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PL MMA 15 Bizihwaeile vs Nicka PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Box (ranked 5108 p4p, 400 weight class) and Tom Boss (ranked 4038 p4p, 360 weight class). The key to victory for Johny Box has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Box!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Boss!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Box misses with a takedown
and Boss counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boss jumps guard.
Boss is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Box stopping the sweep attempt from Boss.
Boss bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Box's guard.
Boss controlling from the top position.
Boss decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Box, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Box shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boss counters by moving into the clinch.
Box jumps guard but Boss stands there with Box around his waist. Box gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Box. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boss ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boss no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boss controlling Box's posture.
Boss is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Box is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Boss jumps into side control!
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.
Boss working the ground and pound.
Boss staying calm.
Boss has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Box!
Boss is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Boss extends the arm and Box is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Boss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Karlson (ranked 5682 p4p, 509 weight class) and Julian Bashir (ranked 6395 p4p, 535 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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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Karlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashir stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bashir wants it to stay on the feet.
Karlson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bashir swats away the attempt to clinch by Karlson.
Karlson dives in for a single leg takedown but Bashir sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bashir darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bashir avoids the head kick by Karlson.
A little jabbing left from Bashir on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karlson is breathing heavily.
Bashir throws a body punch but Karlson moves out of range.
Bashir throws a body punch but Karlson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karlson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bashir as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Karlson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bashir misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlson with a poor takedown
and Bashir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bashir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karlson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bashir takes a swing at Karlson's ribcage but misses.
Bashir smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Bashir lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karlson doesn't seem phased though.
Bashir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlson.
Karlson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've been informed that Bashir 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.
Karlson tries to clinch up but Bashir circles away and keeps his distance.
Karlson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bashir defends well and Karlson ends up having to push Bashir into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bashir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bashir looks to land a combination. Karlson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Karlson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir misses with the combination.
As Bashir tries to get set, Karlson tries to push him back and clinch up but Bashir manages to avoid the attempt.
Oh Karlson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice sprawl there from Bashir as Karlson shoots in.
Karlson seems to have got his legs back now.
Bashir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Bashir throws a hook but Karlson avoids it easily.
Karlson throws a wild body kick that Bashir sees coming a mile off.
Bashir doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karlson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bashir but Bashir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bashir catches Karlson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bashir blocks a head kick by Karlson.
Bashir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karlson tries to clinch but Bashir moves away
and Bashir counters with a nice uppercut.
Bashir lands a really nice looking cross but Karlson seems unphased.
Bashir scores with a body shot.
Karlson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karlson walks into a left hand.
Bashir avoids the body shot from Karlson.
Bashir looks to throw the jab but Karlson is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlson has his takedown stuffed
and Bashir counters with a stiff right hand.
Oooooh!!! Bashir has knocked Karlson down with a huge combo! Bashir steps away and waves a wobbly Karlson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Karlson avoids the body shot from Bashir.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karlson.
Bashir is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karlson with a body shot.
Bashir throws a big shot that misses.
Karlson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bashir.
Karlson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bashir connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Bashir dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bashir misses with a wild body shot.
Karlson throws a right hand that Bashir ducks under and follows up with a left that Bashir also avoids with ease.
Karlson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bashir is fending him off so far but Karlson persists. Nope, Bashir circles away and we're back to standing.
Bashir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karlson at a distance.
Bashir cracks a nice hook into Karlson's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Bashir. Beautiful body shot.
Karlson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bashir.
Bashir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashir fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karlson on the side of the head.
Karlson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlson is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karlson shoots in for a takedown but Bashir shows good takedown defense.
Magnus Karlson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashir. Karlson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bashir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karlson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bashir.
Karlson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Karlson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bashir misses the shot to the body.
Bashir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir lands a slapping body shot.
Karlson wants to clinch
and Bashir counters with a straight right hand.
Bashir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karlson.
Bashir lands a jab to the nose.
Karlson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bashir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bashir misses with a series of wild punches.
Karlson fails with the takedown
and Bashir counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karlson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Julian Bashir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karlson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bashir throws a body shot but no joy.
Bashir scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karlson looks for the body kick but Bashir saw that one coming.
