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GDL 89: West VS Camble PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack BusherWan (ranked 24967 p4p, 6114 weight class) and Derrone Biggums (ranked 704 p4p, 634 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack BusherWan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrone Biggums!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BusherWan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Biggums avoids it really well and circles away.
Biggums wants to clinch.
BusherWan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Biggums looking to score a takedown here. BusherWan is defending well but Biggums drives through and ends up in BusherWan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggums postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Biggums engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Biggums makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggums wants to control from the top but BusherWan keeps moving.
Biggums working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BusherWan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biggums.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Biggums working his ground and pound in the gym.
Biggums controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
BusherWan keeping full guard, as Biggums tries to pass.
Biggums drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but BusherWan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Biggums has BusherWan in his guard.
Biggums wants to sweep but no luck.
BusherWan tries to stand but Biggums is controlling from the bottom.
BusherWan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Biggums working for a triangle but BusherWan defends it easily.
Biggums looking for a sweep. Not yet Biggums, not yet.
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.
BusherWan wants to get up but he can't break Biggums's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Biggums is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Biggums wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
BusherWan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
BusherWan has gone for a leg lock! Biggums slips out almost immediately though and dives into BusherWan's guard.
Biggums working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
BusherWan is breathing heavily.
Biggums distracts BusherWan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Biggums postures up and lands a big shot to BusherWan's brow.
BusherWan has momentary wrist control but Biggums slips an elbow through the middle.
Biggums postures up in BusherWan's guard and throws a big left but BusherWan blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums looking to pass the guard.
Biggums not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Biggums is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
BusherWan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Biggums controls the pace.
Biggums working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Biggums drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Biggums jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
BusherWan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Biggums wants to pass the guard but BusherWan is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Biggums postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Biggums engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Biggums connects with a couple of short punches.
Biggums landing some decent shots from guard.
Biggums controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Biggums drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Biggums jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Biggums throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrone Biggums dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Biggums throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. BusherWan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Biggums is in BusherWan's guard.
Biggums is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Biggums throwing strikes but missing.
Biggums stays in close to BusherWan's body and controls the position.
Biggums postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Biggums wants to pass the guard but BusherWan is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggums in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Biggums postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biggums sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed BusherWan's guard.
Biggums is taking a breather. BusherWan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Biggums throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
BusherWan is trying to control but can't.
Biggums 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.
Biggums thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed BusherWan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums wants to pass the guard but BusherWan is defending well.
BusherWan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biggums wants to pass to mount but BusherWan is defending the position.
Biggums 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.
Biggums takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Biggums wants to work for an arm triangle but BusherWan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums drops an elbow to the side of BusherWan's head.
BusherWan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biggums perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
BusherWan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Biggums looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks BusherWan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Biggums throwing shots but BusherWan is blocking nicely.
Biggums controlling the action here.
Biggums wants to pass the guard but BusherWan is defending well.
Biggums scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Biggums working BusherWan over with strikes.
Biggums controlling the pace.
Biggums throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Biggums controlling the action here.
Biggums seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Biggums is working for a kimura but BusherWan is defending it quite comfortably.
Biggums wants to free his trapped foot but BusherWan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrone Biggums showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Biggums tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. BusherWan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
BusherWan tries to sprawl but Biggums drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Biggums is sneakily working for an arm triangle but BusherWan sees it coming and defends easily.
Biggums lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Biggums lands a nice short elbow.
Biggums is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Biggums tries to pass the half guard into mount. BusherWan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Biggums thows a huge punch but BusherWan dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggums is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Biggums is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BusherWan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BusherWan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Biggums scores with a couple of nice shots.
Biggums landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Biggums seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. BusherWan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Derrone Biggums!
A relieved looking Derrone Biggums thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kelly (ranked 4935 p4p, 6208 weight class) and Charlie Paul (ranked 616 p4p, 709 weight class). Charlie Paul looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Paul!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul tries for a takedown but Kelly circles away easily
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paul looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kelly stuffs the takedown.
Kelly cracks Paul with a hook to the temple - Paul is on wobbly legs here! Kelly swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Paul falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kelly wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Kelly!
After the fight, John Kelly was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Shelby (ranked 6621 p4p, 4247 weight class) and Fausto Jr Carsara (ranked 736 p4p, 554 weight class). Shelby comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand. Fausto Jr Carsara 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fausto Jr Carsara!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Shelby. Those never looked like landing.
Shelby misses with a two punch combination.
