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QFC - 005 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between K The Rad Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad Jr comes into the arena with Death March - Immortal Technique blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, K The Rad Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Cooper!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cooper momentarily.
Rad Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooper on the side of the head.
Rad Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rad Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cooper clinches up with Rad Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Rad Jr tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Rad Jr manages to break the clinch.
Rad Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice uppercut lands for Rad Jr. That snapped Cooper's head back.
Cooper wants to clinch
and Rad Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Cooper with a jab.
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!
Rad Jr throws the left hand but Cooper avoids the punch easily.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Rad Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rad Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rad Jr.
Cooper needs to keep his hands up - Rad Jr had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rad Jr. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Cooper.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rad Jr.
Cooper tries to clinch but Rad Jr is having none of it.
Rad Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Cooper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cooper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rad Jr.
Cooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Rad Jr.
Rad Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rad Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooper swinging wildly here.
Rad Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Rad Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Rad Jr.
Rad Jr breaks from the clinch.
Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Rad Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Rad Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rad Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rad Jr as Cooper tries to tie him up.
Rad Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper forces Rad Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Rad Jr is working Cooper over against the cage.
Cooper misses with a knee strike.
Rad Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rad Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Rad Jr connects with a right hand. Cooper shakes it off.
Rad Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
Rad Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad Jr manages to break the clinch.
Rad Jr with a jab.
Rad Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rad Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper clinches.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rad Jr is keeping busy.
Rad Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rad Jr.
Rad Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Rad Jr.
Rad Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Rad Jr.
Matt Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rad Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Rad Jr.
Rad Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K The Rad Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rad Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Cooper misses.
Rad Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Rad Jr does no damage.
Cooper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Rad Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
Rad Jr misses with some punches.
Cooper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rad Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rad Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Rad Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rad Jr is working Cooper over against the cage.
Cooper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rad Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Cooper trying to land knees to the body.
Rad Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rad Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooper trying to stall but Rad Jr improves his position.
Good body shot from Rad Jr.
Rad Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rad Jr.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rad Jr as Cooper tries to tie him up.
Rad Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Rad Jr.
Rad Jr digs a right hand into Cooper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooper's gas tank.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper tries to clinch but Rad Jr is having none of it.
Rad Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rad Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rad Jr misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad Jr digs a good hook to Cooper's body.
Rad Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Cooper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Rad Jr throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rad Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Cooper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rad Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Cooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Rad Jr.
Rad Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cooper at a distance.
A cross from Rad Jr lands.
Cooper blocks a jab.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Rad Jr circles away.
Rad Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Rad Jr throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad Jr cracks Cooper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rad Jr slips a jab from Cooper.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rad Jr cracks Cooper with a good jab.
Cooper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rad Jr misses with the head strike.
Cooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rad Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rad Jr.
Cooper tries to clinch but Rad Jr is having none of it.
Rad Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooper lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
K The Rad Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to clinch but Rad Jr is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rad Jr misses the target.
A jab from Rad Jr finds it's way through Cooper's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper misses with a lunging right hand
and Rad Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rad Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rad Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rad Jr throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it.
Cooper has closed the distance and engaged Rad Jr in a clinch.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Rad Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K The Rad Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cooper has managed to clinch.
Cooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rad Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Rad Jr keeps it at a distance.
Cooper might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rad Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Cooper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rad Jr on the side of the head.
Rad Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Rad Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
An attempted straight right counter from Rad Jr misses the target.
Cooper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rad Jr throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Cooper coming out on top.
Rad Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper slips under a jab from Rad Jr.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rad Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rad Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Rad Jr manages to break the clinch.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Rad Jr pushes him off.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rad Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rad Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cooper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Rad Jr throws a big counter combination but Cooper scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Cooper works the jab nicely.
Rad Jr thuds a left hand into Cooper's body.
Rad Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cooper momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper jabs at Rad Jr's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper wants to clinch.
It looked like Rad Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooper.
Rad Jr gets tackled into the cage by Cooper. Cooper maintains the clinch.
Rad Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rad Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rad Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Rad Jr keeps it at a distance.
Rad Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Rad Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Cooper staying out of range there.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Rad Jr keeps it at a distance.
Cooper lands with a right hand.
A big left from Rad Jr misses.
Cooper lands a body shot.
Rad Jr slips under a jab from Cooper.
