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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Robertson (ranked 2195 p4p, 235 weight class) and Ricardo Del Brophy (ranked 3746 p4p, 374 weight class). Robertson comes to the cage accompanied by The White Buffalo & The Forest Rangers – Come Join the Murder. Del Brophy has chosen Diamonds - Any Given Day as his entrance music. Ricardo Del Brophy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brad Robertson's chin.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Del Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Brophy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Brad Robertson has been cut.
Del Brophy misses with a hook
and Robertson counters with a series of strikes. Del Brophy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Del Brophy throws a monster overhand right that drops Robertson! Del Brophy follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Del Brophy!
After winning the bout, Ricardo Del Brophy 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 Fernando Eduardo (ranked 1763 p4p, 243 weight class) and Joel Duarte (ranked 3777 p4p, 467 weight class). Duarte has chosen Nate Dogg - Keep It G.A.N.G.S.T.A. as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joel Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte misses with a combination
and Eduardo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duarte misses with a right hand
and Eduardo counters with a nice uppercut.
Duarte swings widly with a right hand
and Eduardo counters with a straight right hand.
Eduardo cracks Duarte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duarte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eduardo.
Duarte is rocked!
Eduardo lands a big right hand that sends Duarte crashing to the mat! Eduardo stays standing though and waves Duarte back to his feet!
Duarte is still on wobbly legs! Can Eduardo finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duarte throws a right hand that misses
and Eduardo counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Duarte out cold! What a finish! Eduardo is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fernando Eduardo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between ButtStrike UrFace (ranked 5589 p4p, 247 weight class) and Yung Hung Dong (ranked 964 p4p, 48 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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138 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ButtStrike UrFace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yung Hung Dong!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
UrFace lands a really nice looking cross but Dong seems unphased.
Dong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from UrFace.
Dong throws a low kick but UrFace moves out of range easily.
UrFace scores with a nice right hand.
Dong misses with an attempted mid kick.
UrFace looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dong throws a jab when UrFace was well out of range.
UrFace throws out a loose jab but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on UrFace. That did some damage!
Dong tries to clinch up but UrFace circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dong.
Dong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by UrFace.
Dong avoids the body shot from UrFace.
Dong wants to slow UrFace down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
UrFace misses with a left hand
and Dong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dong.
Dong looks to throw a body kick
letting UrFace counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Dong.
UrFace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
UrFace throws an off balance right hand
and Dong counters with a nice uppercut.
UrFace lands an overhand right.
Dong lands a jab.
UrFace throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Dong.
UrFace moves out of range as Dong strikes.
UrFace is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong throws a lazy right hand but UrFace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
UrFace misses the jab.
UrFace throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily.
UrFace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps UrFace thinking.
Dong avoids the body shot from UrFace.
Dong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
UrFace throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
UrFace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dong lands a right hook to the body.
Dong forces UrFace back against the cage and clinches.
UrFace tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing UrFace back against the cage.
Dong lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dong.
Still in the clinch, Dong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong fails to pull guard.
Dong lands with a light punch inside.
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from UrFace - that landed with a thud.
UrFace breaks from the clinch.
UrFace looks to throw the jab but Dong is out of range.
Dong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from UrFace.
Dong steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
UrFace throws a right and a left that Dong avoids nicely.
UrFace throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.
Dong flicks out a counter leg kick but UrFace steps away.
Dong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
UrFace digs a good body shot into Dong's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by UrFace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
UrFace throws a big shot that misses.
UrFace misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
UrFace misses with a straight left.
Dong thinks about the counter body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from UrFace misses the target.
UrFace sets himself, and Dong steps forward looking for the clinch! UrFace avoids it this time.
Dong connects with a good right hand that stumbles UrFace. UrFace circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between UrFace's hands.
UrFace throws a body shot but no joy.
UrFace on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
UrFace swats away the attempt to clinch by Dong.
UrFace connects with a body shot that sends Dong's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yung Hung Dong will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
UrFace looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Dong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong looks to clinch
and UrFace counters with a nice uppercut.
UrFace misses with a straight right.
UrFace throws a series of punches but Dong avoids them all with ease.
UrFace misses with a hook to the body
and Dong counters with an inside leg kick.
