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Tradition LXXIV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pascual Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites The Dust. Ryan Rage will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pascual Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rage!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage with a hook.
Rage lunges at Perez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perez's hand.
Rage misses with a hook to the body
and Perez counters with a single leg into guard. Rage didn't expect that.
Perez preventing the sweep.
Our spies down at at V Elite Gym inform us that Rage has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Perez cracks Rage with a solid left hand.
Perez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Perez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rage, up you get!
Rage cracks Perez with a good jab.
Perez clinches up with Rage and pushes him back against the cage.
Perez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rage pushes Perez 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!
Perez takes the fight into the clinch.
Rage working hard to break the clinch.
Rage has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been hearing reports that Perez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rage shoots in for a double leg but Perez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rage checks a leg kick.
Rage is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Perez closes the distance and clinches.
Perez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rage regains guard.
Perez slips nicely into half guard.
Perez stalling.
Rage is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Perez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Perez seems to be working for a kimura but Rage defends the submission attempt.
Rage wants to improve his position but Perez is controlling well.
Perez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez stands up out of the half guard.
Perez closes the distance and clinches.
Rage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perez just stands there and leans against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez jumps into guard, dragging Rage to the mat.
Perez has his hands on Rage's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez is looking to cinch up a triangle. Rage throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Perez's body to avoid the submission. Perez has instead reached around Rage's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Perez arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pascual Perez!
During a confident post fight interview, Pascual Perez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Verama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verama has chosen Swing It Away as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hector Verama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Verama!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Verama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Ford slips a jab from Verama.
Verama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ford scores with a sloppy right hand. Verama should have avoided that one.
Verama slips a jab and a cross from Ford.
Ford 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.
Verama is looking to slow Ford down with leg kicks.
Verama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Verama! But no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ford.
A slow jab from Ford misses its intended target.
Ford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Verama tries to work over Ford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ford throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ford blocks a body shot from Verama.
Ford throws an elbow that misses.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ford misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Verama.
Ford struggles to land a body shot inside as Verama controls his hands.
Verama throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
Verama scores with a shoulder strike.
Verama avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the cage.
Verama swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ford.
Verama avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Verama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verama avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the cage.
Verama avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Ford misses with an elbow strike.
Verama presses Ford against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ford is breathing heavily.
Ford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Verama dodges an elbow strike from Ford.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Verama avoids the elbow strike from Ford, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama works on Ford's body with a couple of short punches.
Verama blocks an elbow strike from Ford.
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!
Ford letting Verama take a breather here.
Verama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Verama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ford.
Ford lands a left hand.
Verama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Verama.
Verama works on Ford's body with a couple of short punches.
Verama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Verama gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ford wants to stand back up but Verama manages to pass into side control.
Verama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Verama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ford knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford is trying to improve his position.
Ford looks to move to half guard but instead Verama has passed into mount! Damn!
Ford is trying to escape the mount but Verama keeps good control and instead manages to take Ford's back.
Ford is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Verama gets his way!
A lull in the action here.
Ford rolls, trying to escape but Verama keeps control of the position.
Verama tightening his grip on Ford, looking for the choke.
Verama is trying to stick to Ford's back but Ford is turning into Verama. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Verama's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Verama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ford doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ford manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ford pushing down on Verama's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Verama slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Verama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Verama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hector Verama will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ford misses with a hook. Verama ducked under it nicely.
Verama lands a jab to Ford's midsection.
Ford lands a lovely overhand right.
Ford scores with a nice body kick.
Ford throws a head kick that misses.
Verama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ford.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verama.
Ford misses with a hook
and Verama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rob Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Verama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Verama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Verama blocks a head kick by Ford.
Ford misses with a head kick.
Ford moves to clinch but Verama breaks away
and Verama counters with a nice body shot.
Verama closes the distance and pushes Ford back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Verama works on Ford's body with a couple of short punches.
Ford misses with a body punch.
Hector Verama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verama blocks an uppercut.
Verama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Verama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
Ford lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Verama - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Verama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Verama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Verama misses with a punch to the body.
Ford tries to work over Verama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Verama's brow.