Shelby tries to bum rush Carsara with a series of wild strikes but Carsara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Carsara tries to counter it with a takedown but Shelby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carsara lands a left and a right that send Shelby crashing to the mat, dazed. Carsara thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Thomas Shelby has been cut.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Carsara tries to counter it with a takedown but Shelby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carsara clinches up against the cage.
Shelby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Shelby.
Carsara closes the distance and clinches.
Shelby can't break the clinch.
Carsara breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara needs to keep his hands up - Shelby had a free shot at his head there.
Shelby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carsara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carsara looks for a takedown but Shelby sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shelby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carsara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shelby is looking for a counter combo.
Shelby tries to clinch but Carsara moves out of range.
Shelby clinches up against the cage.
Carsara blocking some punches.
Shelby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shelby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Carsara tries to counter it with a takedown but Shelby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carsara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shelby as he avoids it easily.
Thomas Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fausto Jr Carsara.
Carsara dodges the punch combination from Shelby.
Shelby doesn't manage to clinch there - Carsara circles away.
Carsara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Carsara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Shelby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carsara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shelby is fending him off so far but Carsara persists. Nope, Shelby circles away and we're back to standing.
Shelby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shelby's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shelby duly obliges.
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!
Carsara shoots for a takedown but Shelby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carsara lands a right hook to the body.
Carsara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shelby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shelby blocks a leg kick.
Shelby misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carsara has managed to clinch.
Carsara manages to break the clinch.
Carsara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carsara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carsara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shelby.
Shelby is breathing heavily.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Carsara moves out of range.
And Carsara tries to counter it with a takedown but Shelby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Shelby wants to clinch up but Carsara keeps it at a distance.
Carsara pushes Shelby up against the cage in a clinch.
Shelby wants to get back to striking at distance but Carsara won't allow it.
Carsara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carsara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carsara shoots in for a takedown but Shelby shows good takedown defense.
Shelby throws a head kick that misses.
Carsara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shelby as he avoids it easily.
Carsara misses with a takedown attempt - Shelby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shelby misses with the combination.
Carsara looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carsara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shelby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carsara.
Shelby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carsara shoots in and drives through. Shelby sprawls well.
Shelby avoids the head kick by Carsara.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Shelby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Shelby's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Shelby. No joy for Carsara on that attempt.
Carsara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carsara closes the distance and pushes Shelby back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Shelby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carsara is trying to pull guard but Shelby turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shelby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shelby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shelby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carsara was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Thomas Shelby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carsara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shelby but Shelby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomas Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fausto Jr Carsara.
Carsara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shelby gets control of Carsara's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shelby will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carsara is fighting to break Shelby's control of his arms but Shelby is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shelby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shelby working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Carsara's thigh. Carsara counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Shelby trying to control but Carsara is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carsara being controlled here, momentarily.
Carsara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shelby controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carsara is trying to keep Shelby in close.
Carsara trying to strike off his back.
Carsara wants to sweep but no luck.
Carsara keeping moving, preventing Shelby from controlling successfully.
Shelby controlling from the top position.
Carsara is trying to control the position but Shelby postures up.
Carsara is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Carsara uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carsara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shelby just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shelby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Shelby.
Carsara moves in looking to clinch but Shelby pushes him off.
Shelby has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carsara moves into the clinch.
Shelby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carsara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carsara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shelby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby manages to break the clinch.
Carsara tries to clinch there but Shelby circles away.
Thomas Shelby is winning the standup battle so far.
Carsara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carsara dodges the punch combination from Shelby.
Carsara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shelby as he avoids it easily.
Carsara clinches.
Shelby jumps guard but Carsara stands there with Shelby around his waist. Shelby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carsara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shelby stuffs the takedown attempt from Carsara. Carsara gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Shelby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Shelby's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shelby pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Carsara back to the cage. Shelby follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shelby lunges at Carsara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carsara's hand.
Carsara has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Carsara shoots in for a takedown but Shelby shows good takedown defense.
Shelby throws a lazy right hand but Carsara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carsara unleashes a big counter combination but Shelby bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shelby misses with a few strikes there.
Shelby looks for the body kick but Carsara saw that one coming.
Carsara slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
Carsara moves in looking to clinch but Shelby pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch but Carsara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Carsara's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Carsara tries to land a front kick but Shelby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
Shelby shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carsara.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carsara slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
Carsara has closed the distance and engaged Shelby in a clinch.
Shelby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby tries to clinch there but Carsara circles away.
Carsara throws a head kick that misses.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carsara moves away.
Carsara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shelby defends it nicely.