Dong misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from UrFace misses the target.
UrFace misses the jab.
Dong follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
UrFace misses the body punch
and Dong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dong looks for the body kick but UrFace saw that one coming.
UrFace misses the shot to the body.
Dong throws a front kick that sends UrFace stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
UrFace throws a hook but Dong avoids it easily.
Dong tries to land a front kick but UrFace steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
UrFace appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dong moves out of range as UrFace strikes.
UrFace misses with a lunging right hand
and Dong counters with a slapping leg kick.
UrFace misses with a left hand
and Dong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dong is looking to clinch.
UrFace lands a lovely overhand right.
Dong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to UrFace's calf.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from UrFace.
It seemed like Dong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dong is looking to score with low kicks.
UrFace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
UrFace blocks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Dong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
UrFace throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.
UrFace misses with an uppercut
and Dong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
UrFace misses with a left hand
and Dong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps UrFace thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dong slips a jab and a cross from UrFace.
Dong steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
UrFace lands with a nice body punch.
Dong moves out of range as UrFace strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Dong.
UrFace walks into a stiff left hand from Dong.
UrFace throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.
Dong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dong throws a lazy body kick
and UrFace counters with a left to the body.
UrFace misses with a shot to the body
and Dong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dong has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
UrFace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dong misses with an attempted mid kick.
UrFace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dong scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
UrFace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
UrFace throws a lazy uppercut
and Dong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong throws a wild body kick that UrFace sees coming a mile off.
UrFace misses with a hook
and Dong counters with an outside leg kick.
UrFace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
UrFace throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
UrFace misses with a wild body shot.
UrFace has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong.
Dong lands a nice leg kick that just misses UrFace's sensitive parts.
Dong moves away from the strike by UrFace.
Dong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
UrFace is looking to counter punch.
UrFace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yung Hung Dong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dong tries to work over UrFace's front leg with a kick but UrFace checks it.
Dong looks to land a combination but UrFace avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from UrFace on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from UrFace.
UrFace misses with a straight right.
UrFace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from UrFace misses.
A telegraphed right hand from UrFace misses the target.
UrFace looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
UrFace throws a good cross that connects.
Dong throws a push kick but UrFace slaps the foot to one side.
Donk. UrFace catches Dong right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
UrFace lands a head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong.
Dong lands a leg kick that knocks UrFace off balance momentarily.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by UrFace.
UrFace getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dong swings away with a body shot that misses
and UrFace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
UrFace throws an off balance right hand
and Dong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dong lands with a nice body kick.
Dong looks for the body kick but UrFace saw that one coming.
Dong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dong throws out a loose jab but UrFace uses good head movement to avoid it.
UrFace was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
UrFace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
UrFace checks a low kick from Dong.
Dong moves out of range as UrFace strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dong!
Dong moves out of range as UrFace strikes.
UrFace throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dong counters with a good, hard body kick but UrFace shrugs it off.
UrFace misses with an uppercut.
Dong flicks out a counter leg kick but UrFace steps away.
UrFace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ButtStrike UrFace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Dong misses
enabling UrFace to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
UrFace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yung Hung Dong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
UrFace misses with a few strikes there.
Dong moves in looking to clinch but UrFace pushes him off.
UrFace swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dong throws a nice inside leg kick.
UrFace looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
UrFace moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDong.
Dong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to UrFace's calf.
UrFace walks into a straight right hand from Dong.
A slow jab from UrFace misses its intended target.
Dong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
UrFace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong replies with a solid counter kick to the body but UrFace blocks it well.
Dong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
UrFace throws a body shot but no joy.
UrFace throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dong counters with a nice uppercut.
Dong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by UrFace.
UrFace will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from UrFace.
Dong is looking to land body kicks.
UrFace swings widly with a right hand
and Dong counters with a nice body kick.
UrFace throws a hook but Dong avoids it easily.
Dong appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dong lands a nice looking kick to the body. UrFace takes a step back to recover.
Yung Hung Dong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from UrFace.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to ButtStrike UrFace.
Well Dong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yung Hung Dong!