Rad Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rad Jr throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rad Jr prevents a body shot from Cooper.
Cooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rad Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Rad Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper stalling in the clinch.
Rad Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rad Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cooper tries to land knees in the clinch but Rad Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rad Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rad Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooper drives through and clinches with Rad Jr against the cage.
Matt Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
K The Rad Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Rad Jr controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
K The Rad Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rad Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... K The Rad Jr!
After winning the bout, K The Rad Jr 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley Freeman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Cooper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cooper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cooper wants to work for an arm triangle but Freeman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman is not content to let Cooper control the position.
Cooper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cooper 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.
Cooper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cooper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Freeman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Freeman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Freeman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cooper working Freeman over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman trying to hold on to Cooper's head to control him but Cooper postures up.
Cooper is looking for a kimura here.
Cooper tries to pass to full mount but Freeman defends it.
Cooper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Freeman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cooper is looking for a kimura but Freeman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cooper to get the leverage.
Cooper trying to pass the guard but Freeman defending well.
Freeman wants to get back to full guard.
Cooper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Freeman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cooper.
Cooper is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Freeman has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two 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.
Cooper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cooper wants to take a breather but Freeman is having none of it.
Cooper seems to be working for a kimura but Freeman defends the submission attempt.
Freeman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooper wants to control but Freeman is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman trying to control but Cooper postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cooper throwing shots but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Freeman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cooper is thwarting Freeman's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooper scores with a takedown into Freeman's guard.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cooper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper wants to pass the guard but Freeman is keeping the position.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Freeman is trying to get back to half guard.
Freeman defending against the ground and pound.
Freeman is trying to control Cooper's posture but Cooper avoids it.
Cooper tries to move to mount but Freeman blocks the move with his legs.
Cooper throws an elbow but Freeman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freeman is looking to reverse the position.
Cooper working away.
Cooper trying to control the action but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Freeman prevents Cooper from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cooper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Freeman throws a leg kick that is checked
so Cooper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tom Cooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freeman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cooper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Freeman is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Cooper drops back looking for a leg! Freeman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Freeman manages to kick Cooper off! Cooper jumps back into Freeman's guard.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Freeman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cooper walks into a stiff left hand from Freeman.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?
Freeman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tom Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Freeman controls Cooper momentarily but Cooper frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Cooper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cooper preventing the sweep.
Cooper trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Freeman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Freeman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cooper trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Cooper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cooper throwing strikes from guard but Freeman blocks nicely.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper stopping the sweep attempt from Freeman.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Freeman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cooper slips a nice elbow through Freeman's hands, connecting with Freeman's forehead.
Cooper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Freeman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cooper moves nicely into side control.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Freeman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Freeman is trying to control Cooper's posture but Cooper avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cooper wants to control but Freeman is keeping him busy.
Cooper is working Freeman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cooper working away.
Freeman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Freeman wants to control but Cooper postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cooper dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cooper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Freeman!
Freeman is looking to regain half guard here but Cooper keeps moving and retains side control.
Freeman dodges the ground and pound from Cooper.
Freeman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cooper connects with a decent elbow.
Cooper scoring with punches and elbows.
Cooper working the ground and pound.
Freeman is trying to improve his position.
Cooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freeman keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman can't do much from the bottom here.
Freeman tries to bench press Cooper off him but Cooper keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper working away.
Cooper wants to control but Freeman is keeping him busy.
Cooper is trying to get an arm triangle but Freeman is defending well.
Cooper working the head with strikes.
Freeman tries to buck Cooper off but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Freeman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Freeman wants to control but Cooper postures up.
Cooper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cooper trying to control the action but Freeman is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is trying to control Cooper's posture but Cooper avoids it.
Freeman is looking to reverse the position.
Freeman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cooper connects with a decent elbow.
Cooper tries for a kimura but Freeman is defending well.
Freeman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is looking for a kimura here.
Freeman wants to control but Cooper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Freeman manages to get to full guard.
Freeman is trying to keep Cooper in close.
Cooper with a nice head shot there.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Cooper with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Freeman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Freeman is keeping the position for now.
Cooper postures up.
Cooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cooper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cooper trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cooper is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Freeman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooper drives through with a takedown into Freeman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freeman has momentary wrist control but Cooper slips an elbow through the middle.
