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HFC Challengers 32 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Migos-Y.R.H. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abe Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain moves into the clinch.
Bruce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bruce's efforts to push away.
Cain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cain scores with a shot to the body.
Cain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cain clinches up with Bruce and pushes him back against the cage.
Cain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruce tries to break free but Cain pushes him back against the cage.
Cain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce closes the distance but Cain moves to the side
and Cain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cain.
Bruce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cain leaning against his opponent.
Bruce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Cain has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bruce uses from the top position.
Cain 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.
Bruce postures up in Cain's guard and throws a big left but Cain blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses. Cain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruce's guard. Nice move by Cain!
Cain prevents Bruce from getting back to his feet.
Cain gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Cain is avoiding it.
Cain looks for a takedown but Bruce sprawls well.
Cain keeps the fight on the outside.
Cain dives in and grabs Bruce's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bruce pushes down on Cain's head and hops out.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Cain keeps it at a distance.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Cain circles away.
Bruce tries to clinch
and Cain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bruce is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bruce tries to clinch but Cain is having none of it.
Bruce looks to clinch
and Cain counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cain keeps control of Bruce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce tries to clinch up
and Cain counters with a nice body kick.
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruce has managed to clinch.
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!
Cain jumps guard but Bruce stands there with Cain around his waist. Cain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce tries to clinch but Cain moves away
and Cain counters with a big head kick but Bruce shrugs it off.
Bruce rushes Cain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cain seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bruce can turn it around.
Cain misses with a knee to the head.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce is trying to force a seperation but Cain has the dominant position.
Bruce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Cain circles away.
Bruce tries to clinch
and Cain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruce tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cain counters with a head kick.
Bruce is rocked!
Bruce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cain dives in for a single leg takedown but Bruce sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cain fails to land the takedown.
Bruce tries to clinch but Cain moves away
and Cain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bruce moves in looking to clinch but Cain pushes him off.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Cain keeps it at a distance.
Leo Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain is looking to clinch.
Bruce clinches up against the cage.
Cain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bruce to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch but Cain keeps him there for the moment.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruce wants to clinch
and Cain counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cain scores with a push kick.
Bruce closes the distance but Cain moves to the side
and Cain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cain.
Bruce can't break the clinch.
Cain is trying to pull guard but Bruce has him pressed against the cage.
Cain manages to break the clinch.
Bruce clinches up with Cain and pushes him back against the cage.
Bruce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cain has Bruce pressed against the cage, preventing Bruce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bruce is trying to push Cain away but Cain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cain ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cain no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Cain dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cain shoots in looking for a takedown. Bruce tries to sprawl out of it but Cain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bruce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cain counters with a head kick. That will keep Bruce thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cain keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abe Cain is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruce closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cain counters with a left and a right that stings Bruce.
Cain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cain counters with a low kick, right behind Bruce 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Cain is avoiding it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bruce 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.
Cain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce darts in trying to clinch
and Bruce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruce looks to clinch
and Cain counters with a right hand to the body.
Cain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cain drives through and clinches with Bruce against the cage.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cain wants a takedown.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Cain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruce can do to turn this around?
Bruce is trying to break free.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Cain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Cain is avoiding it.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Cain keeps it at a distance.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abe Cain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruce but Bruce pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce moves to clinch but Cain breaks away
and Cain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cain pulls guard effortlessly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce advances to half guard.
Cain regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bruce.
Cain wants to sweep here but Bruce controlling him for the moment.
Bruce scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruce lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bruce postures up in Cain's guard and throws a big left but Cain blocks it.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses. Cain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruce's guard. Nice move by Cain!
Cain won't allow Bruce to get back to his feet.
Cain looking to pass the guard.
Bruce pushes Cain off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bruce tries to clinch but Cain moves away
enabling Cain to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruce clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce breaks the clinch.
Bruce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bruce's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Bruce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cain is trying to push Bruce away but Bruce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bruce to keep the fight standing.
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cain goes for a double leg but Bruce avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bruce continues to drive forward.
Bruce tries to break free but Cain pushes him back against the cage.
Cain keeps control of Bruce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bruce tries to break free but Cain pushes him back against the cage.
Bruce is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Cain dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bruce slaps away a takedown attempt from Cain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bruce looks to clinch
and Cain counters with a solid body kick.
Bruce closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cain counters by moving into the clinch.
Cain keeps control of Bruce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bruce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce breaks the clinch.
Bruce drives through and clinches with Cain against the cage.
Bruce is trying to push Cain away but Cain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bruce to keep the fight standing.
Cain misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce wants to get back to striking at distance but Cain won't allow it.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bruce breaks the clinch.