Yung Hung Dong decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, ButtStrike UrFace stepped up to the mic, saying 'If Im HALF as good as ur wife says....Im twice as good as ur momma ever had....'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Wade (ranked 3576 p4p, 452 weight class) and Tyrano Jackson (ranked 2727 p4p, 353 weight class). Wade comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Hail Mary. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrano Jackson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
It looks like Tyrano Jackson has been cut.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wade lands a jab to the nose.
Wade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Wade.
Wade misses with a double jab.
Jackson wants to counter the offense by Wade and move into the clinch position.
Wade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson gets caught napping as Wade dives in and scores a takedown. Jackson manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wade throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Wade is proving a slippery customer.
Wade engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wade throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson has momentary wrist control but Wade slips an elbow through the middle.
Wade stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
Wade sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wade trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wade lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Wade.
Wade feinted with a counter takedown.
Wade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Wade shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade passes Jackson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wade is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wade passes to side control.
Wade sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jackson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wade is working to tighten his grip on Jackson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Jackson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Wade is really squeezing tight and eventually Jackson passes out! Wade breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Josh Wade!
Josh Wade decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Gentili (ranked 1044 p4p, 119 weight class) and Charles Briscoe (ranked 3636 p4p, 306 weight class). Charles Briscoe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Gentili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Briscoe!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briscoe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Briscoe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Briscoe working away.
Briscoe lands some shots froms side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Briscoe cracks Gentili with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gentili wants to control but Briscoe postures up.
Gentili takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gentili struggling a bit here.
Briscoe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gentili to see if he's OK.
Briscoe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Briscoe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gentili is trying to control Briscoe's posture but Briscoe avoids it.
Briscoe throws an elbow but Gentili slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentili taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've been hearing good reports from Gentili'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.
Gentili has one of Briscoe's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Gentili tries to bench press Briscoe off him but Briscoe keeps the position.
Gentili is not content to let Briscoe control the position.
Gentili is trying to control Briscoe's posture but Briscoe avoids it.
Briscoe landing strikes.
Gentili struggling a bit here.
Gentili is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentili manages to get back to half guard.
Briscoe working the head and body with strikes.
Gentili trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Briscoe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gentili can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Briscoe looking to control but Gentili is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gentili tries to lock up and control but Briscoe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Briscoe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gentili is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gentili is bucking up trying to escape but Briscoe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Briscoe jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gentili is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gentili and Briscoe has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Briscoe is chipping away with strikes.
Gentili manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gentili with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gentili looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Briscoe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Briscoe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gentili is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Briscoe pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Briscoe.
Gentili actively working from the bottom here.
Gentili looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gentili looking for submissions off his back.
Briscoe working Gentili over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentili actively working from the bottom here.
Gentili is looking for a sweep. Briscoe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Briscoe throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gentili to regain full guard.
Gentili escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Briscoe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gentili has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Briscoe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gentili has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Briscoe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gentili avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Briscoe chips away with some ground and pound.
Briscoe wants to control from the top but Gentili keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Briscoe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gentili is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Briscoe.
Danilo Gentili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Briscoe rushes Gentili and presses him up against the cage.
Briscoe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Briscoe lands a knee to the body.
Briscoe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Briscoe misses with a punch to the body.
Briscoe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gentili lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Briscoe tightens his grip and picks Gentili up, before dumping him to the ground. Gentili manages to land in guard.
Briscoe wants to control from the top but Gentili keeps moving.
Briscoe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Briscoe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Briscoe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Briscoe stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Gentili throws up his legs and catches Briscoe in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Briscoe tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Gentili! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Danilo Gentili!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abel Gutierrez (ranked 2296 p4p, 253 weight class) and Johnny Ringo (ranked 2938 p4p, 327 weight class). Gutierrez comes to the cage accompanied by The Fugees–03. Ready or Not. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abel Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Ringo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez misses with a double jab.
Ringo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gutierrez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gutierrez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ringo counters with a series of strikes. Gutierrez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gutierrez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gutierrez tries to bum rush Ringo with a series of wild strikes but Ringo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gutierrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ringo.
Ringo cracks Gutierrez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Gutierrez. Those never looked like landing.
Gutierrez throws a right hand that Ringo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ringo also avoids with ease.
Ringo misses with a wild body shot.
