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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Clapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stones Mahones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Clapper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stones Mahones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clapper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mahones throws a good cross that connects.
Mahones misses with a body shot.
Clapper throws a sloppy head kick and Mahones moves out of range easily.
A combination from Mahones does no damage.
Clapper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mahones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mahones misses with an uppercut.
Stones Mahones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Clapper.
Clapper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahones throws a jab but it's blocked by Clapper.
Clapper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clapper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mahones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahones missing with a left hand there. Clapper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahones throws a looping overhand right but Clapper ducks down to avoid it.
Mahones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahones throws a lazy uppercut
and Clapper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Clapper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mahones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clapper is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Clapper trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clapper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clapper throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clapper wants to pass the guard but Mahones is keeping the position.
Clapper 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.
Clapper stands up over Mahones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mahones is on top in guard.
Mahones 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.
Mahones with a nice head shot there.
Clapper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clapper tries to get out of the position.
Clapper has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mahones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clapper is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mahones passes Clapper's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Clapper trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Clapper wants to control but Mahones is having none of it.
Mahones prevents Clapper from getting the reversal.
Clapper sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clapper is refusing to be controlled, as Mahones sits in half guard.
Clapper trying to control from the bottom.
Clapper is staying active underneath Mahones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mahones tries to stand but can't do so whilst Clapper controls his leg.
Clapper is looking for a sweep. Mahones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clapper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mahones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mahones's back!
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 Randy Clapper will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mahones misses with a straight left.
Clapper tries to counter with a takedown but Mahones is quick to defend against it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mahones misses with a left hand
and Clapper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mahones pushes Clapper off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mahones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Clapper swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Mahones.
Stones Mahones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahones loads up on a big right hand but Clapper slips the punch.
Clapper tries to counter with a takedown but Mahones is quick to defend against it.
Clapper dodges the punch combination from Mahones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahones swings widly with a right hand
and Clapper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mahones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clapper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mahones lands a shoulder strike.
Clapper is working for takedown but Mahones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mahones controlling the action here for a moment.
Mahones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clapper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Clapper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Clapper blocking some punches.
Clapper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mahones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mahones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clapper appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clapper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clapper misses with a combination
and Mahones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donk. Mahones catches Clapper right on the button with a cross.
Mahones looks to score with a jab to the body but Clapper is just out of range.
Mahones throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahones dodges the punch combination from Clapper.
Mahones scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clapper looks to land a combination but Mahones avoids it well.
Clapper staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Mahones.
Clapper tries to counter with a takedown but Mahones is quick to defend against it.
Mahones forces Clapper back against the cage and clinches.
Clapper has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mahones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mahones scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahones lands a big right hand that drops Clapper! The killer instinct kicks in and Mahones finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mahones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stones Mahones!
In his post fight interview, Stones Mahones started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torquil Bram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Tran will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torquil Bram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Tran!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bram loads up on a big right hand but Tran slips the punch.
Bram fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from Tran lands.
Tran misses with a two punch combination.
Bram rushes Tran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bram lands with a light punch inside.
Tran has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tran avoiding damage as Bram throws knees to the body.
Bram lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tran backwards.
Bram pushes Tran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bram's brow.
Tran tries a body shot but Bram blocks it.
Bram prevents Tran from breaking the clinch.
Tran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
I was talking to Bram's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Bram fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bram.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bram throws a head punch that misses.
Bram has a couple of punches blocked by Tran.
Bram lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tran backwards.
Bram avoids a wild elbow strike from Tran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran blocks an uppercut.
Tran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bram dodges an elbow strike from Tran.
Bram has Tran pressed against the cage, preventing Tran from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bram pushes Tran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bram misses with the head strike.
Bram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bram misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bram is working Tran over against the cage.
Tran is trying to break the clinch but Bram has him pressed against the cage.
Tran has had enough of the clinch but Bram keeps him there for the moment.
Tran blocking some punches.
Bram scores with a shoulder strike.
Bram is stalling here.
Bram lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tran or not.
Bram lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bram has him pressed against the cage.
Tran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bram cracks Tran with a nice body shot.
Tran looks winded!
Bram scores with a shoulder strike.
Bram tries to land knees in the clinch but Tran avoids the damage to the body.
Bram lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Tran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bram fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bram lands a glancing blow to the side of Tran's head.
