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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Prince Idowu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Idowu comes to the cage accompanied by My name is Prince. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Idowu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Idowu.
Wilder cracks Idowu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Idowu misses with a wild body shot.
Idowu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
We've been informed that Wilder has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Idowu looks for a takedown but Wilder sprawls well.
Wilder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wilder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Idowu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Idowu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilder.
Idowu throws a big counter combination but Wilder scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wilder misses with a straight left.
Idowu throws a nice looking combination but Wilder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Idowu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Idowu lunges at Wilder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilder's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idowu shoots in for a double leg but Wilder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilder flicks out a counter leg kick but Idowu steps away.
Wilder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilder explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Idowu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilder counters with a nice low kick that buckles Idowu's knee momentarily.
Idowu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Idowu throws a nice looking combination but Wilder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Idowu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilder makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Idowu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Idowu throws an overhand right that lands on Wilder's shoulder, as Wilder tries to avoid the shot.
Idowu dives in and scores a takedown into Wilder's guard.
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!
Idowu trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Idowu preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idowu postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wilder is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Idowu, into his guard.
Wilder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Idowu is keeping the position for now.
Idowu working for a triangle but Wilder defends it easily.
Idowu being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idowu looking for a guillotine here but Wilder defends easily.
Wilder trying to control but Idowu is working from the bottom.
Wilder passes Idowu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wilder wants to pass to mount but Idowu is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wilder gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Idowu shoots in but Wilder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Idowu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilder moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Idowu misses with a jab to the body
and Wilder counters with a nice body shot.
Wilder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilder throws a head kick but Idowu moves out of range.
Wilder misses with a head kick.
Wilder with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Wilder lands an impressive looking overhand right. Idowu doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Wilder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Idowu scores with a takedown into Wilder's guard.
Wilder is working an open guard so Idowu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Prince Idowu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Idowu misses with a right hand
letting Wilder counter with a right hand.
Idowu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Idowu scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilder should have avoided that one.
Idowu tries for a takedown but Wilder circles away easily
and Wilder counters with a straight right hand.
Idowu misses with a hook
and Wilder counters with a nice body kick.
Wilder lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Idowu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Wilder lands an overhand right.
Idowu throws a combination. Wilder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Idowu misses its intended target.
Idowu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid body kick from Wilder.
Idowu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilder.
Wilder misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilder.
Idowu fails to land the takedown.
Idowu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Idowu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Idowu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilder scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a leg kick which misses Idowu's front leg but catches the back leg as Idowu tries to avoid it.
Wilder defending well as Idowu loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Idowu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilder was well out of range. Poor timing from Idowu.
Wilder scores with a sloppy right hand. Idowu should have avoided that one.
Wilder scores with a punch to the head.
Idowu misses with a wild combination.
Idowu misses with a double jab.
Idowu thuds his right hand into Wilder's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Idowu. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Idowu does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idowu looks for a takedown but Wilder sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilder tests Idowu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prince Idowu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Idowu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Idowu darts in looking for a takedown but Wilder gets double underhooks and turns Idowu into the cage.
Idowu needs to keep his hands up - Wilder had a free shot at his head there.
Idowu tries to bum rush Wilder with a series of wild strikes but Wilder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilder now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wilder lands with a hook. Idowu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Idowu is rocked!
Idowu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Wilder is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Idowu with a body shot.
Oh Idowu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Idowu throws out a loose jab but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wilder bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wilder stuffs the takedown attempt from Idowu. Idowu gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilder fails to land with a series of punches.
Idowu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Idowu falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Wilder to counter with a crisp jab.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Wilder! Idowu is out on his feet! Wilder rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Idowu is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Idowu is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Wilder!
Prince Idowu was interviewed post fight and said 'Not good.. fuckin' clinches.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glen Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Affe Vanhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanhanen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Medieval pagan music - Runestones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Affe Vanhanen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Glen Taylor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glen Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Affe Vanhanen!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanhanen has managed to clinch.
Taylor 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.
Vanhanen misses with some punches.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Vanhanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanhanen.
Vanhanen throws a counter combo.
Vanhanen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vanhanen is in Taylor's guard.
Vanhanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Vanhanen tries to pass.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taylor has control of Vanhanen's left arm, preventing Vanhanen from doing any damage.
Vanhanen is looking to advance position but Taylor has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanhanen is trying to escape the mount.
Vanhanen wants to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Taylor blocks Vanhanen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Taylor controlling from the full mount.
Vanhanen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Taylor managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanhanen throws an elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vanhanen's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
Vanhanen trying to control the position.
Taylor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vanhanen pulls Taylor in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor won't allow Vanhanen to sweep him here.
Taylor advances to half guard.
Vanhanen trying to hold on to Taylor's head to control him but Taylor postures up.
Taylor performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taylor continues to stall.
Vanhanen punching from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanhanen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vanhanen takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vanhanen misses with a straight right.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Vanhanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor catches Vanhanen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taylor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vanhanen counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Glen Taylor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vanhanen moves into the clinch.
Vanhanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor tries a body shot but Vanhanen blocks it.
Vanhanen takes a shot to the head.
Vanhanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taylor prevents Vanhanen from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taylor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vanhanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanhanen breaks the clinch.
A jab from Vanhanen finds it's way through Taylor's defenses.
Affe Vanhanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanhanen misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Taylor. Beautiful body shot.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Vanhanen.
Vanhanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vanhanen wants to counter the offense by Taylor and move into the clinch position.
Vanhanen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vanhanen leaning against his opponent.
Vanhanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor checks a low kick from Vanhanen.
Vanhanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vanhanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Vanhanen's defenses.
Vanhanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
Vanhanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vanhanen lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanhanen misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vanhanen's coach down at Russian Bears Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vanhanen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanhanen misses with a two punch combination.