Gutierrez throws a right and a left that Ringo avoids nicely.
Gutierrez connects with a jab.
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!
Ringo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutierrez scores with a hook.
Ringo looks to land a combination but Gutierrez avoids it well.
Ringo lands a jab-cross combination.
Gutierrez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ringo counters by clinching up.
Gutierrez letting Ringo take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ringo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ringo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ringo punishes Gutierrez's body with a nice straight punch.
Abel Gutierrez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ringo connects with the punch.
Gutierrez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ringo dodges the punch combination from Gutierrez.
Ringo is looking for the big counter here.
Gutierrez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gutierrez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gutierrez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ringo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Ringo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gutierrez throws a combination that misses
and Ringo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gutierrez! Ringo lets Gutierrez back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Gutierrez is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Gutierrez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gutierrez drops his hands for a split second and Ringo immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Gutierrez face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Ringo follows up with a right hand that knocks Gutierrez into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Ringo!
Johnny Ringo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 1843 p4p, 234 weight class) and Eduardo Vieira (ranked 457 p4p, 68 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Vieira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vieira 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.
Vieira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vieira throws the left hand but Papadopoulos avoids the punch easily.
Papadopoulos throws a sloppy body shot
and Vieira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papadopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vieira.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Papadopoulos back to the cage. Vieira follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vieira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Papadopoulos throws a sloppy body shot
and Vieira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Papadopoulos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Papadopoulos misses with a jab to the body
and Vieira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos instigates a clinch.
Vieira gets control of Papadopoulos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vieira will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vieira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Papadopoulos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vieira lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch but Vieira moves out of range.
Vieira feints the counter takedown.
Papadopoulos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Papadopoulos blocks a jab.
Vieira keeps the fight on the outside.
Papadopoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vieira counters with a stiff right hand.
Vieira misses with a looping right.
Papadopoulos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vieira's head.
It looks like Eduardo Vieira has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Papadopoulos as he jumps to the side.
Papadopoulos is looking to wear down Vieira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira moves away from the strike by Papadopoulos.
Vieira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Papadopoulos moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vieira.
Vieira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vieira gets control of Papadopoulos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vieira will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Papadopoulos stopping the sweep attempt from Vieira.
Vieira has a closed guard, preventing Papadopoulos from standing up.
Vieira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Papadopoulos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Papadopoulos delivers a nice body kick.
Vieira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook
and Vieira counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vieira tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Papadopoulos misses with a left hand
and Vieira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vieira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Vieira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Vieira's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vieira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vieira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Papadopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vieira throws an off balance right hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a low kick, right behind Vieira 's knee.
Vieira avoids the body shot from Papadopoulos.
A low kick from Papadopoulos is predictable there
enabling Vieira to counter with a crisp jab.
Vieira circles away from the clinch attempt
and Papadopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos wants to clinch up but Vieira keeps it at a distance.
Papadopoulos misses with a right hand
enabling Vieira to counter with a crisp jab.
Papadopoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Vieira to counter with a crisp jab.
Vieira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Papadopoulos counters with a left to the body.
Avraam Papadopoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papadopoulos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vieira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Papadopoulos swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Vieira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vieira throws the left hand but Papadopoulos avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos wants to clinch but Vieira slips to the side
and Vieira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vieira throws an off balance right hand
enabling Papadopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Papadopoulos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Papadopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vieira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Papadopoulos moves into range and clinches up with Vieira.
Papadopoulos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vieira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vieira is working Papadopoulos over against the cage.
Vieira misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Papadopoulos.
Vieira blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vieira's elbow.
Papadopoulos lands a shot to the body.
Vieira working aggressively here.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Vieira controls his hands.
Vieira is trying to drag Papadopoulos to the mat but Papadopoulos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vieira is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Papadopoulos can't fight it off and eventually Vieira manages to take the fight to the floor. Papadopoulos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Papadopoulos manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Papadopoulos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos gets through Vieira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papadopoulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vieira lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Vieira.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vieira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Papadopoulos lands a shoulder strike.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Vieira.
Vieira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vieira misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos presses Vieira against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vieira is breathing heavily.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Vieira.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Avraam Papadopoulos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Papadopoulos.
Vieira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vieira.
