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GKNY 119 - Vershinin vs Wills PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Speva Koso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Fellows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Fellows has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Speva Koso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Fellows!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koso tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fellows defends well and Koso ends up having to push Fellows into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fellows is looking to slow Koso down with leg kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Fellows. No joy for Koso on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koso is defended easily by Fellows.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speva Koso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fellows sprawls well. Fellows wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koso gets slowly back to his feet.
Fellows lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fellows defends well and Koso ends up having to push Fellows into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Koso shoots in looking for a takedown but Fellows manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fellows misses with a low kick.
Koso half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fellows throws a sloppy head kick and Koso moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koso manages to avoid it.
Fellows finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fellows throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koso 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.
Koso fails with the takedown.
Fellows lands with a kick to the temple. Koso shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fellows pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koso is out of range and Fellows settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Fellows misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fellows swinging wildly here.
Koso tries to counter by clinching up but Fellows breaks away and moves out of range.
Fellows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koso.
Fellows finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Koso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fellows has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Koso moves out of range of the body kick.
Fellows throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fellows fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fellows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koso moves away.
Koso appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Koso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fellows as he avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Fellows releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koso shoots in looking for a takedown but Fellows manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fellows tries a quick counter leg kick but Koso is wise to it.
Speva Koso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koso shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fellows pinned against the cage. Fellows gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Koso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fellows throws a punch but it's blocked by Koso.
Fellows misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koso prevents a body shot from Fellows.
Fellows throws a head punch that misses.
Fellows misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso is trying to maintain a safe position but Fellows gets an underhook and turns Koso into the cage.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koso avoids it.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the head but Koso blocks with his arms.
Fellows lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fellows using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fellows connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koso's face.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koso.
Fellows using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fellows throws an elbow but it misses.
Fellows misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koso trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fellows.
Koso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koso avoids the body shot from Fellows.
Koso forces Fellows back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Fellows dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Koso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fellows.
Dean Fellows seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fellows throws a leg kick that misses.
Koso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fellows. Fellows obviously looking to wear him down.
Fellows stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fellows wants it to stay on the feet.
Koso checks the leg kick.
Koso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fellows doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Koso.
Fellows throws out a counter right but Koso avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso blocks the body kick.
Koso with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fellows counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speva Koso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fellows looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fellows throws a leg kick but Koso sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fellows has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellows looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koso has a takedown stuffed.
Despite the aggression on Fellows's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick misses from Fellows.
Koso drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fellows sprawls and moves away.
Koso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koso shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fellows pinned against the cage. Fellows gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso looks for a takedown but Fellows sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koso.
Fellows throws a counter combo.
Koso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fellows momentarily.
Koso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fellows is fending him off so far but Koso persists. Nope, Fellows circles away and we're back to standing.
Fellows only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fellows is looking to clinch.
Koso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fellows is fending him off so far but Koso persists. Nope, Fellows circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fellows lands a leg kick that knocks Koso off balance momentarily.
Fellows misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koso moves into the clinch.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Fellows tries a body shot but Koso blocks it.
Koso takes a shot to the head.
Fellows with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koso drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fellows breaks from the clinch.
Fellows bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fellows is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koso rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fellows throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koso closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fellows counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fellows goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fellows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koso moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Fellows.
Fellows lands a body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Koso.
Fellows is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koso is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Fellows fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Fellows 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fellows takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Koso is predictable there
enabling Fellows to counter with a crisp jab.
Koso moves in looking to clinch but Fellows pushes him off.
Koso looking to score a takedown here. Fellows is defending well but Koso drives through and ends up in Fellows's guard.
Koso throws a big elbow that misses.
Fellows keeping moving, preventing Koso from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fellows has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koso has managed to get both his arms back between Fellows's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso wants to control from the top but Fellows keeps moving.
Koso is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Koso being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Koso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fellows sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koso shoots in for a takedown but Fellows shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fellows shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koso is looking to counter the offense by Fellows and move into the clinch.
Fellows blocks a head kick by Koso.
Speva Koso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koso moves out of range of the body kick from Fellows.
