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PVF18: Fade to Black PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erich Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sharki Ro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erich Gabriel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erich Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sharki Ro!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ro.
Ro gets the takedown into side control.
Gabriel defending against the ground and pound.
Gabriel tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ro presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gabriel is trying desperately to improve position.
Gabriel tries to hold on but Ro pushes him away.
Gabriel tries to reverse the position but Ro maintains control.
Ro looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro tries to control but Gabriel wriggling away.
Gabriel is desperately trying to improve his position but Ro has a good base and remains in mount.
Gabriel is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ro avoids the attempt from Gabriel to control.
Ro has control of Gabriel's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gabriel regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ro is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gabriel has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gabriel!
Ro wants to get back to his feet but Gabriel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gabriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Ro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ro working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel wants to pass the guard but Ro is keeping the position.
Gabriel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ro is proving hard to escape from.
Ro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ro is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gabriel has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gabriel!
Ro working a defensive guard but Gabriel manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel stands up.
Gabriel tries for a takedown but Ro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gabriel with a poor takedown
so Ro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gabriel holds on and takes a little breather.
Ro trying to control the position from guard on top but Gabriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ro wants to stand but Gabriel is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sharki Ro 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.
Ro closes the distance and clinches up with Gabriel, looking for a takedown. Ro pushes Gabriel against the cage but Gabriel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gabriel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ro tries for a takedown but Gabriel circles away easily
and Gabriel counters by moving into the clinch.
Ro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gabriel.
Gabriel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gabriel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ro can't get the takedown.
Erich Gabriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sharki Ro.
Gabriel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gabriel is defending well for now.
Ro fails to pull guard.
Gabriel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gabriel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gabriel is looking to break free of the clinch but Ro has double underhooks.
Ro working aggressively here.
Gabriel lands a shoulder strike.
Ro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gabriel walks away with a smile on his face. Ro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gabriel counters by clinching up.
Gabriel pulls guard successfully.
Gabriel can't keep his opponent in guard - Ro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gabriel trying to hold on to Ro's head to control him but Ro postures up.
Gabriel tries to get to full guard but Ro has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro trying to control from Gabriel's half guard. Gabriel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gabriel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ro defends well.
Gabriel working a defensive guard here.
Ro wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel looking for a sweep. Not yet Gabriel, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ro tries to clinch but Gabriel moves away
and Gabriel moves into the clinch.
Ro is trying to maintain a safe position but Gabriel gets an underhook and turns Ro into the cage.
Gabriel managing to block the knees to the body from Ro.
Gabriel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ro backwards.
Gabriel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gabriel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gabriel tries to land knees in the clinch but Ro avoids the damage to the body.
Ro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gabriel is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ro gets underhooks to prevent Gabriel's takedown attempt.
Ro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ro prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gabriel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gabriel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gabriel pulls Ro into guard.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Ro from controlling successfully.
Gabriel is trying to keep Ro in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Ro from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erich Gabriel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gabriel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gabriel.
Gabriel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ro fails with the takedown
and Gabriel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Erich Gabriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sharki Ro.
Gabriel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ro is just riding it out for now. Gabriel eventually gives up the hold.
Gabriel stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro slaps away a takedown attempt from Gabriel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gabriel has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gabriel has closed the distance and engaged Ro in a clinch.
Gabriel wants a takedown.
Ro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ro decides to pull guard.
Ro controlling Gabriel's posture.
Ro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gabriel defending well though.
Gabriel looking for submissions off his back.
Ro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gabriel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ro.
Sharki Ro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gabriel is looking for a sweep. Ro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro controlling the pace.
Ro wants to stand up but Gabriel has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gabriel flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ro shoots in for a double leg but Gabriel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ro lands a high kick!
Ro looks to clinch
and Gabriel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gabriel pulls guard successfully.
Gabriel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gabriel is on top in guard.
Ro controls Gabriel momentarily but Gabriel frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erich Gabriel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gabriel 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erich Gabriel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Groinslap Bandit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Shahkram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustafa Shahkram will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Groinslap Bandit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mustafa Shahkram!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shahkram misses with a double jab.
Bandit tries to clinch up.
Shahkram fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Groinslap Bandit has been cut.
Bandit tries to clinch up.
Bandit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shahkram scores with the left hand. Bandit knows he should have avoided that one.
Shahkram swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandit.