Papadopoulos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Vieira'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. This is the final round!
Vieira moves out of range as Papadopoulos strikes.
Vieira throws a counter combo.
Vieira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch
and Vieira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Papadopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vieira misses with a body shot.
Vieira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Eduardo Vieira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papadopoulos takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vieira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira tries to work over Papadopoulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vieira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vieira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Papadopoulos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vieira.
A head punch on the inside from Papadopoulos fails to land.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vieira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Papadopoulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vieira backwards.
Vieira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Vieira.
Papadopoulos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vieira backwards.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Vieira controls his hands.
Vieira wants a takedown but no success here.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papadopoulos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Vieira.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Vieira has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos digs a right hand underneath Vieira's ribcage. Vieira let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vieira blocks an uppercut.
Vieira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
Vieira lands an uppercut.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vieira's elbow.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos misses with the head strike.
Papadopoulos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vieira goes for a takedown attempt but Papadopoulos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Vieira.
The fighters circling - Vieira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papadopoulos throws a quick counter head kick but Vieira was just out of range.
Papadopoulos has managed to clinch.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Vieira throws a head punch that misses.
Papadopoulos lands a right hand.
Papadopoulos lands a hook that snaps the head of Vieira backwards.
Vieira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vieira misses with the head strike.
Vieira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Vieira blocks it.
Vieira misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Vieira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos lands a right hand.
Vieira is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Papadopoulos to keep the fight standing.
Vieira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira tries for a takedown. No joy.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Vieira's head.
Vieira blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos lands with a light punch inside.
Vieira lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vieira backwards.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Vieira controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Vieira as the two fighters clinch.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Vieira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vieira misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vieira.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands with a right to the head.
Vieira is rocked!
Papadopoulos misses with the head strike.
Vieira is still on wobbly legs! Can Papadopoulos finish him?
A right hand to the body from Vieira.
Vieira seems to have recovered his senses.
A hook to the body from Papadopoulos.
Vieira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Papadopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papadopoulos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vieira backwards.
Vieira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avraam Papadopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Papadopoulos 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avraam Papadopoulos!
During a confident post fight interview, Avraam Papadopoulos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slim Sylvia (ranked 1210 p4p, 129 weight class) and Semmy Cobb (ranked 2233 p4p, 238 weight class). Sylvia comes into the arena with Some Country Shit blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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272 lbs
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slim Sylvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb darts in and clinches Sylvia up against the cage.
Sylvia can't break the clinch.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sylvias head.
Cobb told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb prevents Sylvia from breaking the clinch.
Sylvia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sylvia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb clinches up with Sylvia and pushes him back against the cage.
Cobb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sylvia wants to break free but Cobb has control.
Cobb keeps control of Sylvia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Sylvia.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Sylvia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sylvia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sylvia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sylvia tries to break the clinch but Cobb is controlling the position.
Cobb lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Slim Sylvia has been cut.
Sylvia tries to break the clinch but Cobb is controlling the position.
Cobb lands with a right to the head.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Sylvia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Cobb working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Cobb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sylvia's efforts to push away.
Sylvia breaks the clinch.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sylvia misses with a double jab.
Cobb takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Semmy Cobb has been cut.
Cobb drives through and clinches with Sylvia against the cage.
Sylvia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sylvia tries to circle away but Cobb has him pinned against the cage.
Sylvia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sylvia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
Sylvia blocks an uppercut.
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!
Cobb prevents Sylvia from breaking the clinch.
Cobb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Sylvia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sylvia wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slim Sylvia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sylvia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sylvia swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb wants to clinch.
Cobb tries to clinch up
and Sylvia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sylvia throws a head kick but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb throws out a counter right but Sylvia avoids it with no problem.
Cobb walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sylvia throws a jab when Cobb was well out of range.
Cobb darts in and clinches Sylvia up against the cage.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sylvia is trying to break free.
Sylvia is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cobb can't fight it off and eventually Sylvia manages to take the fight to the floor. Cobb looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cobb is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sylvia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sylvia blocking some punches.
Sylvia gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cobb is trying to stand up here but Sylvia is controlling him well.
Sylvia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cobb wants to get back to his feet.
Sylvia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Cobb dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sylvia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cobb clinches.
