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TGC Crucible 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallace Cobb (ranked 3766 p4p, 468 weight class) and Alfred Miles (ranked 5233 p4p, 597 weight class). Wallace Cobb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wallace Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfred Miles!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cobb scrambles back to his feet.
Miles tries to bum rush Cobb with a series of wild strikes but Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miles lands with a right hand.
Cobb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miles has time to react.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb takes the fight into the clinch.
Cobb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away.
Cobb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
Miles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miles has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Cobb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobb 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miles has closed the distance and engaged Cobb in a clinch.
Cobb manages to break the clinch.
Cobb throws a chopping leg kick but Miles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cobb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miles staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cobb is looking for a counter combo.
Miles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miles's calf.
Cobb lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Miles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Miles cracks Cobb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cobb lands a glancing blow to the side of Miles's head.
Miles with a poor takedown
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cobb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cobb drops his hands momentarily and Miles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cobb moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wallace Cobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miles moves to clinch but Cobb breaks away
enabling Cobb to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Miles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobb works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles swinging wildly here.
Cobb slips under a jab from Miles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cobb counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miles, pushing him back against the cage.
Miles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miles. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miles misses with the combination.
Miles lands a lovely overhand right.
Cobb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles throws a right and a left that Cobb avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice shot by Cobb.
Miles throws an overhand right that lands on Cobb's shoulder, as Cobb tries to avoid the shot.
Miles lands a slapping body shot.
Miles throws a body shot but no joy.
Miles wants to clinch up but Cobb keeps it at a distance.
Cobb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Miles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Cobb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cobb cracks Miles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miles.
Cobb throws a big counter combination but Miles scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A cross from Cobb lands.
Miles throws out a loose jab but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb darts in and clinches Miles up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Miles.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Danga de danga de dang - Cobb scores with a four punch combination!
Cobb drops his hands momentarily and Miles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cobb fails to land with a series of punches.
Miles clinches up with Cobb and pushes him back against the cage.
Cobb wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cobb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miles. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Miles.
Cobb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miles moves into the clinch.
Cobb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb takes a jab right on the kisser.
Miles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wallace Cobb dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cobb clinches.
Miles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb lands a hook that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
Cobb breaks from the clinch.
Miles misses with a straight right.
Alfred Miles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miles swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
Cobb clinches up against the cage.
Come on Miles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Miles drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miles throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
Cobb lands a hook that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Miles.
A short right from Cobb.
Cobb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miles can do to turn this around?
Cobb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobb throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Miles tries to clinch up but Cobb circles away and keeps his distance.
Cobb lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Miles backs up against the cage.
Miles is rocked!
Miles loads up on a big right hand but Cobb slips the punch.
Miles is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobb finish him?
Cobb drops Miles with a huge uppercut! Miles drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Cobb is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wallace Cobb!
A relieved looking Wallace Cobb 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arbi Amagov (ranked 7749 p4p, 449 weight class) and Dan May (ranked 3441 p4p, 292 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Amagov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Raphael Lake - Vertigo. Arbi Amagov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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158 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arbi Amagov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan May!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amagov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
May drops Amagov with a beautiful combination! Amagov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - May is looking for the KO!
Amagov is rocked!
May lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Amagov falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan May!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Sullivan (ranked 3496 p4p, 385 weight class) and Matt Griffin (ranked 5387 p4p, 552 weight class). Matt Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sullivan as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Griffin.
Sullivan cracks Griffin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sullivan is looking for a counter combo.
Sullivan takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Sullivan misses with a wild combination.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Matt Griffin has been cut.
Griffin's coach down at White's ELITE Fitness Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Griffin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Griffin.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt - Sullivan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Griffin clinches up with Sullivan and pushes him back against the cage.
Sullivan 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Sullivan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sullivan tests Griffin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sullivan lands with a hook. Griffin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A cross from Sullivan lands.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Griffin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sullivan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michael Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sullivan is looking to counter punch.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Griffin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan avoids it really well and circles away.
Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sullivan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sullivan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffin gets a clinch.
Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin with the counter takedown but Sullivan avoids it easily.
Griffin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sullivan is fending him off so far but Griffin persists. Nope, Sullivan circles away and we're back to standing.