Vanhanen throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vanhanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
As Vanhanen tries to get set, Taylor tries to push him back and clinch up but Vanhanen manages to avoid the attempt.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vanhanen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vanhanen shoots in and drives through. Taylor sprawls well.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vanhanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Vanhanen is breathing heavily.
Vanhanen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Vanhanen.
Vanhanen throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanhanen manages to avoid it.
Vanhanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanhanen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taylor tries to avoid it but Vanhanen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taylor to the ground. Taylor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Glen Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Affe Vanhanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanhanen tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vanhanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vanhanen.
Vanhanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vanhanen.
Taylor throws a hook but Vanhanen blocks it.
Affe Vanhanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanhanen lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor lands a jab.
Vanhanen takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Affe Vanhanen has been cut.
A nice combination there by Taylor.
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
Vanhanen looks for a takedown but Taylor sprawls well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanhanen throws out a leg kick but Taylor moves out of range and Vanhanen only half commits.
Taylor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Taylor cracks Vanhanen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vanhanen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanhanen tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor blocks a low kick nicely.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vanhanen.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Vanhanen.
A big left from Vanhanen misses.
Taylor tries to counter by clinching up but Vanhanen breaks away and moves out of range.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor throws the left hand but Vanhanen avoids the punch easily.
Vanhanen misses with a wild combination.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Glen Taylor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Affe Vanhanen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The fighters circling - Vanhanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Vanhanen's body.
Vanhanen misses with a series of wild punches.
Vanhanen slips under a jab.
Vanhanen throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanhanen. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor is looking to counter the offense by Vanhanen and move into the clinch.
Vanhanen misses with a low kick.
Taylor is looking to counter the offense by Vanhanen and move into the clinch.
Vanhanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vanhanen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A left lands for Taylor.
Vanhanen throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vanhanen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanhanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vanhanen manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanhanen misses with a two punch combination.
Vanhanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Vanhanen misses.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanhanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanhanen misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanhanen. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor misses with a hook. Vanhanen ducked under it nicely.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vanhanen.
Taylor is looking to counter the offense by Vanhanen and move into the clinch.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Vanhanen moved out of range.
Vanhanen throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Vanhanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vanhanen misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanhanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Vanhanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vanhanen throws out the jab.
Jab by Taylor.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Vanhanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vanhanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Affe Vanhanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor throws the left hand but Vanhanen avoids the punch easily.
Vanhanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Vanhanen's body.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
Taylor misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Taylor. That snapped Vanhanen's head back.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor scores with a nice head shot.
Taylor moves out of range as Vanhanen strikes.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vanhanen.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanhanen manages to avoid it.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vanhanen can do to turn this around?
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Glen Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vanhanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vanhanen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor scores with a nice head shot.
Vanhanen throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Vanhanen is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
As Vanhanen tries to get set, Taylor tries to push him back and clinch up but Vanhanen manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanhanen ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanhanen misses with a double jab.
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Vanhanen's head.
Vanhanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Vanhanen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taylor is out of range and Vanhanen settles back down.
Vanhanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vanhanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Vanhanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vanhanen tries to move into range but Taylor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Taylor blocks the low kick.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Vanhanen misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight!
Glen Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen Taylor!
Post fight, Glen Taylor took to the microphone: 'It's TIME, GAME TIME BITCHES!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fujii Yusuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujii Yusuke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elijah David's chin.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fujii Yusuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah David!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yusuke.
A little feinted left hand from Yusuke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yusuke ducks under a wild hook from David.
David uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yusuke has time to react.
David throws a right hand that Yusuke ducks under and follows up with a left that Yusuke also avoids with ease.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Yusuke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yusuke dodges the punch combination from David.
Elijah David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David dips to his left and cracks Yusuke with an uppercut!
David needs to keep his hands up - Yusuke had a free shot at his head there.
David takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
David moves out of range as Yusuke throws a body kick.
David lands a two punch combo.
Yusuke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David lands with an overhand left.
David throws a push kick but Yusuke slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Yusuke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Yusuke.
David is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
David misses with a double jab.
David moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
David takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as David checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yusuke slips under a jab.
Yusuke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
David throws a looping overhand right but Yusuke ducks down to avoid it.
David swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Yusuke counter with a right hand.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yusuke misses with a body shot.
Yusuke tries to clinch up but David circles away and keeps his distance.
Yusuke throws a front kick that sends David stumbling back into the cage.
David throws a one two combo.
David gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
David on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yusuke slips a jab and a cross from David.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fujii Yusuke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yusuke scores with a kick to the body.
David defending well as Yusuke loads up on a big left hand.
Yusuke looks to land a left hand but David moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke throws a body shot but no joy.
Yusuke clobbers David with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yusuke clinches up with David and pushes him back against the cage.
Yusuke looking to stall.
David throws a punch but it's blocked by Yusuke.
Yusuke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yusuke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
David fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yusuke sprawls well initially but David persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yusuke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yusuke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. David is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David cracks Yusuke with a solid left hand.
Yusuke is looking for a triangle but David pushes his legs off easily.
David is stalling in the full guard.
David landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David chips away with some ground and pound.
David looking to pass the guard.
Yusuke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yusuke has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. David is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Yusuke.
David trying to control the action but Yusuke is working from the bottom.
Yusuke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but David wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yusuke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
David scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yusuke is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute David jumps into side control!
Yusuke gets back to half guard.
David seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yusuke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
David takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
David passes into side control, despite Yusuke's attempt to control the position.
David in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yusuke wants to control but David postures up.
Yusuke sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
David wants to control but Yusuke is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah David dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A good leg kick by David.
Yusuke slips a jab from David.
Yusuke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yusuke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from David misses
and Yusuke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Yusuke there.
David throws a right and a left that Yusuke avoids nicely.
David misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Yusuke misses its target.
Elijah David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yusuke moves out of range of the strikes.