Sylvia scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sylvia.
Sylvia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb is looking to clinch but Sylvia is avoiding it.
Cobb clinches with his opponent.
Sylvia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Semmy Cobb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sylvia is trying to push Cobb away but Cobb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sylvia working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sylvia.
Still in the clinch, Cobb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sylvia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Sylvia on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvia has had enough of the clinch but Cobb keeps him there for the moment.
Cobb is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cobb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sylvia breaks from the clinch.
Sylvia throws a head kick but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb tries to clinch up but Sylvia circles away and keeps his distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Sylvia misses its target.
Cobb moves into the clinch.
Sylvia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Sylvia misses.
Semmy Cobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cobb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cobb checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cobb looks to clinch
and Sylvia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sylvia misses with a straight right.
Cobb fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb has closed the distance and engaged Sylvia in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobb.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Cobb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sylvia tries to circle away but Cobb has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Sylvia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cobb prevents it.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sylvia tries to break free but Cobb pushes him back against the cage.
Sylvia has had enough of the clinch but Cobb keeps him there for the moment.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sylvia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sylvia manages to break the clinch.
Sylvia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch but Sylvia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sylvia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sylvia counters with a left to the body.
Cobb wants to clinch.
Cobb is looking to clinch but Sylvia is avoiding it.
Sylvia misses with a body kick.
Sylvia throws a nice looking combination but Cobb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sylvia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sylvia goes for a double leg but Cobb avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cobb continues to drive forward.
Cobb gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sylvia wants to break free but Cobb has control.
Sylvia is trying to break free.
Sylvia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb has Sylvia pressed against the cage, preventing Sylvia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cobb - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cobb prevents Sylvia from breaking the clinch.
Cobb's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cobb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sylvia wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobb won't allow it.
Sylvia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Sylvia circles away.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Sylvia circles away.
Sylvia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cobb just manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cobb takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Semmy Cobb will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cobb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobb rushes Sylvia and presses him up against the cage.
Sylvia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sylvia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Sylvia circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sylvia misses the target.
Cobb wants to clinch but Sylvia slips to the side
and Sylvia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cobb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sylvia looking for a takedown.
Sylvia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobb is pressed up against the cage. Sylvia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cobb down to the mat. Cobb avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cobb moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sylvia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobb lands a hook that snaps the head of Sylvia backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Sylvia circles away.
Semmy Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sylvia keeps the fight on the outside.
Sylvia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
Sylvia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cobb fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slim Sylvia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Sylvia keeps it at a distance.
Cobb takes the fight into the clinch.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Sylvia is working for takedown but Cobb is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Sylvia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cobb gets underhooks to prevent Sylvia's takedown attempt.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Sylvia breaks from the clinch.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sylvia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cobb defending well as Sylvia loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sylvia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sylvia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice defenses there by Cobb.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobb is looking to clinch.
Sylvia cracks the inside of Cobb's front leg.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Sylvia circles away.
Cobb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sylvia looks to land a right hand but Cobb moved out of range.
Sylvia lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb avoids the head kick by Sylvia.
Cobb moves into the clinch.
Sylvia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sylvia is looking to break free of the clinch but Cobb has double underhooks.
Sylvia is trying to break the clinch but Cobb is controlling him.
Cobb is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Cobb on the inside.
Cobb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sylvia backwards.
Sylvia is trying to force a seperation but Cobb has the dominant position.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Sylvia tries to break the clinch but Cobb is controlling the position.
Cobb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sylvia backwards.
Sylvia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sylvia is trying to break the clinch but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Sylvia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cobb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sylvia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb tries to clinch but Sylvia moves away
and Sylvia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb is looking to clinch but Sylvia is avoiding it.
Cobb tries to clinch up but Sylvia circles away and keeps his distance.
Cobb moves in looking to clinch but Sylvia pushes him off.
Cobb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb tries to clinch up
and Sylvia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Semmy Cobb's cut even more.
Cobb has Sylvia up against the cage in a clinch.
Slim Sylvia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sylvia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Sylvia circles away.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Sylvia keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Semmy Cobb.
I've got Cobb winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Semmy Cobb!
