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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Owen (ranked 2347 p4p, 309 weight class) and Brian Burns (ranked 1461 p4p, 200 weight class). Burns has chosen Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three - The Roof Is On Fire as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Burns!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Owen. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good standup being displayed there by Owen as he connects with a hook.
Owen swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burns looks for the body kick but Owen saw that one coming.
Owen throwing a counter right hand but Burns manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Owen.
Burns throws out a counter right but Owen avoids it with no problem.
Owen misses with an uppercut.
And Burns tries to counter it with a takedown but Owen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Owen lands with a straight right. Burns didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Burns lands an impressive looking overhand right. Owen doesn't seem phased though.
Burns has Owen up against the cage in a clinch.
Owen breaks from the clinch.
Harry Owen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Owen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Owen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Owen.
Owen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Burns tries to counter it with a takedown but Owen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Owen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Owen throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns feints the counter takedown.
Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Owen misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Owen. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns avoids the body shot from Owen.
Burns with the counter takedown but Owen avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Owen.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Owen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Owen works Burns's body with a nice hook.
Burns throws a leg kick but Owen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Owen misses with a wild body shot.
Owen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns at a distance.
Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Owen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Owen.
Owen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Owen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Owen throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Owen thinking.
Owen lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Burns lands.
Owen looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Burns with the counter takedown but Owen avoids it easily.
A jab from Owen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Owen dominated that round.
That's time! Owen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Owen misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Owen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns can do to turn this around?
Owen cracks a nice hook into Burns's ribs.
Owen misses with a double jab.
Burns ducks right into an uppercut from Owen.
A big left from Owen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen checks a low kick from Burns.
It looked like Owen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burns.
Owen dips to his left and cracks Burns with an uppercut!
Owen jabs Burns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harry Owen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns with the counter takedown but Owen avoids it easily.
Owen throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns blocks a jab.
Burns tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Owen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Burns shoots in but Owen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Owen throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns with the counter takedown but Owen avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns feints the counter takedown.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Owen.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Owen just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Owen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Owen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Owen scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns at a distance.
Burns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Brian Burns has been cut.
Owen misses with a wild body shot.
Owen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Owen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns with the counter takedown but Owen avoids it easily.
Owen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns feints the counter takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Owen as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Owen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns moves out of range as Owen strikes.
Burns takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt - Owen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harry Owen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Burns.
Burns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owen lands a big uppercut and Burns crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Burns looks OK. Owen waves Burns back to his feet!
Burns is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Owen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Burns's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Owen knocks out Burns with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Owen before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Owen picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Owen!
A relieved looking Harry Owen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Brian Burns spoke after the fight, saying 'Hats off to my opponent. He was better tonight. I hope we meet again in the future.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taite Abrams (ranked 2874 p4p, 373 weight class) and Rudi Dassler (ranked 3758 p4p, 453 weight class). Taite Abrams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taite Abrams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Dassler!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dassler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abrams throws a lazy head kick
and Dassler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Abrams 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.
Dassler stands up over Abrams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dassler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abrams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dassler stands and throws Abrams's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dassler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Abrams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dassler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Abrams wants to control but Dassler postures up.
Dassler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Abrams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dassler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dassler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrams struggling a bit here.
Dassler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abrams manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Abrams tries to get to full guard but Dassler has control of the leg.
Abrams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dassler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dassler's back!
Dassler tries to escape but Abrams has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dassler turns into Abrams and is now in his guard.
Dassler looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dassler stands and throws Abrams's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dassler tries for a kimura but Abrams is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dassler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Abrams wants to get back to his feet but Dassler drags him back down.
Dassler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dassler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Abrams tries to buck Dassler off but Dassler is having none of it.
Dassler tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Abrams is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler working the body and head with strikes.
Dassler working the head and body with strikes.
Dassler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dassler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Abrams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Abrams is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Roosters Coop, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dassler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dassler fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dassler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dassler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrams taking a bit of punishment here - Dassler scoring with strikes.
Dassler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Abrams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dassler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Abrams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Abrams is trying to control Dassler's posture but Dassler avoids it.
Dassler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Abrams, who protects the arm well.
Abrams struggling a bit here.
Dassler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Abrams is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudi Dassler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abrams throws a head kick that misses.
Dassler needs to keep his hands up - Abrams had a free shot at his head there.
Dassler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dassler shoots for a takedown but Abrams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abrams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dassler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abrams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dassler to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dassler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dassler advances position into side control!
