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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 3021 p4p, 5844 weight class) and James Braddock (ranked 367 p4p, 565 weight class). Patrick Chaelsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Chaelsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chaelsson is standing up over Braddock. Braddock looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Chaelsson stands up.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Braddock is trying to escape back to his feet but Chaelsson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chaelsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock misses with a double jab
and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control.
Chaelsson stands up.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard.
Chaelsson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Braddock fights it but they end up in guard.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaelsson stands up out of the half guard.
James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Braddock is looking to get back to is feet but Chaelsson passes into side control.
Braddock tries to bench press Chaelsson off him but Chaelsson keeps the position.
Chaelsson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braddock's guard.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Braddock throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braddock is looking to stand back up but Chaelsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Braddock.
Chaelsson stands up and beckons Braddock to join him on the feet.
Braddock throws an off balance right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson.
Braddock is looking to stand back up but Chaelsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Braddock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaelsson stands up from half guard.
Braddock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Braddock pushes Chaelsson off but Chaelsson dives into side control.
Chaelsson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chaelsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Braddock throws a sloppy body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Braddock scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Chaelsson manages to mount him!
Braddock looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaelsson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Braddock throws a combination that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chaelsson is standing up over Braddock. Braddock looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that round.
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.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard.
Chaelsson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Braddock to get to his feet.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chaelsson is standing up over Braddock. Braddock looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braddock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaelsson decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braddock is looking to stand back up but Chaelsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Braddock.
Braddock is breathing heavily.
Chaelsson decides to stand and escape the position.
Braddock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Braddock pushes Chaelsson off but Chaelsson dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaelsson decides to stand back up. Chaelsson steps back and let's Braddock get back to his feet.
Braddock misses with an uppercut
and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braddock is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chaelsson dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson decides to stand back up. Chaelsson steps back and let's Braddock get back to his feet.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braddock's guard.
Braddock is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chaelsson dives into side control.
Chaelsson stands up and beckons Braddock to his feet.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Braddock didn't expect that.
Chaelsson is standing up over Braddock. Braddock looks to escape but Chaelsson dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A shot to the body from Braddock misses
and Chaelsson counters with a single leg into guard. Braddock didn't expect that.
Braddock is wriggling around but Chaelsson manages to pass to half guard.
Chaelsson decides to stand and escape the position.
James Braddock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braddock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Braddock won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaelsson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson stands up and beckons Braddock to his feet.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chaelsson manages to pass to side control.
Chaelsson decides to stand and escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braddock misses with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaelsson.
Braddock is wriggling around but Chaelsson manages to pass to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Chaelsson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Braddock wants to stand back up but Chaelsson manages to pass into side control.
Chaelsson stands up and beckons Braddock to his feet.
Braddock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Braddock won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaelsson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Chaelsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braddock can do to turn this around?
Braddock throws a combination that misses
and Chaelsson counters with a takedown into side control.
Braddock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chaelsson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Braddock to his feet.
A shot to the body from Braddock misses
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Braddock is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chaelsson dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson decides to stand back up.
Braddock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Braddock tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Chaelsson manages to move to mount!
Braddock is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Chaelsson has taken his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson decides to stand up, even though he's got his opponent's back.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braddock's guard.
Braddock is looking to stand back up but Chaelsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Braddock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Braddock misses with a right hand
and Chaelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Braddock fights it but they end up in guard.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard.
Chaelsson decides to return to a standing position.
Braddock misses with a combination
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Braddock tries to kick Chaelsson off in order to stand up. Chaelsson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaelsson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Braddock to his feet.
Braddock misses with a hook
and Chaelsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braddock's guard.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chaelsson manages to pass to side control.
Chaelsson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Braddock to stand up.
Braddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chaelsson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Braddock wants to get back to his feet but Chaelsson passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaelsson decides to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Chaelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaelsson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Chaelsson!
A relieved looking Patrick Chaelsson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Thomas (ranked 18806 p4p, 24094 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 587 p4p, 618 weight class). Talbain has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbain gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thomas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Talbain looks winded!
