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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phill Bunce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw has chosen Family Force 5 - Chainsaw as his entrance music. Jack Shaw has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bunce
vs
Shaw

192 cm
30
219 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

191 cm
27
214 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phill Bunce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw misses with a low kick.
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaw wants to counter with a clinch but Bunce pushes him away.
Bunce staying out of range there.
Bunce feints a jab promting Shaw to slip. Bunce then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shaw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Bunce.
The fighters circling - Bunce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunce looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
Bunce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shaw throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bunce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shaw lands with a slapping head kick.
Bunce tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaw wants to counter with a clinch but Bunce pushes him away.
Shaw smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw lands a high kick!
Shaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Shaw misses the shot to the body.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Bunce misses the target.
A jab from Bunce misses.
Bunce misses with a hook.
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Bunce.
Shaw connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bunce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaw throws a sloppy head kick and Bunce moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses.
Shaw connects with a jab.
Bunce lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunce looks to land a left hand but Shaw moved out of range nicely.
Shaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bunce misses with an uppercut
and Shaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bunce takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shaw slips under a jab from Bunce.
Shaw throws a head kick but Bunce moves out of range.
Shaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bunce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaw.
Shaw throws a leg kick
and Bunce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bunce misses with an uppercut.
Shaw raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
Shaw throws out a counter right but Bunce avoids it with no problem.
Bunce moves out of range of the strikes.
Bunce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunce misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.
Bunce stuns Shaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bunce looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
Shaw misses with an uppercut.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shaw moves away from the strike by Bunce.
Bunce scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left and a right from Shaw both land. Nice combination.
Shaw is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bunce.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunce scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunce misses with a double jab.
Bunce cracks Shaw with an open hand slap.
Bunce misses with the combination.
Bunce blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Shaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bunce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shaw lands with a slapping head kick.
Bunce throws a jab when Shaw was well out of range.
Shaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bunce misses with a looping right.
Shaw lands with a nice body punch.
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 Phill Bunce will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shaw slips a straight right by Bunce.
Shaw unleashes a big counter combination but Bunce bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shaw throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bunce.
Shaw lands a right hook to the body.

Bunce drops Shaw with a beautiful combination! Shaw stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bunce is looking for the KO!

Shaw is rocked!
Shaw throws a head kick but Bunce moves out of range.
Shaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Bunce finish him?
Shaw throws a sloppy head kick and Bunce moves out of range easily.
Bunce lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Shaw falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bunce dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phill Bunce!
Phill Bunce managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Aragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazaro Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aragon
vs
Molina

180 cm
29
188 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

180 cm
32
195 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

GREEN!160
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Aragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazaro Molina!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Molina. Molina obviously looking to wear him down.
Aragon lands a leg kick that knocks Molina off balance momentarily.
Aragon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Aragon rushes Molina and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Molina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molina lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Molina.
Aragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Aragon drives through and clinches with Molina against the cage.
Molina is looking to break free of the clinch but Aragon has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Molina.
Molina avoids a wild elbow strike from Aragon.
Molina throws a punch but it's blocked by Aragon.
Aragon misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Molina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molina.
Aragon blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molina.
Molina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Molina.
A short left from Aragon.
Aragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Aragon fails to land.
Molina lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aragon missing with knees to the body.
Molina stalling in the clinch.

Molina breaks the clinch.

Aragon darts in and clinches Molina up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aragon.
Aragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aragon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Molina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aragon leaning against his opponent.

Molina manages to break the clinch.
Molina circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Aragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Molina chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aragon can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Aragon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molina misses with a kick to the body.
Aragon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID250K) in the buildup to the fight.
Molina stalks Aragon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aragon's face. Aragon staggers backwards, shaken.
Aragon with a hook.
Molina throws a good cross that connects.
Aragon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab by Molina.
Aragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molina was well out of range. Poor timing from Aragon.
Aragon avoids the head kick by Molina.
Aragon moves in looking to clinch but Molina pushes him off.
Aragon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Molina.
Aragon jabs at Molina's body.
Aragon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aragon checks a leg kick.
Molina checks a leg kick nicely.
Molina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Molina misses with a kick to the body.
Aragon throws a body punch but Molina moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina throws a hook but Aragon avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aragon.
Aragon misses the shot to the body.
Aragon wants to land a leg kick but Molina is out of range.
Aragon ducks under a wild hook from Molina.
Molina misses with a body shot.
Aragon throws a nice head kick!
Molina misses with a straight left.
Aragon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molina paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Aragon rushes Molina and presses him up against the cage.
Molina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Molina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aragon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aragon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Molina avoids it.
Molina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aragon has a couple of punches blocked by Molina.