Verama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Verama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Verama works on Ford's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Verama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Verama lands a body shot.
Verama misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Verama.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verama drags the fight down to the ground.
Verama trying to keep a closed guard but Ford is proving a slippery customer.
Verama is looking for a triangle but Ford pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ford manages to get himself to full guard.
Verama looking to pass the guard.
Ford working for a triangle but Verama defends it easily.
Verama controlling from the top position.
Ford controls Verama momentarily but Verama frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford keeping full guard, as Verama tries to pass.
Verama passes Ford's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Verama works his way into side control.
Ford is trying to get back to half guard.
Verama advances to full mount.
Verama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Verama fails to move to back control.
Ford manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ford wants to get back to full guard.
Ford pushes Verama off looking to stand but Verama dives back in and keeps control.
Ford wants to control but Verama is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Verama seems to be looking for submissions.
Ford is not content to let Verama control the position.
Verama seems to be working for a kimura but Ford defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Verama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Verama throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Verama.
Verama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ford tries to clinch up.
Ford scores with a body shot.
Verama moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Ford misses the target.
Ford slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verama avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hector Verama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Verama misses with a straight left.
Verama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ford cracks Verama with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Verama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ford blocks the body kick.
Verama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verama jabs Ford right on the nose. Ford blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Ford. Those never looked like landing.
Verama tries to counter with a clinch but Ford shakes him off and moves away.
Verama misses with the combination.
Verama scores with a nice head shot.
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verama.
As Verama tries to get set, Ford tries to push him back and clinch up but Verama manages to avoid the attempt.
A clash of legs there as Ford blocks the low kick.
Ford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ford is rocked!
Verama drops Ford with a naaaaasty hook - Ford is in real trouble here! Verama dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Verama!
In his post fight interview, Hector Verama 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (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 Abdullah Zaire was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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225 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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198 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelvin Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tatum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Zaire misses with the body kick
and Tatum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tatum lands a lovely overhand right.
Zaire wants to slow Tatum down by chopping away at his legs.
Tatum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zaire throws a wild body kick that Tatum sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Zaire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tatum seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zaire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zaire wants to slow Tatum down by chopping away at his legs.
A lazy left from Tatum finds it's target.
Zaire throws a chopping leg kick but Tatum manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zaire.
Zaire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zaire lands a leg kick that knocks Tatum off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Zaire misses
and Tatum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tatum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tatum if he has to take too many more of those.
Tatum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaire.
Tatum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zaire lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tatum will feel that in the morning.
Tatum defending well as Zaire loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Tatum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zaire misses with a body shot.
Zaire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tatum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tatum throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaire throws a body kick that misses.
Zaire lands with a nice body kick.
Zaire keeps Tatum at a distance using the push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zaire, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
Tatum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Zaire.
Zaire clinches with his opponent.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Tatum fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zaire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zaire throws a low kick but Tatum avoids it.
Tatum fakes the leg kick and cracks Zaire in the body.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatum. That did some damage!
Zaire is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zaire has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A head kick misses from Tatum.
Zaire cracks the inside of Tatum's front leg.
Zaire misses with a head kick.
Tatum slips under a jab.
Zaire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tatum throws a shot from downtown. Zaire moves away and avoids it.
Tatum takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Tatum is looking to counter punch.
Zaire looks to land a body kick but Tatum moved away.
Tatum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zaire at a distance.
Tatum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zaire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaire.
Zaire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tatum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zaire.
Zaire throws a lazy body kick
and Tatum counters with a nice uppercut.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum swings for the body but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Tatum swings for the body but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from Tatum misses its intended target.
Tatum throws a right and a left that Zaire avoids nicely.
Tatum misses the body punch
and Zaire counters with a thumping low kick.
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 Kelvin Tatum will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zaire blocks a jab.
Zaire staying out of range there.
Zaire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tatum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zaire attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tatum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zaire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Zaire throws a leg kick which misses Tatum's front leg but catches the back leg as Tatum tries to avoid it.
Tatum lands a lovely overhand right.
Zaire misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Tatum misses.
Tatum missing with a left hand there. Zaire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tatum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaire.