Thomas Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fausto Jr Carsara.
Carsara moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carsara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shelby tries to circle away but Carsara has him pinned against the cage.
Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shelby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carsara closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shelby quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shelby is looking for a sweep. Carsara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carsara is looking to take a break and control but Shelby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carsara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carsara gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carsara drives through and clinches with Shelby against the cage.
Carsara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shelby's efforts to push away.
Carsara has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shelby after a bit of a struggle.
Carsara is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shelby is defending well.
Carsara jumps into guard, dragging Shelby to the mat.
Shelby controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shelby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shelby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shelby postures up.
Carsara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shelby is one step ahead there.
Shelby sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fausto Jr Carsara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Shelby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shelby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Thomas Shelby.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shelby, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Shelby!
In his post fight interview, Thomas Shelby gave a big smile as he said 'FUCK YOU ALL IM OUT.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khadis Ankalaev (ranked 5013 p4p, 5753 weight class) and Jake Neil (ranked 510 p4p, 558 weight class). Jake Neil is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khadis Ankalaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Neil!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankalaev slips a jab and a cross from Neil.
Ankalaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neil manages to avoid it.
Neil fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Neil misses
and Ankalaev counters with a takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Neil is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ankalaev asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil is letting Ankalaev control him for a moment.
Ankalaev in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Ankalaev politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ankalaev prefers to stall for the moment though.
Neil is pushing Ankalaev's head away, looking to escape. Ankalaev manages to hold on to the position though.
Ankalaev tries for a kimura but Neil is defending well.
Neil is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
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.
Ankalaev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ankalaev stands up.
Neil gets caught flat footed, as Ankalaev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ankalaev prevents Neil from getting back to his feet.
Ankalaev is pushing down on Neil's leg trying to pass to half guard. Neil is fighting to maintain full guard but Ankalaev has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ankalaev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankalaev seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Neil for as long as he can get away with.
Ankalaev is looking to advance position but Neil won't allow it.
Ankalaev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Neil has managed to free his arm - good work.
Neil wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ankalaev stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ankalaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've been informed that Neil has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ankalaev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Neil knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neil is trying to stand up here but Ankalaev is controlling him well.
Ankalaev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khadis Ankalaev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Neil tries to bum rush Ankalaev with a series of wild strikes but Ankalaev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Neil throws a body punch but Ankalaev moves out of range.
Neil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neil digs a good hook to Ankalaev's body.
Neil looks to land a combination but Ankalaev avoids it well.
Neil throws a combination that misses
and Ankalaev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Neil's guard.
Ankalaev controlling from the top position.
Ankalaev passes Neil's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neil is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ankalaev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ankalaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Neil with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankalaev controlling the pace.
Ankalaev is looking for a kimura but Neil is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ankalaev to get the leverage.
Ankalaev moves into full mount! Neil won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ankalaev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neil taking shots to the head.
Ankalaev won't let Neil get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ankalaev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankalaev wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Ankalaev content just to control the position here.
Ankalaev continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ankalaev gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Neil throws a leg kick that misses.
Neil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neil goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Neil tries to sprawl but Ankalaev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ankalaev is controlling the pace.
Neil wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khadis Ankalaev dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ankalaev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Neil misses with a two punch combination.
Neil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ankalaev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neil won't be happy with that.
Ankalaev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ankalaev controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ankalaev decides to stand back up.
Neil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankalaev gets the takedown into side control.
Ankalaev taking a breather here.
Ankalaev lands a few punches from side control.
Ankalaev happy to just control the position for now.
Ankalaev stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Neil enables Ankalaev to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Neil manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ankalaev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Neil's head.
Ankalaev stands and throws Neil's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ankalaev decides to take the fight back to the feet.
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!
Ankalaev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Neil to the ground. Ankalaev is now in Neil's guard.
Neil can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ankalaev controls the pace.
Neil wants to stand up but Ankalaev is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankalaev advances position into side control!
Ankalaev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Neil some visible discomfort.
Ankalaev slows the pace down.
Ankalaev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Neil is trying to control Ankalaev's posture but Ankalaev avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankalaev in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jake Neil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ankalaev has hold of Neil's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Neil seems comfortable defending it but Ankalaev has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Neil is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Neil is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ankalaev couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khadis Ankalaev!
Khadis Ankalaev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Wilson (ranked 5096 p4p, 3663 weight class) and Markos Hadjilis (ranked 626 p4p, 496 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Markos Hadjilis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hadjilis.
Hadjilis lands a jab to Wilson's midsection.