Cain dives in for a single leg takedown but Bruce sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce working hard to break the clinch.
Bruce tries to break free but Cain pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cain.
Cain is trying to push Bruce away but Bruce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bruce is looking to break free of the clinch but Cain has double underhooks.
Cain misses with a knee to the head.
Bruce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cain shoots in for a takedown but Bruce shows good takedown defense.
Bruce closes the distance but Cain moves to the side
and Cain counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruce closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bruce is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce looks to clinch
and Cain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bruce working hard to break the clinch.
Bruce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leo Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce is trying to push Cain away but Cain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruce is trying to force a seperation but Cain has the dominant position.
Bruce wants to get back to striking at distance but Cain won't allow it.
Cain manages to break the clinch.
Bruce stuffs the takedown attempt from Cain. Cain gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruce clinches.
Bruce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce wants to get back to striking at distance but Cain won't allow it.
Cain has Bruce pressed against the cage.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Cain is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce tries to clinch up
and Cain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bruce has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cain breaks the clinch.
Cain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bruce as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cain.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruce moves to clinch but Cain breaks away
and Cain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bruce is looking to clinch.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cain moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
Bruce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries to break free but Cain pushes him back against the cage.
Bruce wants to get back to striking at distance but Cain won't allow it.
Abe Cain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cain is trying to push Bruce away but Bruce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bruce is trying to push Cain away but Cain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruce wants to break free but Cain has control.
Bruce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce looks to clinch
and Cain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruce wants to clinch but Cain slips to the side
and Cain counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Cain is controlling him.
Abe Cain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Cain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cain 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Cain!
After winning the bout, Abe Cain thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Leo Bruce spoke after the fight, saying 'got out skilled but it was a great match.'.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Hendershot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Hendershot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Christ!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendershot tries to clinch up.
Christ tries to land a front kick but Hendershot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hendershot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Christ tries to score a body lock takedown but Hendershot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Hendershot has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Come on Hendershot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hendershot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christ swats away the attempt to clinch by Hendershot.
Hendershot is looking to clinch but Christ is avoiding it.
Hendershot fails to land the takedown.
Hendershot moves into range and clinches up with Christ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendershot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christ has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
George Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christ misses with a takedown attempt
and Hendershot counters by clinching up.
Hendershot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendershot tries to close the distance and clinch but Christ swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hendershot tries to clinch there but Christ circles away.
Christ looking to score a takedown here. Hendershot is defending well but Christ drives through and ends up in Hendershot's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Christ thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hendershot wants to sweep but no luck.
Christ passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hendershot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendershot tries to get out of the position.
Hendershot trying his best to control but Christ has mounted him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Hendershot is holding on tight.
Hendershot wants to control but Christ is having none of it.
Christ swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Christ!
After winning the bout, George Christ thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Infinite Mass - Bullet as his entrance music. Jericho Williams told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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217 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jericho Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams thumps Lynch with a low kick.
Lynch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lynch moves out of range of the body kick.
Lynch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lynch throws a body shot but no joy.
Lynch throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Lynch avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lynch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lynch breaks from the clinch.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Lynch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lynch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Williams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've been informed that Williams 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.
Lynch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Lynch does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lynch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lynch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams swinging wildly here.
Lynch throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Lynch is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynch throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams clinches.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lynch is trying to break free.
Williams keeps control of Lynch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lynch wants to break free but Williams has control.
Lynch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lynch gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lynch can't break the clinch.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Lynch blocks it.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch blocks an elbow strike from Williams.
Lynch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A knee to the head by Williams.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Williams lands but Lynch takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lynch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams wants to clinch up but Lynch keeps it at a distance.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Lynch. Those never looked like landing.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Lynch circles away.
Lynch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lynch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lynch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Lynch pushes him off.
Lynch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Williams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lynch lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams clinches up with Lynch and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lynchs head.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Williams misses.
Lynch throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams tries to clinch up but Lynch circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams has Lynch up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lynch's face.
Lynch manages to break the clinch.
Lynch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams rushes Lynch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lynch avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lynch blocks the elbow strike.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jericho Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams tries to clinch but Lynch moves out of range.
A big right from Lynch misses.
Williams moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lynch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lynch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lynch 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.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Lynch misses with a low kick.
Lynch slips under a jab.
Lynch keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Lynch swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Lynch.
Lynch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Lynch pushes him off.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Lynch.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lynch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Lynch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lynch avoids the head kick by Williams.
Lynch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jeremy Lynch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lynch swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Lynch is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lynch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams tries to clinch there but Lynch circles away.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lynch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Lynch circles away.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lynch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lynch misses with a low kick.