Thomas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thomas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Talbain tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thomas is in Talbain's guard.
Thomas stands and steps away. Talbain gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Thomas drives through with a powerful takedown. That's hurt Talbain!
 Talbain is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Talbain is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Talbain is out cold and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Jax Thomas!
Jax Thomas retains his heavyweight title!
Jax Thomas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Dickson (ranked 24076 p4p, 5068 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 200 p4p, 98 weight class). William Tate looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morrison Dickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate misses with a double jab.
A big right from Dickson misses.
Dickson loads up on a big right hand but Tate slips the punch.
Dickson fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Dickson.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dickson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dickson throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Dickson.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Dickson shakes him off and moves away.
Tate walks into a stiff left hand from Dickson.
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!
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dickson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate misses with a jab to the body
and Dickson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dickson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison Dickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Dickson.
Dickson throws a right hand that misses
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson throws the left hand but Tate avoids the punch easily.
Tate with the counter takedown but Dickson avoids it easily.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Dickson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dickson throws a jab when Tate was well out of range.
Dickson scores with a one two! Tate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dickson takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Tate throws the left hand but Dickson avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson walks into a stiff left hand from Tate.
Dickson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickson.
Dickson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tate off the cage and back into range.
Dickson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tate at a distance.
Tate takes one to the chin there.
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
Dickson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dickson misses with a looping left.
Dickson throws a lazy right hand but Tate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dickson scores with a nice strike.
Dickson looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
Dickson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Dickson misses the jab.
Tate wants to counter the offense by Dickson and move into the clinch position.
Dickson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate moves to clinch but Dickson breaks away
letting Dickson counter with a right hand.
Dickson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dickson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
Dickson throws a hook but Tate avoids it easily.
Dickson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dickson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dickson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickson needs to keep his hands up - Tate had a free shot at his head there.
Dickson misses with a looping left.
Dickson digs a good hook to Tate's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate tries to clinch there but Dickson circles away.
Dickson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dickson misses the jab.
Tate cracks a nice hook into Dickson's ribs.
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!
Dickson misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.
Tate misses with the combination.
Dickson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tate's head backwards.
Tate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dickson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Dickson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dickson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Dickson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tate lands a slapping body shot.
Dickson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Dickson pushes him off.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tate might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dickson has got the better of the exchanges.
Dickson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dickson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate.
Tate tries to clinch there but Dickson circles away.
Dickson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
Tate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dickson misses with a hook
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate slips a straight right by Dickson.
Dickson misses with a looping right.
Tate scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson connects with a single shot there.
Dickson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Dickson works the jab nicely.
Tate throws a right and a left that Dickson avoids nicely.
Dickson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate tries to clinch up but Dickson circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickson. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dickson throws a poor cross that misses
and Tate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
William Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate wants to clinch up but Dickson keeps it at a distance.
Tate looks to land a right hand but Dickson moved out of range.
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
Tate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Dickson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dickson throws a poor cross that misses
and Tate counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Dickson there.
Dickson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickson misses with a hook. Tate ducked under it nicely.
Tate moves away from the strike by Dickson.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dickson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dickson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tate misses with a right hand
and Dickson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dickson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson misses with a lunging right hand
and Tate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dickson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tate slips a jab from Dickson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson misses the jab.
Dickson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate throws out a counter right but Dickson avoids it with no problem.
Dickson throws a lazy right hand but Tate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickson tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate tries to clinch but Dickson moves out of range.
Dickson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison Dickson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dickson takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Dickson misses with a body shot.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Tate avoids the body shot from Dickson.
Dickson looks to throw the jab but Tate is out of range.
Tate appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate moves away from the strike by Dickson.
Dickson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dickson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Dickson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tate.
Tate slips a jab from Dickson.
A telegraphed right hand from Dickson misses the target.
A punch combination from Dickson misses.
Tate stuns Dickson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dickson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Dickson throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Dickson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tate tries to clinch up but Dickson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickson misses with a hook.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Dickson.