Freeman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cooper clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Freeman misses
and Cooper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Cooper pushes down on Freeman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cooper is working for a kimura but Freeman is defending it quite comfortably.
Freeman is looking to control Cooper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Freeman avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman is not content to let Cooper control the position.
Cooper is thwarting Freeman's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper working the head and body with strikes.
Freeman is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooper trying to control the action but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Cooper thows a huge punch but Freeman dodges it nicely.
Cooper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cooper wants to take a breather but Freeman is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Freeman wants to control but Cooper is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Freeman scores with a body shot.
Freeman misses with a low kick.
Freeman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cooper throws a leg kick but Freeman moved away.
Freeman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cooper with a body shot.
Cooper fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Freeman to the ground. Cooper is now in Freeman's guard.
Freeman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cooper won't allow Freeman to sweep him here.
Cooper trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooper with a nice head shot there.
Cooper trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Cooper lands a couple of elbows.
Cooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Freeman working a defensive guard but Cooper manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cooper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Freeman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Freeman tries to buck Cooper off but Cooper is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Freeman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Freeman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cooper haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cooper is putting a hurting on Freeman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Freeman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Freeman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cooper is trying to maintain the position but Freeman is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freeman prevents Cooper from improving his position.
Cooper is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cooper had his way with Riley Freeman in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cooper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Freeman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cooper is trying to get an arm triangle but Freeman is defending well.
Freeman struggling a bit here.
Cooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freeman keeps working.
Freeman is trying to get back to half guard.
Cooper cracks Freeman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cooper's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cooper is trying to control the action in half guard but Freeman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cooper wants to free his trapped foot but Freeman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cooper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Freeman sees it coming and defends easily.
Freeman trying to control from the bottom.
Cooper seems to be looking for submissions.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cooper wants to control but Freeman is keeping him busy.
Cooper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Freeman wants to control but Cooper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Freeman is staying active underneath Cooper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cooper lands a nice short elbow.
Cooper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cooper winds up and cracks Freeman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cooper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cooper is thwarting Freeman's attempts to control the position.
Cooper tries to pass to full mount but Freeman defends it.
Cooper is looking to take a break and control but Freeman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Freeman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cooper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Freeman sprawls well initially but Cooper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cooper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cooper winds up and cracks Freeman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Freeman is defending against the submission attempts here by Cooper.
Cooper is thwarting Freeman's attempts to control the position.
Freeman manages to get to full guard.
Cooper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Freeman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Freeman trying to keep a closed guard but Cooper is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riley Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooper wants to pass the guard but Freeman is keeping the position.
Freeman trying to keep a closed guard but Cooper is proving a slippery customer.
Freeman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Freeman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freeman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cooper at a distance.
Riley Freeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper avoids the body shot from Freeman.
Tom Cooper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot to the body from Freeman misses
and Cooper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cooper, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:44
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:44
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Cooper!
Tom Cooper is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Jason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Jason!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jason connects with a body shot that sends Bob's belly button to the back.
Jason shoots and misses
and Bob counters with a nice body shot.
Jason circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jason counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bob avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jason.
Jason wants to free his trapped foot but Bob is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jason is working for a submission of some sort.
Jason throwing shots but Bob is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jason has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jason avoids the attempt from Bob to control.
Bob is squirming around, avoiding Jason's attempts to control the action.
Jason sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jason is trying to control here but Bob has managed to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bob trying to hold on to Jason's head to control him but Jason postures up.
Jason seems to be looking for submissions.
Bob preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jason is thwarting Bob's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is defending against the submission attempts here by Jason.
Jason stops Bob from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jason wants to free his trapped foot but Bob is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jason throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jason looks winded!
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bob tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jason defends well and Bob ends up having to push Jason into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jason wants to counter the offense by Bob and move into the clinch position.
Bob could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob shoots in looking for a takedown but Jason manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bob's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bob sets himself, and Jason steps forward looking for the clinch! Bob avoids it this time.
Jason throws a head kick that misses.
Jason shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bob pinned against the cage. Bob gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good leg kick by Bob there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bob closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bob lands in his opponent's guard.