Lynch throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Lynch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lynch misses with the combination.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Williams tries to clinch there but Lynch circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch but Lynch is having none of it.
Lynch throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Lynch pushes him off.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lynch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jeremy Lynch is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Lynch.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Lynch moves out of range easily.
Lynch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throws a wild body kick that Lynch sees coming a mile off.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Lynch pushes him off.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lynch. Lynch obviously looking to wear him down.
Lynch feints a jab promting Williams to slip. Lynch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Williams slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Williams clinches up with Lynch and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Lynch is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Lynch blocks it.
Jericho Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lynch managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Lynch blocks the elbow strike.
Lynch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lynch.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Lynch.
Lynch can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch manages to break the clinch.
Williams throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lynch feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Williams scores with a head kick.
Williams tries to clinch up but Lynch circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Lynch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lynch keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams tries to clinch but Lynch moves out of range.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lynch 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.
Lynch misses with a wild combination.
Lynch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lynch is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lynch's brow.
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 Jeremy Lynch will probably get the nod.
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!
Williams wants to clinch up but Lynch keeps it at a distance.
Lynch misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams slips a jab from Lynch.
Lynch tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
A nice combination there by Lynch.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lynch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Lynch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lynch keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lynch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lynch.
Williams wants to clinch up but Lynch keeps it at a distance.
Lynch throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Lynch only half commits.
Williams wants to clinch up but Lynch keeps it at a distance.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Lynch scoring well with a low kick there.
Lynch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Lynch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lynch.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams tries to clinch but Lynch is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lynch. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Lynch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lynch swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Lynch cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Williams clinches.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Lynch avoids the damage to the body.
Lynch avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lynch blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lynch avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees to the body from Williams.
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!
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lynch avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams wants to clinch.
Lynch wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs.
Lynch connects with an inside leg kick.
Lynch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lynch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lynch.
Lynch throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams throws a low kick but Lynch moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Lynch down.
Lynch lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Lynch.
Williams wants to clinch up but Lynch keeps it at a distance.
Williams is looking to clinch but Lynch is avoiding it.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Lynch is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Williams.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lynch's brow.
Lynch breaks from the clinch.
Williams pushes Lynch up against the cage in a clinch.
Lynch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lynch is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lynch blocks an uppercut.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lynch blocks it with crossed arms.
Lynch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lynch avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynch working hard to break the clinch.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lynch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lynch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lynch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lynch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Lynch tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lynch takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jericho Williams.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jeremy Lynch!
A victorious Jeremy Lynch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watt has chosen Edmund Fitzgerald as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez misses with a combination
and Watt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Watt eats them both and turns towards Alvarez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Watt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Watt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alvarez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watt has managed to get both his arms back between Alvarez's legs - danger averted.
Alvarez is looking for a triangle but Watt pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Watt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alvarez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Watt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watt defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt gets to his feet - Alvarez follows without any prompting.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but Watt ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Watt is working Alvarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alvarez working for a triangle but Watt defends it easily.
Watt gets to his feet. Alvarez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Watt shoots in and gets a takedown into Alvarez's guard.
Watt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt stands up over Alvarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alvarez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Watt doesn't defend quickly enough and Alvarez has managed to lock this one up! Can Watt escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Alvarez on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ricky Alvarez!
Ricky Alvarez took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Segrate Klouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Moxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klouse's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gucci Mane-My own worst enemy. Moxley has chosen Welcome to the Masquerade - Thousand Foot Krutch as his entrance music. Segrate Klouse could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Moxley's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Segrate Klouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moxley lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moxley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Moxley throwing strikes but missing.
Klouse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Moxley is looking to work some ground and pound but Klouse has wrist control.
Moxley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moxley throwing strikes from guard but Klouse blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley throws a big elbow that misses.
Moxley drops back looking for a leg! Klouse is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Klouse manages to kick Moxley off! Moxley jumps back into Klouse's guard.
Moxley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klouse is keeping the position for now.
Klouse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Klouse tries to sprawl but Moxley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Klouse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moxley on the ground.
Moxley stops Klouse from getting back to his feet.
Moxley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moxley is pressing down on Klouse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Klouse is holding on for now.
Moxley is trying to work for a kimura but Klouse is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moxley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moxley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moxley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Moxley thows a huge punch but Klouse dodges it nicely.
Moxley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Moxley stops Klouse from getting back to his feet.
Moxley wants to pass the guard but Klouse is defending well.
Moxley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Klouse defends it well.
Moxley trying to pass the guard but Klouse defending well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moxley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klouse defending well though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Moxley dominated that round.
That's time! Klouse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moxley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Klouse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moxley.
Moxley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klouse's waist but Klouse gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moxley off to one side.