Shahkram is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bandit is looking to clinch but Shahkram is avoiding it.
Bandit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bandit has closed the distance and engaged Shahkram in a clinch.
Bandit tries to land a knee to the head but Shahkram blocks with his arms.
Shahkram tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shahkram tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bandit just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shahkram wants to get back to striking at distance but Bandit won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Bandit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Shahkram's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shahkram letting Bandit take a breather here.
Shahkram is trying to break free.
Bandit leaning against his opponent.
Bandit gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shahkram is trying to break free.
Bandit lands a knee to the body.
Shahkram takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit lands a nice knee to the body.
Shahkram looks gassed!
Bandit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bandit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shahkram lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Bandit.
Bandit lands an elbow just above Shahkram 's eye.
Bandit lands a knee to the head.
Bandit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bandit taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bandit lands a nice knee to the body.
Bandit scores with a knee to the head.
Shahkram takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bandit taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bandit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bandit lands an elbow that stopped Shahkram in his tracks for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bandit - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bandit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shahkram in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shahkram drags the fight down to the ground.
Shahkram kicks Bandit off and gets to his feet.
A jab from Shahkram misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shahkram looks to throw the jab but Bandit is out of range.
Bandit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bandit slips a jab and a cross from Shahkram.
Bandit blocks a jab.
Shahkram throws a series of punches but Bandit avoids them all with ease.
Bandit tries to clinch but Shahkram is having none of it.
Shahkram keeps the fight on the outside.
Shahkram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bandit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shahkram dips to his left and cracks Bandit with an uppercut!
Shahkram misses with a double jab.
Bandit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bandit defending well as Shahkram loads up on a big left hand.
Bandit tries to clinch but Shahkram is having none of it.
Shahkram throws the left hand but Bandit avoids the punch easily.
Shahkram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bandit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shahkram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shahkram keeps the fight on the outside.
Shahkram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shahkram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shahkram swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandit.
Bandit tries to clinch but Shahkram moves out of range.
Bandit is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shahkram slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shahkram takes a swing at Bandit's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shahkram.
Bandit tries to close the distance and clinch but Shahkram swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shahkram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bandit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bandit tries to clinch there but Shahkram circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shahkram throws the left hand but Bandit avoids the punch easily.
Bandit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shahkram has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bandit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bandit moves out of range as Shahkram strikes.
Shahkram keeps the fight on the outside.
Shahkram throws a series of punches but Bandit moves out of range.
Shahkram lands a nice looking body shot.
A left and a right from Shahkram both land. Nice combination.
Groinslap Bandit's cut is getting worse.
Bandit dodges the punch combination from Shahkram.
Bandit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shahkram might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice jab there from Shahkram.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shahkram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shahkram lands with a right hand.
Shahkram drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bandit right on the button. Bandit goes down! Shahkram follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Shahkram gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa Shahkram!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bon Hwa Paek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jay Walker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bon Hwa Paek!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Paek or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker which made him look bad.
Paek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walker fakes the leg kick and cracks Paek in the body.
Walker scores with a hook.
Paek tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Walker does it's job there.
It looks like Bon Hwa Paek has been cut.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paek tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker connects with a body shot.
Paek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker lands with a nice combination. Paek backs away looking to recover.
Walker scores with the left hand. Paek knows he should have avoided that one.
Paek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Paek shoots in but no luck this time.
Jay Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bon Hwa Paek.
Paek looks gassed!
Paek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paek is rocked!
Walker drops Paek with a big left hand! Paek is injured, injured bad! Walker jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quintus Daedalus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Danwill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quintus Daedalus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Allan Danwill!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daedalus wants to clinch up but Danwill keeps it at a distance.
Danwill swinging wildly here.
Danwill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danwill lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Quintus Daedalus has been cut.
Danwill rushes Daedalus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Danwill stops a takedown attempt from Daedalus.
Danwill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danwill clinches with his opponent.
Danwill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Danwill. Beautiful body shot.
Daedalus shoots in for a double leg but Danwill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danwill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danwill throws a head kick but Daedalus moves out of range.
Daedalus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Danwill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quintus Daedalus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daedalus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Daedalus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Danwill is wriggling around trying to escape.
Danwill bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Danwill wants to pass the guard but Daedalus is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daedalus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Danwill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Daedalus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Danwill drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Daedalus dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danwill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Danwill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Danwill looks gassed!