Sullivan dodges the punch combination from Griffin.
Sullivan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griffin doesn't seem bothered though.
Sullivan scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan sizes up Griffin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Griffin darts in looking for a takedown but Sullivan gets double underhooks and turns Griffin into the cage.
Sullivan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sullivan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Sullivan.
Griffin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sullivan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griffin being controlled against the cage.
Griffin has Sullivan pressed against the cage, preventing Sullivan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sullivan looks to throw the jab but Griffin is out of range.
Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin pushes Sullivan up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan lands a body shot.
Sullivan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin tries for a takedown but Sullivan manages to get underhooks.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin blocks a jab.
Griffin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin misses with a knee strike.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sullivan.
Griffin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sullivan is looking for a counter combo.
Griffin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Griffin'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.
Griffin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sullivan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
Griffin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sullivan defends it well.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michael Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sullivan looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Matt Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Sullivan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sullivan wants it to stay on the feet.
Sullivan connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan moves into the clinch successfully.
Sullivan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sullivan effectively controlling the action here.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sullivan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Sullivan keeps him there for the moment.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
Michael Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Griffin.
Griffin moves forwards but Sullivan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Michael Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Sullivan.
Griffin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Griffin motions for Sullivan to come forward. Griffin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin throws a right hand that Sullivan ducks under and follows up with a left that Sullivan also avoids with ease.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sullivan sprawls well. Sullivan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Griffin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Sullivan.
Sullivan stuffs the takedown.
Sullivan clinches up with Griffin and pushes him back against the cage.
Griffin is working for takedown but Sullivan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Griffin stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan breaks from the clinch.
Sullivan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sullivan.
Griffin goes for a double leg but Sullivan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sullivan continues to drive forward.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Griffin walks into a stiff left hand from Sullivan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin with the counter takedown but Sullivan avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Sullivan blocks a jab.
Sullivan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Griffin tries to clinch up.
Sullivan misses with an uppercut.
Sullivan with a nice cross.
Sullivan digs a good body shot into Griffin's ribs.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Griffin wants to clinch.
Griffin takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sullivan pinned against the cage. Sullivan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that Griffin avoids nicely.
Griffin moves away from the strike by Sullivan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Griffin.
Sullivan lands with an overhand left.
Sullivan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sullivan but Sullivan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sullivan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Griffin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sullivan lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sullivan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab by Sullivan.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sullivan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Griffin.
Griffin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
Good work by Sullivan as he checks the leg kick.
Sullivan throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sullivan tries to avoid it but Griffin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sullivan to the ground. Sullivan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sullivan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left and a right from Sullivan both land. Nice combination.
Griffin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sullivan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Griffin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin staying out of range there.
Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Griffin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Griffin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sullivan up against the cage.
Sullivan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sullivan keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sullivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Griffin looks for a takedown but Sullivan sprawls well.
Griffin defending well as Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Griffin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches up with Sullivan, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes Sullivan against the cage but Sullivan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michael Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Griffin.
Griffin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sullivan to the mat! Sullivan manages to get full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sullivan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sullivan tries to get out of the position.
Sullivan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet but Griffin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Griffin throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Sullivan wants to stand but Griffin is controlling the position.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Griffin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griffin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Griffin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sullivan wants to stand but Griffin is controlling the position.
Griffin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matt Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griffin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sullivan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Sullivan!
After winning the bout, Michael Sullivan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamadou Sakho (ranked 4990 p4p, 569 weight class) and Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 3473 p4p, 437 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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205 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mamadou Sakho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakho gets tackled into the cage by Marceau. Marceau maintains the clinch.
Sakho blocking some punches.
Marceau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Sakho has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Sakho is trying to pull guard but Marceau has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marceau.
Marceau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marceau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakho lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Marceau wants to improve his position but Sakho is controlling well.
Sakho is looking to advance position but Marceau won't allow it.
Sakho is trying to control the action in half guard but Marceau is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marceau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marceau controlling the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marceau can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marceau is not content to let Sakho control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marceau is trying to maintain the position but Sakho is very close to passing his half guard.
Sakho is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marceau doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sakho.
Sakho trying to mount his opponent but Marceau defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marceau wants to improve his position but Sakho is controlling well.