David checks the leg kick nicely there.
David wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
David ducks right into an uppercut from Yusuke.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yusuke moves away.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
Yusuke dodges the punch combination from David.
Yusuke throws a push kick but David slaps the foot to one side.
Yusuke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Yusuke avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yusuke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A lazy left from David finds it's target.
Yusuke looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
Yusuke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from David. Those never looked like landing.
David lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yusuke circles away quickly and effectively.
Yusuke throws a jab but it's blocked by David.
Yusuke tries to clinch but David is having none of it.
David sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
David keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
David misses with a hook.
David takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yusuke lands a head shot.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Yusuke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke with a hook.
David's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and David duly obliges.
Yusuke throws a shot from downtown. David moves away and avoids it.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
David misses with a double jab
and Yusuke counters with a stiff right hand.
David scoring well with a low kick there.
David lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yusuke circles away quickly and effectively.
Yusuke sizes up David with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yusuke scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yusuke looks to throw the jab but David is out of range.
Yusuke lands a jab to the head.
David slips under a jab from Yusuke.
David misses with a shot to the body
and Yusuke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Yusuke catches David right on the button with a cross.
David is rocked!
Yusuke fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks David square on the jaw! Damn, David is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fujii Yusuke!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bertram Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Your Name Here (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adelhard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Volbeat - Still Counting. Bertram Adelhard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bertram Adelhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Your Name Here!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adelhard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adelhard thows a body kick. Here tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Here cracks Adelhard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Adelhard misses with a takedown
and Here holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adelhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Here drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adelhard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Adelhard slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Here is trying to pull guard but Adelhard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Here pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Here throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adelhard 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Here.
Adelhard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Adelhard.
Here throws a right and a left that both miss.
Here tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adelhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Here.
No luck for Adelhard with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bertram Adelhard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adelhard throws a head kick that misses.
Here takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Here throws a right and a left that Adelhard avoids nicely.
Adelhard tries for a takedown but Here sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adelhard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adelhard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adelhard is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Here throws a hook but Adelhard blocks it.
Here throws a body shot but no joy.
Adelhard is looking to counter punch.
Adelhard throws a combination. Here tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Here drives through and clinches with Adelhard against the cage.
Adelhard lands a left hand.
Here will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adelhard up against the cage.
Adelhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Here blocks a body shot from Adelhard.
Adelhard is pushing Here up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adelhard pushes Here back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adelhard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Here pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Here misses with a lunging right hand
and Adelhard counters with a straight right hand.
Adelhard throws a shot to the body.
Here throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adelhard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Here sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Here takes a swing at Adelhard's ribcage but misses.
Here ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adelhard moves away.
Adelhard feinted with a counter takedown.
Here cracks a nice hook into Adelhard's ribs.
Here takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Adelhard clobbers Here with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adelhard misses with a looping right.
Here swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adelhard catches Here with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Here on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Here tries to clinch but Adelhard moves out of range.
Adelhard looks for a takedown but Here sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Adelhard misses.
Adelhard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Here misses with a hook.
Adelhard misses with an uppercut
letting Here counter with a right hand.
Adelhard misses with a body kick.
Here let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Here rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adelhard counters with a low kick, right behind Here 's knee.
Adelhard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Here has managed to clinch.
Here prevents Adelhard from breaking the clinch.
Here breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Here falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adelhard counters with a nice uppercut.
Adelhard just misses with a punch to the body.
Here counters with a body kick.
Here scores with a jab.
Adelhard lands a slapping body shot.
Here tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adelhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bertram Adelhard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Here feints and as Adelhard raises his hands in defense, Here changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adelhard has an active guard here but Here has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Here performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Adelhard tries to roll over but Here keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard wants to control but Here is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Here stalling.
Here wants to advance to full mount but Adelhard doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Adelhard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adelhard working a defensive guard here.
Adelhard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Here trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adelhard looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Here tries to move into range but Adelhard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Here throws a big shot that misses.
Adelhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Here was well out of range. Poor timing from Adelhard.
Here tries to counter by closing the distance.
Here connects with an inside leg kick.
Here throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adelhard misses with a head kick.
Here stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adelhard throws a lazy head kick
and Here counters with a left and a right that stings Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a sloppy body shot
and Here comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Adelhard stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Here is on him like rabid pit bull! Adelhard slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Your Name Here!
Your Name Here decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bundles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundles's entrance music is It's Tricky by Run DMC. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Bundles!
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, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tepes circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Tepes to counter with a crisp jab.
Bundles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bundles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepes blocks a jab.
Bundles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tepes counters with a left to the body.
Tepes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Tepes catches Bundles right on the button with a cross.
Bundles scores with the left hand. Tepes knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Bundles misses with a hook. Tepes ducked under it nicely.
Bundles looks to land a right hand but Tepes moved out of range.
Tepes lunges at Bundles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bundles's hand.
Bundles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bundles moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bundles avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bundles misses with a looping right.
Bundles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bundles throws a lazy uppercut
and Tepes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tepes misses the jab.
Tepes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bundles looks to throw the jab but Tepes is out of range.
It seemed like Tepes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tepes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bundles missing with a left hand there. Tepes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bundles shoots in and drives through. Tepes sprawls well.
Bundles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been hearing reports that Bundles has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tepes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bundles under the eye.
Tepes tests Bundles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes dips to his left and cracks Bundles with an uppercut!
Ray Bundles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepes moves out of range of the strikes.
Tepes misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles avoids the body shot from Tepes.
Tepes tries a head kick but it misses.
Bundles avoids the head kick by Tepes.
Bundles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tepes to score with a decent uppercut.
Bundles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tepes.
A slow jab from Bundles misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes! But no joy.
Bruno Tepes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bundles lands a nice shot that snaps Tepes's head back.
Bundles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Bundles misses.