Hadjilis throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wilson walks into a jab.
Hadjilis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hadjilis throws a shot to the body.
Hadjilis moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Hadjilis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hadjilis throws out the jab.
Markos Hadjilis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hadjilis manages to break the clinch.
Hadjilis throws out a powerful jab.
Wilson moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Still in the clinch, Hadjilis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hadjilis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hadjilis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 Wilson is rocked!
Wilson shoots for a double leg takedown but Hadjilis sprawls well. He's pushed Wilson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson leaves his chin hanging out and Hadjilis seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Wilson crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Markos Hadjilis!
Markos Hadjilis spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katashi Sakaguchi (ranked 5134 p4p, 5137 weight class) and Temirbek Yuldashev (ranked 583 p4p, 584 weight class). Yuldashev has chosen Лезгинка - Мой нанак as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katashi Sakaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temirbek Yuldashev!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Yuldashev. That snapped Sakaguchi's head back.
Sakaguchi misses with a takedown
and Yuldashev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horrible takedown attempt by Sakaguchi or perhaps it was just good defense by Yuldashev, which made it look bad.
Sakaguchi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yuldashev as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katashi Sakaguchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuldashev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yuldashev! But no joy.
Yuldashev leaves Sakaguchi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakaguchi misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakaguchi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yuldashev counters with a crisp one two that drops Sakaguchi! Yuldashev thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sakaguchi to his feet! Sakaguchi is in big trouble!
Sakaguchi is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuldashev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sakaguchi but Sakaguchi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sakaguchi with a poor takedown
and Yuldashev counters with a big left hand that crumples Sakaguchi! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Temirbek Yuldashev!
A relieved looking Temirbek Yuldashev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cheif Bitch Tits (ranked 6630 p4p, 4803 weight class) and Ryan Malone (ranked 737 p4p, 603 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheif Bitch Tits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Malone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone throws a right hand that Bitch Tits ducks under and follows up with a left that Bitch Tits also avoids with ease.
Bitch Tits lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bitch Tits with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bitch Tits lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cheif Bitch Tits seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitch Tits clinches up with Malone and pushes him back against the cage.
Malone tries to circle away but Bitch Tits has him pinned against the cage.
Bitch Tits pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malone circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Bitch Tits. Malone falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Bitch Tits!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cheif Bitch Tits!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Hendricks (ranked 6163 p4p, 5376 weight class) and Peter Konrad (ranked 662 p4p, 610 weight class). Hendricks comes to the cage accompanied by This Fire Burns. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Konrad!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks connects with the punch.
Hendricks dives in and scores a takedown into Konrad's guard.
Konrad being controlled here, momentarily.
Konrad throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hendricks sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hendricks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hendricks stands up over Konrad, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hendricks throwing strikes from guard but Konrad blocks nicely.
Hendricks is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hendricks looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hendricks looking to pass the guard.
Hendricks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Konrad controlling Hendricks's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konrad is positioning himself well to prevent Hendricks advancing to mount.
Konrad makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Konrad.
Konrad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Konrad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Konrad tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Konrad looking for a guillotine here but Hendricks defends easily.
Hendricks is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a big right hand that misses.
Hendricks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hendricks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hendricks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Konrad's guard.
Konrad is looking for a triangle but Hendricks pushes his legs off easily.
Hendricks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hendricks stopping the sweep attempt from Konrad.
Konrad working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hendricks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hendricks looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hendricks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hendricks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Konrad trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Hendricks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Konrad moves into the clinch.
Hendricks lands a takedown into guard.
Konrad controls Hendricks momentarily but Hendricks frees himself.
Konrad is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Konrad is looking to take this one to the mat.
Konrad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hendricks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konrad jumps guard but Hendricks stands there with Konrad around his waist. Konrad gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kenny Hendricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Konrad.
Hendricks decides to pull guard.
Konrad wants to pass the guard but Hendricks is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hendricks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Konrad forces his way into half guard.
Konrad tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Konrad looks to land a strike but Hendricks avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Konrad sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hendricks's guard.
Hendricks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Konrad trying to pass the guard but Hendricks defending well.
Hendricks wants to get back to full guard.
Konrad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hendricks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Konrad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Konrad tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konrad is looking for a kimura but Hendricks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Konrad to get the leverage.
Hendricks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Konrad.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hendricks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hendricks is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Konrad.
Hendricks fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Konrad to the ground. Hendricks is now in Konrad's guard.
Hendricks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Konrad can do to turn this around?