Marceau is positioning himself well to prevent Sakho advancing to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sakho has managed to clinch.
Sakho lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
Marceau misses with some punches.
Marceau has a couple of punches blocked by Sakho.
Sakho has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marceau after a bit of a struggle.
Marceau tries a body shot but Sakho blocks it.
Marceau tries a body shot but Sakho blocks it.
Sakho can't find room to land a body shot as Marceau controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Marceau.
Sakho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marceau prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamadou Sakho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marceau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau just leaning against Sakho, taking a breather.
Sakho gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marceau scores with a shoulder strike.
Sakho lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marceau.
Sakho looking to throw knees to the head but Marceau is blocking nicely.
Marceau tries to throw a body punch but Sakho avoids it by throwing Marceau back against the cage.
Marceau prevents a body shot from Sakho.
Marceau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakho closes the distance and clinches up with Marceau, looking for a takedown. Sakho pushes Marceau against the cage but Marceau circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marceau! But no joy.
A lazy left from Marceau finds it's target.
Sakho checks a low kick from Marceau.
Sakho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marceau feints and then cracks Sakho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sakho down.
Marceau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marceau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sakho tries to clinch but Marceau is having none of it.
Marceau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marceau swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakho.
Marceau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sakho misses with a series of wild punches.
Marceau checks the leg kick.
Marceau leaves Sakho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean-Claude Marceau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marceau.
Sakho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marceau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sakho tries to clinch but Marceau moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Marceau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mamadou Sakho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marceau, pushing him back against the cage.
Marceau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marceau.
Marceau lands a shoulder strike.
Marceau tries to throw a body punch but Sakho avoids it by throwing Marceau back against the cage.
Marceau misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakho lands an elbow inside.
Good body shot from Marceau.
Marceau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marceau avoids a wild elbow strike from Sakho.
Sakho stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakho lands a hook that snaps the head of Marceau backwards.
Sakho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marceau is keeping busy.
Sakho blocking some punches.
Sakho is working for takedown but Marceau is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marceau blocks a body shot from Sakho.
Marceau misses with a punch on the inside.
Marceau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jean-Claude Marceau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sakho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marceau blocks it with crossed arms.
Marceau blocks a body shot from Sakho.
Sakho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marceau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Marceau.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marceau tries a body shot but Sakho blocks it.
A hook to the body from Marceau.
Good body shot from Marceau.
Marceau lands a right hand.
Sakho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marceau misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marceau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakho misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marceau.
Sakho walks into a left hand.
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!
Marceau stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marceau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sakho, as that shot connected.
Marceau connects with a body shot that sends Sakho's belly button to the back.
Mamadou Sakho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marceau clinches up against the cage.
Marceau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marceau prevents a body shot from Sakho.
Sakho pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sakho trying to control the position but instead, Marceau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sakho into the cage.
Sakho blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marceau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakho tries a body shot but Marceau blocks it.
Sakho blocks an uppercut.
Sakho misses with a punch to the body.
Marceau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sakho tries to close the distance and clinch but Marceau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marceau appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marceau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakho.
Jean-Claude Marceau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marceau throws a head kick that misses.
Sakho half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sakho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marceau tries to avoid it but Sakho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marceau to the ground. Marceau escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamadou Sakho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sakho tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marceau.
Marceau sizes up Sakho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marceau jabs at Sakho's body.
Marceau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakho.
Marceau feints and then cracks Sakho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sakho down.
Sakho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakho throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Marceau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marceau scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marceau clinches up with Sakho and pushes him back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marceau in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marceau tries to work over Sakho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Marceau.
Sakho is rocked!
Marceau holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marceau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Sakho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sakho throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakho seems to have got his legs back now.
Sakho misses with a knee to the head.
Sakho scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean-Claude Marceau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sakho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marceau defends well and Sakho ends up having to push Marceau into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sakho throws a leg kick but Marceau sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sakho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakho tries to clinch up
and Marceau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marceau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marceau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marceau uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marceau scores with a body shot.
Marceau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakho. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marceau moves into range and clinches up with Sakho.
Sakho misses with an elbow strike.