Moxley shoots in looking for a takedown. Klouse tries to sprawl out of it but Moxley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Klouse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Segrate Klouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Moxley.
Klouse fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klouse looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Moxley!
Moxley is breathing heavily.
Klouse creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Moxley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Klouse tries to score with some ground and pound. Moxley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Klouse scoring with punches and elbows.
Klouse lands some shots froms side control.
Klouse sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Moxley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Moxley throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Moxley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Klouse gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Moxley wants to get back to his feet.
Klouse missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moxley manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Moxley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Klouse sprawls well. Klouse wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moxley gets slowly back to his feet.
Moxley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klouse's waist but Klouse gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moxley off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klouse misses with a double jab.
Klouse gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Klouse seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Klouse creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Moxley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Klouse in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Klouse misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Moxley tries to escape but Klouse is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klouse working the ground and pound but Moxley is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Klouse crashes against the mat.
Moxley throws Klouse to one side and escapes!
Moxley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Klouse is landing a low percentage of strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moxley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klouse's waist but Klouse gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moxley off to one side.
Klouse tries to bum rush Moxley with a series of wild strikes but Moxley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klouse misses with a double jab
and Moxley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moxley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moxley with the ground and pound but Klouse uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Moxley is looking to work some ground and pound but Klouse has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Segrate Klouse dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Klouse fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Moxley to the ground. Klouse is now in Moxley's guard.
Klouse is looking to work some ground and pound but Moxley has wrist control.
Moxley is looking to stand up but Klouse isn't so interested in that idea.
Moxley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klouse.
Klouse stops Moxley from standing up.
Klouse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moxley pushes Klouse off and gets back to his feet.
Moxley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moxley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klouse keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Klouse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moxley.
Moxley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Klouse is defending against the submission attempts here by Moxley.
Klouse taking some punishment here, with Moxley in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moxley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Klouse is just riding it out for now. Moxley eventually gives up the hold.
Moxley is looking for a kimura here.
Moxley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Moxley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moxley trying to mount his opponent but Klouse defends it.
Klouse is trying to stand up here but Moxley is controlling him well.
Moxley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moxley wants to work for an arm triangle but Klouse is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Moxley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moxley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Moxley slips a jab and a cross from Klouse.
Moxley slips a jab and a cross from Klouse.
Klouse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moxley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Klouse defends it nicely.
Klouse throws a series of punches but Moxley avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Moxley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moxley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Moxley!
Jon Moxley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Segrate Klouse had this to say: 'must of been his night.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Connor McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuinness comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't a party without me . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Connor McGuinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Comanche Todd!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Todd.
Todd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Todd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuinness.
Todd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuinness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuinness is just out of range.
McGuinness feints a jab promting Todd to slip. McGuinness then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Todd slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuinness.
Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Todd looks to land a combination but McGuinness avoids it well.
McGuinness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Todd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd misses with an uppercut.
Todd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGuinness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuinness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Todd.
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuinness ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd misses with a straight left.
McGuinness misses with an uppercut.
McGuinness looks to land a right hand but Todd moved out of range.
Todd avoids the body shot from McGuinness.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuinness was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Todd misses with an uppercut.
Todd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGuinness momentarily.
McGuinness misses with a jab to the body
and Todd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGuinness scores with a jab.
Todd scores with a three punch combo!
Todd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGuinness stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuinness is just out of range.
McGuinness moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuinness tries to bum rush Todd with a series of wild strikes but Todd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness scores with a hook.
McGuinness takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Todd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuinness cracks Todd with an open hand slap.
Todd throws a right and a left that McGuinness avoids nicely.
Todd throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuinness.
McGuinness throws a jab but it's blocked by Todd.
Todd cracks McGuinness with an open hand slap.
Todd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuinness.
Jab from McGuinness.
McGuinness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuinness.
McGuinness is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd throws a looping overhand right but McGuinness ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Todd. Those never looked like landing.
McGuinness slips a jab from Todd.
Todd lands with an uppercut that bounces McGuinness off the cage and back into range.
McGuinness loads up on a big right hand but Todd slips the punch.
A shot to the liver by Todd. Beautiful body shot.
Todd digs a good body shot into McGuinness's ribs.
Todd misses the shot to the body.
Todd dodges the punch combination from McGuinness.
Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Todd swings for the body but McGuinness moves out of range.
McGuinness avoids the body shot from Todd.
McGuinness scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd throws a right hand that misses
and McGuinness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Todd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Todd.
McGuinness takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuinness.
McGuinness moves away from the strike by Todd.
McGuinness takes a jab right on the kisser.
Todd slips a jab from McGuinness.
Todd throws out a loose jab but McGuinness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd misses with a series of wild punches.