Fellows tries to work over Koso's front leg with a kick but Koso checks it.
A low kick from Fellows is predictable there
and Koso counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Koso.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Koso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fellows misses with a punch to the body.
Fellows creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koso's defenses.
Koso fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speva Koso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koso jumps guard but Fellows turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fellows.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koso avoids it.
Fellows dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koso managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Koso gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Koso controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Koso trying to control the position from guard on top but Fellows is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fellows controlling the position.
Koso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fellows is keeping the position for now.
Koso is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fellows wants to sweep here but Koso controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Koso or perhaps it was just good defense by Fellows, which made it look bad.
Koso tries for a takedown but Fellows sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fellows appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dean Fellows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fellows pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fellows scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bone on bone clash there as Koso blocks the leg kick.
Koso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koso was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Speva Koso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean Fellows is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fellows dodges the punch combination from Koso.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Fellows comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fellows winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Fellows!
After winning the bout, Dean Fellows thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Burnley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burnley comes into the arena with "Joyride (Omen)" by Chevelle blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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175 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Burnley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Ford!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Burnley.
Burnley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Burnley is out of range.
Burnley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ford doesn't seem bothered though.
Burnley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burnley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burnley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
Adam Burnley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burnley with a hook.
Ford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burnley's calf.
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burnley.
Burnley cracks Ford with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burnley just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burnley.
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!
Burnley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burnley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
Burnley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burnley looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range.
Burnley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ford misses with a low kick.
Burnley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ford lands a nice uppercut.
Ford tries to work over Burnley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burnley misses with a punch to the body.
Burnley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Burnley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnley swings wildly with an uppercut but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ford misses with the head strike.
Ford told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands an elbow inside that Burnley shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford pushes Burnley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burnley lands a body punch.
Burnley avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Burnley pushes Ford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ford working aggressively here.
Ford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Burnley.
Burnley lands a hook that snaps the head of Ford backwards.
It looks like Alan Ford has been cut.
Ford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ford is trying to maintain a safe position but Burnley gets an underhook and turns Ford into the cage.
Burnley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ford being controlled against the cage.
Ford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burnley lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford lands an elbow that stopped Burnley in his tracks for a moment.
I was talking to Burnley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burnley misses with a punch on the inside.
Burnley lands with a light punch inside.
Burnley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burnley misses with a punch to the body.
Burnley misses with the head strike.
Burnley blocks an elbow strike from Ford.
Burnley misses with the head strike.
Burnley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ford.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.
Burnley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burnley tries to throw a body punch but Ford avoids it by throwing Burnley back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Burnley.
Burnley is trying to stall.
Ford blocking some punches.
Ford lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Adam Burnley has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ford.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burnley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burnley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
Ford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ford tries to work over Burnley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ford tries a body shot but Burnley blocks it.
Burnley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford tries a body shot but Burnley blocks it.
Burnley working aggressively here.
Burnley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ford prevents a body shot from Burnley.
Burnley is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ford throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alan Ford will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burnley misses the shot to the body.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burnley.
Burnley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ford.
Burnley throws a body shot but no joy.
Burnley swings widly with a right hand
and Ford counters with a nice uppercut.
Ford looks to land a right hand but Burnley moved out of range.
Ford avoids the body shot from Burnley.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burnley dodges the punch combination from Ford.
Burnley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ford. Ford obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ford moves away.
Burnley's corner calls for a 1-2. Burnley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burnley throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burnley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burnley misses the shot to the body.
Adam Burnley is winning the standup battle so far.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burnley lands a two punch combo.
Burnley misses with a wild body shot.
Ford throws an overhand right that lands on Burnley's shoulder, as Burnley tries to avoid the shot.
Ford slips under a jab.
Burnley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford tries to clinch but Burnley moves out of range.
Ford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burnley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burnley takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Ford misses its intended target.
Burnley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Burnley misses its intended target.
Burnley looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Burnley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burnley.
Ford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burnley.
Burnley misses with a hook.
Burnley scores with a nice head shot.
Burnley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Burnley misses with a straight right.
Burnley misses with a hook.
A low kick from Ford is predictable there
and Burnley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Burnley looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Burnley. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnley throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Good exchange - Ford coming out on top.