Karlson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bashir.
Bashir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magnus Karlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bashir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karlson throws a sloppy head kick and Bashir moves out of range easily.
Bashir throws out a powerful jab.
Karlson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bashir.
A jab from Bashir misses.
Bashir connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bashir lands a body shot.
Karlson fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Bashir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Karlson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bashir but Bashir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Julian Bashir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karlson tries for a takedown but Bashir circles away easily
and Bashir makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bashir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karlson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Karlson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bashir throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Karlson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bashir throws a jab when Karlson was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlson shoots for a takedown but Bashir saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Karlson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karlson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bashir throws the left hand but Karlson avoids the punch easily.
Bashir throws out a loose jab but Karlson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bashir sprawls well. Bashir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karlson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bashir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karlson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bashir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir needs to keep his hands up - Karlson had a free shot at his head there.
Bashir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bashir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bashir punishes Karlson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bashir misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Bashir.
Bashir stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir scores with a sloppy right hand. Karlson should have avoided that one.
Bashir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bashir misses its intended target.
Karlson is looking for a counter combo.
Bashir stuffs the takedown attempt from Karlson. Karlson gets slowly back to his feet.
Julian Bashir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karlson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bashir connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karlson scrambles back to his feet.
Bashir throws an overhand right that lands on Karlson's shoulder, as Karlson tries to avoid the shot.
Karlson shoots in but no luck this time.
Bashir thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlson ducks under a wild hook from Bashir.
Karlson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bashir makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bashir slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karlson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashir was well out of range. Poor timing from Karlson.
Bashir looks to land a combination but Karlson avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Karlson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karlson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bashir counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bashir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bashir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Bashir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bashir 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Julian Bashir!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Julian Bashir!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Julian Bashir!
Julian Bashir wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Kondo (ranked 3037 p4p, 322 weight class) and Kris Kristofsson (ranked 4993 p4p, 426 weight class). Kris Kristofsson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Kondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kris Kristofsson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kondo keeps the fight on the outside.
Kondo throwing a counter right hand but Kristofsson manages to avoid it.
Kondo drops Kristofsson with a big left hand and mounts him. Kristofsson is in big trouble!
Kristofsson is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Kondo moves to the back position.
Kristofsson is still in real trouble! Can Kondo finish him?
Kondo is looking for the choke from the back position but Kristofsson is controlling his hands well.
Kondo is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Kristofsson has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Kondo has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Kristofsson taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Kondo doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yoshihiro Kondo!
Yoshihiro Kondo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baeddan MacAuliffe (ranked 2578 p4p, 245 weight class) and Ktos Tam (ranked 4508 p4p, 368 weight class). MacAuliffe comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious by Duran Duran. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ktos Tam enters the cage!
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150 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baeddan MacAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ktos Tam!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAuliffe lands a body shot.
MacAuliffe thuds his right hand into Tam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Ktos Tam has been cut.
Tam tries to clinch
and MacAuliffe counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Tam off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - MacAuliffe follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Tam was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Baeddan MacAuliffe!
A victorious Baeddan MacAuliffe 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Horn (ranked 2494 p4p, 302 weight class) and Zack Rogers (ranked 23367 p4p, 562 weight class). Jon Horn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn closes the distance and clinches.
Horn breaks the clinch.
Horn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Zack Rogers has been cut.
Horn throws a one two combo.
Horn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Horn.
Rogers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horn counters with a left and a right that stings Rogers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horn lands a big head kick that sends Rogers tumbling to the mat! Horn takes a step backwards and waves Rogers back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rogers is rocked!
Horn throws a pinpoint strike between Rogers's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Rogers crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Horn scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Horn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Vi Karlson (ranked 2797 p4p, 325 weight class) and Tom Jr Boss (ranked 4980 p4p, 462 weight class). Tom Jr Boss has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Vi Karlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Jr Boss!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karlson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boss scores with a nice strike.
Boss tries to close the distance and clinch but Karlson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karlson lands a brutal uppercut that launches Boss off his feet! Boss tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magnus Vi Karlson!
