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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sten Carlssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sten Carlssen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sten Carlssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Banner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Carlssen throws a lazy head kick
and Banner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Banner.
Banner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Banner is in close to Carlssen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Banner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Banner wants to control from the top but Carlssen keeps moving.
Banner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Banner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carlssen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner wants to stand but Carlssen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carlssen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Banner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlssen being controlled here, momentarily.
Carlssen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Banner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Banner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Banner cracks Carlssen with a solid left hand.
Banner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlssen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carlssen working for a triangle but Banner defends it easily.
Banner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlssen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
Banner stays in close to Carlssen's body and controls the position.
Banner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Banner trying to control but Carlssen is working from the bottom.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
Banner controlling from the top position.
Banner preventing the sweep.
Carlssen is looking for a triangle but Banner pushes his legs off easily.
Carlssen is breathing heavily.
Banner works over Carlssen with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Banner stands up and waves to Carlssen to follow him.
Banner clinches.
Banner has Carlssen pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Banner pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Carlssen tumbling to the mat - Banner dives into Carlssen's guard.
Banner scoring with some ground and pound.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlssen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banner 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.
Banner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Banner is stalling in the full guard.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
Banner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carlssen keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Banner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carlssen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner.
Banner shoots in for a double leg but Carlssen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carlssen wants to clinch
and Banner counters with a single leg into guard. Carlssen didn't expect that.
Banner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlssen is retaining full guard.
Carlssen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Banner 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.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
Carlssen keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carlssen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nathan Banner just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banner gets a takedown into half guard.
Carlssen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carlssen.
Carlssen has an active guard here but Banner has managed to pass into half guard.
Carlssen is defending against the submission attempts here by Banner.
Carlssen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carlssen is refusing to be controlled, as Banner sits in half guard.
Carlssen tries to get to full guard but Banner has control of the leg.
Carlssen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carlssen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Banner's guard.
Banner wants to stand but Carlssen is controlling the position.
Carlssen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlssen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Banner trying to keep a closed guard but Carlssen is proving a slippery customer.
Banner striking off his back but it's not causing Carlssen any problems.
Carlssen won't allow Banner to sweep him here.
Carlssen tries to free his leg and advance position but Banner is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carlssen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carlssen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sten Carlssen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banner misses with the combination.
Carlssen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Banner shoots in looking for a takedown. Carlssen tries to sprawl out of it but Banner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Carlssen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Carlssen misses.
Carlssen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Banner looking for a sweep. Not yet Banner, not yet.
Banner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Banner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Banner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carlssen is not content to let Banner control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Banner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Carlssen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Banner rushes Carlssen and presses him up against the ropes.
Banner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banner jumps into guard, dragging Carlssen to the mat.
Banner wants to stand up but Carlssen is controlling him.
Banner pulls Carlssen in close to prevent any damage.
Carlssen looking to pass the guard.
Banner looking for a sweep. Not yet Banner, not yet.
Carlssen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nathan Banner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Banner striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Banner looking for a sweep. Not yet Banner, not yet.
Banner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Banner wants to stand and escape but Carlssen is having none of it.
Banner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlssen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carlssen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carlssen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Banner pulls Carlssen in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Carlssen wants to pass the guard but Banner is keeping the position.
Carlssen advances to half guard.
Banner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carlssen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carlssen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Banner defends it well.
Carlssen 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.
Carlssen trying to pass the guard but Banner defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner manages to get to full guard.
Carlssen won't allow Banner to sweep him here.
Banner lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Banner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlssen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Banner's guard.
Banner wants to improve his position but Carlssen is controlling well.
Carlssen wants to free his trapped foot but Banner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Banner is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Carlssen pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carlssen seems to be working for a kimura but Banner defends the submission attempt.
Banner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carlssen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carlssen's back!
Banner throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Carlssen!
Banner landing with strikes.
Carlssen is taking damage to the body and head.
Banner looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Carlssen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Banner's guard. Nice work there by Carlssen.
Banner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlssen's guard.
Banner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sten Carlssen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlssen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Banner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nathan Banner.
Well Banner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Banner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Tompsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Everton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Tompsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Everton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tompsons pulls Everton into guard.