Jab, jab by Burnley - just one landing.
Burnley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burnley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burnley throws an overhand right that lands on Ford's shoulder, as Ford tries to avoid the shot.
Ford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burnley lands with a straight right. Ford didn't see that one coming.
Burnley connects with a nice looking jab.
Ford instigates a clinch.
Burnley is looking to control Ford's arms but Ford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burnley has his back to the cage.
Nice elbow from Ford.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alan Ford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burnley avoids a wild elbow strike from Ford.
Ford looking to stall.
Burnley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Burnley avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
Burnley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Burnley.
Ford has Burnley pushed against the cage.
Burnley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burnley avoids it.
Burnley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burnley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burnley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burnley misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Burnley's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Burnley dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Burnley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Burnley.
Ford throws a head kick that misses.
Burnley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Burnley misses.
Burnley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Ford is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Burnley throws a jab but it's blocked by Ford.
Burnley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ford appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ford misses the shot to the body.
Burnley throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
Burnley throws a poor cross that misses
and Ford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burnley's knee momentarily.
Ford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ford tries to land a body kick
and Burnley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burnley looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ford. Burnley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burnley with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ford manages to avoid it.
Burnley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ford.
Ford was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ford misses with a wild body shot.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Burnley misses its intended target.
Burnley misses with a looping left.
Ford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burnley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burnley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ford.
Ford misses with an uppercut.
Burnley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ford doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burnley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ford counters with a low kick, right behind Burnley 's knee.
Burnley looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
Burnley throws a jab when Ford was well out of range.
Ford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burnley slips a jab from Ford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford avoids the body shot from Burnley.
Burnley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burnley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burnley misses with an uppercut. Ford saw that one coming.
Burnley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burnley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burnley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford loads up on a big right hand but Burnley slips the punch.
Burnley tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Ford is trying to counter with his kicks.
Burnley misses with an uppercut.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Burnley scores with a four punch combination!
Burnley looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burnley just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford wants to counter the offense by Burnley and move into the clinch position.
Burnley misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burnley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burnley lands a nice shot to the body.
Ford misses with a hook
letting Burnley counter with a right hand.
Burnley looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Burnley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burnley misses with a hook.
Ford defending well as Burnley loads up on a big left hand.
Ford throws a big shot that misses.
Burnley avoids the head kick by Ford.
Burnley throws a body punch but Ford moves out of range.
Burnley just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Ford misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burnley lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burnley throws a lazy uppercut
and Ford counters by clinching up.
Ford tries to work over Burnley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burnley misses with a body punch.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Burnley taking a breather.
Burnley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burnley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ford misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Ford.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burnley throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Burnley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burnley 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Burnley!
During a confident post fight interview, Adam Burnley 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Letang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Slam - By: Onyx. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Letang!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Letang with the counter takedown but Hughes avoids it easily.
Letang shoots in and drives through. Hughes sprawls well.
Hughes scores with a nice head shot.
Hughes scores with a nice head shot.
Letang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Letang misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hughes struggling a bit here.
Letang is trying to get an arm triangle but Hughes is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes is looking to regain half guard here but Letang keeps moving and retains side control.
Letang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Letang has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hughes is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Letang yanks on the arm and Hughes is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Letang.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pierre Letang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Sigfridsson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Houston!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigfridsson throws a sloppy head kick and Houston moves out of range easily.
Houston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Houston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sigfridsson.
Max Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houston throws out a leg kick but Sigfridsson moves out of range and Houston only half commits.
Houston takes a swing at Sigfridsson's ribcage but misses.
Sigfridsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sigfridsson scores with a jab to the body.
Sigfridsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Houston lands a really nice looking cross but Sigfridsson seems unphased.
Sigfridsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Houston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Houston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sigfridsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Houston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Houston throws a right hand that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigfridsson slips a jab and a cross from Houston.
Sigfridsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sigfridsson connects with a looping right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Houston. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Sigfridsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sigfridsson connects with a jab.
Houston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Houston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sigfridsson. That did some damage!
Good exchange - Sigfridsson coming out on top.
Houston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sigfridssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Houston misses the jab.