Semmy Cobb decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Slim Sylvia was interviewed post fight and said 'Half of this game is 90% mental.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zarko Zidane (ranked 1406 p4p, 187 weight class) and Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 878 p4p, 117 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zidane might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sharp Dressed Man. Gennady Mikhasevich will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zarko Zidane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Mikhasevich.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mikhasevich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zidane attempts a counter takedown but Mikhasevich avoids it well and moves away.
Zidane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zidane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mikhasevich.
Zidane half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight right.
Zidane drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mikhasevich sprawls and moves away.
Zidane forces Mikhasevich back against the cage and clinches.
Mikhasevich lands a nice shot to the body.
Zidane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mikhasevich fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mikhasevich connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mikhasevich cracks Zidane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zidane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mikhasevich.
Good body shot from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich lands a hook that snaps the head of Zidane backwards.
A short left from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich scores with a hook to the body.
Zidane is looking for a takedown.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zidane tries to clinch but Mikhasevich is having none of it.
Gennady Mikhasevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich connects with a body shot that sends Zidane's belly button to the back.
Good standup being displayed there by Mikhasevich as he connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Mikhasevich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich tries to keep at a distance but Zidane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zidane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mikhasevich.
Zidane half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zidane closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zidane can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zarko Zidane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mikhasevich gets through Zidane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch.
Zidane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mikhasevich tries to avoid it but Zidane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mikhasevich to the ground. Mikhasevich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mikhasevich is looking for the big counter here.
Zidane moves in looking to clinch but Mikhasevich pushes him off.
Mikhasevich thuds a left hand into Zidane's body.
Mikhasevich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zidane darts in trying to clinch
and Mikhasevich counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Zidane falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gennady Mikhasevich!
Gennady Mikhasevich seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Montgomery Iii (ranked 1413 p4p, 188 weight class) and Gary The Reaper (ranked 609 p4p, 84 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Montgomery Iii might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bust A Move. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Montgomery Iii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary The Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery Iii looks to land a right hand but The Reaper moved out of range.
Montgomery Iii punishes The Reaper's body with a nice straight punch.
The Reaper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montgomery Iii.
Montgomery Iii lands with an overhand left.
Montgomery Iii feints and then cracks The Reaper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Reaper down.
The Reaper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montgomery Iii.
We've been informed that The Reaper has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Montgomery Iii swings for the body but The Reaper moves out of range.
The Reaper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Montgomery Iii, pushing him back against the cage.
The Reaper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montgomery Iii tries to work over The Reaper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Reaper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Montgomery Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Montgomery Iii.
The Reaper tries to work over Montgomery Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Reaper struggles to land a body shot inside as Montgomery Iii controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montgomery Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Reaper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montgomery Iii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montgomery Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montgomery Iii lands an uppercut.
Montgomery Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montgomery Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Montgomery Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Reaper fails to pull guard.
Montgomery Iii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Montgomery Iii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montgomery Iii misses with a body punch.
The Reaper blocking some punches.
The Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Montgomery Iii.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montgomery Iii.
The Reaper lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Reaper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Montgomery Iii.
Montgomery Iii misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from The Reaper - that landed with a thud.
The Reaper cracks Montgomery Iii with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Montgomery Iii as the two fighters clinch.
Montgomery Iii misses with some punches.
The Reaper blocks an uppercut.
Montgomery Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montgomery Iii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from The Reaper fails to land.
The Reaper misses with some punches.
Montgomery Iii blocking some punches.
Montgomery Iii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Reaper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montgomery Iii.
A short left from The Reaper.
Montgomery Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montgomery Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Montgomery Iii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Reaper misses with some punches.
Montgomery Iii misses with a punch to the body.
Montgomery Iii is pressed up against the cage. The Reaper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Montgomery Iii down to the mat. Montgomery Iii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jesse Montgomery Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary The Reaper.
Montgomery Iii connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery Iii slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Montgomery Iii scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Reaper moves into the clinch.
Montgomery Iii blocks an uppercut.
Montgomery Iii can't find room to land a body shot as The Reaper controls the action.
The Reaper blocks an uppercut.
Montgomery Iii taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Reaper.
Montgomery Iii prevents a takedown attempt there.
Montgomery Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Reaper gets through Montgomery Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Reaper tries to throw a body punch but Montgomery Iii avoids it by throwing The Reaper back against the cage.