McGuinness defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
Todd throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Comanche Todd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGuinness bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by McGuinness.
McGuinness cracks Todd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuinness was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Todd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGuinness.
McGuinness lands a two punch combo.
McGuinness lands a jab to Todd's midsection.
McGuinness has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Todd finds it's way round the side to connect with McGuinness's head.
McGuinness throws a hook to the side of Todd's head but Todd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Todd loads up on a big right hand but McGuinness slips the punch.
McGuinness defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
McGuinness throws a shot from downtown. Todd moves away and avoids it.
McGuinness throws a jab when Todd was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuinness throws a hook to the side of Todd's head but Todd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McGuinness might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuinness.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Todd misses.
Todd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuinness lands a nice hook to Todd's body. Todd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Todd.
McGuinness blocks a jab.
Todd throws a nice looking combination but McGuinness bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGuinness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Todd moves away.
Todd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Todd misses with the combination.
McGuinness throws a lazy right hand but Todd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from McGuinness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
McGuinness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGuinness misses with a double jab.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuinness is just out of range.
McGuinness misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Todd misses.
Todd lands a jab-cross combination.
Todd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Todd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Todd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McGuinness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Todd lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from McGuinness misses.
McGuinness ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
McGuinness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuinness.
Todd moves out of range of the strikes.
Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGuinness tries to move into range but Todd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Todd misses with a series of wild punches.
Todd avoids the body shot from McGuinness.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Todd throws a poor cross that misses
and Todd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Todd swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness misses the jab.
McGuinness ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuinness ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Connor McGuinness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Todd works over McGuinness's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Connor McGuinness has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from McGuinness misses its intended target.
Todd tests McGuinness's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by McGuinness.
McGuinness throws out a loose jab but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuinness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Todd.
McGuinness misses the jab.
A punch combination from Todd misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Comanche Todd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Connor McGuinness's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McGuinness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Todd walks into a straight right hand from McGuinness.
McGuinness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGuinness looks to land a combination but Todd avoids it well.
Todd missing with a left hand there. McGuinness was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Todd misses with a looping right.
Todd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGuinness counters with a straight right hand.
McGuinness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Todd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGuinness's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGuinness lands a really nice looking cross but Todd seems unphased.
McGuinness goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuinness swings widly with a right hand
and Todd counters with a straight right hand.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuinness moves away.
Todd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGuinness slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
A jab from McGuinness misses.
Todd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuinness loads up on a big right hand but Todd slips the punch.
Todd throws a hook but McGuinness avoids it easily.
McGuinness looks to land a left hand but Todd moved out of range nicely.
Todd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGuinness on the side of the head.
McGuinness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Todd blocks a jab.
Todd falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGuinness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd blocks a jab.
Todd slips under a jab from McGuinness.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd defending well as McGuinness loads up on a big left hand.
McGuinness uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Todd's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGuinness under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd swings for the body but McGuinness moves out of range.
McGuinness connects with a body shot.
Todd tries to bum rush McGuinness with a series of wild strikes but McGuinness uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Todd misses with a shot to the body
and Todd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Comanche Todd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Todd.
Todd loads up on a big right hand but McGuinness slips the punch.
Todd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuinness sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuinness ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
McGuinness slips under a jab from Todd.
McGuinness misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
McGuinness misses with a hook.
McGuinness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Todd throws out a loose jab but McGuinness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Comanche Todd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Todd slips under a jab from McGuinness.
Danga de danga de dang - Todd scores with a four punch combination!
A swing and a miss from McGuinness.
McGuinness misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness throws a hook but Todd avoids it easily.
Todd scores with a sloppy right hand. McGuinness should have avoided that one.
Todd misses the jab.
McGuinness looks to land a left hand but Todd moved out of range nicely.
Todd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuinness cracks Todd with a good jab.
Todd dips to his left and cracks McGuinness with an uppercut!
Todd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Todd lands with a nice body punch.
Todd misses with a double jab.
Connor McGuinness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGuinness looks to throw the jab but Todd is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Comanche Todd.
Well Todd 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Comanche Todd!
Our winner, Comanche Todd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Dinozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dinozzo comes to the cage accompanied by Dinozzo the Womanizer. Tappura is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ring of fire. Anthony Dinozzo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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40
278 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Dinozzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taisto Tappura!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappura swats away the attempt to clinch by Dinozzo.
Tappura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tappura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dinozzo goes for a double leg but Tappura avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tappura continues to drive forward.
Tappura blocks the elbow strike.
Dinozzo is trying to break the clinch but Tappura has him pressed against the cage.
Dinozzo is trying to push Tappura away but Tappura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dinozzo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tappura smiles and moves away.