Dassler tries to move into full mount but can't pass Abrams's legs.
Abrams tries to buck Dassler off but Dassler is having none of it.
Abrams can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrams tries to bench press Dassler off him but Dassler keeps the position.
Dassler tries to score with some ground and pound. Abrams controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Abrams is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dassler's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dassler is thwarting Abrams's attempts to control the position.
Dassler working Abrams over with strikes.
Dassler is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Abrams is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rudi Dassler!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rudi Dassler waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rian MacFarlane (ranked 2024 p4p, 52 weight class) and Flavio Nascimento (ranked 1777 p4p, 55 weight class). MacFarlane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Foggy Dew. Rian MacFarlane is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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33
247 lbs
21 - 20 - 0 |
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274 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Rian MacFarlane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Flavio Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacFarlane misses with a combination
and Nascimento counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nascimento takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MacFarlane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nascimento connects with a crisp jab.
Nascimento tries to score with a low kick but MacFarlane moves his leg out of the way.
Nascimento buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
MacFarlane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nascimento looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacFarlane 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 kick from MacFarlane tenderised Nascimento's leg. Nascimento is trying to keep his angry face on.
MacFarlane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MacFarlane throws a quick inside leg kick.
MacFarlane lands with a straight right. Nascimento didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from MacFarlane.
Nice shot by MacFarlane.
Nascimento throws a head kick but MacFarlane moves out of range.
Nascimento is looking to score with low kicks.
Nascimento throws a low kick, looking for MacFarlane's leg but MacFarlane calmly moves out of range.
MacFarlane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacFarlane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nascimento manages to avoid it.
MacFarlane scores with a body shot.
Nascimento looks winded!
A solid leg kick lands there for MacFarlane.
MacFarlane misses with a wild body shot.
Nascimento doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nascimento chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacFarlane can pounce on him.
Nascimento takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Flavio Nascimento has been cut.
MacFarlane cracks Nascimento with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. MacFarlane has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nascimento to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacFarlane drops Nascimento with a naaaaasty hook - Nascimento is in real trouble here! MacFarlane dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rian MacFarlane!
A relieved looking Rian MacFarlane thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Child (ranked 2004 p4p, 267 weight class) and AG Pennypacker (ranked 2614 p4p, 329 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Child might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to VooDoo . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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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
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, AG Pennypacker!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Child takes a body punch but keeps moving.
AG Pennypacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennypacker fails with the takedown
and Child counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Child lands a jab to the head.
Child fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pennypacker.
Pennypacker throws a combination. Child tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Child throws a body shot but no joy.
Pennypacker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pennypacker duly obliges.
It looks like Marcus Child has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Child swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Child has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Pennypacker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Child.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pennypacker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Child throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pennypacker on the side of the head.
Child lands the left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pennypacker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Child is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Child connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Child keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child misses with a lunging right hand
and Pennypacker counters with a straight right hand.
Pennypacker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Child can't do much from the bottom here.
Child tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pennypacker is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Child looks calm but he's in trouble here. Pennypacker gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Child is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Pennypacker lets go of the hold and Child can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). AG Pennypacker!
AG Pennypacker 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin McLauhglin (ranked 1187 p4p, 35 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 982 p4p, 27 weight class). Drago has chosen Drago as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colin McLauhglin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauhglin ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
As Drago looks to move away, McLauhglin throws a big counter combo but Drago just gets out of the way.
Drago lands a nice looking body shot.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drago.
It looks like Colin McLauhglin has been cut.
McLauhglin connects with a body shot.
McLauhglin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
McLauhglin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drago manages to circle out of the way.
Drago looks to land a combination but McLauhglin avoids it well.
It looked like McLauhglin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drago.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McLauhglin circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drago looks to land a combination but McLauhglin avoids it well.
McLauhglin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Drago throws a series of punches but McLauhglin moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLauhglin throws the left hand but Drago avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Drago on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McLauhglin scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
McLauhglin connects with a right hand. Drago shakes it off.
McLauhglin avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauhglin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drago fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McLauhglin on the side of the head.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McLauhglin lands a big shot that drops Drago! Can he finish him?
McLauhglin throwing strikes but missing.
McLauhglin postures up and lands a big shot to Drago's brow.
Drago is rocked!
McLauhglin throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago is adopting a defensive guard.
McLauhglin throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauhglin prevents Drago from getting back to his feet.