Houston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Houston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houston throws the left hand but Sigfridsson avoids the punch easily.
A clash of legs there as Sigfridsson blocks the low kick.
Sigfridsson drives through and clinches with Houston against the cage.
Houston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Houston catches Sigfridsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson tries to move into range but Houston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sigfridsson tests Houston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Sigfridsson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sigfridsson throws a shot from downtown. Houston moves away and avoids it.
Sigfridsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sigfridsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Houston scores with a body shot.
Houston throws a hook to the side of Sigfridsson's head but Sigfridsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sigfridsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Houston lands a glancing blow to the side of Sigfridsson's head.
A big left from Sigfridsson misses.
Sigfridsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Houston.
Sigfridsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Houston.
Sigfridsson is looking to slow Houston down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Houston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sigfridsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Houston.
Sigfridsson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston misses with an uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Houston wants to get back to striking at distance but Sigfridsson won't allow it.
Sigfridsson pushes Houston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Houston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Houston thuds a left hand into Sigfridsson's body.
Houston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sigfridsson scores with the left hand. Houston knows he should have avoided that one.
Houston throws an off balance right hand
letting Sigfridsson counter with a right hand.
A head kick from Houston lands but Sigfridsson takes it in his stride.
Houston lands a big head kick that sends Sigfridsson to the canvas! Houston follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Houston!
After winning the bout, Max Houston thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Abai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronko Strunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ibrahim Abai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bronko Strunz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abai moves into the clinch.
Strunz misses with a body punch.
Abai manages to pull guard.
Abai has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Strunz has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Abai prevents a body shot from Strunz.
Abai tries to pull guard but Strunz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Strunz struggles to land a body shot inside as Abai controls his hands.
A short right from Strunz on the inside.
Abai blocking some punches.
Abai tries to pull guard but Strunz won't allow it.
Strunz prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ibrahim Abai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abai is trying to pull guard but Strunz has him pressed against the cage.
Abai has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Strunz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz trying to get back to his feet but Abai is in full control for now.
Strunz avoids the strikes from Abai.
Abai somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Abai misses with punches from the back.
Strunz wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abai struggling to land strikes to the head as Strunz covers up.
Abai scores with punches from the back.
Abai scores with punches to the body.
Abai is landing with strikes. Strunz can't take much more of this.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strunz takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Strunz covering up well under a series of strikes from Abai.
Abai misses with a punch to the head.
Strunz covering up well under a series of strikes from Abai.
Strunz 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.
Strunz has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Abai.
Abai lands a big shot to the side of the head and Strunz goes limp! He's out cold - the ref jumps in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ibrahim Abai!
Ibrahim Abai 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dom Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Dust Brothers - This Is Your Life. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
165 lbs
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170 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willis misses with a two punch combination.
Durden thuds his right hand into Willis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Willis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Durden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Willis has Durden up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis has Durden pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Durden manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Durden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willis's elbow.
Willis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis prevents a body shot from Durden.
Durden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Willis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Durden pulls his leg out and moves away.
Durden scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Willis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Willis showed some decent athleticism there.
Willis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Willis tries to control but Durden wriggling away.
Durden is looking to get to half guard.
Willis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Willis scoring with strikes but Durden is staying in there.
Poor strikes thrown by Willis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Durden is rocked!
It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden tries to hold on but Willis postures up.
Durden is still in real trouble! Can Willis finish him?
Durden is in all sorts of trouble here.
Durden seems to have recovered his senses.
Willis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Durden working to try and regain half guard.
Willis landing strikes from the mount and Durden is in trouble!
Durden avoids a series of strikes thrown by Willis.
Willis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Durden's face.
Willis postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Durden bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Willis and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Willis!
During a confident post fight interview, Dom Willis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Tyler Durden spoke after the fight, saying 'That ain't right! I have no idea how could it happen...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tre Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
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295 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tre Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tua .
Cruz connects with a leg kick. Tua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Tua looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tua misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Tua .
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Tua scores with a jab.
Tua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Tua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz scores with a jab to the head.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua .
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz throws out a leg kick but Tua moves out of range and Cruz only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tua at a distance.