Tepes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tepes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bundles.
Bundles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tepes moves out of range of the strikes.
Bundles lands with a straight right. Tepes didn't see that one coming.
Tepes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bundles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Tepes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles swings widly with a right hand
and Tepes counters with a nice body shot.
Tepes moves away from the strike by Bundles.
Tepes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bundles misses with a left hand
and Tepes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bundles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tepes works Bundles's body with a nice hook.
Bundles misses with a double jab.
Tepes lands a glancing blow to the side of Bundles's head.
Tepes lands a lovely overhand right.
Bundles misses with a straight left.
Bundles moves out of range as Tepes strikes.
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!
Tepes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tepes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tepes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tepes throws a series of punches but Bundles moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bundles finds it's way round the side to connect with Tepes's head.
Tepes throws a lazy right hand but Bundles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bundles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tepess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tepes checks a low kick from Bundles.
Bundles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tepes looks to land a body kick but Bundles moved away.
Bundles is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tepes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bundles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bundles or perhaps it was just good defense by Tepes, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Bundles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tepes ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Bundles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tepes blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bundles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Tepes.
Tepes throws out a counter right but Bundles avoids it with no problem.
Tepes dips to his left and cracks Bundles with an uppercut!
Tepes walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Tepes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tepes throws a sloppy head kick and Bundles moves out of range easily.
Tepes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruno Tepes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bundles misses with a jab to the body
and Tepes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bundles throws an overhand right that lands on Tepes's shoulder, as Tepes tries to avoid the shot.
Tepes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bundles.
Bundles throws a hook but Tepes avoids it easily.
Tepes is looking for the big counter here.
Bundles throws a jab when Tepes was well out of range.
Bundles throws a head kick that half lands.
Tepes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bundles's hands.
Bundles misses with a hook. Tepes ducked under it nicely.
Bundles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tepes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tepes slips a straight right by Bundles.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes! But no joy.
Tepes misses with a combination
enabling Bundles to counter with a crisp jab.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bundles manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles scores with a punch to the head.
Tepes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes thuds a left hand into Bundles's body.
Bundles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bundles looks to land a body kick but Tepes moved away.
Tepes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bundless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bundles dives in for a single leg takedown but Tepes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tepes works Bundles's body with a nice hook.
Tepes connects with the punch.
Tepes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bundles misses with a straight left.
Tepes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tepes scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bundles misses with a takedown
and Tepes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bundles misses with an uppercut. Tepes saw that one coming.
Bundles moves in looking to clinch but Tepes pushes him off.
Tepes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bundles misses with a hook. Tepes ducked under it nicely.
Bundles dives in and grabs Tepes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tepes pushes down on Bundles's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Bundles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bundles clinches up with Tepes and pushes him back against the cage.
Bundles misses with an elbow strike.
Bundles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tepes cracks Bundles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bundles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Bundles misses.
Tepes throws out a counter right but Bundles avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from Tepes. Those never looked like landing.
Bundles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bundles on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tepes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tepes - that will leave a mark!
Tepes connects with a right hand. Bundles shakes it off.
Tepes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bundles misses the shot to the body.
As Bundles backs off Tepes throws a huge counter combo but Bundles manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tepes lands a right hook to the body.
Bundles on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bundles blocks a head kick by Tepes.
Tepes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tepes slips a straight right by Bundles.
Nice body punch from Tepes.
Tepes scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bundles.
Tepes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bundles throws a right hand that misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
enabling Tepes to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tepes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tepes, as that shot connected.
Tepes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bundles doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles misses with a hook.
Tepes scores with a decent looking hook.
Bundles is rocked!
Bundles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes.
Bundles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bundles looks for the body kick but Tepes saw that one coming.
Tepes thuds a left hand into Bundles's body.
Tepes lands a nice hook to Bundles's body. Bundles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bundles swings widly with a right hand
and Tepes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Bundles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tepes connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Bundles tumbling to the canvas! Tepes pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Bundles was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruno Tepes!
Bruno Tepes 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 Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekko Wannanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamaguchi comes to the cage accompanied by Yama Yama. On his way into the cage it seems that Kai Yamaguchi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kai Yamaguchi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pekko Wannanen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Wannanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wannanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamaguchi.
Wannanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamaguchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Yamaguchi scores with a jab.
Wannanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wannanen misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamaguchi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yamaguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi tries to throw a body punch but Wannanen avoids it by throwing Yamaguchi back against the cage.
Yamaguchi works on Wannanen's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamaguchi.
A head punch on the inside from Wannanen fails to land.
Wannanen lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi pushes Wannanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wannanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wannanen throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wannanen lands a left hand.
Wannanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wannanen checks a leg kick.
Yamaguchi is looking to slow Wannanen down with leg kicks.
Wannanen tries to clinch there but Yamaguchi circles away.
Wannanen throws a leg kick that misses.
Wannanen blocks a low kick nicely.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Wannanen throws a body kick.
Wannanen misses the jab.
Wannanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wannanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kai Yamaguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi misses with a straight right.
Yamaguchi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wannanen throws a right and a left that Yamaguchi avoids nicely.
Yamaguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wannanen is looking to clinch but Yamaguchi is avoiding it.
Yamaguchi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yamaguchi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wannanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wannanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yamaguchi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wannanen throws a head kick but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Wannanen moves out of range as Yamaguchi throws a body kick.
Yamaguchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Wannanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yamaguchi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamaguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wannanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamaguchi.
Wannanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yamaguchi motions for Wannanen to come forward. Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamaguchi catches Wannanen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yamaguchi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamaguchi misses with a leg kick.
Wannanen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yamaguchi. That one must have hurt.
It looks like Yamaguchi has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wannanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamaguchi. That did some damage!
Wannanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yamaguchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi looks to land a left hand but Wannanen moved out of range nicely.