The Reaper blocks an uppercut.
Montgomery Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montgomery Iii.
The Reaper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Reaper lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery Iii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Reaper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Reaper.
The Reaper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Reaper misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Reaper prevents a body shot from Montgomery Iii.
The Reaper tries to throw a body punch but Montgomery Iii avoids it by throwing The Reaper back against the cage.
The Reaper lands a right hand.
Montgomery Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Reaper tries a body shot but Montgomery Iii blocks it.
Montgomery Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Reaper can't find room to land a body shot as Montgomery Iii controls the action.
Montgomery Iii misses with the head strike.
The Reaper cracks Montgomery Iii with a nice body shot.
Montgomery Iii lands with a right to the head.
Montgomery Iii is pressed up against the cage. The Reaper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Montgomery Iii down to the mat. Montgomery Iii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Montgomery Iii's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Reaper under the eye.
The Reaper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Reaper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Montgomery Iii counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Montgomery Iii dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Montgomery Iii lands a nice hook to The Reaper's body. The Reaper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jesse Montgomery Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
The Reaper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Reaper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Reaper is trying to control. Montgomery Iii wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Montgomery Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Reaper can do to turn this around?
Montgomery Iii desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The Reaper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Reaper prevents Montgomery Iii from improving his position.
Montgomery Iii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Reaper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Montgomery Iii does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Reaper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Reaper trying to control from half guard but Montgomery Iii is working away.
The Reaper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Montgomery Iii's head.
The Reaper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Reaper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Reaper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montgomery Iii defending well though.
The Reaper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Reaper is trying to control. Montgomery Iii wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Montgomery Iii is looking to control The Reaper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Montgomery Iii avoid being mounted?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nice strikes from The Reaper there.
The Reaper is nestled in close to Montgomery Iii, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The Reaper perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Reaper throwing shots but Montgomery Iii is blocking nicely.
The Reaper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montgomery Iii keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery Iii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Reaper throwing shots but Montgomery Iii is blocking nicely.
Montgomery Iii is concentrating on defense, preventing The Reaper from advancing position.
Montgomery Iii won't allow The Reaper to pass to mount.
The Reaper trying to control from Montgomery Iii's half guard. Montgomery Iii has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The Reaper trying to control the position from guard on top but Montgomery Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montgomery Iii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Reaper postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Reaper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Montgomery Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jesse Montgomery Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Reaper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Reaper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Reaper darts in looking for a takedown but Montgomery Iii gets double underhooks and turns The Reaper into the cage.
Montgomery Iii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Montgomery Iii throws a leg kick which misses The Reaper's front leg but catches the back leg as The Reaper tries to avoid it.
Jab from Montgomery Iii.
Jesse Montgomery Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montgomery Iii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Montgomery Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montgomery Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montgomery Iii feinted there with a counter leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Reaper.
Montgomery Iii is looking to counter with a body kick.
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 Jesse Montgomery Iii will probably get the nod.
That's time! Montgomery Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Montgomery Iii jabs at The Reaper's body.
Montgomery Iii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montgomery Iii lands a lovely overhand right.
The Reaper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Montgomery Iii sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Montgomery Iii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Reaper's head backwards.
The Reaper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Reaper moves away from the strike by Montgomery Iii.
The Reaper changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as The Reaper blocks the leg kick.
Montgomery Iii throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Reaper on the side of the head.
The Reaper swings for the body but Montgomery Iii moves out of range.
It looked like Montgomery Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Montgomery Iii scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Montgomery Iii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Montgomery Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Reaper.
The Reaper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Montgomery Iii misses.
Montgomery Iii lands with a shot to the body.
Montgomery Iii throws a head kick but The Reaper moves out of range.
Montgomery Iii looks to land a right hand but The Reaper moved out of range.
Montgomery Iii throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Montgomery Iii. That snapped The Reaper's head back.
The Reaper slips a straight right by Montgomery Iii.
The Reaper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Montgomery Iii.
The Reaper is rocked!
Montgomery Iii walks forward and throws a big overhand right! The Reaper drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Montgomery Iii swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from The Reaper's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Montgomery Iii!
Jesse Montgomery Iii retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesse Montgomery Iii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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