After winning the bout, Magnus Vi Karlson 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 Buster McDiggle (ranked 1976 p4p, 249 weight class) and Phil Baloni (ranked 1808 p4p, 224 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buster McDiggle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Baloni!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDiggle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Baloni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting McDiggle counter with a right hand.
McDiggle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baloni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McDiggle scrambles back to his feet.
Baloni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McDiggle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baloni misses the body punch
and McDiggle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baloni throws a sloppy body shot
and McDiggle counters with a left to the body.
Baloni misses with a looping left.
Baloni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDiggle looks to land a right hand but Baloni moved out of range.
Baloni steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McDiggle.
Baloni clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from McDiggle.
Baloni looks winded!
McDiggle lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDiggle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, McDiggle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baloni misses with the head strike.
Baloni swings wildly with an uppercut but McDiggle uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDiggle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDiggle.
McDiggle lands a body shot.
McDiggle lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDiggle is working Baloni over against the cage.
McDiggle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baloni backwards.
Baloni swings wildly with an uppercut but McDiggle uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDiggle scores with a hook to the body.
Baloni wants to break free but McDiggle has control.
Baloni misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDiggle lands with a light punch inside.
McDiggle tries a body shot but Baloni blocks it.
Baloni trying to control the position but instead, McDiggle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baloni into the cage.
McDiggle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balonis head.
A right hook to the body lands for McDiggle.
A short left from McDiggle.
McDiggle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baloni is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDiggle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McDiggle as Baloni tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDiggle lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDiggle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDiggle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baloni is still on wobbly legs! Can McDiggle finish him?
McDiggle presses Baloni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDiggle lands a right hand.
McDiggle cracks Baloni with a nice body shot.
McDiggle scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from McDiggle.
McDiggle stalling in the clinch.
McDiggle works on Baloni's body with a couple of short punches.
McDiggle pushes Baloni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McDiggle digs a right hand underneath Baloni's ribcage. Baloni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McDiggle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baloni backwards.
McDiggle lands with a left to the head.
McDiggle creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Baloni's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Baloni drops to his knees and McDiggle pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster McDiggle!
Buster McDiggle managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macho Randy (ranked 1580 p4p, 179 weight class) and Aaron Smith (ranked 1161 p4p, 141 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lonely Train by Black Stone Cherry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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280 lbs
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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
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macho Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Smith!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy connects with the punch.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Randy under the eye.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Randy, which made it look bad.
Randy works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Randy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Randy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Randy counters with a thumping low kick.
Randy misses with a body kick.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Randy scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith throws a jab when Randy was well out of range.
Smith throws a right hand that Randy ducks under and follows up with a left that Randy also avoids with ease.
Smith misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Randy.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Randy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Randy.
Randy scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Randy. That snapped Smith's head back.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Macho Randy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Smith.
Randy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Randy lands an overhand right.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Randy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Randy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Randy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Randy connects with a solid leg kick.
Macho Randy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Smith looks to land a body kick but Randy moved away.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Randy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Macho Randy has been cut.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Randy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
A hook to the body from Randy.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Randy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Randy on the inside.
Randy lands a left hand.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Randy.
Randy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Randy lands a right hand.
Randy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Randy has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith blocks a body shot from Randy.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Randy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Randy, against the cage.
Smith stalling the fight.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Randy avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Randy can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Randy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Randy blocks a body shot from Smith.
Randy throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Randy prevents the takedown attempt.
Randy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Randy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Randy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Randy lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Aaron Smith has been cut.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Randy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Randy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Randy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Randy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Randy working a defensive guard here.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Randy trying to control the position.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Randy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Randy.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Randy circles away.
Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
Smith is keen to just control but Randy is a slippery customer.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Randy is trying to control but can't.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Randy's head.
Randy tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith is keen to just control but Randy is a slippery customer.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Randy's head.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Randy trying to control but Smith postures up.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randy keeping hold of Smith's head, controlling as best he can.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Randy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Smith.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aaron Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Randy throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Randy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith fails with the takedown.
Randy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Randy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Randy swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Randy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randy.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Randy is out of range.
Randy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Macho Randy is winning the standup battle so far.
Randy lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Randy moves away from the strike by Smith.