Danwill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daedalus is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danwill is working an open guard so Daedalus takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Daedalus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Danwill to the mat! Danwill manages to get full guard.
Daedalus advances to half guard.
Danwill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Daedalus pulls his head out easily.
Danwill trying to get back to full guard but Daedalus takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Danwill is bucking up trying to escape but Daedalus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Danwill in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Danwill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Daedalus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Daedalus controlling the pace for now.
Daedalus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Poor strikes thrown by Daedalus there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Danwill tries to reverse the position but Daedalus maintains control.
Danwill regains half guard.
Daedalus stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Danwill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Daedalus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Danwill is working an open guard so Daedalus takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Daedalus scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Daedalus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Danwill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danwill tries to get to full guard but Daedalus has control of the leg.
Daedalus postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Danwill to stand up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daedalus closes the distance but Danwill moves to the side
and Danwill counters by moving into the clinch.
Danwill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daedalus tries to clinch up.
Daedalus misses with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Danwill.
Danwill lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danwill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daedalus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Danwill looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Daedalus decides to stand up, so the ref orders Danwill to his feet.
Daedalus throws a push kick but Danwill slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintus Daedalus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quintus Daedalus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Daedalus fails to land the takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Danwill.
Danwill tries a head kick but it misses.
Daedalus is looking to clinch but Danwill is avoiding it.
Daedalus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Danwill circles away.
Quintus Daedalus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danwill works over Daedalus's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick from Danwill lands but Daedalus takes it in his stride.
Daedalus tries to clinch but Danwill moves out of range.
Danwill walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daedalus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daedalus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quintus Daedalus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daedalus avoids the head kick by Danwill.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danwill throws a nice looking combination but Daedalus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danwill has Daedalus up against the cage in a clinch.
Daedalus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daedalus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Danwill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Danwill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danwill throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Danwill.
Some wild striking there from Danwill.
Daedalus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danwill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daedalus throws a sloppy head kick
and Danwill counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Daedalus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Horrible takedown by Daedalus or perhaps it was just good defense by Danwill which made him look bad.
Daedalus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Daedalus showed some decent athleticism there.
Daedalus wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Daedalus prevents Danwill from improving his position.
Danwill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Danwill with the active half guard here but Daedalus passes nicely into side control.
Daedalus remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus wants to control but Danwill is keeping him busy.
Daedalus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Daedalus trying to control the position but Danwill is working away.
Danwill is trying to get back to half guard.
Daedalus stands up and beckons Danwill to his feet.
Danwill throws a nice looking combination but Daedalus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danwill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danwill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daedalus slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daedalus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allan Danwill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danwill throws a sloppy head kick and Daedalus moves out of range easily.
Allan Danwill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daedalus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Danwill did well to prevent Daedalus getting side control.
Daedalus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Danwill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daedalus decides to stand and escape the position.
Danwill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danwill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daedalus counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Danwill!
Daedalus thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danwill is trying to reverse the position but instead Daedalus has taken his back - oops!
Quintus Daedalus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danwill is trying to roll into a better position but Daedalus has get a rear naked choke and Danwill is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Quintus Daedalus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zen Zelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xeroderma Pigmentosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zen Zelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xeroderma Pigmentosa!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigmentosa tries for a takedown but Zelli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zelli throws a right and a left that Pigmentosa avoids nicely.
Pigmentosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Zelli.
Pigmentosa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pigmentosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pigmentosa wants to take a breather but Zelli is having none of it.
Zelli tries to roll over but Pigmentosa keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigmentosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zelli is trying to stand.
Pigmentosa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zelli wants to control but Pigmentosa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zelli fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pigmentosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pigmentosa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pigmentosa wants to control from the top but Zelli keeps moving.
Pigmentosa looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pigmentosa is in close to Zelli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zelli thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pigmentosa trying to control but Zelli is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pigmentosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Zelli trying to keep a closed guard but Pigmentosa is proving a slippery customer.
Zelli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zelli working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xeroderma Pigmentosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pigmentosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zelli closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pigmentosa did well to prevent Zelli getting side control.
Pigmentosa tries to roll over but Zelli keeps him under control.
Zelli tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pigmentosa.
Pigmentosa desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Zelli thows a huge punch but Pigmentosa dodges it nicely.
Pigmentosa is looking to control Zelli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pigmentosa avoid being mounted?