Wannanen cracks Yamaguchi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Yamaguchi misses
and Wannanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yamaguchi's knee momentarily.
Wannanen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Yamaguchi moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yamaguchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wannanen throws the left hand but Yamaguchi avoids the punch easily.
Wannanen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamaguchi, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Wannanen.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wannanen throws an elbow but misses.
Wannanen blocking some punches.
Yamaguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wannanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamaguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wannanen backwards.
Wannanen lands a damaging elbow.
Yamaguchi blocks the elbow strike.
Yamaguchi takes an elbow to the temple.
Wannanen throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wannanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wannanen.
Yamaguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamaguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Wannanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Yamaguchi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yamaguchi digs a good body shot into Wannanen's ribs.
Yamaguchi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wannanen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wannanen fakes the leg kick and cracks Yamaguchi in the body.
Yamaguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wannanen manages to avoid it.
Yamaguchi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wannanen on the side of the head.
Wannanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wannanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamaguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Wannanen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yamaguchi throws a leg kick but Wannanen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wannanen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi misses with a jab to the body
and Wannanen counters with a straight right hand.
Wannanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wannanen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wannanen loads up on a big right hand but Yamaguchi slips the punch.
Yamaguchi has closed the distance and engaged Wannanen in a clinch.
Pekko Wannanen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannanen tries to work over Yamaguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wannanen can't find room to land a body shot as Yamaguchi controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamaguchi.
A right handed body shot lands from Wannanen.
Yamaguchi avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannanen.
A head punch on the inside from Wannanen fails to land.
Wannanen digs a right hand into Yamaguchi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamaguchi's gas tank.
Good body shot from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamaguchi dips to his left and cracks Wannanen with an uppercut!
Wannanen blocks a head kick by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi throws a wild body kick that Wannanen sees coming a mile off.
Yamaguchi throws a sloppy body shot
letting Wannanen counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wannanen. That's going to slow Yamaguchi down.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wannanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wannanen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wannanen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamaguchi. Wannanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wannanen can do to turn this around?
Yamaguchi connects with a single shot there.
Wannanen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wannanen misses with the head strike.
Yamaguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
Wannanen tries to throw a body punch but Yamaguchi avoids it by throwing Wannanen back against the cage.
Wannanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wannanen lands an elbow inside.
Yamaguchi blocks an elbow strike from Wannanen.
Yamaguchi misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wannanen blocking some punches.
Wannanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wannanen pushes Yamaguchi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wannanen's elbow.
A short left from Wannanen.
Yamaguchi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wannanen backwards.
Yamaguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wannanen controls his hands.
Wannanen digs a right hand underneath Yamaguchi's ribcage. Yamaguchi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamaguchi working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wannanen's elbow.
Wannanen gets through Yamaguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wannanen misses with a body punch.
Yamaguchi lands a left hand.
Wannanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wannanen's elbow.
Wannanen throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaguchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wannanen lands a leg kick that knocks Yamaguchi off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamaguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wannanen.
Wannanen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yamaguchi'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.
Wannanen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wannanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wannanen working aggressively here.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wannanen tries a body shot but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Yamaguchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yamaguchi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wannanens head.
Wannanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Yamaguchi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wannanen throws an elbow but misses.
Wannanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamaguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pekko Wannanen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yamaguchi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wannanen throws an overhand right that lands on Yamaguchi's shoulder, as Yamaguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Yamaguchi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yamaguchi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yamaguchi tries to land a front kick but Wannanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wannanen looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
Wannanen throws a right and a left that Yamaguchi avoids nicely.
Wannanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wannanen misses with a head kick.
Yamaguchi misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi defending well as Wannanen loads up on a big left hand.
Yamaguchi throws a body kick that misses.
Yamaguchi misses with an uppercut.
Wannanen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamaguchi throws a lazy right hand but Wannanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamaguchi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wannanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wannanen moves into range and clinches up with Yamaguchi.
Wannanen throws an elbow that misses.
Yamaguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamaguchi.
Wannanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wannanen lands with a left to the head.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wannanen blocks an uppercut.
Yamaguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wannanen presses Yamaguchi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wannanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wannanen misses with an elbow strike.
Wannanen lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wannanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi pushes Wannanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamaguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamaguchi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamaguchi prevents a body shot from Wannanen.
Wannanen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wannanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wannanen takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wannanen throws an elbow but misses.
Yamaguchi lands an uppercut.
Yamaguchi works on Wannanen's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamaguchi is leaning against Wannanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wannanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yamaguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamaguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamaguchi tries to work over Wannanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wannanen misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wannanen tries to stall but Yamaguchi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yamaguchi cracks Wannanen with a nice body shot.
Yamaguchi misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi scores with a hook to the body.
Wannanen is pushing Yamaguchi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yamaguchi avoids a wild elbow strike from Wannanen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wannanen.
Wannanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamaguchi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wannanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yamaguchi avoids the elbow strike from Wannanen, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Yamaguchi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaguchi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wannanen manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wannanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yamaguchi scrambles back to his feet.
Yamaguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wannanen needs to keep his hands up - Yamaguchi had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wannanen takes a step back to recover.
Wannanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wannanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamaguchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wannanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Wannanen moves out of range.
Wannanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Wannanen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yamaguchi swings for the body but Wannanen moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Yamaguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamaguchi 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Yamaguchi!
Kai Yamaguchi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Pekko Wannanen had this to say: 'That motherfucker got lucky man! I will crush him in a rematch!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johny Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Issumatar Tariaksuq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vargas comes to the cage accompanied by Drake - Trophies. Tariaksuq has chosen Tanya Tagaq - Uja as his entrance music. Issumatar Tariaksuq has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johny Vargas's chin.
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Issumatar Tariaksuq!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tariaksuq scores with the left hand. Vargas knows he should have avoided that one.
Tariaksuq scores with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Tariaksuq finds it's target.