Everton trying to control but Tompsons is working from the bottom.
Tompsons escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Everton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Everton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tompsons is keeping the position for now.
Everton wanted to stand there but Tompsons had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Everton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tompsons uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Everton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tompsons pinned against the cage. Tompsons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tompsons, right into the meat.
Tompsons throws a one two combo.
Everton is rocked!
Eddie Everton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Everton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tompsons but Tompsons pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Everton is still on wobbly legs! Can Tompsons finish him?
Everton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sean Tompsons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Everton.
Everton looks gassed!
Tompsons shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Everton is on queer street and Tompsons is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Sean Tompsons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Wrong Way (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Evans has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Wrong Way!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrong Way drives through and clinches with Evans against the ropes.
Evans is trying to break free.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but Wrong Way won't allow it.
Evans really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wrong Way has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Evans is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Evans prevents a takedown attempt there.
Evans has hold of one of Wrong Way's legs. Wrong Way is fighting the takedown attempt but Evans gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wrong Way isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Evans stacks Wrong Way on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Evans!
Wrong Way is trying to improve his position.
Evans tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wrong Way manages to work his way to half guard, despite Evans's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
Wrong Way regains full guard. Nicely done.
Evans will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wrong Way keeping busy on the bottom but Evans has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wrong Way is trying to get back to full guard.
Wrong Way is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wrong Way looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wrong Way looks gassed!
Evans prevents Wrong Way from improving his position.
Evans not doing much here.
Evans trying to control from half guard but Wrong Way is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrong Way is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Evans jumps into side control!
Evans wants to stand but Wrong Way is controlling his arm.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wrong Way has a takedown stuffed.
Greg Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Wrong Way.
Evans lands with a shot to the body.
Evans throws a series of punches but Wrong Way avoids them all with ease.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wrong Way shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evans but Evans pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Evans.
Wrong Way closes the distance and clinches up with Evans, looking for a takedown. Wrong Way pushes Evans against the ropes but Evans circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans with a poor takedown
and Wrong Way counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Evans keeping full guard, as Wrong Way tries to pass.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wrong Way on the ground.
Wrong Way is looking to stand up but Evans won't let him.
Wrong Way prevents Evans from getting back to his feet.
Wrong Way drops back, looking for a kneebar! Evans looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Evans looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Evans!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans working away.
Wrong Way is looking for a sweep.
Evans tries to stand but Wrong Way is controlling his head.
Wrong Way tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Evans presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Evans dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wrong Way shoots and misses
and Evans counters with a series of strikes. Wrong Way will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wrong Way stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wrong Way with a lazy takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wrong Way shoots and misses
and Evans counters with a left and a right that stings Wrong Way.
Wrong Way is rocked!
Greg Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Wrong Way.
Wrong Way stuffs the takedown.
Wrong Way is still on wobbly legs! Can Evans finish him?
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wrong Way shoots and misses
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wrong Way seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wrong Way fails with the takedown
and Evans counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Evans tries to clinch but Wrong Way moves out of range.
Wrong Way tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Evans counters with a one-two to the body.
A good leg kick by Wrong Way.
Evans circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Wrong Way to the canvas! Wrong Way doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Evans keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Evans!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hales Tigris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
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160 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hales Tigris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Brown!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tigris shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Tigris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tigris closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Tigris pushes Brown against the ropes but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tigris is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Tigris regains half guard.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Tigris defends it.
Tigris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
Brown manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tigris's guard. Nice work there by Brown.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Tigris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tigris keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigris wants to sweep but no luck.
Tigris throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Brown preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tigris shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hales Tigris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown trying to control but Tigris is working from the bottom.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tigris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tigris has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Brown should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Tigris has tightened it up now! Brown should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hales Tigris!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuhisa Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikuhisa Oyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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176 lbs
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Brawler
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikuhisa Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyama tries to keep at a distance but Hall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Hall throws a series of punches but Oyama moves out of range.
Hall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hall.
Oyama dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oyama fails to land with a series of punches.
Oyama looks to land a combination. Hall sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hall is pressing down on Oyama's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oyama is holding on for now.