Zelli tries to stand and escape but Pigmentosa is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigmentosa won't allow Zelli to pass to mount.
Zelli passes the guard and advances to mount!
Zelli tries to control but Pigmentosa wriggling away.
Pigmentosa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zelli trying to control but Pigmentosa is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigmentosa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pigmentosa is squirming around, avoiding Zelli's attempts to control the action.
Zelli avoids the attempt from Pigmentosa to control.
Zelli wants to control the pace but Pigmentosa is squirming around nicely.
Zelli is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pigmentosa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Zen Zelli just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Zelli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zelli fails to land with a series of punches.
Zelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pigmentosa has his takedown stuffed
and Zelli counters with a series of strikes. Pigmentosa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pigmentosa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zelli counters with a two punch combo.
Pigmentosa is breathing heavily.
Zelli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zen Zelli dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pigmentosa has his takedown stuffed
and Zelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zelli closes the distance and pushes Pigmentosa back into the cage.
A short left from Zelli.
Zelli is trying to break the clinch but Pigmentosa has him pressed against the cage.
Pigmentosa tries to score a body lock takedown but Zelli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zelli tries to break the clinch but Pigmentosa is controlling the position.
Zelli tries to score a body lock takedown but Pigmentosa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zelli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pigmentosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Zelli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zen Zelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xeroderma Pigmentosa.
Zelli goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zelli misses with a double jab.
Pigmentosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zelli's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zelli duly obliges.
Pigmentosa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zelli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelli with a poor takedown
and Pigmentosa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pigmentosa.
Zelli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zelli wants to stand up but Pigmentosa has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pigmentosa is looking for a sweep. Zelli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zelli tries to stand and escape but Pigmentosa is controlling the position.
Zelli trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pigmentosa is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelli wants to control but Pigmentosa is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zelli scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zelli is looking to clinch.
Pigmentosa misses with a takedown
and Zelli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zelli closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pigmentosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zelli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelli closes the distance and clinches.
Pigmentosa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zelli avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zelli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zelli takes the fight into the clinch.
Zelli breaks from the clinch.
Pigmentosa takes one to the chin there.
Pigmentosa with a poor takedown
and Zelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Zelli is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pigmentosa's half guard.
Zelli tries to stand and escape but Pigmentosa is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelli trying to mount his opponent but Pigmentosa defends it.
Pigmentosa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zelli thows a huge punch but Pigmentosa dodges it nicely.
Zelli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zelli moves into range and clinches up with Pigmentosa.
Zelli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pigmentosa fails with the takedown
and Zelli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zelli moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zen Zelli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zelli 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zen Zelli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flash Elorde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Mayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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23
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flash Elorde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Mayton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elorde tries to clinch there but Mayton circles away.
Elorde connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mayton. Mayton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Elorde has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elorde.
Still in the clinch, Mayton scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mayton throws an elbow but misses.
Mayton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Elorde backwards.
Mayton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayton blocks an uppercut.
Elorde avoids the elbow strike from Mayton, against the cage.
Mayton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mayton blocks an uppercut.
Mayton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Elorde can't find room to land a body shot as Mayton controls the action.
Mayton lands an elbow inside.
Elorde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Elorde lands a nice uppercut.
Mayton lands a nice elbow.
Mayton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Elorde throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayton.
Mayton blocks an elbow strike.
Mayton lands a nice elbow.
Elorde pushes Mayton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Elorde fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elorde.
Elorde swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayton uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mayton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Elorde's brow.
Elorde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Elorde blocks an elbow strike.
Elorde blocks the elbow strike.
Elorde swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayton uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elorde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Elorde avoids the elbow strike from Mayton, against the cage.
Elorde lands a hook that snaps the head of Mayton backwards.
Elorde being controlled against the cage.
Elorde managing to block the knees to the body from Mayton.
Elorde takes an elbow to the forehead.
Elorde throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayton.
Mayton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mayton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayton lands an elbow just above Elorde 's eye.
Mayton throws an elbow that misses.
Mayton is looking to control Elorde's arms but Elorde gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mayton has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Elorde scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mayton misses with an elbow over the top.
Mayton misses with an elbow over the top.
Mayton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elorde fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mayton throws a body punch but Elorde moves out of range.