Bram drops Tran with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tran looks back up at him and smiles so Bram waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tran is rocked!
It looks like Marco Tran has been cut.
Tran ducks into an uppercut from Bram and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torquil Bram!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Boskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Boskins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Barton!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boskins instigates a clinch.
Boskins tries to pull guard but Barton won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Barton.
Boskins blocks an uppercut.
Boskins takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barton lands with a left to the head.
Barton lands with a light punch inside.
Barton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barton gets through Boskins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barton lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Barton - that landed with a thud.
Boskins is breathing heavily.
Barton tries to work over Boskins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Barton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boskins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barton lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Barton.
Boskins tries to break free but Barton pushes him back against the cage.
Barton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boskins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boskins's elbow.
Barton misses with the head strike.
Barton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boskins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barton can turn it around.
Barton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boskins.
A shot in the inside from Barton.
Boskins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Boskins is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barton to the mat. Barton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Boskins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boskins punching from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Barton there.
Barton wants to pass to mount but Boskins is defending the position.
Barton is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boskins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barton lands strikes from half guard.
Barton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boskins's head.
Barton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boskins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boskins taking some punishment here, with Barton in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boskins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barton's back!
Barton tries to roll but Boskins sticks to his back.
Barton keeps trying to improve his position.
Barton defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boskins missing with strikes from the back.
Barton manages to reverse the position and now he's in Boskins's guard. Nice work there by Barton.
Barton passes Boskins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barton working the head and body with strikes.
Barton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barton with the ground and pound but Boskins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Boskins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boskins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barton is working Boskins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barton throwing strikes from guard but Boskins blocks nicely.
Barton landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Barton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barton scores with a takedown into Boskins's guard.
Barton throws a strike but Boskins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boskins stopping the sweep attempt from Barton.
Barton has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Boskins should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Barton has tightened it up now! Boskins should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Clint Barton!
Clint Barton is the new super heavyweight champion!
Clint Barton bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrance Gerltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladyslaw Raginis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerltz comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Bull On Parade. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lawrance Gerltz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladyslaw Raginis!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raginis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gerltz scores with a head kick. Raginis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Wladyslaw Raginis has been cut.
Gerltz scores with a decent looking hook.
Raginis throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Lawrance Gerltz has been cut.
Gerltz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Raginis throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Raginis.
Raginis swats away the attempt to clinch by Gerltz.
Raginis shoots in and bounces Gerltz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerltz can't keep his opponent in guard - Raginis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Raginis throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gerltz to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raginis working some strikes from top position.
Raginis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raginis throwing strikes from guard but Gerltz blocks nicely.
Gerltz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raginis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gerltz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raginis won't allow Gerltz to sweep him here.
Raginis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raginis distracts Gerltz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gerltz holds on and takes a little breather.
Raginis stands and throws Gerltz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gerltz is not content to let Raginis control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerltz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gerltz's coaches at Evil Empire: †AWAKENING† have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Raginis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gerltz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Raginis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Raginis wants to control but Gerltz is keeping him busy.
Raginis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gerltz is avoiding damage well.
Raginis tries to score with some ground and pound. Gerltz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Raginis tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gerltz defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerltz wants to control but Raginis postures up.
Gerltz defending against the ground and pound.
Raginis tries to score with some ground and pound. Gerltz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Raginis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gerltz keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Raginis is trying to ground and pound but Gerltz uses the momentary lack of control by Raginis to regain half guard.
Raginis wants to pass the guard but Gerltz is defending well.
Raginis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raginis is working for a kimura but Gerltz is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis drops an elbow to the side of Gerltz's head.
Raginis 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.
Raginis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raginis throwing shots but Gerltz is blocking nicely.
Raginis is keen to just control but Gerltz is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wladyslaw Raginis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Raginis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gerltz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raginis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gerltz.
Raginis connects with a leg kick. Gerltz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gerltz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Raginis counters with a straight right hand.
Raginis lunges at Gerltz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gerltz's hand.
Raginis dives in and grabs Gerltz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gerltz pushes down on Raginis's head and hops out.
Raginis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raginis misses with a straight right.
Gerltz connects with the punch.
Raginis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gerltz's guard.
Gerltz pushes Raginis off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerltz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raginis's sensitive parts.
Gerltz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gerltz slips a straight right by Raginis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerltz ducks under a wild hook from Raginis.