Cruz rushes Tua and presses him up against the cage.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Tua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Tua is trying to break free.
Tua tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
Tua is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tua .
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
Tua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz keeps control of Tua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Tua is blocking nicely.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cruz.
Tua being controlled against the cage.
Cruz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tua wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cruz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tua breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Tua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz pushes Tua up against the cage in a clinch.
Tua blocks an uppercut.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tua is trying to break the clinch but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz stalling.
Tua 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Tua 's head back.
Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cruz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua .
Tua throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruz lands a big head kick that sends Tua tumbling to the mat! Cruz takes a step backwards and waves Tua back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
Tua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua misses with a jab to the body
and Cruz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tua ! Cruz lets Tua back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tua is rocked!
Tua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a huge right that knocks Tua out cold! Cruz is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tre Cruz!
Tre Cruz 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Chang Thong Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixie Pablo Khakhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chang Thong Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Thong Song does it's job there.
Thong Song throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khakhold.
Khakhold fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thong Song checks it well.
A jab lands there for Khakhold.
Thong Song moves in looking to clinch but Khakhold pushes him off.
Thong Song scores with a hook to the body. Khakhold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thong Song listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khakhold throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sloppy strikes from Khakhold. Those never looked like landing.
Thong Song throws a nice looking combination but Khakhold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khakhold throws a hook to the side of Thong Song's head but Thong Song sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thong Song lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thong Song fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thong Song throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khakhold takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thong Song takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thong Song misses with a combination
and Khakhold counters with a thumping low kick.
Khakhold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thong Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thong Song slips under a jab.
Thong Song drops down looking for a counter takedown but Khakhold sprawls and moves away.
Thong Song closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khakhold counters with a left and a right that stings Thong Song.
Thong Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khakhold.
A little jabbing left from Khakhold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thong Song tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khakhold misses with a looping left.
Thong Song uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thong Song looks to score with a jab to the body but Khakhold is just out of range.
Chang Thong Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thong Song's jab looks to have found its range, popping Khakhold under the eye.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Khakhold has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khakhold scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thong Song looks to throw the jab but Khakhold is out of range.
A nice side step and Khakhold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thong Song fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Khakhold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khakhold slips under a jab.
Khakhold with the counter takedown but Thong Song avoids it easily.
Khakhold throws a sloppy head kick and Thong Song moves out of range easily.
Khakhold throws a head kick but Thong Song moves out of range.
Thong Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khakhold takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thong Song throws a body punch but Khakhold moves out of range.
Khakhold scores with a takedown into Thong Song's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Thong Song has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khakhold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold wants to control from the top but Thong Song keeps moving.
Thong Song is trying to control the position but Khakhold postures up.
Khakhold works over Thong Song with some ground and pound from guard.
Thong Song has momentary wrist control but Khakhold slips an elbow through the middle.
Khakhold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thong Song has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khakhold has managed to get both his arms back between Thong Song's legs - danger averted.
Khakhold works over Thong Song with some ground and pound from guard.
Thong Song is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khakhold is aware though and is defending well.
Thong Song has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khakhold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thong Song seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Thong Song working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khakhold doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khakhold manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold trying to control but Thong Song is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khakhold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thong Song is keeping the position for now.
Khakhold trying to control the position from guard on top but Thong Song is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khakhold sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thong Song's guard.
Khakhold passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thong Song!
Khakhold is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thong Song wants to hold on but Khakhold pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dixie Pablo Khakhold will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thong Song blocks a low kick nicely.
Khakhold throws a leg kick but Thong Song sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thong Song is looking to clinch.
Khakhold takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khakhold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thong Song fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khakhold, pushing him back against the cage.
Khakhold has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thong Song uses from the top position.
Thong Song content to stall in guard here.
Khakhold is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khakhold had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thong Song defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thong Song wants to control from the top but Khakhold keeps moving.
Khakhold is pulling down on Thong Song's head. It's preventing any offense from Thong Song, at least for the moment.
Thong Song wants to control from the top but Khakhold keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thong Song wants to pass the guard but Khakhold is keeping the position.
Thong Song stands and throws Khakhold's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khakhold is trying to control Thong Song's posture but Thong Song avoids it.