Molina breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aragon. Molina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Molina with a nice cross.
Aragon walks into a straight right hand from Molina.
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!
Nice defenses there by Aragon.
Molina loads up on a big right hand but Aragon slips the punch.
Aragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aragon throws a big counter combination but Molina scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Molina throws a hook but Aragon blocks it.
Aragon digs a good hook to Molina's body.
Molina feints and then cracks Aragon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aragon down.

Aragon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Molina fails to land.
Molina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Molina misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Molina misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molina.
Aragon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Molina backwards.
Aragon blocking some punches.
Aragon takes a shot to the head.
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 Diego Aragon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Aragon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lazaro Molina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molina checks the leg kick nicely there.
Molina connects with a leg kick. Aragon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aragon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Molina lands a front kick.
Molina tries to land a leg kick but Aragon saw it coming and moves away.
Molina throws a leg kick but Aragon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aragon connects with a solid leg kick.
Aragon avoids the head kick by Molina.
Aragon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Molina's head.
That kick from Aragon tenderised Molina's leg. Molina is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Molina misses.
Molina throws a series of punches but Aragon avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molina connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aragon slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina scores with a nice right hand.
Aragon throws a hook but Molina avoids it easily.
Molina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aragon.
Nice cross by Molina.

Aragon gets a clinch.
Aragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Molina lands a left hand.
Aragon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aragon lands an elbow that stopped Molina in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Molina fails to land.
Diego Aragon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Molina working aggressively here.
Aragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Molina scores with a shot to the side of Aragon's head.
Molina gets through Aragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aragon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Molina misses with some punches.
Aragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aragon lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molina misses with the head strike.
Aragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Aragon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aragon.
Aragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Molina swings wildly with an uppercut but Aragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molina blocking some punches.
Aragon stalling the fight.
Aragon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Molina throws a punch but it's blocked by Aragon.
Aragon lands with a right to the head.
Aragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Molina managing to block the knees to the body from Aragon.
Aragon lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Molina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Molina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragon missing with knees to the body.
Aragon landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Molina.
Molina working hard to break the clinch.
Molina dodges an elbow strike from Aragon.

Molina breaks from the clinch.
Aragon walks into a left hand.

Aragon instigates a clinch.
Aragon tries to land knees in the clinch but Molina avoids the damage to the body.
Molina working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molina.
Molina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aragon pushes Molina back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Molina.
Aragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aragon pushes Molina back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aragon presses Molina against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molina has a couple of punches blocked by Aragon.
Aragon misses with a hook to the ribs.

Molina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aragon feints and then cracks Molina's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Molina down.
Molina throws a leg kick
and Aragon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Molina scores with the left hand. Aragon knows he should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Aragon there.
Molina throws a leg kick
enabling Aragon to counter with a crisp jab.
Aragon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aragon throws a leg kick which misses Molina's front leg but catches the back leg as Molina tries to avoid it.
Molina scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Molina.
A big right from Molina misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Aragon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aragon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aragon lands with a short shot to the head.
Molina's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aragon working Molina over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Aragon dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Aragon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A cross from Aragon lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Molina. That's going to slow Aragon down.
Aragon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Aragon blocks the low kick.
Molina takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Molina throws a sloppy head kick and Aragon moves out of range easily.
Molina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aragon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Molina.
Molina connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aragon scores with a nice head shot.
Aragon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aragon throws a leg kick but Molina sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Molina throws a chopping leg kick but Aragon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aragon tried to counter with a leg kick but Molina avoided it.
Molina on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molina.
Aragon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Molina just manages to avoid it.
Molina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aragon.
Molina just misses with a punch to the body.
Molina throws an overhand right that lands on Aragon's shoulder, as Aragon tries to avoid the shot.

Aragon has Molina up against the cage in a clinch.
Molina blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aragon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Molina throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aragons head.
Molina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molina throws a punch but it's blocked by Aragon.
Aragon lands with a light punch inside.
Molina swings wildly with an uppercut but Aragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Molina.
A shot in the inside from Molina.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aragon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Molina takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molina wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molina has had enough of the clinch but Aragon keeps him there for the moment.
Aragon prevents Molina from breaking the clinch.
Molina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Molina avoiding damage as Aragon throws knees to the body.