Marceau content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sakho is trying to maintain a safe position but Marceau gets an underhook and turns Sakho into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Marceau.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sakho fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Marceau fails to land.
Sakho tries to stall but Marceau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sakho drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marceau pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marceau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marceau instigates a clinch.
Sakho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marceau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marceau.
Sakho throws an elbow that misses.
Marceau lands a nice shot to the body.
Sakho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakho struggles to land a body shot inside as Marceau controls his hands.
A short right from Marceau.
Sakho blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Marceau as the two fighters clinch.
Marceau manages to break the clinch.
Sakho dodges the punch combination from Marceau.
Mamadou Sakho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marceau lands with a cross.
Marceau connects with a body shot.
Marceau throws a shot to the body.
Marceau has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakho dives in for a single leg takedown but Marceau sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamadou Sakho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marceau cracks Sakho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marceau drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sakho right on the button. Sakho goes down! Marceau follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Marceau gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean-Claude Marceau!
After winning the bout, Jean-Claude Marceau thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Del Brophy (ranked 23337 p4p, 727 weight class) and Ice Tea (ranked 3542 p4p, 366 weight class). Del Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Disciple. Ice Tea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Del Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ice Tea!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Del Brophy.
Del Brophy lands a big uppercut and Tea crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tea looks OK. Del Brophy waves Tea back to his feet!
It looks like Ice Tea has been cut.
Del Brophy drops Tea with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tea looks back up at him and smiles so Del Brophy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tea is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tea is holding his hands too far apart here. Del Brophy throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Tea is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo Del Brophy!
A victorious Ricardo Del Brophy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Portis (ranked 2080 p4p, 260 weight class) and Anthony Gilmore (ranked 2384 p4p, 289 weight class). Portis comes to the cage accompanied by Lord Knows - Meek Mill. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Portis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portis looks to land a left hand but Gilmore moved out of range nicely.
Gilmore tries for a takedown but Portis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gilmore misses with a wild body shot.
Portis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Portis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Portis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gilmore throws a body punch but Portis moves out of range.
Portis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Portis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gilmore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Portis.
Jab, jab by Portis - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilmore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Portis jabs Gilmore right on the nose. Gilmore blinks but takes it well.
Gilmore avoids the body shot from Portis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Portis finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Portis misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilmore's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gilmore duly obliges.
Jackson Portis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portis throws a series of punches but Gilmore moves out of range.
A slow jab from Portis misses its intended target.
Gilmore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Portis.
Gilmore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gilmore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gilmore darts in looking for a takedown but Portis gets double underhooks and turns Gilmore into the cage.
Gilmore connects with a high kick.
Portis lands with a shot to the body.
Portis throws a shot to the body.
Portis lands a glancing blow to the side of Gilmore's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Gilmore 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gilmore throws a series of punches but Portis moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Portis as he connects with a hook.
Portis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Portis scores with a sloppy right hand. Gilmore should have avoided that one.
Gilmore connects with a high kick.
Portis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Gilmore misses.
Sloppy strikes from Gilmore. Those never looked like landing.
Portis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Portis with a hook.
Gilmore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Anthony Gilmore has been cut.
Gilmore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gilmore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Portis finds it's way through Gilmore's defenses.
Portis throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Portis.
Gilmore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gilmore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Portis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gilmore scrambles back to his feet.
Portis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Portis's corner calls for a 1-2. Portis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Portis cracks Gilmore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gilmore is rocked!
Portis scores with a jab to the head.
Gilmore is still on wobbly legs! Can Portis finish him?
Gilmore slips under a jab.
Gilmore seems to have recovered his senses.
Portis misses with a two punch combination.
Portis avoids the head kick by Gilmore.
A quick step to the side and Portis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portis just misses with a punch to the body.
Portis scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portis lands with a good body shot.
Gilmore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portis misses the jab.
Portis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Portis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Portis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gilmore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Portis.
Gilmore throws a right hand that Portis ducks under and follows up with a left that Portis also avoids with ease.
Portis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gilmore.
Portis throws a body shot but no joy.
Portis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Portis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gilmore.
Jackson Portis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Gilmore.
Gilmore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Portis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Gilmore'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.