Thong Song thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Khakhold stops Thong Song from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song is working hard here to advance position.
Thong Song controls the position from side control.
Thong Song laying and praying for a moment but Khakhold takes advantage and regains half guard.
Thong Song is stalling here. Khakhold is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Thong Song seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Khakhold has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Thong Song is trying to control Khakhold's posture but Khakhold avoids it.
Khakhold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thong Song keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thong Song takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thong Song takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thong Song is trying to control Khakhold's posture but Khakhold avoids it.
Khakhold in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thong Song is trying to control Khakhold's posture but Khakhold avoids it.
Khakhold works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Thong Song.
Khakhold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thong Song is out of range and Khakhold settles back down.
Khakhold staying out of range there.
Khakhold just misses with a punch to the body.
Thong Song tries to close the distance and clinch but Khakhold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Thong Song.
Thong Song throws a body punch but Khakhold moves out of range.
Khakhold feints a counter leg kick.
Khakhold misses with an uppercut.
Thong Song is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thong Song takes a swing at Khakhold's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khakhold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khakhold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thong Song.
Thong Song throws a hook to the side of Khakhold's head but Khakhold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chang Thong Song is winning the standup battle so far.
Khakhold misses with a head kick.
Thong Song throws a poor cross that misses
and Khakhold counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thong Song is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khakhold misses with a head kick.
Khakhold defending well as Thong Song loads up on a big left hand.
Khakhold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thong Song doesn't manage to clinch there - Khakhold circles away.
Khakhold is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khakhold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thong Song finds it's way round the side to connect with Khakhold's head.
Thong Song throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khakhold blocks a jab.
Khakhold counters with a body kick.
Khakhold throws a head kick but Thong Song moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thong Song, right into the meat.
Thong Song jabs Khakhold right on the nose. Khakhold blinks but takes it well.
Thong Song blocks the body kick.
Khakhold thows a leg kick but Thong Song checks it
so Thong Song counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thong Song trying to control the position from guard on top but Khakhold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khakhold wants to sweep but no luck.
Thong Song pushes down on Khakhold's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khakhold is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thong Song's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thong Song's back!
Khakhold lands with a hammerfist to the side of Thong Song's head.
Khakhold lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Thong Song.
Khakhold wants to control but Thong Song is keeping busy.
Thong Song manages to reverse the position and now he's in Khakhold's guard. Nice work there by Thong Song.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thong Song slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thong Song is looking to take a break and control but Khakhold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khakhold gets back to half guard.
Chang Thong Song has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dixie Pablo Khakhold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thong Song is trying to control. Khakhold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thong Song is looking for a kimura but Khakhold is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thong Song to get the leverage.
Thong Song is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khakhold is just riding it out for now. Thong Song eventually gives up the hold.
Khakhold is positioning himself well to prevent Thong Song advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thong Song looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thong Song is trying to work for a kimura but Khakhold is defending well.
Khakhold works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chang Thong Song showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khakhold 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
During a confident post fight interview, Dixie Pablo Khakhold 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hossein Vaziri I I I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the cage accompanied by "Joyride (Omen)" by Chevelle. 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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183 lbs
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171 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hossein Vaziri I I I!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaziri I I I just misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Vaziri I I I misses the target.
Vaziri I I I fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Vaziri I I I.
Vaziri I I I throws an off balance right hand
and Campbell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vaziri I I I won't be happy with that.
Campbell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Vaziri I I I wants to control but Campbell postures up.
Vaziri I I I tries to improve position but can't.
Campbell trying to control the position but Vaziri I I I is working away.
Campbell cracks Vaziri I I I with a big right hand but Vaziri I I I just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The strikes coming from Campbell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Campbell is trying to get an arm triangle but Vaziri I I I is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The strikes coming from Campbell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Campbell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vaziri I I I is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vaziri I I I is not content to let Campbell control the position.
Campbell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Campbell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vaziri I I I keeps working.
That's two 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.
Campbell throws a strike aimed at the side of Vaziri I I I's head but Vaziri I I I avoids it well.
Campbell wants to control but Vaziri I I I is keeping him busy.
Campbell tries to advance to mount but Vaziri I I I denies him.