Molina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aragon is looking to clinch.
Aragon throws a low kick but Molina avoids it.
Molina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aragon manages to avoid it.
Aragon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Molina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Aragon has managed to clinch.
Aragon has Molina pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molina.
Aragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Aragon.
Aragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aragon lands with a light punch inside.
Aragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Molina.

Molina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aragon throws a body punch but Molina moves out of range.
Aragon moves out of range of the leg kick from Molina.
Diego Aragon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aragon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Molina's sensitive parts.
Aragon connects with a jab.
Aragon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Molina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Molina is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Molina takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aragon slips under a jab.
Aragon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Molina.

Aragon rushes Molina and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molina wants to get back to striking at distance but Aragon won't allow it.
Aragon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aragon keeps control of Molina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Molina fails to land.
Aragon has Molina pressed against the cage, preventing Molina from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aragon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aragon prevents Molina from breaking the clinch.
Molina throws a head punch that misses.
Molina tries to break the clinch but Aragon is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aragon.
Molina wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Aragon to work.
Lazaro Molina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Molina misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Aragon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aragon 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Aragon!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Diego Aragon made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ceaser Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamad Al Zahran (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?

Gracie
vs
Al Zahran

185 cm
32
180 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

188 cm
32
178 lbs
23 - 15 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ceaser Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Hamad Al Zahran!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Zahran cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Al Zahran.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Zahran.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Al Zahran lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Al Zahran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $800 fee) in the buildup to the fight.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Al Zahran counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Al Zahran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Al Zahran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Al Zahran slips under a jab from Gracie.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Al Zahran counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Al Zahran lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Al Zahran has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A left lands for Al Zahran.
Jab from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Al Zahran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Al Zahran takes the fight into the clinch.

Al Zahran breaks the clinch.
Al Zahran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Al Zahran's shoulder, as Al Zahran tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Al Zahran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Zahran defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Zahran moves away.
Al Zahran swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran slips a jab from Gracie.
Al Zahran lands a head kick!
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Al Zahran moved out of range nicely.
Al Zahran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Al Zahran slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Zahran can pounce on him.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Al Zahran lands.
Al Zahran scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gracie moves forwards but Al Zahran connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Al Zahran scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Al Zahran tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Al Zahran counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Zahran.
Hamad Al Zahran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Al Zahran's leg but Al Zahran calmly moves out of range.
Al Zahran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Al Zahran connects with a jab.
Al Zahran slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Al Zahran scores with a jab to the jaw.
Al Zahran misses with a head kick.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Al Zahran's head but Al Zahran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Zahran throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gracie misses with a body kick.
Al Zahran now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Al Zahran throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Al Zahran manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceaser Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Al Zahran.

Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Al Zahran's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Zahran is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!

Al Zahran has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gracie has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to escape the position.
Al Zahran softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Zahran cracks Gracie with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Gracie from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Al Zahran is looking for the choke from the back position but Gracie is controlling his hands well.
Gracie rolls, trying to escape but Al Zahran keeps control of the position.

Al Zahran working for the choke.
Gracie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Al Zahran seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamad Al Zahran dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Al Zahran connects with a looping right hand.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Al Zahran counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.

Al Zahran closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Al Zahran is trying to drag Gracie to the mat but Gracie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Al Zahran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Gracie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Zahran takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Al Zahran.
Good standup being displayed there by Al Zahran as he connects with a hook.
Al Zahran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Zahran feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Al Zahran scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Al Zahran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Al Zahran fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Al Zahran's corner calls for a 1-2. Al Zahran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Al Zahran fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Al Zahran throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Hamad Al Zahran has been cut.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Al Zahran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Zahran. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Al Zahran swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Al Zahran counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Al Zahran lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Al Zahran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Zahran doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al Zahran.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Al Zahran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie misses with a right hand
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ceaser Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Zahran with a hook.
Al Zahran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Al Zahran scores with a jab.
Al Zahran stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceaser Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Al Zahran connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Al Zahran had a free shot at his head there.
Al Zahran ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Al Zahran fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Zahran lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Al Zahran smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Al Zahran lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Al Zahran delivers a nice body kick.
Al Zahran scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Al Zahran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Al Zahran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Al Zahran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Al Zahran doesn't seem bothered though.
Al Zahran looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Al Zahran thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Al Zahran has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al Zahran circles away quickly and effectively.
Al Zahran bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Zahran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie tests Al Zahran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Zahran lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamad Al Zahran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gracie takes one to the chin there.
A leg kick checked by Al Zahran.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Al Zahran checks it
enabling Al Zahran to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Zahran. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Al Zahran lands with a right hand.
Al Zahran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Zahran cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice cross by Al Zahran.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Al Zahran counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Zahran goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Al Zahran manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie looks to throw a body kick
and Al Zahran counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Zahran stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Zahran. Al Zahran obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Zahran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Zahran lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceaser Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Al Zahran counters with an outside leg kick.

