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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenikonu Palowunu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lenikonu Palowunu!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palowunu missing with a left hand there. Donnelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palowunu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly misses with a few strikes there.
Donnelly dodges the punch combination from Palowunu.
Palowunu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donnelly.
Donnelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donnelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donnelly loads up on a big right hand but Palowunu slips the punch.
Donnelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palowunu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Donnelly's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and Palowunu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donnelly misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowunu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donnelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Palowunu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palowunu avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
A telegraphed right hand from Donnelly misses the target.
Donnelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donnelly misses with a left hand
and Palowunu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
Palowunu thuds his right hand into Donnelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Palowunu moves away from the strike by Donnelly.
Donnelly tries to bum rush Palowunu with a series of wild strikes but Palowunu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palowunu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donnelly's waist but Donnelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palowunu off to one side.
Donnelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Lenikonu Palowunu has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly dodges the punch combination from Palowunu.
Donnelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palowunu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donnelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palowunu avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Palowunu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palowunu throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Palowunu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donnelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palowunu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Palowunu tries to clinch there but Donnelly circles away.
Donnelly throws a right hand that Palowunu ducks under and follows up with a left that Palowunu also avoids with ease.
Palowunu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Donnelly wants to break free but Palowunu has control.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Palowunu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palowunu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Palowunu.
Donnelly has had enough of the clinch but Palowunu keeps him there for the moment.
Palowunu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Palowunu throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnelly.
Palowunu misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palowunu tries a body shot but Donnelly blocks it.
Donnelly working hard to break the clinch.
Palowunu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Donnelly is defending well.
Brian Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenikonu Palowunu.
Donnelly is leaning against Palowunu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donnelly wants to stall.
Donnelly taking a breather.
Palowunu misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donnelly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donnelly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Palowunu blocking some punches.
Donnelly tries to work over Palowunu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palowunu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenikonu Palowunu's cut.
That's time! Donnelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donnelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Palowunu's hands.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palowunu moves out of range as Donnelly strikes.
Donnelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnelly misses with a body shot.
Donnelly jabs Palowunu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Palowunu is defended easily by Donnelly.
Donnelly just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Palowunu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Palowunu walks into a stiff left hand from Donnelly.
Palowunu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donnelly.
Donnelly loads up on a big right hand but Palowunu slips the punch.
A head kick from Donnelly lands but Palowunu takes it in his stride.
Donnelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Palowunu counters with a right hand to the body.
Donnelly keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palowunu. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly looks to land a left hand but Palowunu moved out of range nicely.
Donnelly throws a looping overhand right but Palowunu ducks down to avoid it.
Donnelly misses with a right hand
enabling Palowunu to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palowunu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and Palowunu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Palowunu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donnelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly cracks a nice hook into Palowunu's ribs.
A combination from Palowunu does no damage.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palowunu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donnelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Palowunu scrambles back to his feet.
Palowunu ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Brian Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Donnelly gets tackled into the cage by Palowunu. Palowunu maintains the clinch.
Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
Palowunu blocks an uppercut.
Donnelly wants to get back to striking at distance but Palowunu won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Palowunu is keeping busy.
Palowunu is working for takedown but Donnelly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Donnelly lands with a light punch inside.
Donnelly lands an uppercut.
Palowunu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
A short right from Donnelly on the inside.
Palowunu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donnelly.
Palowunu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palowunu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Donnelly has had enough of the clinch but Palowunu keeps him there for the moment.
Palowunu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palowunu lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
Palowunu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Donnelly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brian Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenikonu Palowunu.
Palowunu tries to work over Donnelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowunu wants to take the fight to the mat but Donnelly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Palowunu lands a left hand.
Donnelly lands a nice uppercut.
Donnelly has a couple of punches blocked by Palowunu.
Donnelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donnelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palowunu has him pressed against the cage.
Palowunu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palowunu moves out of range as Donnelly strikes.
Lenikonu Palowunu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palowunu walks into a jab.
Donnelly missing with a left hand there. Palowunu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palowunu throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lenikonu Palowunu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice defenses there by Palowunu.
Donnelly throws a hook but Palowunu avoids it easily.
Donnelly lands a really nice looking cross but Palowunu seems unphased.
Donnelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Palowunu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donnelly.
Donnelly swinging wildly here.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Palowunu is out of range.
Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly works Palowunu's body with a nice hook.