Raginis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gerltz but Gerltz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gerltz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Raginis.
Raginis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raginis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raginis tries to land a body kick
and Gerltz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gerltz tries to work over Raginis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raginis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gerltz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lawrance Gerltz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wladyslaw Raginis.
Gerltz tries to work over Raginis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raginis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Raginis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gerltz postures up.
Gerltz looking to sit in guard and control but Raginis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerltz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raginis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gerltz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raginis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raginis throws a big elbow that misses.
Raginis works over Gerltz with some ground and pound from guard.
Lawrance Gerltz's cut is getting worse.
Raginis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Raginis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gerltz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raginis wants to control from the top but Gerltz keeps moving.
Raginis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerltz keeping moving, preventing Raginis from controlling successfully.
Gerltz keeping full guard, as Raginis tries to pass.
Gerltz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raginis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raginis throws a big elbow that misses.
Raginis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raginis lands a couple of elbows.
Gerltz is pulling down on Raginis's head to control his posture.
Raginis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerltz tries to kick Raginis off in order to stand up. Raginis Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Gerltz dodges the ground and pound from Raginis.
Raginis cracks Gerltz with a big elbow.
Gerltz is trying to control Raginis's posture but Raginis avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Gerltz's face as Raginis controls the position.
Raginis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gerltz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Raginis's guard! Nice work there by Gerltz!
Wladyslaw Raginis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raginis controlling Gerltz's posture.
Raginis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gerltz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gerltz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wladyslaw Raginis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Raginis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gerltz throws a quick counter head kick but Raginis was just out of range.
Raginis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gerltz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Raginis manages to circle out of the way.
Raginis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Raginis lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Gerltz sprawling to the canvas. Raginis follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Gerltz hang on?
Gerltz is rocked!
Raginis content to control rather than advance.
Oh Gerltz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raginis lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Gerltz quite badly. Gerltz pulls Raginis in close trying to recover. Raginis postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Gerltz on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Gerltz doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wladyslaw Raginis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mctanned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shephard has chosen You All Everybody as his entrance music. Jack Shephard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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31
240 lbs
26 - 7 - 0 |
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31
245 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mctanned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Mctanned.
Shephard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mctanned defends it well.
Shephard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mctanned tries to counter with a takedown but Shephard is quick to defend against it.
Shephard throws a right hand that Mctanned ducks under and follows up with a left that Mctanned also avoids with ease.
Mctanned tries to counter with a takedown but Shephard is quick to defend against it.
Mctanned shoots in but Shephard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mctanned defending well as Shephard loads up on a big left hand.
Mctanned drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shephard sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mctanned.
Nice jab there from Shephard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctanned gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shephard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Shephard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mctanned is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mctanned keeping full guard, as Shephard tries to pass.
Mctanned lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Our spies down at at Combat Fitness inform us that Shephard has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Mctanned throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned tries to free his leg and advance position but Shephard is retaining full guard.
Mctanned trying to move into half guard but instead Shephard has managed to sweep!
Mctanned working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shephard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shephard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mctanned is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shephard looking to pass the guard.
Mctanned wants to sweep here but Shephard controlling him for the moment.
Shephard forces his way into half guard.
Shephard is trying to work for a kimura but Mctanned is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mctanned doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shephard.
Shephard is working for a kimura but Mctanned is defending it quite comfortably.
Mctanned gets back to full guard.
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.
Mctanned keeping moving, preventing Shephard from controlling successfully.
Mctanned lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mctanned slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shephard is not content to let Mctanned control the position.
Mctanned thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mctanned advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shephard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shephard lands a glancing blow to the side of Mctanned's head.
It looks like Paul Mctanned has been cut.
Mctanned looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shephard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mctanned is defended easily by Shephard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mctanned will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mctanned takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mctanned throws a leg kick
and Shephard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctanned keeping moving, preventing Shephard from controlling successfully.
Mctanned looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mctanned keeping moving, preventing Shephard from controlling successfully.
Mctanned trying to keep a closed guard but Shephard is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shephard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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.
Shephard trying to control but Mctanned is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shephard fails to land with a series of punches.
Mctanned is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shephard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Mctanned. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shephard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shephard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mctanned but Mctanned pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shephard lands with an uppercut that bounces Mctanned off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shephard circles away.
Mctanned will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mctanned connects with an inside leg kick.