It seemed like Tate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dickson misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Tate's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickson.
Tate slips under a jab.
Dickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Tate misses with the combination.
Tate lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate tries to clinch up
and Dickson counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate defending well as Dickson loads up on a big left hand.
Dickson misses with a hook to the body
and Tate counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dickson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate fails to land with a series of punches.
Dickson connects with a looping right hand.
Tate tries to clinch but Dickson is having none of it.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Dickson counter with a right hand.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Dickson.
Tate drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dickson defends it well.
Tate misses with an uppercut
and Dickson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Dickson pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dickson throws out a loose jab but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Tate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dickson throwing a counter right hand but Tate manages to avoid it.
Morrison Dickson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Dickson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dickson misses with a double jab
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Dickson as he connects with a hook.
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!
Tate wants to clinch
and Dickson counters with a nice body shot.
Dickson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dickson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tate's hands.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Dickson circles away.
Tate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dickson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dickson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dickson looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
A nice side step and Tate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dickson swinging wildly here.
Dickson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tate misses with a two punch combination.
Dickson throws a hook but Tate avoids it easily.
Dickson misses with a hook.
Tate tries to clinch but Dickson is having none of it.
Dickson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dickson moves out of range as Tate strikes.
Jab by Dickson.
Dickson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tate doesn't seem bothered though.
Tate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate.
Dickson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tate misses with a looping right.
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Tate misses the target.
Tate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dickson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Dickson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dickson lands with a cross.
Tate wants to clinch.
It looked like Dickson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dickson misses with a wild body shot.
Tate takes a swing at Dickson's ribcage but misses.
Dickson throws a hook but Tate avoids it easily.
Tate walks into a straight right hand from Dickson.
William Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Dickson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Dickson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dickson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morrison Dickson!
Morrison Dickson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 3147 p4p, 23937 weight class) and Macho Camacho (ranked 384 p4p, 601 weight class). Fortune Thibodeaux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Camacho or perhaps it was just good defense by Thibodeaux, which made it look bad.
Camacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camacho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thibodeaux in his tracks.
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux forces Camacho back against the cage and clinches.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Camacho backwards.
Thibodeaux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Macho Camacho has been cut.
Thibodeaux lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thibodeaux definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Camacho dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Camacho drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thibodeaux pulls his leg out and moves away.
Camacho throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux's shoulder, as Thibodeaux tries to avoid the shot.
Thibodeaux blocks a head kick by Camacho.
Thibodeaux has Camacho up against the cage in a clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camachos head.
Thibodeaux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside.
Thibodeaux dodges an elbow strike from Camacho.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow that stopped Camacho in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Macho Camacho's cut even more.
Thibodeaux blocks a body shot from Camacho.
Thibodeaux lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Macho Camacho's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Camacho is trying to drag Thibodeaux to the mat but Thibodeaux just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fortune Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Camacho.
Camacho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux lands a vicious elbow to the side of Camacho's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Thibodeaux tries to finish him with strikes but Camacho still seems able to defend himself so Thibodeaux steps back and lets Camacho get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Camacho is rocked!
Macho Camacho's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Macho Camacho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fortune Thibodeaux!
Fortune Thibodeaux decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 4818 p4p, 23914 weight class) and Boxing Powerhous (ranked 94 p4p, 195 weight class). The key to victory for Tommy Gunn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn avoids the head kick by Powerhous.
Gunn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Powerhous fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Powerhous takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've been informed that Powerhous 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.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.
Powerhous forces Gunn back against the cage and clinches.
Powerhous is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gunn can't fight it off and eventually Powerhous manages to take the fight to the floor. Gunn looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gunn is looking to stand back up but Powerhous counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gunn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powerhous has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Powerhous fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
 It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
Powerhous controlling from the full mount.
Powerhous lands a nice shot to the head.
Tommy Gunn's cut is getting worse.