Palowunu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donnelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brian Donnelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowunu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Palowunu misses with a body punch.
Palowunu tries to stall but Donnelly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Palowunu throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Donnelly as Palowunu tries to tie him up.
Donnelly looking to stall.
Donnelly lands an uppercut.
Palowunu taking a breather.
Palowunu can't find room to land a body shot as Donnelly controls the action.
Palowunu has Donnelly pressed against the cage.
Palowunu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donnelly.
Palowunu scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donnelly is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Palowunu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Donnelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Donnelly.
Palowunu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly slips a jab and a cross from Palowunu.
Donnelly avoids the body shot from Palowunu.
Palowunu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Donnelly defends well and Palowunu ends up having to push Donnelly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brian Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenikonu Palowunu.
Palowunu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palowunu pushes Donnelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donnelly trying to stall but Palowunu improves his position.
Palowunu throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnelly.
Palowunu taking a breather.
Palowunu missing with knees to the body.
Palowunu blocks a body shot from Donnelly.
Palowunu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palowunu lands a shot to the body.
Palowunu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palowunu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donnelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brian Donnelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Palowunu.
Palowunu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Donnelly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A hook to the body from Donnelly.
Donnelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palowunu throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Donnelly as the two fighters clinch.
Lenikonu Palowunu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palowunu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Donnelly.
Donnelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palowunu can't find room to land a body shot as Donnelly controls the action.
Palowunu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donnelly.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donnelly breaks from the clinch.
Palowunu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donnelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Lenikonu Palowunu's cut even more.
Donnelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palowunu in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Donnelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donnelly, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Donnelly!
Brian Donnelly made sure to mention his sponsor, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Aldrin (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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BJJ White 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Buzz Aldrin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldrin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meyers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Aldrin misses.
Aldrin throws a big shot that misses.
Meyers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aldrin throws a big shot that misses.
Meyers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Meyers.
It looks like Buzz Aldrin has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Meyers.
Aldrin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyers lands a left and a right that sends Aldrin crashing to the canvas! Meyers dives into mount looking to finish!
Aldrin is rocked!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Meyers throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aldrin because Meyers loaded up on that one.
Aldrin is still in real trouble! Can Meyers finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldrin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Meyers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Aldrin seems to have recovered his senses.
Meyers trying to control but Aldrin is having none of it.
Aldrin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aldrin blocking the ground and pound.
Aldrin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Meyers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Aldrin is desperately trying to improve his position but Meyers has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Meyers there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Aldrin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Aldrin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Meyers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aldrin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Meyers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Meyers throwing shots but Aldrin is blocking nicely.
Meyers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Meyers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Meyers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Meyers wants to get back to his feet.
Aldrin is looking for a sweep. Meyers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Meyers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Meyers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aldrin's head.
Aldrin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meyers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Meyers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aldrin's head.
Aldrin trying to control but Meyers postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldrin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meyers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldrin is looking for a sweep. Meyers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Meyers thows a huge punch but Aldrin dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldrin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Meyers.
Meyers wants to get up but he can't break Aldrin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aldrin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aldrin wants to sweep here but Meyers controlling him for the moment.
Meyers throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyers wants to stand but Aldrin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Meyers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buzz Aldrin's cut.
That's time! Meyers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Meyers moves away from the strike by Aldrin.
Meyers throws a right hand that Aldrin ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldrin also avoids with ease.
Meyers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aldrin's hands.
Aldrin missing with a left hand there. Meyers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldrin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meyers as he avoids it easily.
Meyers fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldrin misses with a shot to the body
and Meyers counters with a two punch combo.
Aldrin misses with a straight left.
Meyers throws a jab when Aldrin was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldrin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Travis Meyers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meyers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aldrin misses with a lunging right hand
and Meyers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meyers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aldrin is looking to clinch but Meyers is avoiding it.
Aldrin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Meyers defends well and Aldrin ends up having to push Meyers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Meyers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meyers blocks an elbow strike from Aldrin.
Aldrin tries a body shot but Meyers blocks it.
Meyers swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldrin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers working aggressively here.
Aldrin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Meyers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Travis Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buzz Aldrin.
Meyers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meyers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyers blocks an elbow strike.
Aldrin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aldrin blocks an uppercut.
Aldrin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Meyers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aldrin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meyers.