Jason is trying to control the position but Bob postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Jason dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bob has managed to clinch.
Bob stalling the fight.
Bob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jason takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bob stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bob wants it to stay on the feet.
Bob throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Jason counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jason trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jason throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jason is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob working a defensive guard but Jason passes into half guard.
Jason wants to take a breather but Bob is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob wants to improve his position but Jason is controlling well.
Jason wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bob keeps working.
Jason tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bob.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jason tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bob swivels and escapes.
Bob looks for the body kick but Jason saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Bob. No joy for Jason on that attempt.
Bob tries to counter by clinching up but Jason breaks away and moves out of range.
Frank Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Jason.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jason gets tackled into the cage by Bob. Bob maintains the clinch.
Bob scores with a shot to the side of Jason's head.
Bob manages to break the clinch.
Frank Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob shoots for a double leg takedown but Jason sprawls well. He's pushed Bob's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jason shoots in for a double leg but Bob sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jason gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bob to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bob stopping the sweep attempt from Jason.
Jason is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bob defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason looking to control.
Jason thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bob trying to control but Jason is working from the bottom.
Jason is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bob wants to pass the guard but Jason is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No joy there for Jason, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bob looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jason tries to clinch up.
Bob lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bob cracks Jason with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bob throws a head kick that misses
and Jason decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bob's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jason trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Bob dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bob stuffs the takedown attempt from Jason. Jason gets slowly back to his feet.
Jason clinches.
Jason tries to break free but Bob pushes him back against the cage.
Bob fails to pull guard.
Jason drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bob works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jason working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bob doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bob manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jason takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bob in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steven Jason has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob wants to control from the top but Jason keeps moving.
Bob tries to free his leg and advance position but Jason is retaining full guard.
Jason looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bob passes into half guard.
Bob controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jason wants to get back to full guard but Bob has mounted him!
Jason throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jason tries to control Bob's body but Bob pushes him off. Jason squirms to his side and now Bob has his back!
Bob patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Jason tries to roll but Bob sticks to his back.
Jason tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jason is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob controlling from mount.
Bob prevents Jason from getting the reversal.
Jason wants to control but Bob is having none of it.
Bob works his way to his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason trying to control the hands but Bob breaks the grip.
Jason tries to escape the position.
Bob tries to keep control of the position but Jason is staying busy.
Bob lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jason looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jason tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bob 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Bob!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tedd Osdl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Rasd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tedd Osdl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Rasd!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasd shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Osdl tries to roll over but Rasd keeps him under control.
Rasd trying to control from half guard but Osdl is working away.
Osdl wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasd is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Osdl defends it well.
Osdl wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasd trying to control from half guard but Osdl is working away.
Osdl is trying to get back to full guard.
Osdl is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rasd lands with a kick to the ribs.
Osdl closes the distance and clinches up with Rasd, looking for a takedown. Osdl pushes Rasd against the cage but Rasd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rasd shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rasd was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rasd wants to stand but Osdl is controlling his arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Osdl is looking for a sweep.
Osdl is working hard here to advance position.
Rasd looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Osdl is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Osdl is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasd landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rasd is trying to get an arm triangle but Osdl is defending well.
Rasd throws an elbow but Osdl slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rasd working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Osdl's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rasd trying to control the action but Osdl is working from the bottom.
Rasd working away.
Rasd advances nicely into full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Osdl is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rasd tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Rasd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rasd fails with the takedown.
Osdl tries for a takedown but Rasd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rasd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Osdl.
Rasd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Osdl.
Osdl wants to clinch up but Rasd keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Rasd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rasd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Osdl as he jumps to the side.
Osdl shoots in looking for a takedown but Rasd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Osdl's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tedd Osdl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Osdl.
Rasd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Osdl sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rasd somewhat.
Rasd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rasd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Osdl displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rasd.
Osdl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Osdl wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Osdl shoots in but no luck this time.
Rasd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Osdl defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osdl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Osdl throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Osdl scores with a jab.
Rasd misses with a takedown attempt - Osdl sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rasd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osdl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Osdl.
Osdl throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rasd's waist but Rasd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Osdl off to one side.
Rasd clinches up against the cage.