McLauhglin throws a strike but Drago rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McLauhglin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drago has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McLauhglin is proving hard to escape from.
Drago stopping the sweep attempt from McLauhglin.
Drago controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McLauhglin has a closed guard, preventing Drago from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago stays in close to McLauhglin's body and controls the position.
Drago wanted to stand there but McLauhglin had control of the position.
McLauhglin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McLauhglin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drago is pushing down on McLauhglin's leg trying to pass to half guard. McLauhglin is fighting to maintain full guard but Drago has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauhglin is looking to improve his position.
McLauhglin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drago stands up out of McLauhglin's guard for a moment - McLauhglin manages to land a nice upkick.
Drago gets to his feet - McLauhglin follows without any prompting.
Drago scores with a punch to the head.
Drago lands an overhand right.
McLauhglin lands a nice shot to the body.
Drago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McLauhglin.
Drago misses with a hook to the body
and McLauhglin counters with a head kick that drops Drago!
Drago is still in real trouble! Can McLauhglin finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLauhglin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLauhglin gets to his feet and stands over Drago, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Drago felt that one! McLauhglin unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Drago from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin McLauhglin!
Colin McLauhglin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Ivan Drago stepped up to the mic, saying '"He's not human, he's like a piece of iron."'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bale (ranked 997 p4p, 151 weight class) and Devil Anse Hatfield (ranked 1668 p4p, 219 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devil Anse Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale throws a hook but Hatfield avoids it easily.
Oooooh!!! Bale has knocked Hatfield down with a huge combo! Bale steps away and waves a wobbly Hatfield back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Devil Anse Hatfield has been cut.
Bale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Hatfield wants to counter with a clinch but Bale pushes him away.
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bale feints and then cracks Hatfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hatfield down.
Bale takes a swing at Hatfield's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatfield bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hatfield working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bale dodges the ground and pound from Hatfield.
The strikes coming from Hatfield are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hatfield fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bale defending against the ground and pound.
Hatfield creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bale sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatfield landing strikes.
Hatfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale taking a bit of punishment here - Hatfield scoring with strikes.
Hatfield looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bale is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Hatfield are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bale takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hatfield lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bale down.
Hatfield postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hatfield advances to mount.
Bale blocking the ground and pound.
Hatfield landing strikes from the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Hatfield there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hatfield avoids the attempt from Bale to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield looking to control but Bale is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hatfield misses with a head shot.
Hatfield punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Hatfield connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hatfield throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hatfield throwing strikes here but Bale is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hatfield punching from mount but Bale doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bale avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hatfield.
Hatfield with good strikes from the mount here!
Hatfield sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hatfield throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bale because Hatfield loaded up on that one.
Bale is trying to stand.
Hatfield raining down shots from the mount!
Hatfield scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bale?
Hatfield can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bale is looking to escape.
Bale is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bale regains half guard.
Hatfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bale's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield working Bale over with strikes.
We've been hearing good reports from Bale's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hatfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hatfield missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bale is trying to stand up here but Hatfield is controlling him well.
Bale taking some punishment here, with Hatfield in his half guard.
Hatfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hatfield throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hatfield throwing shots but Bale is blocking nicely.
Hatfield is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bale keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devil Anse Hatfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devil Anse Hatfield's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hatfield ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Bale misses with a hook.
Bale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hatfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bale.
Hatfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hatfield sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A leg kick checked by Hatfield.
Bale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hatfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale lands a body shot.
Bale connects with a leg kick. Hatfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Bale there.
Some bone on bone action there as Hatfield checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale lands a head shot.
Hatfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hatfield moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hatfield slips under a jab.
Bale moves into range and clinches up with Hatfield.
Bale lands a hook that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Hatfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hatfield misses with the head strike.
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bale gets a clinch.
Hatfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale wants to clinch.
Tony Bale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale throws a low kick, looking for Hatfield's leg but Hatfield calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hatfield! But no joy.
Bale feints and then cracks Hatfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hatfield down.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bale tries to keep at a distance but Hatfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hatfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tony Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Bale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tony Bale is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale throws a hook but Hatfield blocks it.
Bale wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance.
Bale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bale scores with a leg kick.
Bale is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hatfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bale tries to clinch but Hatfield is having none of it.
Hatfield lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Bale.
Bale with a jab.
Bale misses with a looping right.
Hatfield checks a low kick from Bale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale misses with a low kick as Hatfield jumps back.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Bale misses.