Aldrin wants to take the fight to the mat but Meyers manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Meyers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aldrin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Meyers fails to land.
Meyers misses with a punch on the inside.
Meyers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldrin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meyers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aldrin backwards.
Aldrin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Meyers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers misses with a series of wild punches.
Meyers drops Aldrin with a nice combination! Meyers dives into Aldrin's guard, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldrin looking to control.
Meyers throwing strikes from guard but Aldrin blocks nicely.
Meyers tries to stand but Aldrin is controlling from the bottom.
Aldrin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meyers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers throwing strikes but missing.
Aldrin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Meyers is looking to stand up but Aldrin isn't so interested in that idea.
Meyers 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.
Aldrin is looking to work some ground and pound but Meyers has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldrin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Aldrin throws a strike but Meyers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Meyers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buzz Aldrin's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Aldrin wants to clinch.
Aldrin is looking to clinch but Meyers is avoiding it.
Aldrin takes a swing at Meyers's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aldrin.
Meyers misses with a series of wild punches.
Travis Meyers is winning the standup battle so far.
Meyers throws a series of punches but Aldrin moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldrin pushes Meyers up against the cage in a clinch.
Meyers blocking some punches.
Meyers gets underhooks to prevent Aldrin's takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aldrin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldrin.
Aldrin misses with the head strike.
Aldrin misses with a punch to the body.
Aldrin tries to land knees in the clinch but Meyers avoids the damage to the body.
Meyers misses with a punch on the inside.
Aldrin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Meyers fails to land.
Aldrin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aldrin misses with the head strike.
Meyers lands a hook that snaps the head of Aldrin backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldrin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Meyers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldrin can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meyers.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aldrin throws an elbow but misses.
Aldrin has Meyers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meyers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Travis Meyers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buzz Aldrin.
Nice body punch from Aldrin.
Aldrin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meyers misses with a punch on the inside.
Aldrin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meyers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meyers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldrin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldrin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meyers lands a shoulder strike.
Meyers misses with the head strike.
Aldrin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aldrin wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Meyers fails to land.
Aldrin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aldrin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldrin throws an elbow that misses.
Aldrin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Meyers swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldrin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meyers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aldrin backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Meyers.
Aldrin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aldrin blocks an uppercut.
Meyers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meyers managing to block the knees to the body from Aldrin.
Aldrin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldrin misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldrin blocking some punches.
Meyers misses with the head strike.
Aldrin tries to land knees in the clinch but Meyers avoids the damage to the body.
Meyers blocks an elbow strike.
Aldrin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aldrin tries to score a body lock takedown but Meyers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aldrin working aggressively here.
Aldrin is trying to drag Meyers to the mat but Meyers just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Aldrin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meyers avoiding damage as Aldrin throws knees to the body.
Travis Meyers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyers blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldrin misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Meyers.
Buzz Aldrin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aldrin.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Buzz Aldrin.
Well Meyers 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Meyers!
Travis Meyers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dixie Normous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobcat Gremlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dixie Normous had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dixie Normous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobcat Gremlin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gremlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bobcat Gremlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gremlin clinches with his opponent.
Gremlin tries to work over Normous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Normous blocks a body shot from Gremlin.
Normous avoids a wild elbow strike from Gremlin.
Normous dodges an elbow strike from Gremlin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Gremlin misses with an elbow over the top.
Normous tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Normous shrugs off.
Gremlin misses with a knee to the head.
Gremlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gremlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Normous blocks a body shot from Gremlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Normous won't want to take too many of those.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gremlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gremlin lands a hook that snaps the head of Normous backwards.
Gremlin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Normouss head.
Normous can't get the takedown.
A short right from Gremlin on the inside.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Normous is working for takedown but Gremlin is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Normous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gremlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Normous blocks it with crossed arms.
Normous wants to take the fight to the mat but Gremlin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gremlin.
Gremlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Gremlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Normous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gremlin.
We've been hearing reports that Normous has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gremlin lands with a light punch inside.
Normous takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
Gremlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Normous's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Normous dodges an elbow strike from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Normous shrugs off.
Normous takes an elbow to the temple.
Gremlin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gremlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Normous tries for a takedown. No joy.
Normous takes an elbow to the forehead.
Normous is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gremlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gremlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Normous's face.
Normous on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gremlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Normous tries for a takedown. No joy.