Mctanned uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shephard.
Jack Shephard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Shephard finds it's target.
Mctanned showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shephard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard throws a big shot that misses.
Mctanned appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mctanned darts in looking for a takedown but Shephard gets double underhooks and turns Mctanned into the cage.
Mctanned staying out of range there.
Shephard looks to land a right hand but Mctanned moved out of range.
Mctanned tries to counter with a takedown but Shephard is quick to defend against it.
Shephard lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Shephard misses the target.
Mctanned changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mctanned looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shephard misses with a hook
and Mctanned counters with a shoot takedown. Shephard fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shephard is trying to control the position but Mctanned postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shephard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Mctanned's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mctanned shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mctanned showed some decent athleticism there.
Shephard has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mctanned is on him like a limpet, forcing Shephard back against the cage.
Mctanned is pressed up against the cage. Shephard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mctanned down to the mat. Mctanned avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shephard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shephard lands in his opponent's guard.
Mctanned looking for subs off his back but Shephard has passed one foot through into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mctanned moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctanned is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mctanned looking for a sweep. Not yet Mctanned, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shephard lands a couple of digs.
Shephard stopping the sweep attempt from Mctanned.
Mctanned is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shephard defends well.
Shephard chips away with some ground and pound.
Shephard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mctanned swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paul Mctanned has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard trying to control but Mctanned is working from the bottom.
Mctanned has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shephard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mctanned keeping full guard, as Shephard tries to pass.
Shephard wants to control from the top but Mctanned keeps moving.
Jack Shephard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shephard with a nice head shot there.
Shephard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mctanned is looking for a triangle but Shephard pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned keeping moving, preventing Shephard from controlling successfully.
Shephard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paul Mctanned's cut is getting worse.
Mctanned can't keep his opponent in guard - Shephard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mctanned is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mctanned is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shephard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shephard's back!
Mctanned is not going to allow Shephard to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned scores with punches and elbows.
It looks like Jack Shephard has been cut.
Mctanned tightening his grip on Shephard, looking for the choke.
Shephard defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Shephard trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shephard defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Mctanned patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Shephard.
I've got Shephard 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Shephard!
After winning the bout, Jack Shephard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Paul Mctanned spoke after the fight, saying 'The Future will be better next time'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzannavabizch comes to the cage accompanied by Brandon Loveladdy's band WE ARE THE CHOSEN : BREAKING THE KARMIC CYCLE. Smith has chosen The Mercenary as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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39
204 lbs
36 - 21 - 1 |
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35
210 lbs
23 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
36 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzannavabizch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Uzannavabizch is just out of range.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Uzannavabizch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uzannavabizch misses with the combination.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Uzannavabizch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've been informed that Smith 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.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Uzannavabizch avoids the body shot from Smith.
Uzannavabizch takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzannavabizch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smith pushes Uzannavabizch off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzannavabizch lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uzannavabizch throws out the jab.
Terry Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzannavabizch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Uzannavabizch rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Uzannavabizch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Uzannavabizch counters with an outside leg kick.
Uzannavabizch is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Uzannavabizch dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Uzannavabizch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith moves to clinch but Uzannavabizch breaks away
and Uzannavabizch counters with a straight right hand.
Uzannavabizch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Uzannavabizch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzannavabizch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Uzannavabizch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Uzannavabizch is in Smith's guard.
Uzannavabizch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uzannavabizch is looking to advance position but Smith has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Smith content just to control the position here.
Uzannavabizch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Uzannavabizch is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes here but Uzannavabizch is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Uzannavabizch is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Uzannavabizch but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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.
Uzannavabizch keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith trying to control but Uzannavabizch is having none of it.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Uzannavabizch can't escape the position.
Uzannavabizch manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith checks a low kick from Uzannavabizch.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Uzannavabizch darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Uzannavabizch is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Uzannavabizch is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Uzannavabizch.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Uzannavabizch has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith controlling the position for now.
Uzannavabizch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Uzannavabizch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Uzannavabizch is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Uzannavabizch throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Uzannavabizch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Uzannavabizch wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
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.
Uzannavabizch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Uzannavabizch is looking to stall here but Smith recovers full guard.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Uzannavabizch trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Good exchange - Uzannavabizch coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Uzannavabizch scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Terry Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uzannavabizch tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Uzannavabizch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Uzannavabizch looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Uzannavabizch dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Uzannavabizch misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Uzannavabizch.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Uzannavabizch connects with a jab.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Uzannavabizch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Uzannavabizch, right into the meat.