Tatum takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tatum jabs Zaire right on the nose. Zaire blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatum.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaire breaks the clinch.
Tatum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaire.
Tatum is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kelvin Tatum is winning the standup battle so far.
Zaire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good work by Tatum as he checks the leg kick.
Zaire lands a leg kick that knocks Tatum off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Tatum misses the target.
Zaire delivers a nice body kick.
Zaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tatum.
Zaire tries to work over Tatum's front leg with a kick but Tatum checks it.
Zaire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Zaire looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatum is just out of range.
Zaire throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Tatum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zaire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatum.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zaire darts in and clinches Tatum up against the cage.
Zaire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaire blocks an uppercut.
Tatum looking to stall.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Zaire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatum.
Tatum trying to control the position but instead, Zaire has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tatum into the cage.
Zaire misses with a body punch.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaire controls his hands.
Zaire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaire misses with a body kick.
Tatum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tatum walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zaire.
Zaire tries to score with a low kick but Tatum moves his leg out of the way.
Zaire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaire. That's going to slow Tatum down.
A head kick by Zaire misses
letting Tatum counter with a right hand.
Zaire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatum.
Tatum loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zaire throws a sloppy head kick and Tatum moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Tatum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zaire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tatum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatum. That did some damage!
Tatum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaire was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatum.
Tatum ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Tatum misses with a hook. Zaire ducked under it nicely.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Zaire tries a quick counter leg kick but Tatum is wise to it.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Tatum cracks a nice hook into Zaire's ribs.
Zaire swings for the body but Tatum moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zaire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tatum will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zaire lands a leg kick that knocks Tatum off balance momentarily.
Zaire gets a clinch.
Zaire stalling against the cage.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaire blocking some punches.
Tatum lands a body punch.
Tatum trying to stall but Zaire improves his position.
Zaire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Tatum.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zaire. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Tatum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaire. Tatum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Zaire raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tatum misses the body punch
and Zaire counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. Tatum looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tatum fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zaire is out of range.
Tatum misses with a body shot.
Tatum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zaire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zaire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zaire misses with a body kick.
Tatum throws an overhand right that lands on Zaire's shoulder, as Zaire tries to avoid the shot.
Zaire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tatum takes a swing at Zaire's ribcage but misses.
Zaire misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zaire looks to throw a body kick
and Tatum counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zaire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tatum scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tatum throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
Zaire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zaire lands a front kick.
Zaire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatum throws a body shot but no joy.
Zaire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tatum jabs Zaire right on the nose. Zaire blinks but takes it well.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatum tries to bum rush Zaire with a series of wild strikes but Zaire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tatum's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws a right hand that misses
and Tatum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tatum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaire.
Zaire cracks the inside of Tatum's front leg.
Zaire thumps Tatum with a low kick.
Tatum misses with a hook. Zaire ducked under it nicely.
Tatum backing away here, and Zaire unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Zaire.
Zaire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tatum on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaire misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zaire.
Zaire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws a leg kick
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tatum steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zaire. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaire throws a sloppy head kick and Tatum moves out of range easily.
Tatum is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tatum loads up on a big right hand but Zaire slips the punch.
Zaire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatum. That did some damage!
Tatum throws a looping overhand right but Zaire ducks down to avoid it.
Zaire tries a quick counter leg kick but Tatum is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatum. Zaire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatum scores with a decent looking hook.
Zaire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abdullah Zaire.
Well Zaire has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
A relieved looking Abdullah Zaire thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamkhalaev has chosen CoCo (MAKJ Remix) - O.T. Genasis as his entrance music. Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caleb Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamkhalaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shamkhalaev clinches with his opponent.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamkhalaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith gets through Shamkhalaev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Shamkhalaev avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Shamkhalaev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Shamkhalaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamkhalaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamkhalaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Shamkhalaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev instigates a clinch.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
Shamkhalaev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamkhalaev lands with a right to the head.
Shamkhalaev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Shamkhalaev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith digs a right hand into Shamkhalaev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shamkhalaev's gas tank.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Shamkhalaev.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
Shamkhalaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamkhalaev controls his hands.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamkhalaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Smith.
Shamkhalaev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Shamkhalaev tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Smith.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamkhalaev.