Vargas fails with the takedown
and Tariaksuq makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vargas misses with a wild combination.
Vargas misses with a two punch combination.
Tariaksuq swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tariaksuq throws a hook but Vargas avoids it easily.
Vargas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Tariaksuq avoids them all with ease.
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!
Vargas misses with the combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Tariaksuq misses.
Vargas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tariaksuq counters with a low kick, right behind Vargas 's knee.
Vargas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tariaksuq defending well as Vargas loads up on a big left hand.
Vargas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Tariaksuq scores with a leg kick.
Tariaksuq has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vargas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vargas misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Tariaksuq tenderised Vargas's leg. Vargas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vargas throws a nice looking combination but Tariaksuq bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crunch! Tariaksuq slams his shin into Vargas's torso.
Vargas throws a body punch but Tariaksuq moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Tariaksuq.
Vargas misses with a combination
and Tariaksuq counters with a low kick, right behind Vargas 's knee.
Tariaksuq gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tariaksuq doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tariaksuq is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tariaksuq is pressed up against the cage. Vargas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tariaksuq down to the mat. Tariaksuq avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tariaksuq throws a shot to the body.
Tariaksuq lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq lands a glancing blow to the side of Vargas's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vargas throws a poor cross that misses
and Tariaksuq counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vargas throws a shot from downtown. Tariaksuq moves away and avoids it.
Vargas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tariaksuq lands a jab to the nose.
Tariaksuq catches Vargas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tariaksuq clobbers Vargas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vargas is rocked!
Vargas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Vargas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tariaksuq scores with a jab. Vargas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tariaksuq scores with the left hand. Vargas knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tariaksuq darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tariaksuq lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tariaksuq is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vargas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vargas scores with a nice strike.
Vargas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tariaksuq struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Vargas crashes against the mat.
Tariaksuq is trying to improve his position.
Vargas seems to have got his legs back now.
Tariaksuq parries the strikes from Vargas easily there. Vargas is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tariaksuq to escape.
Vargas advances to full mount.
Tariaksuq tries to lock up and control but Vargas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vargas thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vargas avoids the attempt from Tariaksuq to control.
Vargas unloads with some shots from mount but Tariaksuq bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tariaksuq's face.
Vargas trying to control but Tariaksuq is having none of it.
Vargas tries to push Tariaksuq's head away but Tariaksuq is holding on tight.
Tariaksuq tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tariaksuq tries to hold on but Vargas pushes him away.
Vargas throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Issumatar Tariaksuq dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vargas scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Issumatar Tariaksuq has been cut.
Vargas misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Vargas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Tariaksuq moves out of range.
Vargas throws a shot from downtown. Tariaksuq moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Tariaksuq misses.
Tariaksuq slips a straight right by Vargas.
Vargas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tariaksuq throws a shot to the body.
Tariaksuq connects with a right hand. Vargas shakes it off.
Tariaksuq throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tariaksuq plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vargas blocks the body kick.
Johny Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargas throws a nice looking combination but Tariaksuq bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tariaksuq looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Issumatar Tariaksuq seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vargas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tariaksuq pinned against the cage. Tariaksuq gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas scores with a body shot.
Vargas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tariaksuq. Tariaksuq obviously looking to wear him down.
Tariaksuq throws out a powerful jab.
Tariaksuq throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tariaksuq is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vargas.
Vargas tests Tariaksuq's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tariaksuq fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vargas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tariaksuq showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vargas.
Vargas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tariaksuq.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tariaksuq slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tariaksuq connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vargas's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas feints and as Tariaksuq raises his hands in defense, Vargas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tariaksuq has his foot on Vargas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vargas works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tariaksuq is on top in guard.
Tariaksuq controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vargas seems keen to control Tariaksuq's posture.
Tariaksuq trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vargas's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq postures up.
Tariaksuq is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tariaksuq stops Vargas from standing up.
Vargas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tariaksuq is looking to stand up but Vargas won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tariaksuq thumps Vargas with a low kick.
Tariaksuq scores with a head kick. Vargas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johny Vargas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq swings for the body but Vargas moves out of range.
Vargas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tariaksuq circles away quickly and effectively.
Tariaksuq lands with an overhand left.
Vargas throws a right and a left that Tariaksuq avoids nicely.
Vargas throws a right hand that Tariaksuq ducks under and follows up with a left that Tariaksuq also avoids with ease.
Tariaksuq misses the jab.
Vargas throws a big counter combination but Tariaksuq scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vargas throws a nice looking combination but Tariaksuq bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tariaksuq dodges the punch combination from Vargas.
Vargas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tariaksuq lands with an uppercut that bounces Vargas off the cage and back into range.
Tariaksuq avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tariaksuq swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vargas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tariaksuq.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johny Vargas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Issumatar Tariaksuq's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Vargas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tariaksuq counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tariaksuq lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vargas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tariaksuq scores with the left hand. Vargas knows he should have avoided that one.
Vargas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tariaksuq in his tracks.
Tariaksuq lands a glancing blow to the side of Vargas's head.
Vargas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vargas shoots in for a takedown but Tariaksuq shows good takedown defense.
Vargas misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vargas or perhaps it was just good defense by Tariaksuq, which made it look bad.
Tariaksuq counters with a body kick.
Vargas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tariaksuq moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vargas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tariaksuq.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tariaksuq closes the distance and clinches.
Tariaksuq working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tariaksuq doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tariaksuq misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas blocks a body shot from Tariaksuq.
Nice elbow from Tariaksuq.
Tariaksuq pushes off an throws an elbow but Vargas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tariaksuq lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tariaksuq digs a right hand underneath Vargas's ribcage. Vargas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tariaksuq tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tariaksuq scores with a shoulder strike.
Tariaksuq goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Tariaksuq.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tariaksuq in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tariaksuq throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tariaksuq tries to throw a body punch but Vargas avoids it by throwing Tariaksuq back against the cage.