Uzannavabizch misses with a few strikes there.
Uzannavabizch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Uzannavabizch looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Uzannavabizch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Uzannavabizch connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Uzannavabizch as he connects with a hook.
Uzannavabizch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Uzannavabizch misses with a body kick.
Uzannavabizch misses with a body kick.
Uzannavabizch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Uzannavabizch scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith 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.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Uzannavabizch saw that one coming.
Uzannavabizch sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith misses the jab.
Uzannavabizch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a combination
and Uzannavabizch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith controlling the position well.
Terry Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is not content to let Uzannavabizch control the position.
Uzannavabizch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Uzannavabizch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uzannavabizch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
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.
Uzannavabizch looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzannavabizch is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzannavabizch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Uzannavabizch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Uzannavabizch lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Uzannavabizch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzannavabizch takes one to the chin there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Uzannavabizch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith lunges at Uzannavabizch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Uzannavabizch's hand.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Uzannavabizch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Uzannavabizch, right into the meat.
Terry Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Uzannavabizch blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith lands a head shot.
Uzannavabizch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uzannavabizch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Terry Smith.
I think Uzannavabizch 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
After winning the bout, Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Tessin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tessin scores with a jab to the body.
Kane shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tessin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tessin is trying to control Kane's posture but Kane avoids it.
Kane working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tessin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kane wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kane working away.
Kane looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kane tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tessin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tessin is trying to escape the mount.
Kane wants to control the pace but Tessin is squirming around nicely.
Tessin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tessin wants to control but Kane is having none of it.
Kane fails to advance to Tessin's back.
Kane has hold of Tessin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tessin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Tessin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kane.
Kane is looking to stall here but Tessin recovers full guard.
Kane preventing the sweep.
Tessin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tessin managing to control the position.
Tessin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kane stops Tessin from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tessin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tessin striking off his back but it's not causing Kane any problems.
Kane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tessin is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin pulls Kane in to control the position.
Kane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Tessin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tessin takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
Tessin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kane closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tessin quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tessin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tessin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tessin wants to sweep but no luck.
Tessin seems keen to control Kane's posture.
Kane wants to control from the top but Tessin keeps moving.
Kane passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin trying to control but Kane postures up.
Kane is working for a kimura but Tessin is defending it quite comfortably.
Kane is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tessin manages to get to full guard.
Tessin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tessin keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Tessin working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Kane dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tessin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tessin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tessin can do to turn this around?
Kane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tessin looking for a sweep. Not yet Tessin, not yet.
Tessin working a defensive guard here.
Kane being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessin keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Tessin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kane rushes Tessin and presses him up against the cage.
Tessin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kane has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tessin is trying to keep an underhook but Kane manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tessin pushes Kane off and gets back to his feet.
Tessin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kane.
Kane scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kane throws a combination that misses
and Tessin counters with a nice body shot.
Kane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tessin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tessin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kane rather than just go for the knockout.
Tessin looks to land a right hand but Kane moved out of range.
Tessin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane feinted with a counter takedown.
Kane shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tessin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tessin trying to control the position.
Tessin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tessin striking from his own guard.
Kane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tessin looking for a sweep. Not yet Tessin, not yet.
Kane trying to control but Tessin is working from the bottom.
Kane distracts Tessin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tessin trying to keep a closed guard but Kane is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane looking to pass the guard.
Tessin keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Tessin controls Kane momentarily but Kane frees himself.
Tessin looking for a sweep. Not yet Tessin, not yet.
Kane wants to control from the top but Tessin keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tessin wants to sweep but no luck.
Tessin is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four 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.
Tessin jabs at Kane's body.
Tessin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kane lands with a nice combination. Tessin backs away looking to recover.
Tessin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kane is trying to defend but Tessin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tessin prevents Kane from standing back up.
Kane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tessin stopping the sweep attempt from Kane.
Tessin throws a big right hand that misses.
Tessin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tessin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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 Derek Kane will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tessin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kane half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tessin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tessin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Tessin misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Tessin.
Kane moves out of range of the strikes.
Tessin dips to his left and cracks Kane with an uppercut!