Elorde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayton throws a head kick but Elorde moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mayton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mayton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Elorde sprawls well initially but Mayton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayton is trying to control the action in half guard but Elorde is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mayton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mayton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mayton winds up and cracks Elorde with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Elorde pushes Mayton off looking to stand but Mayton dives back in and keeps control.
Elorde is breathing heavily.
Mayton lands strikes from half guard.
Mayton is looking to take a break and control but Elorde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayton moves into full mount! Elorde won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayton controlling the position easily from mount.
Mayton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Elorde manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mayton slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dante Mayton.
Elorde chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mayton can pounce on him.
Flash Elorde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elorde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elorde takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mayton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Elorde.
A head kick misses from Elorde.
Mayton feints and as Elorde raises his hands in defense, Mayton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mayton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayton is trying to get an arm triangle but Elorde is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Elorde some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dante Mayton will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Elorde gets caught flat footed, as Mayton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mayton wants to control from the top but Elorde keeps moving.
Mayton throwing strikes but missing.
Mayton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mayton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mayton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elorde controls Mayton momentarily but Mayton frees himself.
Mayton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayton postures up in Elorde's guard and throws a big left but Elorde blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Elorde tries for a takedown but Mayton circles away easily
and Mayton counters with a shoot takedown. Elorde fights it but they end up in guard.
Mayton content to stall in guard here.
Elorde is trying to keep Mayton in close.
Elorde keeping full guard, as Mayton tries to pass.
Elorde working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elorde working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mayton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mayton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Elorde has momentary wrist control but Mayton slips an elbow through the middle.
Mayton lands a couple of digs.
Mayton trying to control the position from guard on top but Elorde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayton stopping the sweep attempt from Elorde.
Mayton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Elorde avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mayton passes Elorde's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mayton working the head and body with strikes.
Elorde is not content to let Mayton control the position.
Elorde has hold of Mayton's hands but Mayton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dante Mayton has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayton uses his free foot to push down on Elorde's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Elorde.
Mayton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Elorde is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mayton looking to finish Elorde with some ground and pound. This is bad for Elorde!
Mayton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mayton lands a big shot there that rocks Elorde but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mayton landing strikes from the mount.
Mayton lands a big shot there that rocks Elorde but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mayton landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Mayton looking to control but Elorde is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Mayton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mayton. That's going to slow Elorde down.
Elorde takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mayton closes the distance and clinches.
Mayton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elorde avoids it.
Mayton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mayton lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Elorde throws an elbow but misses.
Mayton turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mayton manages to end up in side control.
Elorde is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Elorde's face as Mayton controls the position.
Mayton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elorde keeps working.
Mayton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mayton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Elorde is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elorde is trying to get back to half guard.
Mayton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elorde keeps working.
Mayton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Elorde is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mayton connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Elorde is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mayton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mayton working the head and body with strikes.
Elorde struggling a bit here.
Mayton cracks Elorde with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayton controls the position from side control.
Mayton is chipping away with strikes.
Mayton passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Elorde!
Dante Mayton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mayton prevents Elorde from getting the reversal.
Mayton looking for a guillotine from mount but Elorde is having none of it.
Elorde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mayton landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayton with the ground and pound from mount.
Elorde in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mayton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mayton landing shots from mount.
Elorde wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mayton working for a guillotine from mount but Elorde is in no mood to give up.
Elorde is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Flash Elorde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayton blocks Elorde's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Mayton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mayton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Mayton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shannon Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Samir Reyes's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shannon Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samir Reyes!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes connects with a body shot.
Reyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a straight right.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Reyes.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Reyes misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reyes ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Reyes scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Shannon Gracie has been cut.
Reyes sends Gracie crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Reyes is motioning to the referee to let Gracie up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gracie is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Reyes moved out of range nicely.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reyes cracks Gracie with a hook to the temple - Gracie is on wobbly legs here! Reyes swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gracie falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Reyes wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Samir Reyes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Plancton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Stalin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Plancton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph Stalin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plancton wants to clinch.
Plancton moves into range and clinches up with Stalin.
Plancton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Plancton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plancton drops Stalin with a beautiful combination! Stalin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Plancton is looking for the KO!
It looks like Joseph Stalin has been cut.
Stalin looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plancton circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Stalin tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Plancton wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Plancton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between FLYING KNEE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goose Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KNEE comes to the cage accompanied by My Knees Don't lie. Goose Walters told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, FLYING KNEE!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Goose Walters!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters misses with a series of wild punches.