A short uppercut from Shamkhalaev.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Shamkhalaev controls the action.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamkhalaev.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Shamkhalaev lands a knee to the body.
Smith is trying to stall.
Shamkhalaev pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith cracks Shamkhalaev with a nice body shot.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow that misses.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamkhalaev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Shamkhalaev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee strike.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shamkhalaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev lands an uppercut.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamkhalaev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shamkhalaev scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamkhalaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamkhalaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamkhalaev as Smith tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Shamkhalaev.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamkhalaev prevents a body shot from Smith.
Shamkhalaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shamkhalaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith throws a head kick but Shamkhalaev moves out of range.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Shamkhalaev's defenses.
Shamkhalaev has managed to clinch.
Shamkhalaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamkhalaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamkhalaev misses with the head strike.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shamkhalaev tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Shamkhalaev blocks a body shot from Smith.
Shamkhalaev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Shamkhalaev.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Shamkhalaev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shamkhalaev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith pushes Shamkhalaev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
Shamkhalaev gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Shamkhalaev's head.
Smith lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
Shamkhalaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamkhalaev's elbow.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamkhalaev controls his hands.
Shamkhalaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Shamkhalaev fails to land.
Shamkhalaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice elbow.
Shamkhalaev scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamkhalaev controls his hands.
Shamkhalaev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Shamkhalaev slips a straight right by Smith.
Shamkhalaev moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Shamkhalaev avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shamkhalaev gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Smith misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Shamkhalaev.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Shamkhalaev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Shamkhalaev wants to clinch.
Shamkhalaev moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Shamkhalaev pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamkhalaev controls his hands.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
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 Caleb Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shamkhalaev has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamkhalaev.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamkhalaev controls his hands.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Shamkhalaev.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamkhalaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
Shamkhalaev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shamkhalaev lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Shamkhalaev avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shamkhalaev fails to land.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Smith.
Smith wants to stall.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee to the head.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shamkhalaev misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice elbow.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev throws an elbow that misses.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith tries to work over Shamkhalaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Shamkhalaev pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamkhalaevs head.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Shamkhalaev blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch to the body.
Shamkhalaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamkhalaev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shamkhalaev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith pushes Shamkhalaev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Shamkhalaev controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Shamkhalaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith tries to work over Shamkhalaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamkhalaev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamkhalaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamkhalaev has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith tries to work over Shamkhalaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamkhalaev lands a shot to the body.
Shamkhalaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Caleb Smith.
I think Smith 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Smith!
Caleb Smith spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Decimus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson has chosen Coming Home as his entrance music. Bart Simpson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Decimus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius throws a body punch but Simpson moves out of range.
Simpson drives through with a takedown into Meridius's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Meridius wants to sweep but no luck.
Meridius working a defensive guard but Simpson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Simpson advances nicely into full mount.
Simpson lands a heavy elbow.
Simpson trying to control but Meridius is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson unloads with some shots from mount but Meridius bucks and avoids them well.
Meridius regains half guard.
Simpson wants to take a breather but Meridius is having none of it.
Meridius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Simpson.
Simpson wants to free his trapped foot but Meridius is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Simpson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meridius's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Meridius manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Simpson wants to control from the top but Meridius keeps moving.
Simpson throwing strikes but missing.
Meridius controlling Simpson's posture.
Simpson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Simpson postures up in Meridius's guard and throws a big left but Meridius blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Meridius holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Simpson works over Meridius with some ground and pound from guard.
Simpson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Simpson content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Meridius has locked up a guillotine! Meridius's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Simpson is holding on here and Meridius must be using up a lot of energy. Simpson has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Meridius gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Decimus Meridius!
An out of breath Decimus Meridius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Bart Simpson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sub ya later!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shun Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Bremner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bremner has chosen Superbeast by Rob Zombie as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Shun Watanabe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shun Watanabe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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175 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shun Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Bremner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bremner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Watanabe's hands.
Bremner 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.
Bremner forces Watanabe back against the cage and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bremner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A bit of stalling here from Bremner.
Bremner continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Our sources have told us that Watanabe has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch on the inside from Watanabe fails to land.