Hatfield tries to counter with a clinch but Bale shakes him off and moves away.
Bale tries to work over Hatfield's front leg with a kick but Hatfield checks it.
Bale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bale with a jab.
Bale throws a head kick but Hatfield moves out of range.
Bale sets himself, and Hatfield steps forward looking for the clinch! Bale avoids it this time.
Bale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hatfield tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bale.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Devil Anse Hatfield's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bale loads up on a big right hand but Hatfield slips the punch.
Hatfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bale missing with a left hand there. Hatfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Hatfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good exchange - Bale coming out on top.
Hatfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Bale. Those never looked like landing.
Hatfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bale is looking to slow Hatfield down with leg kicks.
Bale throws a shot from downtown. Hatfield moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Bale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatfield.
Bale throws a head kick that misses.
Bale sets himself, and Hatfield steps forward looking for the clinch! Bale avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield moves in looking to clinch but Bale pushes him off.
Bale with a hook.
Bale thuds a left hand into Hatfield's body.
Bale cracks a nice hook into Hatfield's ribs.
Bale takes a swing at Hatfield's ribcage but misses.
Bale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bale tries to score with a low kick but Hatfield moves his leg out of the way.
Hatfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bale looks to land a combination but Hatfield avoids it well.
Hatfield throws out a counter right but Bale avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bale lands a jab.
Bale misses with a hook.
Bale wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield rushes Bale and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bale.
Hatfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bale throws a right hand that misses
and Hatfield counters with a three punch combo that has Bale backing up. Bale nods at Hatfield to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale clobbers Hatfield with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hatfield cracks Bale with an open hand slap.
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Hatfield forces Bale back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bale.
Hatfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bale scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bale gets tackled into the cage by Hatfield. Hatfield maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale breaks the clinch.
Bale throws a front kick that sends Hatfield stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bale. That's going to slow Hatfield down.
A left lands for Bale.
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Despite the aggression on Hatfield's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatfield is just out of range.
Bale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hatfield.
Bale just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hatfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bale connects with an inside leg kick.
Bale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bale takes a swing at Hatfield's ribcage but misses.
Hatfield drives through and clinches with Bale against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale breaks the clinch.
Hatfield has managed to clinch.
Hatfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bale tries to circle away but Hatfield has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hatfield fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Hatfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hatfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Bale is trying to force a seperation but Hatfield has the dominant position.
Hatfield misses with some punches.
Hatfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bale.
A frustrated look appears on Bale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hatfield on the side of the head.
Bale jabs Hatfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bale 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bale!
Tony Bale 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 Robledo Puch (ranked 898 p4p, 99 weight class) and EA Poe (ranked 2706 p4p, 275 weight class). Puch comes to the cage accompanied by Breathe. Poe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Robledo Puch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to EA Poe's chin.
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155 lbs
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37
168 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Robledo Puch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poe.
Poe throws a shot from downtown. Puch moves away and avoids it.
Poe lands a nice shot that snaps Puch's head back.
Puch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla Training Camp in the buildup to the fight.
Puch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poe.
Puch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poe.
Puch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poe.
Puch attempts a counter takedown but Poe avoids it well and moves away.
Poe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Poe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puch lands strikes from half guard.
Puch lands with a punch from half guard.
Puch is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Poe!
Poe is squirming around, avoiding Puch's attempts to control the action.
Puch landing punches.
Puch breaks from Poe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poe is rocked!
Puch has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Poe's face.
Poe is still in real trouble! Can Puch finish him?
Puch is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big strike lands for Puch! That's really hurt Poe and he's turned his back - Puch keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Puch jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robledo Puch!
Robledo Puch is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Robledo Puch 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 688 p4p, 104 weight class) and Second Fist (ranked 1374 p4p, 188 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by You'll Never Walk Alone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fist's choice of entrance music: Deftones - Feiticeira. Joe Bone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Second Fist!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone throws a big shot that misses.
Fist looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bone.
A cross from Bone lands.
A leg kick checked by Bone.
Bone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bone scores with a jab. Fist acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fist's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fist's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fist.
Fist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bone.
Bone has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Martial Arts Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Bone scores with a nice right hand.
Bone throws a big shot that misses.
Fist throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bone throws a poor cross that misses
and Fist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bone throws a lazy right hand but Fist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fist lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bone at a distance.
Fist moves out of range as Bone strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fist is trying to defend but Bone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fist wants to control but Bone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fist gets back to full guard.