Walters connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like FLYING KNEE has been cut.
Walters lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
KNEE moves into the clinch.
Walters tries to circle away but KNEE has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from KNEE.
A head punch on the inside from Walters fails to land.
Walters fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walters jumps guard but KNEE stands there with Walters around his waist. Walters gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walters tries to stall but KNEE uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with KNEE's elbow.
KNEE tries to land a knee to the head but Walters blocks with his arms.
Walters is trying to break free.
KNEE is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walters is defending well for now.
KNEE with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
KNEE using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
KNEE is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Walters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
KNEE lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
KNEE creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walters's defenses.
Walters tries to pull guard but KNEE holds him up against the cage and eventually Walters drops back down to his feet.
FLYING KNEE has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goose Walters.
KNEE misses with a knee to the head.
KNEE tries a knee to the head but Walters blocks it.
KNEE using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
KNEE keeps control of Walters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is trying to break the clinch but KNEE has him pressed against the cage.
KNEE keeps control of Walters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walters dodges an elbow strike from KNEE.
Walters is trying to force a seperation but KNEE has the dominant position.
Walters jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as KNEE walks away with a smile on his face. Walters gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
KNEE wants to clinch.
Walters misses with a few strikes there.
KNEE tries to clinch there but Walters circles away.
Walters lands a left and a right that send KNEE crashing to the mat, dazed. Walters thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Walters's corner calls for a 1-2. Walters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
KNEE is rocked!
FLYING KNEE's cut is getting worse.
FLYING KNEE seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walters lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and KNEE falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Goose Walters!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bors Whiskavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bors Whiskavich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares avoids the body shot from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Whiskavich misses its intended target.
Whiskavich throws a body punch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A big right from Whiskavich misses.
Tavares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Gabriel Tavares has been cut.
Whiskavich misses with a series of wild punches.
Whiskavich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavares.
Whiskavich misses with a series of wild punches.
Whiskavich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whiskavich looks to land a left hand but Tavares moved out of range nicely.
Tavares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whiskavich misses with a combination
and Tavares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whiskavich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares misses with a series of wild punches.
Whiskavich misses with a combination
and Tavares counters with a head kick. That will keep Whiskavich thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Tavares misses.
A big left from Whiskavich misses.
Whiskavich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tavares.
Whiskavich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tavares staying out of range there.
Tavares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich looks to throw the jab but Tavares is out of range.
A shot to the body from Whiskavich misses
and Tavares makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
Whiskavich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tavares counters with a low kick, right behind Whiskavich 's knee.
Whiskavich misses with a hook to the body
and Tavares counters with a leg kick.
Whiskavich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tavares counters with a one-two to the body.
Bors Whiskavich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whiskavich is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiskavich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tavares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whiskavich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tavares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whiskavich.
Whiskavich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tavares scores with a jab to the head.
Whiskavich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tavares counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tavares. Whiskavich shrugs it off though.
Tavares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whiskavich misses with an uppercut. Tavares saw that one coming.
Whiskavich misses with a jab to the body
and Tavares counters with a solid body kick.
Tavares lands a nice looking kick to the body. Whiskavich takes a step back to recover.
Tavares throws a right and a left that Whiskavich avoids nicely.
Whiskavich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tavares counters with a three punch combo that has Whiskavich backing up. Whiskavich nods at Tavares to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tavares keeps Whiskavich at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tavares. That's going to slow Whiskavich down.
Tavares moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whiskavich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tavares counters with a flying knee. Nice.
An inside leg kick lands from Tavares.
The fighters circling - Whiskavich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whiskavich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tavares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whiskavich throws out the jab.
Whiskavich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whiskavich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tavares!
Whiskavich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tavares.
Tavares throws a right and a left that Whiskavich avoids nicely.
Whiskavich loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiskavich misses with a combination
and Tavares counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whiskavich misses with a looping left.
Tavares defending well as Whiskavich loads up on a big left hand.
Whiskavich throws a right and a left that Tavares avoids nicely.
Whiskavich looks to land a right hand but Tavares moved out of range.
Whiskavich slips a jab and a cross from Tavares.
Whiskavich throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tavares throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Whiskavich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tavares counters with a head kick. That will keep Whiskavich thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tavares lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whiskavich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tavares tries to bum rush Whiskavich with a series of wild strikes but Whiskavich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whiskavich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tavares counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Tavares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Tavares'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.