Oyama is trying to stand back up but Hall is controlling him
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hall wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is thwarting Oyama's attempts to control the position.
Oyama might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hall kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hall is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hall slips a nice elbow through Oyama's hands, connecting with Oyama's forehead.
Hall wants to stand but Oyama has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oyama drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Oyama wants to control for a moment but Hall uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hall wants to stand but Oyama has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oyama manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Oyama.
Oyama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oyama looking for a guillotine here but Hall defends easily.
Hall stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyama has his takedown stuffed
and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hall stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Oyama with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Hall counter with a right hand.
Jesse Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikuhisa Oyama.
Oyama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oyama looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oyama passes to full mount!
Oyama looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Oyama looking to control but Hall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oyama working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama tries to control but Hall wriggling away.
Hall tries to reverse the position but Oyama maintains control.
Oyama jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hall manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Oyama working away.
Oyama advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Oyama looking for a guillotine from mount but Hall is having none of it.
Oyama pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesse Hall will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oyama misses with a takedown attempt - Hall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oyama drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Oyama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hall gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Oyama moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hall has worked his arm free - good work by Hall!
Oyama goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hall rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Oyama's guard! Nice work there by Hall!
Hall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oyama's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall works his way into side control.
Hall decides to stand back up. Hall steps back and let's Oyama get back to his feet.
Oyama shoots in looking for a takedown. Hall tries to sprawl out of it but Oyama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
Oyama shoots in looking for a takedown. Hall tries to sprawl out of it but Oyama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jesse Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikuhisa Oyama.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama looks for a takedown but Hall sprawls well.
Oyama shoots in for a double leg but Hall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oyama shoots in but no luck this time.
Hall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Oyama's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oyama holds on and takes a little breather.
Hall trying to control but Oyama is working from the bottom.
Hall works over Oyama with some ground and pound from guard.
Hall wants to control from the top but Oyama keeps moving.
Oyama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Hall wants to get up but he can't break Oyama's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall shoots and misses
and Oyama counters with a nice uppercut.
Hall throws a right and a left that Oyama avoids nicely.
Hall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oyama counters with a shoot takedown. Hall fights it but they end up in guard.
Oyama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hall pushes Oyama off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oyama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall lands a big head kick that sends Oyama to the canvas! Hall follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Hall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cory Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the ring accompanied by Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn . Cory Steel 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory Steel!
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, Bo House!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! House's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Steel before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cory Steel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Harris!
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, Denny Scott!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Scott but Scott pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Scott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scott wants to stand but Harris is controlling his posture from full guard.
Scott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Scott forces his way into half guard.
Harris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Harris.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Scott postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scott wants to stand but Harris has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Scott is looking to stand up but Harris won't let him.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Scott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Scott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scott is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harris is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Scott counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harris wants to improve his position but Scott is controlling well.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Scott looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harris is not content to let Scott control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott works his foot free and advances to mount.
Scott landing punches.
Scott prevents Harris from getting the reversal.
Harris wants to hold on but Scott pushes him away.
Harris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scott landing strikes from the mount and Harris is in trouble!
Harris defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Scott.
Scott working Harris over with strikes here.
Harris tries to reverse the position but Scott maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scott is landing with some decent strikes but Harris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Scott working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harris can't escape the position.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
Harris tries to lock up and control but Scott gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scott breaks from Harris's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harris wants to control but Scott is having none of it.
Harris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Scott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harris tries for a takedown but Scott circles away easily
and Scott counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Scott.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Harris is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.
Scott gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Harris misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from Harris misses
and Scott counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Scott tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Scott tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Scott closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to get up but he can't break Harris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris is trying to keep Scott in close.
Scott trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harris's guard.
Harris thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Scott is looking to stand up but Harris won't let him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Scott gets caught flat footed, as Harris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Scott can't keep his opponent in guard - Harris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harris is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Scott!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to lock up and control but Harris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harris working Scott over with strikes here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Harris jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Scott is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Scott and Harris has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Scott sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Scott has hold of Harris's hands but Harris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harris is trying to work for a kimura but Scott is defending well.