Campbell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vaziri I I I is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell working the head and body with strikes.
Campbell working the strikes but Vaziri I I I uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Vaziri I I I avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Campbell.
Campbell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vaziri I I I sees it coming and defends easily.
Campbell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Campbell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vaziri I I I knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Campbell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vaziri I I I's head.
Campbell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Campbell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to control but Vaziri I I I is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Campbell slips a nice elbow through Vaziri I I I's hands, connecting with Vaziri I I I's forehead.
Campbell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Campbell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Campbell throwing shots but Vaziri I I I is blocking nicely.
Campbell looks to land a strike but Vaziri I I I avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Campbell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Campbell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campbell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Campbell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Vaziri I I I keeps moving.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Vaziri I I I blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Campbell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Campbell slips a jab from Vaziri I I I.
Campbell dives in for a single leg takedown but Vaziri I I I sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vaziri I I I looks to land a left hand but Campbell moved out of range nicely.
Vaziri I I I throws an overhand right that lands on Campbell's shoulder, as Campbell tries to avoid the shot.
Vaziri I I I tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaziri I I I.
Campbell swings for the body but Vaziri I I I moves out of range.
Vaziri I I I scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vaziri I I I lands with a straight right. Campbell didn't see that one coming.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaziri I I I can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaziri I I I. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaziri I I I lands with a shot to the body.
Vaziri I I I throws a body shot but no joy.
Vaziri I I I bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri I I I throws a hook but Campbell avoids it easily.
Campbell attempts a counter takedown but Vaziri I I I avoids it well and moves away.
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campbell feinted with a counter takedown.
Vaziri I I I throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaziri I I I misses with a looping right.
Vaziri I I I scores with a nice strike.
Vaziri I I I swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vaziri I I I takes a swing at Campbell's ribcage but misses.
Campbell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Campbell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaziri I I I throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Campbell misses the target.
Campbell dives in and grabs Vaziri I I I's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vaziri I I I pushes down on Campbell's head and hops out.
Vaziri I I I tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaziri I I I.
A swing and a miss from Vaziri I I I.
Campbell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Donk. Campbell catches Vaziri I I I right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri I I I misses with a lunging right hand
and Campbell counters with a body kick.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hossein Vaziri I I I is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaziri I I I lands with a right hand.
Vaziri I I I loads up on a big right hand but Campbell slips the punch.
Campbell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Campbell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vaziri I I I sprawls and moves away.
Campbell shoots for a takedown but Vaziri I I I saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell misses with a left hand
and Vaziri I I I counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vaziri I I I takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vaziri I I I misses with a leg kick
and Campbell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vaziri I I I's knee momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Vaziri I I I as Campbell shoots in.
Campbell ducks under a wild hook from Vaziri I I I.
Vaziri I I I misses with a right hand
and Campbell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri I I I is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vaziri I I I seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Campbell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Campbell wants to control but Vaziri I I I is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vaziri I I I prevents Campbell from improving his position.
Campbell trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is looking to improve his position.
My spies in LOD: Contenders (Max ID280) inform me that Vaziri I I I has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Campbell is holding on to half guard well.
Vaziri I I I wants to lay and pray for a moment but Campbell keeps working.
Campbell is looking to improve his position.
Campbell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hossein Vaziri I I I showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Campbell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vaziri I I I rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Campbell counters with a takedown into side control.
Vaziri I I I avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Campbell.
Campbell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ground and pound from Campbell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Campbell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vaziri I I I is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Campbell lands some shots froms side control.
Vaziri I I I dodges the ground and pound from Campbell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri I I I tries to buck Campbell off but Campbell is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Campbell has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Campbell landing strikes.
Campbell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vaziri I I I sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stephen Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campbell working away.
Campbell scoring with punches and elbows.
Campbell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vaziri I I I, who protects the arm well.
Campbell goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vaziri I I I rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Campbell's guard! Nice work there by Vaziri I I I!
Campbell looking for a guillotine here but Vaziri I I I defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campbell pulls Vaziri I I I in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Vaziri I I I from controlling successfully.
Campbell has his foot on Vaziri I I I's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vaziri I I I works his way back into a safe position though.