Dinozzo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tappura tries to avoid it but Dinozzo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tappura to the ground. Tappura escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Dinozzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Tappura.
Dinozzo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tappura quickly recovers to half guard.
Tappura keeping hold of Dinozzo's head, controlling as best he can.
Dinozzo seems to be working for a kimura but Tappura defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo is trying to control the action in half guard but Tappura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tappura wants to control but Dinozzo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dinozzo is keen to just control but Tappura is a slippery customer.
Tappura is pressing down on Dinozzo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dinozzo stands and steps away. Tappura gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dinozzo shoots for a takedown but Tappura saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taisto Tappura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dinozzo drops his hands momentarily and Tappura takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tappura stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura throws a nice head kick!
Dinozzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tappura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dinozzo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tappura pinned against the cage. Tappura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tappura throws a sloppy head kick and Dinozzo moves out of range easily.
Dinozzo closes the distance and clinches up with Tappura, looking for a takedown. Dinozzo pushes Tappura against the cage but Tappura circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tappura throws out a powerful jab.
Tappura tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Tappura as Dinozzo shoots in.
A head kick misses from Tappura.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappura misses with a head kick.
Taisto Tappura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tappura throws a head kick that Dinozzo semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tappura, right into the meat.
Tappura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dinozzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Tappura lands with a nice combination. Dinozzo backs away looking to recover.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dinozzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Tappura, which made it look bad.
Tappura takes a swing at Dinozzo's ribcage but misses.
Dinozzo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tappura circles away.
Dinozzo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dinozzo is looking to work some ground and pound but Tappura has wrist control.
Dinozzo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dinozzo trying to control but Tappura is working from the bottom.
Tappura wants to sweep but no luck.
Tappura pulls Dinozzo in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo wants to control from the top but Tappura keeps moving.
Tappura pulls Dinozzo in close to prevent any damage.
Tappura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dinozzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tappura tries a head kick but it misses.
Tappura fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Tappura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dinozzo doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dinozzo shoots for a takedown but Tappura saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dinozzo shoots for a takedown but Tappura saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Tappura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dinozzo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tappura back to the cage. Dinozzo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dinozzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tappura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tappura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tappura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tappura stuns Dinozzo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tappura. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dinozzo misses with the combination.
Anthony Dinozzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tappura throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dinozzo.
Dinozzo shoots in for a double leg but Tappura sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dinozzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Dinozzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Tappura tries to sprawl out of it but Dinozzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tappura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Dinozzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tappura lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tappura trying to hold on to Dinozzo's head to control him but Dinozzo postures up.
Dinozzo is just content to waste time from the top position. Tappura takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dinozzo postures up.
Anthony Dinozzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tappura has control of Dinozzo's left arm, preventing Dinozzo from doing any damage.
Tappura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tappura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tappura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dinozzo manages to get himself to full guard.
Dinozzo 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo is trying to control the position but Tappura postures up.
Dinozzo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tappura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tappura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tappura 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.
Dinozzo tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappura engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dinozzo looking for a guillotine here but Tappura defends easily.
Tappura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tappura with a jab.
Dinozzo shoots in looking for a takedown but Tappura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dinozzo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dinozzo blocks a head kick by Tappura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappura swats away the attempt to clinch by Dinozzo.
Tappura lands with a right hand.
Tappura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tappura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dinozzo in his tracks.
Tappura scores with a hook.
Tappura throws a head kick that half lands.
Tappura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dinozzo avoids the head kick by Tappura.
Tappura throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Tappura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dinozzo doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tappura stuffs the takedown attempt from Dinozzo. Dinozzo gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Tappura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Tappura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tappura avoids a kick to the body.
Dinozzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tappura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tappura.
Tappura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tappura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Dinozzo.
Tappura lands a high kick!
Dinozzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinozzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Tappura.
A head kick misses from Tappura.
Dinozzo blocks a head kick by Tappura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tappura.
Dinozzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dinozzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tappura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dinozzo's head.
Dinozzo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tappura swivels and escapes.
Tappura lands a glancing blow to the side of Dinozzo's head.
Tappura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tappura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dinozzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Dinozzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Dinozzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dinozzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tappura's waist but Tappura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dinozzo off to one side.
Dinozzo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Taisto Tappura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dinozzo's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dinozzo.
Tappura throws a head kick that misses.
Dinozzo fails to land the takedown.
Tappura throws a sloppy head kick and Dinozzo moves out of range easily.
Dinozzo avoids the head kick by Tappura.
A head kick misses from Tappura.
Dinozzo shoots for a takedown but Tappura saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dinozzo.
Taisto Tappura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tappura lands a head kick. Dinozzo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo dodges the punch combination from Tappura.
Dinozzo takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Tappura.