Watanabe is looking to break free of the clinch but Bremner has double underhooks.
Bremner lands an uppercut.
Watanabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bremner's elbow.
Watanabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Bremner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bremner lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe tries to pull guard but Bremner won't allow it.
Watanabe tries to pull guard but Bremner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bremner prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shun Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bremner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bremner misses the target.
Bremner misses with a left hand
enabling Watanabe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bremner tries to clinch but Watanabe is having none of it.
Bremner throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Bremner misses.
Bremner tries to clinch there but Watanabe circles away.
Watanabe throwing a counter right hand but Bremner manages to avoid it.
Bremner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Watanabe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bremner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Watanabe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bremner lands a left hand.
Watanabe goes for a takedown attempt but Bremner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bremner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bremner moves into the clinch successfully.
Watanabe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bremner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Watanabe there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bremner throws a body punch but Watanabe moves out of range.
Bremner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bremner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bremner tries to clinch but Watanabe moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watanabe tries to keep at a distance but Bremner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watanabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bremner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bremner breaks the clinch.
Bremner clinches up against the cage.
Bremner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bremner breaks the clinch.
Bremner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watanabe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watanabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Watanabe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Watanabe swats away the attempt to clinch by Bremner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bremner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Watanabe under the eye.
Bremner has Watanabe up against the cage in a clinch.
Bremner is struggling to control the position.
Bremner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watanabe tries to score a body lock takedown but Bremner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Watanabe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bremner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bremner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Bremner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bremner misses with a kick to the body.
Bremner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watanabe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bremner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watanabe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bremner cracks Watanabe with a good jab.
Bill Bremner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch! Bremner slams his shin into Watanabe's torso.
A big left from Bremner misses.
Bremner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bremner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bremner clinches with his opponent.
Bremner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bremner tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner looks to throw a body kick
and Watanabe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bremner!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Watanabe tries for a kimura but Bremner is defending well.
Watanabe working away.
Watanabe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bremner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bremner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watanabe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bremner regains half guard.
Bremner has his hands clasped together around Watanabe's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bremner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe wants to work for an arm triangle but Bremner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bremner is looking to improve his position.
Bremner is concentrating on defense, preventing Watanabe from advancing position.
Bremner wants to get back to his feet.
Bremner is looking to improve his position.
Watanabe wants to free his trapped foot but Bremner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Watanabe 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watanabe is trying to control the action in half guard but Bremner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Watanabe uses his free foot to push down on Bremner's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bremner.
Bremner wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Watanabe throwing strikes here but Bremner is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bremner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Watanabe works his way to his opponent's back.
Bremner defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Watanabe's arms.
Watanabe is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bremner has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Bremner rolls, trying to escape but Watanabe keeps control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watanabe 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, Bremner has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Watanabe patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shun Watanabe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Watanabe lands with a straight right. Bremner didn't see that one coming.
Watanabe swats away the attempt to clinch by Bremner.
Bremner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Watanabe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bremner has closed the distance and engaged Watanabe in a clinch.
Bremner is pressed up against the cage. Watanabe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bremner down to the mat. Bremner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bremner wants to clinch up but Watanabe keeps it at a distance.
Bremner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Watanabe misses its target.
Watanabe takes a swing at Bremner's ribcage but misses.
Watanabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bremner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bremner controlling the action here for a moment.
Bremner digs a right hand underneath Watanabe's ribcage. Watanabe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Watanabe is trying to break the clinch but Bremner is controlling him.
Bremner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watanabe's elbow.
Bremner is pressed up against the cage. Watanabe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bremner down to the mat. Bremner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bremner scores with the left hand. Watanabe knows he should have avoided that one.
Bremner delivers a nice body kick.
Bremner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bremner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bremner scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Shun Watanabe has been cut.
Bremner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bremner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bremner throws a nice head kick!
Watanabe misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Watanabe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bremner moves into the clinch.
Watanabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bremner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watanabe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shun Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bremner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bremner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bremner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bremner tries to clinch but Watanabe is having none of it.
Watanabe throwing a counter right hand but Bremner manages to avoid it.
Bremner wants to clinch.
