila lands with a short shot to the head.
Fat Gorrila seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorrila misses with a body punch.
Gorrila taking a breather.
Gorrila scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gorrila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turpin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turpin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gorrila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gorrila digs a right hand underneath Turpin's ribcage. Turpin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gorrila lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gorrila.
A short left from Gorrila.
Gorrila softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turpin blocking some punches.
Gorrila has Turpin pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Gorrila.
Gorrila stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fat Gorrila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randolph Turpin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gorrila's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gorrila duly obliges.
Gorrila misses with a wild body shot.
Turpin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gorrila fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turpin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turpin blocks the body kick.
Turpin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turpin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gorrila is looking to slow Turpin down with leg kicks.
That kick from Gorrila tenderised Turpin's leg. Turpin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorrila closes the distance and pushes Turpin back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorrila.
The referee calls for Gorrila to work.
Turpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gorrila pushes Turpin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turpin is trying to break the clinch but Gorrila has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gorrila.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turpin.
Gorrila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorrila'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.
Gorrila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorrila lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gorrila trying to control the position but instead, Turpin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gorrila into the cage.
Turpin misses with a body punch.
Gorrila lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gorrila creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorrila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randolph Turpin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turpin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gorrila lands an elbow that stopped Turpin in his tracks for a moment.
Turpin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turpin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorrila is looking to clinch.
Fat Gorrila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turpin looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorrila is just out of range.
Turpin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gorrila counters with an outside leg kick.
Turpin moves out of range as Gorrila throws a body kick.
Turpin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Turpin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Gorrila. Those never looked like landing.
Gorrila throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Turpin to counter with a crisp jab.
Turpin checks a leg kick.
Gorrila tries to land a front kick but Turpin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gorrila clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorrila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorrila avoiding damage.
Gorrila swings wildly with an uppercut but Turpin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turpin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turpin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorrila.
Gorrila throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Turpin.
Gorrila misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gorrila can't find room to land a body shot as Turpin controls the action.
Gorrila trying to control the position but instead, Turpin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gorrila into the cage.
Turpin tries to throw a body punch but Gorrila avoids it by throwing Turpin back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorrila manages to avoid it.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gorrila.
Gorrila cracks Turpin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorrila stalks Turpin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turpin's face. Turpin staggers backwards, shaken.
Turpin misses with a low kick.
Gorrila shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gorrila scores with a hook.
Turpin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gorrila lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorrila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turpin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fat Gorrila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Turpin circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fat Gorrila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gorrila has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fat Gorrila!
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