Tappura scores with a jab to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dinozzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Tappura, which made it look bad.
Tappura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tappura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tappura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tappura connects with a looping right hand.
Tappura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappura throws a leg kick which misses Dinozzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Dinozzo tries to avoid it.
Tappura tries a head kick but it misses.
Dinozzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tappura sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Tappura.
Tappura scores with a decent looking hook.
Good leg kick by Tappura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dinozzo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tappura defends it nicely.
Tappura lands a lovely overhand right.
Dinozzo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tappura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dinozzo scrambles back to his feet.
Dinozzo wants to clinch.
Anthony Dinozzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tappura lands with a kick to the temple. Dinozzo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
Taisto Tappura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tappura winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taisto Tappura!
Taisto Tappura thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lil Fame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel McGowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGowen has chosen Control - Kendrick Lamar as his entrance music. Lil Fame has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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300 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lil Fame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel McGowen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fame throws an overhand right that lands on McGowen's shoulder, as McGowen tries to avoid the shot.
Fame misses with a wild body shot.
Fame has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Placeholder name in the buildup to the fight.
Fame throws a poor cross that misses
letting McGowen counter with a right hand.
It looks like Lil Fame has been cut.
Fame is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGowen.
McGowen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fame tries a body shot but McGowen blocks it.
McGowen blocks a body shot from Fame.
McGowen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fame avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McGowen landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fame throws an elbow but misses.
Fame stops a takedown attempt from McGowen.
McGowen pulls guard successfully.
McGowen looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGowen pulls Fame in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fame has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McGowen is proving hard to escape from.
Fame gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fame scores with the left hand. McGowen knows he should have avoided that one.
McGowen misses with a hook.
McGowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGowen misses with a takedown attempt
so Fame counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lil Fame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel McGowen.
McGowen trying to keep a closed guard but Fame is proving a slippery customer.
Fame trying to stand up but can't free himself from McGowen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGowen working for a triangle but Fame defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McGowen holds on and takes a little breather.
McGowen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
McGowen being controlled here, momentarily.
Fame might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGowen working a defensive guard here.
McGowen is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lil Fame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fame blocks a head kick by McGowen.
Lil Fame is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fame fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGowen manages to avoid it.
McGowen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fame scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Gabriel McGowen has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fame.
Fame motions for McGowen to come forward. Fame throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fame throws a low kick but McGowen avoids it.
McGowen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fame is out of range.
McGowen moves out of range of the body kick.
Fame throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fame lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGowen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fame counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Fame dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fame throws a leg kick
letting McGowen counter with a right hand.
McGowen wants to clinch.
McGowen blocks a head kick by Fame.
Fame scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGowen slips under a jab from Fame.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McGowen.
McGowen moves out of range as Fame strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fame misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGowen.
McGowen avoids the body shot from Fame.
McGowen blocks a head kick by Fame.
Gabriel McGowen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fame throws a leg kick but McGowen checks it.
Fame is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McGowen.
Fame throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGowen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lil Fame's cut is getting worse.
Fame misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGowen throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McGowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Fame circles away.
Fame fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGowen manages to avoid it.
McGowen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fame throws a low kick, looking for McGowen's leg but McGowen calmly moves out of range.
Fame takes a swing at McGowen's ribcage but misses.
McGowen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fame was well out of range. Poor timing from McGowen.
Fame throws a sloppy head kick
letting McGowen counter with a right hand.
Fame ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fame throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fame uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGowen has time to react.
Fame is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGowen can do to turn this around?
Fame loads up on a big right hand but McGowen slips the punch.
Fame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from McGowen.
Lil Fame is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fame.
Fame misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGowen.
McGowen avoids the head kick by Fame.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fame stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGowen.
Fame 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.
McGowen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fame on his heels. He'll look to pass Fame's guard now, I'm sure.
Fame is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fame pushes McGowen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!
McGowen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGowen slips a straight right by Fame.
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 Lil Fame will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Fame throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGowen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGowen looks for a takedown but Fame sprawls well.
Fame dodges the punch combination from McGowen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fame.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fame keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McGowen checks a leg kick nicely.
Fame throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGowen on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fame throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fame misses with a hook. McGowen ducked under it nicely.
McGowen checks a leg kick.
Fame misses with a head kick.
McGowen swings widly with a right hand
and Fame counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McGowen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fame pulls his head out easily.
McGowen is looking for a sweep. Fame is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGowen wants to control but Fame is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fame is trying to work for a kimura but McGowen is defending well.
McGowen trying to control here.
McGowen tries to get to full guard but Fame has control of the leg.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lil Fame is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGowen wants to control but Fame is keeping busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fame cracks McGowen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fame throws an overhand right that lands on McGowen's shoulder, as McGowen tries to avoid the shot.