Portis cracks Gilmore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Portis looks to score with a jab to the body but Gilmore is just out of range.
Gilmore moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jackson Portis is winning the standup battle so far.
Portis lands with a shot to the body.
Portis wants to land a leg kick but Gilmore is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Gilmore's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick misses from Gilmore.
Portis lands a jab to the nose.
Portis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Portis throws a body punch but Gilmore moves out of range.
Portis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilmore moves away.
Jab, jab by Portis - just one landing.
Portis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gilmore. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilmore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Portis misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gilmore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Portis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Portis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Portis jabs Gilmore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gilmore slips under a jab.
Anthony Gilmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Portis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gilmore misses with a looping right.
Portis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Portis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Portis throws a leg kick but Gilmore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Portis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gilmore throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Portis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gilmore can do to turn this around?
Portis thuds a left hand into Gilmore's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilmore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Portis swivels and escapes.
Portis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Portis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Portis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gilmore.
A little feinted left hand from Portis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gilmore might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Portis has got the better of the exchanges.
Portis lands a nice shot to the body.
Gilmore is breathing heavily.
Portis connects with a body shot that sends Gilmore's belly button to the back.
Gilmore looks to land a combination but Portis avoids it well.
Portis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gilmore throws out the jab.
Portis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Portis drops Gilmore with a right and a left! Portis comes rushing in but Gilmore regains his composure and manages to keep Portis in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Portis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gilmore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Portis distracts Gilmore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Portis won't allow Gilmore to get back to his feet.
That's four 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gilmore working for a triangle but Portis defends it easily.
Portis lands a couple of elbows.
Portis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Portis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Portis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Portis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Gilmore's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Portis sizes up Gilmore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Portis lands with a straight right. Gilmore didn't see that one coming.
Gilmore walks into a jab.
Portis jabs Gilmore right on the nose. Gilmore blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Portis.
Portis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Portis jabs at Gilmore's body.
Gilmore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good shot there by Portis.
Portis dodges the punch combination from Gilmore.
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!
Portis clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Portis.
Portis gets through Gilmore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Portis keeps control of Gilmore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Portis presses Gilmore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Come on Portis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gilmore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gilmore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gilmore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gilmore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portis was well out of range. Poor timing from Gilmore.
Portis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilmore manages to avoid it.
Gilmore is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Portis with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis tries a head kick but it misses.
Portis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Portis swinging wildly here.
Gilmore is looking for the big counter here.
Gilmore wants to clinch.
Portis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Portis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gilmore is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Portis rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
Gilmore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore wants to clinch
letting Portis counter with a right hand.
Portis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gilmore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gilmore misses with a body shot.
Portis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Portis avoids the head kick by Gilmore.
Gilmore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Portis cracks Gilmore with a good jab.
Portis slips a straight right by Gilmore.
Portis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gilmore.
Portis drops Gilmore with a big left hand and mounts him. Gilmore is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Portis! Gilmore is hurt baaadly! Portis is firing away with more strikes - Gilmore is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Portis!
During a confident post fight interview, Jackson Portis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baron Brady (ranked 1836 p4p, 194 weight class) and Paea Talanoa (ranked 3017 p4p, 318 weight class). Talanoa has chosen Tonga as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Paea Talanoa 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baron Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paea Talanoa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talanoa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brady tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Talanoa is in Brady's guard.
Talanoa 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.
Brady is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Talanoa frees his head nicely. Oh but Brady has switched to an armbar! Talanoa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Baron Brady!
Baron Brady gave a mention to Juggernaut And Gladiators in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Very Rounded (ranked 1906 p4p, 246 weight class) and Zarko Zidane (ranked 2182 p4p, 270 weight class). Zidane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sharp Dressed Man. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Very Rounded!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zarko Zidane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rounded closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zidane circles away.
Rounded ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zidane moves away.
Zidane drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zidane lands an elbow.
Rounded is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zidane off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Zidane right now.
Zidane looking very determined here, making life difficult for Rounded.
Rounded is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Zidane is defending well though. Rounded let's go of the attempt for now.
Rounded is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Zidane is defending well though. Rounded let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zidane breaks Rounded's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zidane preventing the sweep.
Zidane sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zidane postures up.