Watanabe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bremner was well out of range. Poor timing from Watanabe.
Bremner rushes Watanabe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bremner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Watanabe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe stalling in the clinch but Bremner improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Bremner.
Watanabe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bremner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Watanabe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bremner follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bremner.
Bremner darts in trying to clinch
and Watanabe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bremner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bremner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Bremner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bremner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Bremner!
Bill Bremner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Touko Pouko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayonara has chosen Edge Of The Blade as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Touko Pouko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pouko checks a low kick from Sayonara.
Pouko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sayonara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Pouko.
Sayonara looks to land a combination but Pouko avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sayonara.
Pouko looks for a takedown but Sayonara sprawls well.
Touko Pouko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayonara catches Pouko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pouko checks a leg kick.
Pouko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sayonara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pouko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Touko Pouko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sayonara tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pouko is in Sayonara's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pouko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko looking to sit in guard and control but Sayonara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pouko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pouko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sayonara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sayonara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pouko wants to sweep here but Sayonara controlling him for the moment.
Sayonara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sayonara is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouko throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sayonara uses it to pass to side control.
Pouko struggling a bit here.
Sayonara tries to stand but Pouko is controlling his head.
Pouko trying to remain calm as Sayonara controls from the top position.
Pouko is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pouko is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pouko tries to roll over but Sayonara keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Sayonara is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sayonara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pouko manages to avoid it.
Pouko tries to counter with a takedown but Sayonara is quick to defend against it.
Pouko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sayonara quickly recovers to half guard.
Sayonara keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pouko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara is defending against the submission attempts here by Pouko.
Sayonara wants to get back to full guard.
Pouko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sayonara wants to get back to full guard but Pouko has passed into side control.
Sayonara tries to buck Pouko off but Pouko is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pouko controls the position.
Sayonara felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pouko wants to control but Sayonara is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pouko fails with the takedown.
Sayonara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pouko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sayonara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sayonara avoids the body shot from Pouko.
Sayonara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sayonara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pouko shoots in for a takedown but Sayonara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Touko Pouko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pouko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand.
Pouko shoots for a takedown but Sayonara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sayonara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Pouko walks into a stiff left hand from Sayonara.
Pouko misses with a takedown
and Sayonara counters with a nice uppercut.
Pouko is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Pouko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pouko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sayonara counters with a crisp right that sends Pouko to the canvas! Sayonara follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jiri Sayonara!
Jiri Sayonara 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Vamoosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Stenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vamoosh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Roaring Tiger. Ravi Vamoosh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fredrik Stenberg's chin.
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149 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ravi Vamoosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fredrik Stenberg!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vamoosh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stenberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vamoosh throws a body punch but Stenberg moves out of range.
Stenberg's coach down at Dojo of pain was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stenberg's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Stenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vamoosh manages to avoid it.
Vamoosh throws a front kick aimed at Stenberg's knee but Stenberg avoids it well.
Vamoosh lands with a good body shot.
Vamoosh throws a lazy right hand but Stenberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh 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.
Vamoosh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vamoosh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Stenberg misses.
Vamoosh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vamoosh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stenberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vamoosh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Stenberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vamoosh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vamoosh throws a lazy right hand but Stenberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vamoosh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stenberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg missing with a left hand there. Vamoosh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vamoosh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vamoosh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stenberg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stenberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stenberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vamoosh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stenberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stenberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stenberg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Vamoosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vamoosh wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vamoosh cracks Stenberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vamoosh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vamoosh gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenberg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vamoosh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg working for a triangle but Vamoosh defends it easily.
Vamoosh postures up.
Vamoosh is looking to work some ground and pound but Stenberg has wrist control.
Vamoosh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vamoosh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stenberg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vamoosh defends it easily.
Stenberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Vamoosh postures up.
Stenberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vamoosh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vamoosh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stenberg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vamoosh is aware though and is defending well.
Vamoosh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vamoosh postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Vamoosh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vamoosh pushes Stenberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Stenberg throws a head punch that misses.
Stenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stenberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Stenberg works on Vamoosh's body with a couple of short punches.
Stenberg throws a head punch that misses.