Kane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tessin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessin misses the shot to the body.
Kane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kane closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Derek Kane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Tessin is trying to control Kane's posture but Kane avoids it.
Kane in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kane trying to control the action but Tessin is working from the bottom.
Kane tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tessin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tessin is trying to maintain the position but Kane is very close to passing his 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.
Kane wants to control but Tessin is keeping him busy.
Tessin is trying to get back to full guard.
Tessin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kane is working away from the top position though.
Kane is trying to control the action in half guard but Tessin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kane is stalling here. Tessin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kane seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tessin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Randy Tessin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tessin working the strikes but Kane uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tessin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tessin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kane moves into full guard.
Kane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin is trying to control but can't.
Kane is taking a breather. Tessin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kane is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tessin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tessin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tessin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kane, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tessin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kane's brow.
Kane gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tessin regains guard.
Kane's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Tessin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kane manages to get himself to full guard.
Tessin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kane has a closed guard, preventing Tessin from standing up.
Tessin throws a big right hand that misses.
Tessin landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tessin landing with the ground and pound.
Kane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Derek Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tessin won't allow Kane to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Tessin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kane 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceasar Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan has chosen Fat Lip as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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145 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceasar Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Olson as he avoids it easily.
Olson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Morgan sprawls and moves away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morgan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Olson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Olson.
Olson throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Morgan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Morgan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morgan working away.
Olson is not content to let Morgan control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olson is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morgan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
Morgan throws an elbow but Olson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Olson tries to bench press Morgan off him but Morgan keeps the position.
Olson sneaks back into half guard.
Morgan is working for a submission of some sort.
Morgan is thwarting Olson's attempts to control the position.
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.
Morgan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Olson wants to control but Morgan is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morgan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Olson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morgan wants to control but Olson is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Olson!
Morgan lands a big shot there that rocks Olson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morgan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Olson is on top in guard.
Olson preventing the sweep.
Morgan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan is trying to keep Olson in close.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olson is one step ahead there.
Olson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson throws a big right hand that misses.
Olson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
Olson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olson wants to pass to mount but Morgan is defending the position.
Olson working over Morgan with some ground and pound. Morgan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Olson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ceasar Morgan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morgan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooooh!!! Olson has knocked Morgan down with a huge combo! Olson steps away and waves a wobbly Morgan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Morgan is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Olson finish him?
Morgan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Olson walks away with a smile on his face. Morgan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Olson cracks Morgan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Olson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Morgan to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olson clinches up against the cage.
Morgan is working for takedown but Olson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Olson stops a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
Andrew Olson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ceasar Morgan.
Olson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Olson wants it to stay on the feet.
Andrew Olson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olson throws a head kick that misses
and Morgan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Morgan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olson is pressing down on Morgan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morgan is looking to advance position but Olson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Morgan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Morgan is in close to Olson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olson keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Olson wants to stand up but Morgan is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Olson is retaining full guard.
Morgan trying to control but Olson is working from the bottom.
Olson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Morgan keeps trying to improve his position.
Ceasar Morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Olson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Olson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Morgan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morgan trying to control but Olson is working from the bottom.
Morgan throws an elbow that misses. Olson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morgan's guard. Nice move by Olson!
Olson wants to get up but he can't break Morgan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morgan wants to stand and escape but Olson is having none of it.
Olson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Olson preventing the sweep.
Olson looking to sit in guard and control but Morgan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Olson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Olson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Olson has escaped and now he's on top!
Olson tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Olson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Olson swinging wildly here.
Morgan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Olson defends it nicely.
Olson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Olson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Olson misses the target.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Olson.
No joy there for Olson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Olson fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan darts in looking for a takedown but Olson gets double underhooks and turns Morgan into the cage.
Andrew Olson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ceasar Morgan.
Olson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Olson won't be happy with that.
Morgan trying to control the position but Olson is working away.
Morgan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Morgan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson is looking for a sweep.
Morgan trying to control the position but Olson is working away.
Morgan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Olson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Morgan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morgan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Olson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
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!
Olson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Olson is looking to regain half guard here but Morgan keeps moving and retains side control.
Morgan is trying to get an arm triangle but Olson is defending well.
Morgan is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Olson is trying to escape and Morgan transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Olson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Morgan! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ceasar Morgan!
Ceasar Morgan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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FIGHT
RATING
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