Zidane is looking to work some ground and pound but Rounded has wrist control.
Rounded working a defensive guard here.
Zidane drops back looking for a leg! Rounded is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rounded manages to kick Zidane off! Zidane jumps back into Rounded's guard.
Zidane scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rounded is trying to control the position but Zidane postures up.
Zidane content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rounded trying to control the position.
Rounded is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zidane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zidane seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zidane landing with the ground and pound.
Zidane told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounded is looking to stand up but Zidane isn't so interested in that idea.
Zidane content to stall in guard here.
Rounded not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zidane distracts Rounded with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rounded tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zidane trying to control but Rounded is working from the bottom.
Zidane sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rounded working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zidane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zidane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zidane works over Rounded with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rounded controls Zidane momentarily but Zidane frees himself.
Zidane cracks Rounded with a solid left hand.
Zidane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zidane won't allow Rounded to sweep him here.
Zidane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zidane stays in close to Rounded's body and controls the position.
It looks like Zidane might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rounded trying to keep a closed guard but Zidane is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zarko Zidane dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Rounded. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Rounded. Those never looked like landing.
Zidane drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rounded defends it well.
Rounded will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zidane feints the counter takedown.
Rounded throws a body shot but no joy.
Zidane with the counter takedown but Rounded avoids it easily.
Rounded connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rounded looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zidane drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rounded defends it well.
Rounded fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zidane manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zidane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rounded looks to clinch
and Zidane counters with a single leg into guard. Rounded didn't expect that.
Rounded wants to get back to his feet but Zidane passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zidane connects with a nice short shot to Rounded's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zidane is pressing down on Rounded's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rounded is holding on for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zidane lands a nice short elbow.
Zidane winds up and cracks Rounded with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zidane scores with a big shot! Rounded's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Rounded! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zarko Zidane!
An out of breath Zarko Zidane 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 782 p4p, 37 weight class) and Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 1505 p4p, 71 weight class). Ji Woo comes to the cage accompanied by 나쁜 달 상승. Nagasaki has chosen Execute Plan: Mystic Necklace as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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136 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santosh Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Woo scores with a body shot.
Nagasaki scores with a punch to the head.
Bong Ji Woo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagasaki gets caught napping as Ji Woo dives in and scores a takedown. Nagasaki manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagasaki 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.
Nagasaki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ji Woo is controlling Nagasaki's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nagasaki tries to pass to full mount but Ji Woo defends it.
Nagasaki prevents Ji Woo from improving his position.
Nagasaki throws a strike but Ji Woo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nagasaki working some strikes from top position.
Ji Woo is pulling down on Nagasaki's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ji Woo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nagasaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ji Woo's head.
Nagasaki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ji Woo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nagasaki has managed to get both his arms back between Ji Woo's legs - danger averted.
Ji Woo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nagasaki has picked Ji Woo up and slammed him! Ji Woo can't keep hold of the triangle and Nagasaki manages to pass to side control!
Nagasaki wants to control but Ji Woo is keeping him busy.
Ji Woo is looking for a sweep.
Nagasaki wants to control but Ji Woo is keeping him busy.
Nagasaki tries to score with some ground and pound. Ji Woo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo tries to improve position but can't.
Nagasaki trying to control the action but Ji Woo is working from the bottom.
Ji Woo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ji Woo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Ji Woo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nagasaki advances to full mount.
Ji Woo tries to hold on but Nagasaki pushes him away.
Nagasaki lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a nice shot to the head.
Nagasaki unloading with bombs!
Nagasaki prevents Ji Woo from getting the reversal.
Nagasaki landing punches.
Nagasaki lands a nice shot to the head.
Nagasaki with a couple of short strikes.
Nagasaki lands a big elbow.
Ji Woo is rocked!
Nagasaki cracks Ji Woo with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santosh Nagasaki!
Santosh Nagasaki bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary The Reaper (ranked 733 p4p, 105 weight class) and Jake The Dog (ranked 1533 p4p, 198 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Dog's choice of entrance music: Meditation Time. Gary The Reaper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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199 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary The Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake The Dog!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Reaper checks a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that The Dog has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Reaper manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Dog. The Reaper does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Reaper half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The Dog cracks The Reaper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Reaper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Dog to score with a decent uppercut.