Rasd lands a takedown into guard.
Rasd wanted to stand there but Osdl had control of the position.
Osdl pulls Rasd in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasd won't allow Osdl to sweep him here.
Osdl keeping full guard, as Rasd tries to pass.
Rasd trying to control but Osdl is working from the bottom.
Rasd is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rasd trying to control the position from guard on top but Osdl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Tedd Osdl will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Osdl shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rasd defends it nicely.
A head kick misses from Osdl.
Osdl tries to clinch there but Rasd circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Osdl. No joy for Rasd on that attempt.
Osdl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Osdl wants the takedown. Rasd is fighting it off but Osdl persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rasd's guard against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osdl throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rasd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Osdl could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rasd controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rasd is trying to control the position but Osdl postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasd looking for a sweep. Not yet Rasd, not yet.
Osdl looking to sit in guard and control but Rasd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Osdl trying to control the position.
Osdl wants to sweep but no luck.
Osdl trying to strike off his back.
Rasd advances to half guard.
Rasd tries to pass to full mount but Osdl defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osdl wants to control but Rasd is keeping busy.
Rasd working over Osdl with some ground and pound. Osdl looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Osdl trying to control but Rasd postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rasd connects with a nice short shot to Osdl's temple.
Rasd is thwarting Osdl's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tedd Osdl is winning the standup battle so far.
Rasd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Osdl's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasd shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Osdl sprawls well. Osdl wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rasd gets slowly back to his feet.
Osdl drives through and clinches with Rasd against the cage.
Rasd decides to pull guard.
Osdl not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stan Rasd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Osdl pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rasd is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osdl looking to sit in guard and control but Rasd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rasd stays in close to Osdl's body and controls the position.
Osdl will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Osdl keeping moving, preventing Rasd from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stan Rasd.
I think Rasd 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Rasd!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rock Man has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rock Man seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Ray!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ray moves into range and clinches up with Man.
Man tries to break free but Ray pushes him back against the cage.
Ray drags the fight down to the ground.
Man sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Man looking to sit in guard and control but Ray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is trying to keep Ray in close.
Man looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Man looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man pulls Ray in close to his closed guard and prevents Ray from doing any damage or advancing position.
Man could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Ray being controlled here momentarily.
Ray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ray pushes down on Man's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ray stalling.
Man tries to get to full guard but Ray has control of the leg.
Ray is trying to work for a kimura but Man is defending well.
Ray is trying to control the action in half guard but Man is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man connects with a single shot there.
Man misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Ray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ray throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Man tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ray is in Man's guard.
Ray is stalling in the full guard.
Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ray wants to stand but Man is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Ray dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ray with a hook.
Man with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ray moves into the clinch.
Ray fails to pull guard.
Ray pulls Man into guard.
Ray keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws an elbow that misses. Ray uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Man's guard. Nice move by Ray!
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ray is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ray defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Man's guard.
Man keeping full guard, as Ray tries to pass.
Ray trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Jim Ray has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ray looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ray trying to control the position here.
Ray is wriggling around but Man manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Ray as he works his way to full guard.
Ray pulls Man in close to prevent any damage.
Man cracks Ray with a solid left hand.
Ray working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Man doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Man manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Ray keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ray swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Ray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Man manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ray on his heels. He'll look to pass Ray's guard now, I'm sure.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man stands and throws Ray's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ray is not content to let Man control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ray wants to get back to his feet but Man drags him back down.
Man lands a nice forearm strike.
Ray can't do much from the bottom here.
Man has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ray!
Man controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray taking shots to the head.
Ray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man with shots to the head and body - Ray looks very uncomfortable down there.
Man fails to advance to Ray's back.
Ray is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ray is on top in guard.
Ray stopping the sweep attempt from Man.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ray scoring with some ground and pound.
Man pulls Ray in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray pushes down on Man's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Man holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ray tries to stand but can't do so whilst Man controls his leg.
Man tries to roll over but Ray keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like Ray is going to stand back up.
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 fight!
Rock Man showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ray 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Ray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Rautio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Murphy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mikko Rautio's chin.
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215 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikko Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Steve Murphy has been cut.