Campbell looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vaziri I I I passes into side control.
Campbell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vaziri I I I in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vaziri I I I thows a huge punch but Campbell dodges it nicely.
Campbell looking for submissions off his back.
Vaziri I I I wants to lay and pray for a moment but Campbell keeps working.
Campbell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Campbell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Campbell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Campbell 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Campbell!
A relieved looking Stephen Campbell 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Makar Vershinin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson Wills has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makar Vershinin !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilson Wills!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vershinin misses with a double jab.
Wills has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vershinin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wills lands a jab to the head.
Wills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vershinin was well out of range. Poor timing from Wills.
Vershinin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wills fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vershinin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wills.
Vershinin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Wills misses the target.
Vershinin throws a body punch but Wills moves out of range.
Wills is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wills fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wills misses with a shot to the body
letting Vershinin counter with a right hand.
Vershinin moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vershinin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wills blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vershinin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wills.
Vershinin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vershinin digs a right hand into Wills's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wills's gas tank.
Wills misses with some punches.
Vershinin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wills fails to pull guard.
Makar Vershinin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilson Wills.
Wills's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vershinin .
Wills wants a takedown.
Vershinin has a couple of punches blocked by Wills.
Nice body punch from Vershinin .
Wills is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vershinin to keep the fight standing.
Wills is trying to pull guard but Vershinin has him pressed against the cage.
Vershinin lands with a left to the head.
Vershinin lands with a right to the head.
Vershinin misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills prevents a body shot from Vershinin .
Vershinin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vershinin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wills is looking to break free of the clinch but Vershinin has double underhooks.
Wills lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Vershinin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wills working aggressively here.
Vershinin gets underhooks to prevent Wills's takedown attempt.
Vershinin lands an elbow that stopped Wills in his tracks for a moment.
Wills lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wills throws a punch but it's blocked by Vershinin .
Wills tries to circle away but Vershinin has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Vershinin .
Wills working hard to break the clinch.
Wills lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vershinin backwards.
Wills has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Vershinin is trying to keep an underhook but Wills manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Vershinin is not content to let Wills control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vershinin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wills trying to control from Vershinin 's half guard. Vershinin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wills looking to sit in guard and control but Vershinin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vershinin trying to control but Wills is working from the bottom.
Wills looking for a guillotine here but Vershinin defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wills is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vershinin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wills is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wills working for submissions but it's allowed Vershinin to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vershinin is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makar Vershinin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vershinin moves into the clinch.
Wills can't find room to land a body shot as Vershinin controls the action.
Vershinin pushes off an throws an elbow but Wills leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vershinin 's elbow.
Vershinin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wills's defenses.
Vershinin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wills escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wills fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wills takes a swing at Vershinin 's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vershinin scores with a leg kick.
Wills throws out a leg kick but Vershinin moves out of range and Wills only half commits.
Vershinin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wills connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wills blocks a head kick by Vershinin .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Wills misses.
Wills listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vershinin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vershinin moves out of range of the body kick from Wills.
Vershinin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson Wills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vershinin misses with a looping left.
Vershinin is looking to clinch.
Wills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vershinin was well out of range. Poor timing from Wills.
Wills uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vershinin walks into a left hand.
Vershinin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wills throws out the jab.
Vershinin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wills throws a shot to the body.
Vershinin lands a slapping body shot.
Wills moves out of range of the body kick.
Wills throws an overhand right that lands on Vershinin 's shoulder, as Vershinin tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wills scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vershinin in his tracks.
Vershinin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vershinin lands a glancing blow to the side of Wills's head.
Wills lands a jab to the head.
Vershinin looks to throw the jab but Wills is out of range.
Vershinin takes a swing at Wills's ribcage but misses.
Wills with the counter takedown but Vershinin avoids it easily.
Wills throws a leg kick
and Vershinin counters with a stiff right hand.
Wills scores with a jab to the body.
Wills moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Vershinin finds it's way through Wills's defenses.
Wills is rocked!
Vershinin throws a monster overhand right that drops Wills! Vershinin follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makar Vershinin !
Makar Vershinin retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Makar Vershinin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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