Normous takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gremlin lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Normouss head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Gremlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Normous blocks it with crossed arms.
Normous blocks an elbow strike.
Normous takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Gremlin landing knees to the head.
A body shot lands from Gremlin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gremlin throws an elbow but it misses.
Gremlin crunches a lovely knee into Normous's ribcage.
Normous is breathing heavily.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Gremlin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab by Gremlin.
Normous fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gremlin avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab lands there for Gremlin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Normous.
Normous tries for a takedown but Gremlin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Normous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gremlin closes the distance and clinches.
Gremlin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Normous on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Normous drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gremlin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gremlin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gremlin has closed the distance and engaged Normous in a clinch.
Gremlin lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Normous has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gremlin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bobcat Gremlin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside.
Gremlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Normous.
Gremlin prevents the takedown attempt.
Normous has Gremlin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gremlin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Normous 's eye.
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
Gremlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gremlin is pressed up against the cage. Normous has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gremlin down to the mat. Gremlin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gremlin tries to clinch but Normous is having none of it.
Gremlin tries to clinch there but Normous circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normous shoots in but Gremlin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gremlin clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gremlin scores with a shoulder strike.
Normous can't get the takedown.
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Gremlin.
Gremlin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gremlin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gremlin scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gremlin throws an elbow but misses.
Gremlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
Gremlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Normous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Normous is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Normous lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gremlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Normous controls his hands.
Gremlin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Normous backwards.
Gremlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gremlin scores with a shoulder strike.
Gremlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Normous takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gremlin lands with a right to the head.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped Normous in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped Normous in his tracks for a moment.
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Normous won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gremlin lands a right hand.
Normous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Normous blocking some punches.
Normous takes an elbow to the forehead.
Normous looking for a takedown.
A short right from Gremlin.
Normous takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gremlin throws an elbow but it misses.
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
Gremlin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobcat Gremlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gremlin doesn't manage to clinch there - Normous circles away.
Gremlin scores with a sloppy right hand. Normous should have avoided that one.
Gremlin throws a series of punches but Normous avoids them all with ease.
Gremlin stuffs the takedown.
Gremlin is looking to clinch.
Gremlin scores with the left hand. Normous knows he should have avoided that one.
Gremlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Normous on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice sprawl there from Gremlin as Normous shoots in.
A cross from Gremlin lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Normous.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixie Normous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gremlin tries to clinch but Normous is having none of it.
Normous fails to land the takedown.
Gremlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Normous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin is looking to clinch but Normous is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Gremlin.
Normous pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gremlin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gremlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Normous in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gremlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gremlin working Normous over with knees to the body.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that Normous shrugs off.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Normous 's eye.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Normous takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin working Normous over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gremlin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gremlin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin tries to work over Normous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. Normous won't want to take too many of those.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Normous 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above Normous 's eye.
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Normous's defenses.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Normous avoids it.
Gremlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bobcat Gremlin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Normous is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the head but Normous blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Normous goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gremlin prevents it.
Gremlin scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobcat Gremlin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gremlin 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobcat Gremlin!
Bobcat Gremlin looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Pum wirr pochleupp axarr zeso he chaxact din vupp waxaupp, WhA, WhA, WhA.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Cousteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Almdudler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cousteau comes into the arena with 20000 Leagues Under the Sea - The Monster Attacks blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andreas Almdudler enters the cage!
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155 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Cousteau!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreas Almdudler!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cousteau tries to close the distance and clinch but Almdudler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cousteau shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Almdudler pinned against the cage. Almdudler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cousteau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cousteau shoots for a takedown but Almdudler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cousteau misses with a takedown attempt - Almdudler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Cousteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cousteau closes the distance and clinches up with Almdudler, looking for a takedown. Cousteau pushes Almdudler against the cage but Almdudler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Almdudler closes the distance and clinches.
Almdudler wants the takedown. Cousteau is fighting it off but Almdudler persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cousteau's guard against the cage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cousteau working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Almdudler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Almdudler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Almdudler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Almdudler landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almdudler slips nicely into half guard.
Almdudler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cousteau defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cousteau tries to roll over but Almdudler keeps him under control.
Almdudler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Almdudler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cousteau looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cousteau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing good reports from Cousteau's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Cousteau is working hard here to advance position.
Cousteau looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Almdudler throwing shots but Cousteau is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cousteau with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Almdudler seems content to control.