Randy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the jab.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Randy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Randy.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Randy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Randy's shoulder, as Randy tries to avoid the shot.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Randy is just out of range.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith misses with a hook. Randy ducked under it nicely.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Randy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Randy gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith takes a swing at Randy's ribcage but misses.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Randy but Randy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Randy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Randy lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Randy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Randy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Randy.
Randy moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Randy counters with a straight right hand.
Macho Randy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Randy - just one landing.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randy jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Randy with a jab.
Smith throws a jab when Randy was well out of range.
Smith dives in and grabs Randy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Randy pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Randy avoids the body shot from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy throws a shot to the body.
Randy wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Randy scores with a leg kick.
Smith is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A big left from Randy misses.
Randy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Randy throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Randy's corner calls for a 1-2. Randy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Randy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randy.
A telegraphed right hand from Randy misses the target.
Smith moves away from the strike by Randy.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Randy won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Randy tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Smith is looking to stall here but Randy recovers full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Randy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Randy keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Randy throws up his legs and catches Smith in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Smith tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Randy! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Macho Randy!
Macho Randy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Aaron Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jones (ranked 475 p4p, 65 weight class) and Carl Moore (ranked 1136 p4p, 153 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to King of Kings - Motorhead. The crowd seem to be enjoying Moore's choice of entrance music: Sad Man's Tongue by Volbeat. Billy Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Moore!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with a straight right.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moore.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Moore drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Moore with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
Moore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Billy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Billy Jones has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Moore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Moore.
Jones throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Moore throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones moves away from the strike by Moore.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones staying out of range there.
A lazy body kick from Jones
and Moore counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Moore tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Moore.
Moore tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
Jones wants to control but Moore postures up.
Moore tries to advance to mount but Jones denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones prevents Moore from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moore working the strikes but Jones uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Moore uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Moore has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moore connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Billy Jones's cut is getting worse.
Moore punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Moore looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jeez, Billy Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Billy Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carl Moore!
Carl Moore 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bizihwaeile (ranked 673 p4p, 83 weight class) and Bo Nickal (ranked 303 p4p, 40 weight class). Bizihwaeile comes to the cage accompanied by Problem - Say That Then ft. Glasses Malone. On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Bizihwaeile has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Bizihwaeile seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bizihwaeile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickal misses with a straight right.
Bizihwaeile has closed the distance and engaged Nickal in a clinch.
Bizihwaeile takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nickal swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile lands with a left to the head.
Bizihwaeile fails to pull guard.
Bizihwaeile blocking some punches.
Nickal lands a shoulder strike.
Bizihwaeile pushes Nickal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nickal prevents a body shot from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Nickal.
Nickal looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizihwaeile is just out of range.
Nickal has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bizihwaeile is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bizihwaeile has closed the distance and engaged Nickal in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickal working aggressively here.
Nickal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickal is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nickal is trying to drag Bizihwaeile to the mat but Bizihwaeile just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bizihwaeile won't allow Nickal to pass to mount.
Bizihwaeile wants to get back to his feet.
Bizihwaeile is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nickal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bizihwaeile looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bizihwaeile trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nickal drops an elbow to the side of Bizihwaeile's head.
Bizihwaeile tries to kick Nickal off but Nickal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bizihwaeile's head.
Nickal stops Bizihwaeile from getting back to his feet.
Nickal is keen to just control but Bizihwaeile is a slippery customer.
Bizihwaeile tries to kick Nickal off but Nickal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nickal working Bizihwaeile over with strikes.
Nickal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nickal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bizihwaeile wants to stand back up but Nickal manages to pass into side control.
Nickal landing strikes.
Bizihwaeile on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickal is putting a hurting on Bizihwaeile here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bizihwaeile is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bizihwaeile has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nickal but great work by Bizihwaeile.
Nickal manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bizihwaeile's best efforts.
Bizihwaeile wants to stand up but Nickal is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickal wants to improve his position but Bizihwaeile is controlling well.
Bizihwaeile postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nickal to stand up.
A telegraphed right hand from Nickal misses the target.
Bizihwaeile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickal throws out the jab.
Bizihwaeile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickal.
Nickal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bizihwaeile moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile stalls.