Stenberg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vamoosh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stenberg shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vamoosh eats them both and turns towards Stenberg to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vamoosh throws a leg kick which misses Stenberg's front leg but catches the back leg as Stenberg tries to avoid it.
Stenberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vamoosh is looking to land body kicks.
Vamoosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stenberg throws out the jab.
Vamoosh was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stenberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stenberg shoots in looking for a takedown but Vamoosh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stenberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ravi Vamoosh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Stenberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vamoosh lands with a shot to the body.
Vamoosh throws a good cross that connects.
Some bone on bone action there as Stenberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vamoosh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stenberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Stenberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vamoosh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vamoosh throws a body punch but Stenberg moves out of range.
Vamoosh throws a sloppy head kick
and Stenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vamoosh lands a jab to the head.
Vamoosh misses with a right hand
and Stenberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stenberg thuds his right hand into Vamoosh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Vamoosh.
Stenberg throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ravi Vamoosh is winning the standup battle so far.
Vamoosh misses with a straight left.
A big right from Stenberg misses.
Vamoosh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stenberg trying to control the position.
Stenberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vamoosh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vamoosh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stenberg wants to improve his position but instead Vamoosh has moved into half guard.
Stenberg tries to roll over but Vamoosh keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vamoosh lands a nice short elbow.
Vamoosh trying to control from half guard but Stenberg is working away.
Vamoosh controlling the pace.
Stenberg is looking to control Vamoosh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stenberg avoid being mounted?
Stenberg is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vamoosh tries to pass to full mount but Stenberg defends it.
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.
Vamoosh thows a huge punch but Stenberg dodges it nicely.
Vamoosh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stenberg defends it well.
Stenberg is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vamoosh winds up and cracks Stenberg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Vamoosh dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vamoosh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stenberg slips a jab from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stenberg's hands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh defending well as Stenberg loads up on a big left hand.
Stenberg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vamoosh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vamoosh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stenberg can do to turn this around?
Stenberg misses the jab.
Vamoosh throws a head kick that Stenberg semi-blocks.
Vamoosh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenberg looks to land a left hand but Vamoosh moved out of range nicely.
Stenberg throws a big shot that misses.
Stenberg looks to land a combination but Vamoosh avoids it well.
Vamoosh misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Stenberg misses.
Vamoosh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenberg moves out of range of the body kick.
Stenberg avoids the body shot from Vamoosh.
Stenberg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vamoosh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Vamoosh misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stenberg! But no joy.
Vamoosh takes one to the side of the head.
Vamoosh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vamoosh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stenberg misses with a body shot
and Vamoosh counters with a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Vamoosh as he connects with a hook.
Stenberg throws a hook but Vamoosh avoids it easily.
Vamoosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vamoosh is looking to counter punch.
Stenberg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stenberg tries to clinch but Vamoosh moves out of range.
Vamoosh lands a nice shot to the body.
Stenberg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stenberg scores with a hook to the body. Vamoosh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vamoosh misses with an uppercut. Stenberg saw that one coming.
Stenberg is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vamoosh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenberg tries for a takedown but Vamoosh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stenberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ravi Vamoosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Vamoosh. That snapped Stenberg's head back.
Vamoosh pushes Stenberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Vamoosh tries to throw a body punch but Stenberg avoids it by throwing Vamoosh back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vamoosh blocks an uppercut.
Vamoosh has Stenberg pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stenberg fails to land.
Vamoosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Stenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fredrik Stenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stenberg has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vamoosh after a bit of a struggle.
Vamoosh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vamoosh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Stenberg.
Stenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stenberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Vamoosh.
Vamoosh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stenberg or not.
Vamoosh struggles to land a body shot inside as Stenberg controls his hands.
Vamoosh is fighting off a takedown attempt but Stenberg is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Vamoosh to the mat. Vamoosh regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Stenberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenberg wants to control from the top but Vamoosh keeps moving.
Vamoosh controlling Stenberg's posture.
Stenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Vamoosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stenberg stopping the sweep attempt from Vamoosh.
Vamoosh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vamoosh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ravi Vamoosh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vamoosh 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravi Vamoosh!
An out of breath Ravi Vamoosh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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