Powerhous sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gunn is trying to reverse the position but instead Powerhous has taken his back - oops!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Gunn is doing well to defend. Powerhous seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Gunn is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boxing Powerhous!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Righteous Crusader (ranked 4501 p4p, 10980 weight class) and Sota Sankari (ranked 91 p4p, 117 weight class). Sota Sankari looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sota Sankari!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusader scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sankari misses with a takedown attempt - Crusader sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crusader displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sankari seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Crusader shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Sankari is backing up but Crusader catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Sankari covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Crusader Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Righteous Crusader !
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 4955 p4p, 5789 weight class) and Rick Cruze (ranked 542 p4p, 578 weight class). Major Pain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Cruze!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruze is looking to clinch but Pain is avoiding it.
Pain appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pain shoots and misses
and Cruze counters with a head kick. That will keep Pain thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pain has closed the distance and engaged Cruze in a clinch.
Pain jumps into guard, dragging Cruze to the mat.
Pain controlling the position.
Pain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pain is looking for a triangle but Cruze pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pain pulls Cruze in close to prevent any damage.
Cruze looking to sit in guard and control but Pain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is stalling in the full guard.
Pain working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cruze's head.
Cruze can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pain controls the pace.
Cruze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pain seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cruze for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cruze is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cruze throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pain is pushing down on Cruze's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruze is fighting to maintain full guard but Pain has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cruze has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Pain content to control rather than advance.
Pain continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pain working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Pain is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruze has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Pain escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Pain!
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.
Cruze defending against the ground and pound.
Cruze is trying to control Pain's posture but Pain avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Pain stalls from top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pain lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pain scoring with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pain takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruze is trying to pull guard but Pain turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pain is trying to drag Cruze to the mat but Cruze just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pain successfully pulls guard.
Cruze wants to control from the top but Pain keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruze throws an elbow that misses. Pain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cruze's guard. Nice move by Pain!
Pain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pain passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pain unloading with bombs!
Pain looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pain working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pain lands a big elbow.
Pain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pain lands with some strikes.
Pain content just to control the position here.
Cruze tries to hold on but Pain postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain manages to capitalize on a mistake by Cruze to take his back!
Cruze trying to control but not successfully.
Pain is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cruze defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cruze defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pain's arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
What can Cruze do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cruze defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pain not allowing Cruze to control his hands.
Pain looking to break Cruze's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cruze remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pain will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain keeps control of the position easily here as Cruze tries to buck him off.
Pain looking for the RNC.
Pain gets his hands free as Cruze looks to control.
Major Pain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pain keeps control of the position as Cruze tries to break free.
Cruze is trying to get back to his feet but Pain has full control of the position and if anything, Cruze has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruze fending off the submission attempt from Pain.
Cruze is trying to get back to his feet but Pain has full control of the position and if anything, Cruze has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Major Pain dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pain tries to clinch but Cruze is having none of it.
Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain is trying to break free.
Pain jumps into guard, dragging Cruze to the mat.
Cruze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pain trying to control the position here.
Cruze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cruze defends well.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruze can do to turn this around?
Pain pulls Cruze in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Pain tries to pull guard but Cruze won't allow it.
Pain jumps into guard, dragging Cruze to the mat.
Pain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruze defends it easily.
Cruze trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pain's guard.
Cruze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruze wants to control from the top but Pain keeps moving.
Pain keeping full guard, as Cruze tries to pass.
Pain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cruze defends well.
Pain lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cruze can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pain controls the pace.
Cruze wants to get back to his feet but Pain is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cruze working a defensive guard but Pain passes into half guard.
Cruze trying to hold on to Pain's head to control him but Pain postures up.
Cruze is looking for a sweep. Pain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Pain there.
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.
Pain with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pain uses his free foot to push down on Cruze's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cruze.
Pain scoring with strikes but Cruze is staying in there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain landing strikes from the mount and Cruze is in trouble!
Cruze is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Pain locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Cruze is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Major Pain!
Major Pain retains his light heavyweight title!
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