Cousteau has hold of Almdudler's hands but Almdudler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cousteau actively working from the bottom here.
Almdudler is trying to control the action in half guard but Cousteau is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Almdudler lands with a punch from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cousteau is trying to control but can't.
Almdudler working Cousteau over with strikes.
Cousteau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cousteau wants to control but Almdudler is keeping busy.
Almdudler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cousteau wants to get back to full guard.
Cousteau regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Almdudler defends it easily.
Almdudler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Almdudler advances to half guard.
Cousteau has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Almdudler is working away from the top position though.
Cousteau on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Almdudler passes to side control.
Almdudler is putting a hurting on Cousteau here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cousteau manages to work his way to half guard, despite Almdudler's best efforts.
Almdudler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Almdudler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Almdudler working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Almdudler lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cousteau actively working from the bottom here.
Almdudler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cousteau keeps working.
Cousteau is looking to get back to is feet but Almdudler passes into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cousteau is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Almdudler is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Almdudler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Almdudler raining down hammerfists from mount.
Almdudler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cousteau is trying desperately to improve position.
Cousteau bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almdudler wants to hit a switch here but Cousteau passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Almdudler there!
Almdudler wants to hold on but Cousteau pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Almdudler dominated that round.
That's time! Cousteau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Almdudler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Almdudler as Cousteau shoots in.
Cousteau shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cousteau looking to pass the guard.
Almdudler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cousteau manages to get himself to full guard.
Almdudler trying to control the position from guard on top but Cousteau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almdudler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cousteau will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Almdudler trying to control the position from guard on top but Cousteau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cousteau is looking for a triangle here but Almdudler uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Almdudler is working Cousteau over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almdudler lands a nice forearm strike.
Almdudler has control of an arm but Cousteau manages to advance to Almdudler's back!
Almdudler rolls, trying to escape but Cousteau keeps control of the position.
Almdudler felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Almdudler manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cousteau's guard. Nice work there by Almdudler.
Almdudler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cousteau has his foot on Almdudler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Almdudler works his way back into a safe position though.
Cousteau has his foot on Almdudler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Almdudler works his way back into a safe position though.
Cousteau keeping moving, preventing Almdudler from controlling successfully.
Cousteau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Almdudler is working Cousteau over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler tries to free his leg and advance position but Cousteau is retaining full guard.
Almdudler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cousteau working a defensive guard here.
Cousteau keeping moving, preventing Almdudler from controlling successfully.
Almdudler throwing strikes but missing.
Cousteau has his foot on Almdudler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Almdudler works his way back into a safe position though.
Cousteau escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Almdudler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Almdudler distracts Cousteau with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau wants to sweep but no luck.
Almdudler lands a couple of digs.
Almdudler postures up in Cousteau's guard and throws a big left but Cousteau blocks it.
Cousteau has his foot on Almdudler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Almdudler works his way back into a safe position though.
Almdudler is working Cousteau over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cousteau is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Almdudler works over Cousteau with some ground and pound from guard.
Almdudler is in close to Cousteau's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Almdudler wants to control from the top but Cousteau keeps moving.
Almdudler is in close to Cousteau's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Almdudler lands a couple of digs.
Almdudler slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Cousteau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cousteau looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau has hold of Almdudler's hands but Almdudler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cousteau flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Almdudler winds up and cracks Cousteau with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cousteau wants to get back to full guard.
Almdudler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cousteau is looking to control Almdudler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cousteau avoid being mounted?
Cousteau is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Almdudler pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almdudler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cousteau keeps working.
Almdudler winds up and cracks Cousteau with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Almdudler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Almdudler moves in looking to clinch but Cousteau pushes him off.
Almdudler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Almdudler shoots in but no luck this time.
Almdudler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cousteau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Almdudler stuns Cousteau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cousteau shoots and misses
and Almdudler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cousteau's guard.
Cousteau working for a triangle but Almdudler defends it easily.
Almdudler wants to control from the top but Cousteau keeps moving.
Cousteau has his foot on Almdudler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Almdudler works his way back into a safe position though.
Cousteau is trying to control the position but Almdudler postures up.
Cousteau is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Almdudler rolls with it to try and escape but Cousteau cranks on the arm and Almdudler is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacques Cousteau!
Jacques Cousteau retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Jacques Cousteau, 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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