Vargas blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq working aggressively here.
Tariaksuq lands an uppercut.
Vargas is working for takedown but Tariaksuq is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vargas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tariaksuq pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vargas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tariaksuq misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vargas blocking some punches.
Tariaksuq lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vargas backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tariaksuq.
A short right from Tariaksuq on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Tariaksuq.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tariaksuq misses with a punch on the inside.
Issumatar Tariaksuq seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tariaksuq lands a body punch.
Tariaksuq throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tariaksuq cracks Vargas with a nice body shot.
Tariaksuq lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vargas blocks an uppercut.
Tariaksuq doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tariaksuq creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Vargas! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Tariaksuq.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Issumatar Tariaksuq!
An out of breath Issumatar Tariaksuq thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thoreaux AssKicken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn McLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AssKicken kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 5 finger death punch: Bad Company. McLean is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Predict A Riot. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thoreaux AssKicken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn McLean!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but AssKicken was well out of range. Poor timing from McLean.
AssKicken swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that AssKicken has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McLean needs to keep his hands up - AssKicken had a free shot at his head there.
AssKicken misses with a right hand
and McLean counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
AssKicken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLean tries to keep at a distance but AssKicken has taken the fight into the clinch.
McLean can't break the clinch.
AssKicken pushes McLean back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McLean lands a nice shot to the body.
McLean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
AssKicken throws a hook but McLean blocks it.
AssKicken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McLean.
AssKicken throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McLean throws a body punch but AssKicken moves out of range.
McLean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
AssKicken throws a jab when McLean was well out of range.
AssKicken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shawn McLean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean throws a poor cross that misses
and AssKicken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
AssKicken closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McLean tries to get to full guard but AssKicken has control of the leg.
AssKicken is trying to work for a kimura but McLean is defending well.
AssKicken is working for a submission of some sort.
AssKicken wants to free his trapped foot but McLean is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLean wants to get back to full guard.
McLean regains full guard. Nicely done.
AssKicken looking to pass the guard.
AssKicken wants to control from the top but McLean keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AssKicken stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McLean swivels though and keeps the full guard.
AssKicken is working hard here to advance position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
AssKicken passes McLean's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
AssKicken wants to pass the guard but McLean is defending well.
McLean controlling the position well.
McLean wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McLean looks to score with a jab to the body but AssKicken is just out of range.
McLean scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Thoreaux AssKicken has been cut.
McLean walks into a jab.
AssKicken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McLean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
AssKicken lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good exchange - AssKicken coming out on top.
McLean slips a straight right by AssKicken.
McLean just misses with a punch to the body.
AssKicken takes a swing at McLean's ribcage but misses.
AssKicken lands with a cross.
AssKicken uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McLean has time to react.
McLean takes a swing at AssKicken's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thoreaux AssKicken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thoreaux AssKicken's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McLean scores with a nice head shot.
McLean stuns AssKicken with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McLean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by AssKicken.
McLean looks to score with a jab to the body but AssKicken is just out of range.
McLean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from McLean misses
and AssKicken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
AssKicken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLean.
AssKicken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLean.
McLean just misses with a punch to the body.
AssKicken throws a poor cross that misses
and McLean counters with a left and a right that stings AssKicken.
AssKicken seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. McLean shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! AssKicken is backing up but McLean catches him with a final right hook that drops him! AssKicken covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! McLean Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn McLean!
Shawn McLean made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerrald James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's entrance music is Alejandro - Lady Gaga. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alejandro Scott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrald James!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott forces James back against the cage and clinches.
Scott tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. James just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
James prevents a body shot from Scott.
James scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Scott lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scott.
Scott is trying to pull guard but James turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
James prevents a body shot from Scott.
Scott misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Scott.
Scott misses with a body punch.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott is trying to pull guard but James turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to break the clinch but Scott is controlling him.
Scott struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James prevents a body shot from Scott.
James lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Scott.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scott prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Scott misses with the head strike.
We've been hearing reports that Scott has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Scott has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Scott.
Scott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Gerrald James has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
James throws a low kick but Scott avoids it.
A slow jab from Scott misses its intended target.
Scott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James jabs at Scott's body.
Scott tries to clinch
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scott connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a nice looking kick to the body. James takes a step back to recover.
Scott lands an overhand right.
Scott works the jab nicely.
Scott throws a predictable looking body shot
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scott.
James misses with a body shot.
Scott seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scott at a distance.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James lands a slapping body shot.
Scott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James.
James drops his hands momentarily and Scott takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
James is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scott rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Scott connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James cracks the inside of Scott's front leg.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
James misses with a low kick.
Scott throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
James connects with a leg kick. Scott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That kick from James tenderised Scott's leg. Scott is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scott clobbers James with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott checks a low kick from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alejandro Scott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerrald James's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Scott tries to clinch there but James circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from James misses.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott blocks a low kick nicely.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by James.
James looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
Gerrald James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Scott.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
James walks into a straight right hand from Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Scott.
Scott moves into the clinch successfully.
Scott is trying to pull guard but James has him pressed against the cage.
Scott has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James working aggressively here.
A short right from Scott.
James digs a right hand into Scott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scott's gas tank.
James scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Scott misses with a body punch.
James misses with a body punch.
Scott working aggressively here.
Scott is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables James to keep the fight standing.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Scott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Scott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
James lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
James works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by James.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
Scott slips a jab from James.
A bone on bone clash there as Scott blocks the leg kick.
Scott misses with a right hand
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scott connects with a jab.
Scott tries a low kick but James avoids it.
Scott throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
James thows a leg kick but Scott checks it
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
James's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scott under the eye.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Scott throws a front kick aimed at James's knee but James avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
Scott cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
James connects with a solid leg kick.
Scott throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
James feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.