Hendricks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Konrad keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
Konrad working a defensive guard but Hendricks manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kenny Hendricks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Konrad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Konrad keeps working.
Hendricks working away.
Hendricks in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hendricks lands some shots froms side control.
Hendricks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Konrad on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Konrad manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hendricks's best efforts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kenny Hendricks will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hendricks gets tackled into the cage by Konrad. Konrad maintains the clinch.
Hendricks stalls.
Konrad tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendricks avoids the damage to the body.
Hendricks lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Konrad missing with punches from the bottom.
Hendricks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Konrad is pressing down on Hendricks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konrad working a defensive guard here.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Konrad keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hendricks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hendricks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Konrad keeping full guard, as Hendricks tries to pass.
Konrad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hendricks's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Konrad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hendricks working some strikes from top position.
Hendricks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hendricks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks trying to control but Konrad is working from the bottom.
Konrad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Konrad keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hendricks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Konrad pushes Hendricks off but Hendricks dives into side control.
Konrad taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hendricks goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Konrad rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hendricks's guard! Nice work there by Konrad!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konrad wants to pass the guard but Hendricks is keeping the position.
Konrad wants to stand but Hendricks is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kenny Hendricks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Konrad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hendricks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Konrad wants to control from the top but Hendricks keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hendricks pulls Konrad in close to prevent any damage.
Hendricks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Konrad wants to control from the top but Hendricks keeps moving.
Konrad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peter Konrad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hendricks has control of Konrad's left arm, preventing Konrad from doing any damage.
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 Kenny Hendricks.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hendricks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Hendricks!
As Kenny Hendricks got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This is everything I predicted. Assad is strong with his Muay Thai but my grappling is just so much better. He's a hell of a competitor and he will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Copeland (ranked 3768 p4p, 5951 weight class) and Alex Cooper (ranked 475 p4p, 648 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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Excellent MT
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
Copeland looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Copeland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Copeland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick from Copeland, right into the meat of the thigh.
Copeland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Copeland breaks the clinch.
Cooper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper wants to counter with a clinch but Copeland pushes him away.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Copeland.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooper misses with a two punch combination.
Copeland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooper. That did some damage!
Cooper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Copeland.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper scores with a three punch combo!
Cooper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cooper throws a combination that misses
and Copeland counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Copeland has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Copeland.
Copeland breaks from the clinch.
Copeland lands with a right hand.
Cooper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Copeland drives through and clinches with Cooper against the cage.
Copeland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Copeland pushes Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper tries to break the clinch but Copeland is controlling the position.
Copeland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooper's efforts to push away.
Copeland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Copeland connects with a right hand. Cooper shakes it off.
Cooper looks to land a combination but Copeland avoids it well.
Cooper gets tackled into the cage by Copeland. Copeland maintains the clinch.
Copeland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Copeland has him pressed against the cage.
Copeland tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Copeland misses with a body punch.
Copeland manages to break the clinch.
Cooper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Copeland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Copeland dips to his left and cracks Cooper with an uppercut!
Cooper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Copeland bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooper's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alex Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Copeland tenderised Cooper's leg. Cooper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Copeland is avoiding it.
Copeland scores with a leg kick.
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Copeland circles away quickly and effectively.
Copeland is looking to counter punch.
Cooper looks winded!
Cooper drops his hands momentarily and Copeland takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Copeland connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Copeland has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Copeland breaks the clinch.
Copeland slips a jab and a cross from Cooper.
Kenneth Copeland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Copeland. That snapped Cooper's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Copeland.
Copeland dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Copeland moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copeland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Copeland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Copeland.
Copeland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Copeland lands an uppercut.
Copeland lands a hook to the side of the head.
Copeland lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Copeland breaks from the clinch.
Copeland connects with a crisp jab.
Copeland is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Copeland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Copeland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper being controlled against the cage.
Copeland presses Cooper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Copeland dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Copeland lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copeland manages to avoid it.
Cooper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Cooper.
Copeland looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Kenneth Copeland is winning the standup battle so far.
Copeland takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Copeland digs a good body shot into Cooper's ribs.
Copeland moves into range and clinches up with Cooper.
Copeland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Copeland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cooper under the eye.
Copeland rushes Cooper and presses him up against the cage.
Copeland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Copeland.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Copeland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Copeland is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Copeland is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Copeland.
Kenneth Copeland has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Copeland lands a body punch in the clinch.
Copeland working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooper wants to get back to striking at distance but Copeland won't allow it.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch but Copeland keeps him there for the moment.
Copeland prevents Cooper from breaking the clinch.