Fist looking for a sweep. Not yet Fist, not yet.
Bone is looking to advance position but Fist has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone wants to control from the top but Fist keeps moving.
Bone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fist is keeping the position for now.
Fist is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fist can't keep his opponent in guard - Bone advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fist manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fist trying to control the position.
Bone wants to control from the top but Fist keeps moving.
Bone tries to free his leg and advance position but Fist is retaining full guard.
Fist is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fist is looking for a triangle here but Bone uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Fist is looking to regain half guard here but Bone keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Bone postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fist is looking for a sweep.
Bone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fist manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fist tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bone is pressing down on Fist's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bone misses with a straight right.
Bone misses with a looping right.
Fist missing with a left hand there. Bone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Bone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fist cracks Bone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bone throws a hook to the side of Fist's head but Fist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fist let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fist can pounce on him.
Bone scores with a decent looking hook.
Fist takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bone throws a body punch but Fist moves out of range.
Bone lunges at Fist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fist's hand.
Bone misses with a takedown attempt - Fist sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bone throws a body punch but Fist moves out of range.
Bone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone is looking to slow Fist down with leg kicks.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fist manages to avoid it.
Joe Bone is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fist lands with a right hand.
Fist misses with a wild body shot.
Fist wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.
Fist throws a shot from downtown. Bone moves away and avoids it.
Bone misses the shot to the body.
Fist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fist.
Fist defending well as Bone loads up on a big left hand.
Bone throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Bone.
Bone throws out a leg kick but Fist moves out of range and Bone only half commits.
Fist throws out a counter right but Bone avoids it with no problem.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fist throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Fist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bone.
Bone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Bone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Fist - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fist throws out a powerful jab.
Fist gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bone misses with the head strike.
Fist misses with a punch to the body.
Bone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Bone counter with a right hand.
Bone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fist can do to turn this around?
Fist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fist is looking to slow Bone down with leg kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fist blocks an uppercut.
Fist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bone misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Fist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bone.
Fist misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fist.
Bone goes for a takedown attempt but Fist pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bone misses with a looping right.
Bone backing away here, and Fist unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fist throws a lazy right hand but Bone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bone throws a body punch but Fist moves out of range.
Fist was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fist misses with a hook. Bone ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Bone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bone.
Bone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fist works the jab nicely.
Fist throws a big shot that misses.
Bone misses with an uppercut.
Bone lunges at Fist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fist's hand.
Fist throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Bone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fist lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fist tries to clinch but Bone moves out of range.
Bone misses the shot to the body.
Fist misses with a body kick.
Fist looks to score with a jab to the body but Bone is just out of range.
Fist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bone moves out of range of the strikes.
Bone misses with an uppercut. Fist saw that one coming.
Bone clobbers Fist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bone lands a nice shot to the body.
Bone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Bone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fist has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fist drops his hands momentarily and Bone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone misses with a body shot.
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 Joe Bone will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bone misses with a body shot.
A jab from Bone misses.
Fist throws a wild body kick that Bone sees coming a mile off.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fist.
Bone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fist tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fist but Fist pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fist clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fist lands a body punch.
Fist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bone's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Bone as the two fighters clinch.
Bone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fist trying to stall but Bone improves his position.
Bone misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone misses with a body punch.
Bone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bone misses with a punch to the body.
Bone prevents a body shot from Fist.
Bone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fist throws a head punch that misses.
Fist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Fist.
Bone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fist or not.
Fist cracks Bone with a nice body shot.
Bone working aggressively here.
Fist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bone lands a hook that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Fist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fist takes a shot to the head.
Second Fist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bone.
Fist tries to work over Bone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bone working aggressively here.
Joe Bone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bone digs a right hand underneath Fist's ribcage. Fist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fist has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fist is looking for a sweep.
Bone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bone has control of an arm but Fist manages to advance to Bone's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is having to fend off submission attempts from Fist, who is looking to sink in the choke. Fist doesn't have the hooks in though and Bone manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Fist throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fist has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bone has passed into side control.
Fist sneaks back into half guard.
Bone seems to be working for a kimura but Fist defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone wants to work for an arm triangle but Fist is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bone is trying to work for a kimura but Fist is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fist wants to get back to full guard.
Fist gets full guard.
Joe Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fist looking for a guillotine here but Bone defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Bone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Bone!
Joe Bone retains his welterweight title!
Joe Bone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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