Scott scores with a push kick.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James misses with a straight right.
Scott is looking to counter with a body kick.
James moves out of range as Scott strikes.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
James throws a nice outside leg kick.
James throws a leg kick that misses.
James fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scott looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James throws a low kick, looking for Scott's leg but Scott calmly moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Scott.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
Scott misses with a looping right.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alejandro Scott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerrald James's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scott looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
Scott is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Scott tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scott closes the distance and clinches.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
James misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James lands with a shot to the body.
James throws a shot to the body.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James moves away from the strike by Scott.
Scott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
Scott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and James connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scott scrambles back to his feet.
James jabs at Scott's body.
Scott tries to clinch but fails miserably
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Scott half committed to a counter leg kick.
Scott checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for James.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking to clinch.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
James lands a leg kick that knocks Scott off balance momentarily.
Scott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scott cracks James with a good jab.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Scott misses
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scott has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by James. That's going to slow Scott down.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from James, right into the meat.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
James pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scott is out of range and James settles back down.
James is looking to slow Scott down with leg kicks.
Scott throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
James fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scott wants to clinch but James slips to the side
and James counters with a nice body shot.
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
James misses with a two punch combination.
James scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scott.
James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott swings for the body but James moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by James.
Scott delivers a nice body kick.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
James slips under a jab.
Scott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
James missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerrald James really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerrald James's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Scott blocks the leg kick.
James throws a good cross that connects.
Scott tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scott blocks a jab.
James pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scott is out of range and James settles back down.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Scott jabs James right on the nose. James blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Scott.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
Scott misses with a looping right.
Scott's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scott at a distance.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
James feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
James throws a jab when Scott was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by James.
James tries to land a leg kick but Scott saw it coming and moves away.
Scott throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
Scott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
James jabs Scott right on the nose. Scott blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scott can pounce on him.
Scott scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from James.
Scott misses with a hook.
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
Scott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
Scott looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
James swings away with a body shot that misses
and Scott counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott is looking to chop away at James's legs.
James has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Scott.
James slips a jab from Scott.
A countering left hand to the body from James misses.
Scott tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tried to score with a low kick but Scott checks it.
Scott tries to counter by clinching up but James breaks away and moves out of range.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott backing away here, and James unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Scott looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.
Scott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Scott wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
James looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Scott missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James throws a one two combo.
Scott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
James cracks Scott with a right hand to the side of the head.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Scott takes one on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scott, right into the meat.
James moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Scott misses with an uppercut
and James makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Scott.
Scott closes the distance and clinches.
James blocks a body shot from Scott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerrald James dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gerrald James's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Scott there.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scott moves into range and clinches up with James.
Scott tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Scott tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Scott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Scott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
James tries to score with a low kick but Scott moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
James flicks out a counter leg kick but Scott steps away.
James moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
James throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scott lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and James has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from James and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scott backing away here, and James unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
letting James counter with a right hand.
A cross from Scott lands.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott checks a leg kick.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.
Scott moves away from the strike by James.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James misses with a straight right.
Scott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott rushes James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scott lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James lands a nice uppercut.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James breaks from the clinch.
Scott avoids the body shot from James.
James misses with a leg kick
and Scott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Scott misses.
Scott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Scott throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Scott tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
James is looking to slow Scott down with leg kicks.
Scott misses with a kick to the body.
James only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Scott throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
James connects with an inside leg kick.
James with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James connects with a jab.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
Scott throws a low kick but James moves out of range easily.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
James feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Scott misses
and James counters with a nice body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Some bone on bone action there as James checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Scott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Scott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James thuds a left hand into Scott's body.
James scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerrald James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerrald James!
Gerrald James is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Gerrald James 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 Rollo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jiu Jitsu: Apaga Mas Não Bate. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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148 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
15 - 3 - 2, fighting out of London, Rollo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Collins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gracie dives in and grabs Collins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Collins pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Collins stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Collins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Collins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Collins wants to break free but Gracie has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Collins up against the cage.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Collins can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoiding damage as Collins throws knees to the body.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Collins takes a shot to the head.
Collins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie prevents Collins from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Collins up against the cage.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Collins won't allow it.
Gracie leaning against his opponent.
Collins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Collins is trying to trip Gracie. He has hold of a leg but Gracie is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Collins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Collins throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Collins lands a couple of elbows.
Collins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Collins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Collins distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Collins forces his way into half guard.
Collins is working for a kimura but Gracie is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Let's hope that Collins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gracie trying to hold on to Collins's head to control him but Collins postures up.
Collins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Collins is working away from the top position though.
Collins lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie gets full guard.
Collins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Collins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Collins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins throwing strikes but missing.
Collins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misha Collins dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Collins. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gracie wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Collins looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Collins dives in for a single leg takedown but Gracie sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rollo Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misha Collins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Collins avoids it well and moves away.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Collins's half guard.
Collins is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins gets full guard.
Collins trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Collins prevents Gracie from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy.
Gracie taking a breather here.
Collins can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Collins is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Collins sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Collins defends the submission attempt.
Collins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie pushing down on Collins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Collins wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Gracie dominated that second round.
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 jab from Collins misses.
Collins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
Gracie is looking to counter the offense by Collins and move into the clinch.
Gracie slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Collins defends it.
Collins is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Collins.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
A lull in the action here as Gracie stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Collins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Misha Collins has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Collins sneaks back into half guard.
Collins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Collins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Collins is on top in guard.
Collins throws an elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Collins's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Collins keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Collins is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
Gracie stands and throws Collins's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie trying to control the action but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gracie is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Collins landing some decent shots from guard.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Collins gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Collins reaches up around Gracie's neck trying to control. But Gracie takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Collins! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Collins is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Gracie celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rollo Gracie!
Rollo Gracie spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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