Nickal is trying to stall.
Nickal is pushing Bizihwaeile up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bizihwaeile working aggressively here.
Bizihwaeile is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nickal is defending well for now.
Bizihwaeile lands an uppercut.
Nickal throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Nickal on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaeile misses with some punches.
Bizihwaeile tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Nickal on the inside.
Nickal pushes Bizihwaeile back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nickal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnny Bizihwaeile has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Nickal.
Bizihwaeile is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Nickal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bizihwaeile fails with a takedown attempt.
And Nickal tries to counter it with a takedown but Bizihwaeile pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bizihwaeile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bizihwaeile fails to land the takedown.
Nickal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nickal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid it.
As Nickal tries to get set, Bizihwaeile tries to push him back and clinch up but Nickal manages to avoid the attempt.
Nickal stuffs the takedown attempt from Bizihwaeile. Bizihwaeile gets slowly back to his feet.
Nickal is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bizihwaeile. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile misses with a double jab
and Nickal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bizihwaeile's guard.
Nickal is working Bizihwaeile over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nickal looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile keeping moving, preventing Nickal from controlling successfully.
Bizihwaeile wants to stand but Nickal is controlling the position.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Bizihwaeile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nickal throwing strikes from guard but Bizihwaeile blocks nicely.
Bizihwaeile is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nickal is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bizihwaeile doesn't manage to clinch there - Nickal circles away.
Bizihwaeile looks for a takedown but Nickal sprawls well.
Nickal feints the counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Nickal misses the target.
Bizihwaeile tries to close the distance and clinch but Nickal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnny Bizihwaeile is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nickal goes for a double leg but Bizihwaeile avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bizihwaeile continues to drive forward.
Nickal throws a shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile shoots in and drives through. Nickal sprawls well.
Nickal tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nickal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bizihwaeile fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nickal feints the counter takedown.
Bizihwaeile throws a sloppy head kick
and Nickal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bo Nickal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nickal looking to pass the guard.
Nickal prevents Bizihwaeile from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickal tries to free his leg and advance position but Bizihwaeile is retaining full guard.
Nickal landing with the ground and pound.
Nickal prevents Bizihwaeile from getting back to his feet.
Nickal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bizihwaeile scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nickal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nickal just misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nickal.
Bizihwaeile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bizihwaeile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal throws a looping overhand right but Bizihwaeile ducks down to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile defending well as Nickal loads up on a big left hand.
Bizihwaeile shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nickal swings for the body but Bizihwaeile moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bizihwaeile changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nickal tries to avoid it but Bizihwaeile manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nickal to the ground. Nickal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nickal throws the left hand but Bizihwaeile avoids the punch easily.
Nickal throws a head kick but Bizihwaeile moves out of range.
Bizihwaeile takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nickal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nickal shoots in but no luck this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bizihwaeile forces Nickal back against the cage and clinches.
Bizihwaeile looking to throw knees to the head but Nickal is blocking nicely.
Bizihwaeile is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Nickal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nickal leaves Bizihwaeile with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nickal is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nickal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bizihwaeiles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nickal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bizihwaeile quickly recovers to half guard.
Nickal drops an elbow to the side of Bizihwaeile's head.
Bizihwaeile has hold of Nickal's hands but Nickal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nickal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nickal working Bizihwaeile over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile is trying to stand up here but Nickal is controlling him well.
Nickal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bizihwaeile is just riding it out for now. Nickal eventually gives up the hold.
Bizihwaeile is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nickal scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal passes to full mount!
Nickal with the ground and pound from mount.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nickal. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nickal dominating with strikes here.
Bizihwaeile wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bizihwaeile takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bizihwaeile's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nickal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nickal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Well,Bizihwaeile is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bizihwaeile that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Nickal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaeile is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Nickal landing strikes from the mount.
Bizihwaeile is rocked!
Nickal raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Bizihwaeile is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bizihwaeile takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Nickal's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Nickal!
A relieved looking Bo Nickal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Johnny Bizihwaeile was interviewed post fight and said 'Man fuck.. don't tell me this fake ass mofo beat me? my guy looks like a girl with a plastic D. What a joke to our generation.'.
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