Fame throws a head kick that misses.
Fame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGowen avoids the body shot from Fame.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fame. That's going to slow McGowen down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGowen, right into the meat.
McGowen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fame finds it's way round the side to connect with McGowen's head.
Fame misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fame jabs McGowen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGowen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGowen slips under a jab.
Fame looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fame looks to land a body kick but McGowen moved away.
Fame waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGowen.
Gabriel McGowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGowen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fame misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lil Fame showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fame, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Fame!
A relieved looking Lil Fame thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanjay Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Light is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ride for This-Fabolous. Bobby Light acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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232 lbs
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283 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sanjay Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Light!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Light shoots in for a double leg but Singh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Light, as that shot connected.
Singh takes the fight into the clinch.
Light is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Singh is defending well.
Light gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Light drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Singh dives on top into guard.
Light throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Singh controlling from the top position.
Light throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Singh escapes and throws Light's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh tries to stand but Light is controlling his head.
Light tries to bench press Singh off him but Singh keeps the position.
Singh wants to stand but Light has his arm trapped.
Light tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Singh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Light regains half guard.
Singh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Light tries to reverse the position but Singh maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Singh get's back to his feet.
Singh throws a series of punches but Light moves out of range.
Light throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Singh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Light is in Singh's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh is pulling down on Light's head. It's preventing any offense from Light, at least for the moment.
Singh working for a triangle but Light defends it easily.
Singh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Light in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Light throws a strike but Singh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Singh 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.
We've been hearing good reports from Singh'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light looking for a guillotine here but Singh defends easily.
Light looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Singh passes into side control.
Singh stands up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Light instigates a clinch.
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 Sanjay Singh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Light will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Singh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Singh connects with a body shot that sends Light's belly button to the back.
Singh wants to clinch.
Light darts in looking for a takedown but Singh gets double underhooks and turns Light into the cage.
Light jumps guard and drags Singh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Light is on top in guard.
Light preventing the sweep.
Singh wants to stand and escape but Light is having none of it.
Light postures up and lands a big shot to Singh's brow.
Bobby Light has got the better of the ground game so far.
Singh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Light is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh wriggles free and stands up.
Singh gets tackled into the cage by Light. Light maintains the clinch.
Light ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Light no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Light working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Singh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Singh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Light is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Light keeping full guard, as Singh tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Light looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singh is one step ahead there.
Light is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Singh wants to get up but he can't break Light's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Light, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Singh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Light manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanjay Singh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh tries to clinch up
and Light counters with a shoot takedown. Singh fights it but they end up in guard.
Singh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Light postures up in Singh's guard and throws a big left but Singh blocks it.
Light passes Singh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Singh is trying to get back to full guard.
Light trying to pass the guard but Singh defending well.
Singh wants to control but Light is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh won't allow Light to pass to mount.
Light is trying to control the action in half guard but Singh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Light lands a nice short elbow.
Singh is trying to control but can't.
Light seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Singh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Singh trying to hold on to Light's head to control him but Light postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Singh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Light.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Light will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Light will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Singh lands a head kick. Light smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Light checks a leg kick.
Singh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Light tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Singh defends well and Light ends up having to push Singh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Light is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Singh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanjay Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Light.
Light tries to pull guard but Singh won't allow it.
Singh tries a body shot but Light blocks it.
Light blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh misses with a punch on the inside.
Singh lands a hook that snaps the head of Light backwards.
Light wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Singh stops a takedown attempt from Light.
Singh misses with a body punch.
Singh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A bit of stalling here from Singh.
Singh swings wildly with an uppercut but Light uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Singh.
Light fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Singh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Singh has Light pushed against the cage.
Light tries to break free but Singh pushes him back against the cage.
Singh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lights head.
Light fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Light can't get the takedown.
Light takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Singh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Light backwards.
Singh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Light backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Singh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Light wants a takedown but no success here.
Light can't get the takedown.
Singh lands with a right to the head.
Singh lands a shot to the body.
Singh lands with a left to the head.
Singh pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Singh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Singh scores with a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Singh.
Light has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Singh seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Light can turn it around.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Light can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanjay Singh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Light lands a takedown into guard.
Light prevents Singh from getting back to his feet.
Singh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Light gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Singh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Light wants to pass the guard but Singh is keeping the position.
Light throws a strike but Singh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Singh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Light is keeping the position for now.
Singh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Light has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Singh has managed to get both his arms back between Light's legs - danger averted.
Singh wanted to stand there but Light had control of the position.
Light keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sanjay Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Singh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanjay Singh!
A victorious Sanjay Singh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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