Copeland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Copeland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooper can do to turn this around?
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Copeland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland scores with a jab to the head.
Copeland lands with a cross.
Copeland connects with a nice looking jab.
Copeland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Copeland avoids them all with ease.
Copeland throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
Copeland catches Cooper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Copeland lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Copeland scores with a nice right hand.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Copeland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cooper has time to react.
Cooper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cooper defending well as Copeland loads up on a big left hand.
Copeland scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Copeland avoids the body shot from Cooper.
Copeland lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Copeland digs a good hook to Cooper's body.
Copeland thuds his right hand into Cooper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Copeland was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Copeland stuns Cooper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Copeland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Copeland manages to break the clinch.
Copeland digs a good body shot into Cooper's ribs.
Cooper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Copeland has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Copeland breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Copeland.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Copeland connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Copeland lands with a straight right. Cooper didn't see that one coming.
Copeland lands with a hook. Cooper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Copeland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Copeland scores with a jab. Cooper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Copeland darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Copeland.
Cooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Copeland counters with a straight right hand.
Copeland circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Copeland.
Nice shot lands for Copeland.
Copeland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Copeland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Copeland avoids them all with ease.
Copeland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Copeland lands with a right hand.
Copeland moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Copeland dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cooper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Copeland counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cooper misses with a combination
and Copeland counters with a right hand to the body.
Copeland fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Copeland.
Copeland throws out a powerful jab.
Copeland slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Copeland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Copeland scores with a nice head shot.
Cooper walks into a left hand.
Cooper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Copeland counters with a leg kick.
Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Copeland was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cooper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Copeland stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cooper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Copeland.
Cooper blocks a jab.
Cooper's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Copeland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Copeland jabs Cooper right on the nose. Cooper blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Copeland lands a left hand.
Copeland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Copeland moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cooper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Copeland moves into the clinch.
Copeland lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Copeland.
Copeland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Copeland scores with a jab. Cooper acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Copeland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Copeland cracks a nice hook into Cooper's ribs.
Copeland takes the fight into the clinch.
Copeland breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland scores with a jab to the head.
Cooper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Copeland rushes Cooper and presses him up against the cage.
Copeland lands a shot to the body.
Copeland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Copeland gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Copeland.
A short uppercut from Copeland.
Copeland controlling the action here for a moment.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Copeland.
Copeland has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Copeland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
Copeland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alex Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Copeland moves into the clinch successfully.
Copeland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Copeland saw that one coming.
Copeland rushes Cooper and presses him up against the cage.
Copeland manages to break the clinch.
Cooper throws a right hand that Copeland ducks under and follows up with a left that Copeland also avoids with ease.
Kenneth Copeland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cooper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Copeland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Copeland moves into the clinch successfully.
Copeland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Copeland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Copeland dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
As Cooper looks to move away, Copeland throws a big counter combo but Cooper just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Copeland lands with a hook. Cooper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Copeland.
Copeland clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Copeland on the inside.
Cooper tries to circle away but Copeland has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Copeland.
Copeland breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper misses with an uppercut
and Cooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alex Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Copeland lands a jab to the nose.
Cooper throws a right hand that Copeland ducks under and follows up with a left that Copeland also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Copeland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Copeland has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Copeland!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chasen West (ranked 5219 p4p, 3610 weight class) and Mike Camble (ranked 601 p4p, 454 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chasen West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Camble!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camble bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
West is letting Camble control him for a moment.
Camble lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
West is trying to improve his position.
West gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Camble lands strikes from half guard.
Camble seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Camble is looking for a kimura but West is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Camble to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camble prevents West from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Camble there.
Camble is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
West tries to get to full guard but Camble has control of the leg.
Camble performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble winds up and cracks West with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Camble prevents West from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Camble lands a nice short elbow.
Camble scoring with strikes to the body and head.
West is looking to improve his position.
Camble perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
West is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Camble is working for a submission of some sort.
West is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Camble pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Camble connects with a nice short shot to West's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camble keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
West looking for submissions off his back.
Camble is taking a breather. West says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
West is trying to get back to full guard.
Camble controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Camble trying to control the pace.
Camble passes to full mount!
Camble landing punches.
Camble controlling from the full mount.
Camble dominating with strikes here.
Camble scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish West?
Camble unloading with bombs!
West is rocked!
Camble connects with a bit shot that sees West covering up! More strikes from Camble and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Camble is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Camble!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Camble thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Chasen West stepped up to the mic, saying 'I gotta work on my wrestling obviously, but I will be back.'.
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