Rautio throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rautio throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy.
Rautio looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rautio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy tries a low kick but Rautio avoids it.
Rautio blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Rautio throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rautio.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rautio backwards.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Rautio stalls.
Rautio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rautio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rautio is leaning against Murphy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rautio.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rautio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Rautio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice body punch from Rautio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautio scores with a punch to the head.
Rautio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rautio lands the left hand.
Rautio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rautio tries to clinch up.
Murphy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rautio is out of range.
It seemed like Rautio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Rautio does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rautio's calf.
Rautio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy takes one on the button.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murphy.
Rautio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rautio's calf.
Rautio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murphy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rautio lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice cross by Rautio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Rautio.
Rautio is looking to clinch but Murphy is avoiding it.
Murphy tried to score with a low kick but Rautio checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rautio throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rautio sprawls and moves away.
Murphy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rautio takes a step back to recover.
Rautio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Rautio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Rautio.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rautio tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murphy is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikko Rautio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Murphy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy takes one on the button.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Murphy got wobbled bad by a big combination! Rautio presses forward with punches and knees until Murphy stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Murphy closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Rautio! Mikko Rautio retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wes Nerk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lasnur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wes Nerk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lasnur!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lasnur closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nerk circles away.
Lasnur tries to sprawl but Nerk drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lasnur looks winded!
Lasnur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nerk controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lasnur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nerk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerk controlling the action here.
Lasnur wants to control but Nerk is keeping busy.
Nerk with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nerk fails to land the takedown.
Lasnur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nerk.
Lasnur is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nerk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wes Nerk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nerk misses with a two punch combination.
Lasnur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nerk is looking to clinch.
Nerk wants to clinch.
Nerk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lasnur darts in looking for a takedown but Nerk gets double underhooks and turns Lasnur into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nerk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nerk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nerk has closed the distance and engaged Lasnur in a clinch.
Nerk gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lasnur has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nerk is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nerk tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lasnur.
Lasnur trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nerk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lasnur flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nerk gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Nerk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lasnur shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nerk is trying to defend but Lasnur finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nerk looking for submissions off his back.
Nerk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lasnur is just content to waste time from the top position. Nerk takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nerk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerk looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lasnur has picked Nerk up and slammed him! Nerk can't keep hold of the triangle and Lasnur manages to pass to side control!
Nerk wants to control but Lasnur postures up.
Wes Nerk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lasnur wants to stand but Nerk has his arm trapped.
Lasnur in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nerk could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nerk can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lasnur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nerk keeps working.
Lasnur is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nerk tries to clinch but Lasnur moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Lasnur as Nerk shoots in.
Wes Nerk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lasnur avoids the head kick by Nerk.
Lasnur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lasnur throws a series of punches but Nerk avoids them all with ease.
Lasnur tries for a takedown but Nerk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lasnur wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Lasnur tenderised Nerk's leg. Nerk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lasnur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Lasnur looks to move away, Nerk throws a big counter combo bu Lasnur just gets out of the way.
Nerk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nerk.
Nerk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lasnur keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lasnur is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brock Lasnur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nerk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nerk dives in for a single leg takedown but Lasnur sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lasnur shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nerk as he jumps to the side.
Nerk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nerk working the ground and pound from side control.
Nerk staying calm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasnur wants to control but Nerk postures up.
Lasnur is looking to regain half guard here but Nerk keeps moving and retains side control.
Lasnur is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nerk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lasnur is looking to control Nerk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lasnur avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nerk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lasnur can do to turn this around?
Nerk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nerk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lasnur defends well and Nerk ends up having to push Lasnur into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lasnur tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasnur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nerk. Lasnur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nerk tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Nerk. No joy for Lasnur on that attempt.
Nerk has his takedown stuffed
and Lasnur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wes Nerk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nerk pulls Lasnur into guard.
Lasnur wants to control from the top but Nerk keeps moving.
Nerk has control of Lasnur's left arm, preventing Lasnur from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nerk keeping moving, preventing Lasnur from controlling successfully.
Lasnur slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lasnur throws an elbow but Nerk slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nerk struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nerk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lasnur is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Nerk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nerk 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Nerk!
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