Whiskavich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whiskavich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whiskavich throws a body punch but Tavares moves out of range.
Whiskavich will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Whiskavich misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Tavares 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whiskavich is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tavares's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tavares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich throws a combination that misses
and Tavares counters with a two punch combo.
Whiskavich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tavares counters with an outside leg kick.
Tavares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whiskavich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tavares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bors Whiskavich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Tavares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whiskavich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tavares misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Whiskavich misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiskavich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tavares counters with a solid body kick.
Whiskavich misses with a double jab
and Tavares makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Whiskavich really felt that one!
Tavares scoring well with a low kick there.
Tavares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses Whiskavich's front leg but catches the back leg as Whiskavich tries to avoid it.
Tavares moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whiskavich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tavares.
Tavares lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Tavares.
Tavares feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whiskavich's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tavares lands a high kick!
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gabriel Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiskavich looks to land a right hand but Tavares moved out of range.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
Tavares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tavares lands a two punch combo.
Tavares fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whiskavich is out of range.
Whiskavich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whiskavich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tavares counters with a big head kick but Whiskavich shrugs it off.
Whiskavich misses with a hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Whiskavich might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tavares tries a low kick but Whiskavich avoids it.
Whiskavich throws the left hand but Tavares avoids the punch easily.
Whiskavich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Whiskavich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tavares blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tavares - that will leave a mark!
Tavares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whiskavich.
The crowd cheers as Whiskavich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tavares doesn't seem phased though.
Tavares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whiskavich throws the left hand but Tavares avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tavares.
Tavares thumps Whiskavich with a low kick.
Tavares walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Tavares misses.
Whiskavich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tavares counters with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
Tavares feints and then cracks Whiskavich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whiskavich down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiskavich misses with a straight right.
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses Whiskavich's front leg but catches the back leg as Whiskavich tries to avoid it.
Whiskavich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tavares counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tavares misses with a two punch combination.
Whiskavich throws a jab but it's blocked by Tavares.
Good leg kick by Tavares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tavares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tavares slips under a jab from Whiskavich.
Jab from Tavares.
Whiskavich misses with a straight right.
Whiskavich checks a leg kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whiskavich throws a hook to the side of Tavares's head but Tavares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whiskavich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tavares.
Whiskavich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Tavares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Tavares's cut.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tavares.
Whiskavich looks to throw the jab but Tavares is out of range.
Tavares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tavares blocks a jab.
Whiskavich misses with a combination
and Tavares counters with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Whiskavich misses
and Tavares counters with a nice leg kick.
Whiskavich throws a jab but it's blocked by Tavares.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tavares - that will leave a mark!
Tavares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Whiskavich.
Tavares has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whiskavich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tavares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tavares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whiskavich throws out the jab.
Whiskavich misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whiskavich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tavares thows a body kick. Whiskavich tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tavares throws a right and a left that Whiskavich avoids nicely.
Tavares lands a slapping body shot.
Tavares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whiskavich jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Whiskavich misses with a double jab
and Tavares counters with a head kick.
Whiskavich loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
Whiskavich misses with an uppercut.
Tavares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whiskavich.
A punch combination from Tavares misses.
Tavares drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiskavich takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich misses with a double jab
and Tavares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Whiskavich catches Tavares right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
Tavares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich misses with a wild combination.
Tavares has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Whiskavich.
Tavares thumps Whiskavich with a low kick.
Whiskavich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiskavich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whiskavich lands with a good body shot.
Tavares slips a jab and a cross from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Whiskavich misses with a series of wild punches.
Whiskavich misses the jab.
Crunch! Tavares slams his shin into Whiskavich's torso.
Tavares lands a head kick!
A punch combination from Whiskavich misses.
Tavares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whiskavich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavares.
Whiskavich misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares fails to land with a series of punches.
Whiskavich's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Whiskavich duly obliges.
Whiskavich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tavares counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whiskavich, as that shot connected.
Whiskavich slips under a jab from Tavares.
Tavares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whiskavich.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Whiskavich.
Whiskavich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tavares counters with a series of strikes. Whiskavich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tavares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whiskavich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whiskavich misses the shot to the body.
Tavares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tavares bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bors Whiskavich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whiskavich thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bors Whiskavich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tavares has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Tavares!
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