The Reaper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
I wouldn't like to be where The Dog is right now.
The Reaper wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Dog keeps working.
The Dog tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Dog takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The Dog gets back to half guard.
The Dog manages to get to full guard.
The Dog is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Dog has momentary wrist control but The Reaper slips an elbow through the middle.
The Reaper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Reaper slips nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Reaper lands a nice short elbow.
The Dog is concentrating on defense, preventing The Reaper from advancing position.
The Dog tries to roll over but The Reaper keeps him under control.
The Dog has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Reaper is working away from the top position though.
The Dog is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dog slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Dog wants to sweep but no luck.
The Reaper trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Dog looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Dog is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The Dog utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Reaper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Dog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that The Reaper has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Dog holds on and takes a little breather.
The Dog not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dog throws an off balance right hand
and The Reaper counters with a takedown into side control.
The Reaper lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Dog down.
The Reaper cracks The Dog with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The Dog tries to bench press The Reaper off him but The Reaper keeps the position.
The Reaper advances to full mount.
The Reaper lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The Dog sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The Reaper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The Dog regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Reaper trying to control but The Dog is working from the bottom.
The Dog 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.
The Reaper throwing strikes from guard but The Dog blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Dog trying to keep a closed guard but The Reaper is proving a slippery customer.
The Dog has his foot on The Reaper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Reaper works his way back into a safe position though.
The Reaper throws a big right hand that misses.
The Dog escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Reaper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Reaper tries to free his leg and advance position but The Dog is retaining full guard.
The Dog manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Reaper manages to get himself to full guard.
The Dog lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The Dog distracts The Reaper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The Reaper is looking for a triangle but The Dog pushes his legs off easily.
The Dog won't allow The Reaper to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary The Reaper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Dog lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Reaper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Dog throws a looping overhand right but The Reaper ducks down to avoid it.
The Dog dips to his left and cracks The Reaper with an uppercut!
The Dog lands a really nice looking cross but The Reaper seems unphased.
The Reaper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Dog moves away from the strike by The Reaper.
The Reaper lands a nice shot to the body.
The Reaper misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dog throws a hook but The Reaper blocks it.
The Reaper moves away from the strike by The Dog.
The Reaper half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The Dog connects with a body shot.
The Dog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Reaper lands with a hook. The Dog tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jake The Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Reaper. The Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Dog fails with a takedown attempt.
The Reaper shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than The Reaper was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Dog tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Reaper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on The Dog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Reaper trying to control the position but The Dog is working away.
The Dog is looking for a sweep.
The Reaper misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper working the head with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Gary The Reaper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Reaper is trying to get an arm triangle but The Dog is defending well.
The Reaper cracks The Dog with a big elbow.
The Dog manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The Dog is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Dog trying to control here.
The Reaper thows a huge punch but The Dog dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper winds up and cracks The Dog with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Reaper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Dog is looking to improve his position.
The Reaper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The Reaper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Dog keeping hold of The Reaper's head, controlling as best he can.
The Dog is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Reaper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Dog keeps working.
The Reaper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Dog can do to turn this around?
The Reaper seems to be looking for submissions.
The Dog tries to get to full guard but The Reaper has control of the leg.
The Dog is defending against the submission attempts here by The Reaper.
The Dog is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Dog is still trying to improve position.
The Dog is trying to maintain the position but The Reaper is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary The Reaper 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!
The Dog tries to sprawl but The Reaper drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The Dog moves into full guard.
The Reaper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Reaper distracts The Dog with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The Reaper lands a couple of elbows.
The Reaper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The Reaper cracks The Dog with a solid left hand.
The Dog is rocked!
The Dog not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Dog is still in real trouble! Can The Reaper finish him?
The Reaper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The Dog is pulling down on The Reaper's head. It's preventing any offense from The Reaper, at least for the moment.
The Reaper pushing down on The Dog's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Dog manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Reaper postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! The Dog covers up, he's hurt! The Reaper keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from The Reaper and the ref steps in to end the fight! The Reaper can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary The Reaper!
After winning the bout, Gary The Reaper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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