Al Zahran gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Al Zahran.

Al Zahran is trying to trip Gracie. He has hold of a leg but Gracie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Al Zahran persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Al Zahran trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Zahran passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Al Zahran looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Al Zahran wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Al Zahran is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Hamad Al Zahran is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Al Zahran wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Al Zahran lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Al Zahran trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

Gracie working for a triangle but Al Zahran defends it easily.
Hamad Al Zahran has got the better of the ground game so far.
Al Zahran trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Zahran is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Al Zahran is one step ahead there.
Al Zahran working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Gracie has his feet on Al Zahran's thighs here. He's pushed Al Zahran off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Al Zahran screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ceaser Gracie!
Our winner, Ceaser Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Scarface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tarik Johnson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Scarface
vs
Johnson

183 cm
24
156 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

184 cm
29
155 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Spartan Nutrition

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dexter Scarface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tarik Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Scarface working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.

Scarface has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Johnson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Scarface softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
A short left from Scarface.
Johnson is working for takedown but Scarface is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scarface takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scarface misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Scarface after a bit of a struggle.
Scarface lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarface working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson is working for takedown but Scarface is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dexter Scarface has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
Scarface lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Scarface scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Scarface.
A jab from Scarface misses.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scarface as he avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Scarface avoids nicely.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scarface sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scarface went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Scarface misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scarface showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Scarface throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Scarface shows good takedown defense.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Scarface is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Ultimate Fight House, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Johnson throwing shots but Scarface is blocking nicely.
Scarface tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Scarface makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Scarface scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Scarface sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scarface stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Tarik Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Dexter Scarface is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Scarface.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Scarface counters with a left to the body.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Scarface saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Scarface misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarface is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Scarface gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Scarface misses the target.
Scarface smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Scarface. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scarface.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scarface.
Scarface slips under a jab from Johnson.
Scarface drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Scarface checks it
and Scarface counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson sizes up Scarface with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Scarface bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scarface scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Scarface throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Scarface counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scarface fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Scarface lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Scarface avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scarface.

Johnson scores with a takedown into Scarface's guard.

Scarface has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johnson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Scarface is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheers as Scarface lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Scarface dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Scarface's leg but Scarface calmly moves out of range.
Scarface just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Scarface works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Scarface throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scarface misses with a few strikes there.
Scarface lands the left hand.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Scarface is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a right hand
letting Scarface counter with a right hand.
Dexter Scarface is winning the standup battle so far.
Scarface will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Scarface ducks down to avoid it.
Scarface swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Scarface is rocked!
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson misses with a hook. Scarface ducked under it nicely.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Scarface connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Scarface has his feet on Johnson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dexter Scarface is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson dives in and grabs Scarface's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scarface pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Scarface scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scarface scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Scarface takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Scarface rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarface makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scarface softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scarface gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Dexter Scarface has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.

Scarface breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Scarface.
Scarface moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scarface ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Scarface.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Scarface cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Scarface clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarface misses with the head strike.

Scarface escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Scarface counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Scarface went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson cracks Scarface with a good jab.
Scarface displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Scarface uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Scarface went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Scarface darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scarface.
Scarface lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Scarface lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scarface counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Scarface counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Scarface.

Johnson is rocked!

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Scarface has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Scarface finish him?
Scarface has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Scarface.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Scarface lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Scarface breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scarface with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Scarface will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scarface is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson clobbers Scarface with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Scarface misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Scarface dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Johnson misses with a left hand
and Scarface counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Scarface connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Scarface walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scarface counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson scores with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Scarface. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Scarface didn't see that one coming.

Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oh Scarface is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson stops Scarface from getting back to his feet.

Scarface has one foot on Johnson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Scarface seems to have got his legs back now.
Scarface lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Scarface saw that one coming.
Scarface moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Scarface counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Scarface moved out of range.
Scarface lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scarface keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.

Scarface has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.

Scarface breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Scarface moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a hook. Scarface ducked under it nicely.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Scarface counters with a straight right hand.
Scarface connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Scarface off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Scarface finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Scarface thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Scarface stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scarface.

Scarface darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
A short right from Scarface.

Scarface manages to break the clinch.
Scarface throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scarface takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Scarface sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Scarface lands.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson misses with a looping left.

Scarface moves into the clinch.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Scarface gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Scarface breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scarface connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Dexter Scarface is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scarface shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Scarface to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Scarface scores with a shot to the body.
Scarface's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dexter Scarface has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Scarface fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Scarface defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scarface's waist but Scarface gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Scarface swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Scarface counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Scarface as he connects with a hook.
Johnson throws a jab when Scarface was well out of range.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scarface connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tarik Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Scarface connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scarface connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scarface steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scarface.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Scarface showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scarface 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Scarface!
Dexter Scarface thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lefteris Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Fulcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Papaioanou
vs
Fulcher

190 cm
26
208 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

190 cm
37
220 lbs
35 - 32 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Papaioanou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berry Fulcher!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Fulcher misses.
Fulcher walks into a jab.
Papaioanou lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Papaioanou blocks the leg kick.
Papaioanou scores with a body shot.
Fulcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Papaioanou throws out the jab.
Fulcher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fulcher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Papaioanou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Papaioanou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Papaioanou swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Fulcher moves into the clinch.
Fulcher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Papaioanou blocks an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Fulcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fulcher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Papaioanou 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!
Papaioanou dodges an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fulcher.
Papaioanou has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Papaioanou blocks an elbow strike.
Fulcher lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulcher lands a nice uppercut.
Papaioanou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fulcher looking to throw knees to the head but Papaioanou is blocking nicely.
Fulcher missing with knees to the body.
Papaioanou lands a left hand.
Papaioanou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fulcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Papaioanou looking to stall.

Papaioanou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Fulcher misses.
Papaioanou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Papaioanou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Papaioanou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Fulcher clinches up against the cage.
Fulcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Papaioanou is defending well for now.
Fulcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Papaioanou avoids the damage to the body.
Papaioanou's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Papaioanou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fulcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fulcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fulcher tries a knee to the head but Papaioanou blocks it.
Papaioanou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Papaioanou misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fulcher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Papaioanou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fulcher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Papaioanou has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Fulcher rushes Papaioanou and presses him up against the cage.
Fulcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Papaioanou avoids it.
Papaioanou blocks an elbow strike from Fulcher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou tries to work over Fulcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Papaioanou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papaioanou trying to stall but Fulcher improves his position.
Fulcher misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Papaioanou - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Papaioanou throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Papaioanou takes an elbow to the forehead.
Papaioanou working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fulcher throws an elbow but misses.
Fulcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Papaioanou avoids the damage to the body.
Fulcher scores with a hook to the body.
Fulcher lands a damaging elbow.
Papaioanou lands a hook that snaps the head of Fulcher backwards.
Fulcher lands with a right to the head.
Papaioanou managing to block the knees to the body from Fulcher.
Fulcher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fulcher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher lands an elbow just above Papaioanou 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papaioanou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Papaioanou taking a breather.
Fulcher misses with a body punch.
Papaioanou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fulcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fulcher cracks Papaioanou with a nice body shot.
Fulcher throws an elbow but it misses.
Fulcher blocks a body shot from Papaioanou.
Fulcher has Papaioanou pressed against the cage, preventing Papaioanou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Papaioanou swings wildly with an uppercut but Fulcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papaioanou throws a head punch that misses.

Papaioanou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Papaioanou gets in close and tags Fulcher with a short punch that almost sends Fulcher to the mat! Oh Fulcher is in big trouble! He turns his back on Papaioanou, trying to create some distance but Papaioanou rushes him, striking wildly and Fulcher goes down! The referee tackles Papaioanou into the cage to end the fight! Papaioanou is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lefteris Papaioanou!