Harris seems to be working for a kimura but Scott defends the submission attempt.
Harris working Scott over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling the pace.
Harris seems to be looking for submissions.
Harris wants to pass to mount but Scott is defending the position.
Scott is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.
Harris 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.
Scott wants to control but Harris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Harris passes to side control.
Harris trying to control the position but Scott is working away.
Scott is looking to regain half guard here but Harris keeps moving and retains side control.
Scott is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Scott is working to avoid the ground and pound but Harris connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott gets back to half guard.
Scott pushes Harris off looking to stand but Harris dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harris misses with a takedown
and Scott counters with a single leg into guard. Harris didn't expect that.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harris working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Scott has passed into half guard!
Harris trying to control from the bottom.
Harris trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Harris wants to hold on but Scott pushes him away.
Harris defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Scott.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris is looking to improve his position but Scott isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to finish this one by submission but Harris is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Scott.
Scott looking to finish with strikes here!
Harris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Denny Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scott lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Harris hang on?
Harris tries to lock up and control but Scott gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harris taking shots to the head.
Harris is looking to improve his position but Scott isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scott with good strikes from the mount here!
Harris tries to lock up and control but Scott gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scott landing punches.
Harris is trying desperately to improve position.
Scott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harris is looking to escape.
Harris defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Scott.
Harris slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scott wants to pass to mount but Harris is defending the position.
Scott wants to stand up but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harris.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Scott would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Scott counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Scott wants to stand up but Harris has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Scott is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Scott is trying to control the action in half guard but Harris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Scott is very close to passing his half guard.
Harris controlling the position for now.
Paul Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Scott lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denny Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scott has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denny Scott!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diago Palichini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Klopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diago Palichini is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diago Palichini!
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, Steve Klopper!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klopper lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Diago Palichini has been cut.
Palichini misses with a few strikes there.
Klopper swinging wilding here.
Klopper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Klopper lands a hook that stumbles Palichini back into the ropes. Klopper follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Palichini to the canvas! Klopper pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Palichini has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Steve Klopper!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Carlos jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Carlos jr 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Carlos jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Carlos jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Crowe which made him look bad.
Carlos jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carlos jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crowe's waist but Crowe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carlos jr off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Carlos jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carlos jr has time to react.
Crowe stuffs the takedown attempt from Carlos jr. Carlos jr gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos jr shoots for a takedown but Crowe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crowe slow jab from Carlos jr misses its intended target.
Raymond Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crowe as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Carlos jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crowe as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlos jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Carlos jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crowe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carlos jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a jab when Carlos jr was well out of range.
Carlos jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crowe as he jumps to the side.
Crowe throws the left hand but Carlos jr avoids the punch easily.
Crowe drops Carlos jr with a left and a right! Oh, Carlos jr is hurt - Crowe dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Jose Carlos jr has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Carlos jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Crowe trying to control the position but Carlos jr is working away.
Crowe is staying tight to Carlos jr's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Crowe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carlos jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crowe trying to control the action but Carlos jr is working from the bottom.
Crowe wants to stand but Carlos jr has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Crowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Carlos jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlos jr.
Crowe misses with an uppercut. Carlos jr saw that one coming.
Carlos jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos jr avoids the body shot from Crowe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlos jr fails to land the takedown.
Crowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlos jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crowe.
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.
Crowe looks to land a right hand but Carlos jr moved out of range.
Carlos jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Carlos jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crowe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos jr moves away.
A combination from Crowe does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Crowe.
Carlos jr shoots in for a takedown but Crowe shows good takedown defense.
Crowe misses with an uppercut. Carlos jr saw that one coming.
Crowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlos jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crowe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carlos jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crowe tries to avoid it but Carlos jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crowe to the ground. Crowe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crowe throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlos jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Crowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Carlos jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Carlos jr with that takedown attempt.
Carlos jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crowe keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos jr shoots in but Crowe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Carlos jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crowe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carlos jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carlos jr.
Carlos jr stopping the sweep attempt from Crowe.
Crowe looking to control but Carlos jr passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe wants to control but Carlos jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carlos jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crowe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carlos jr.
Crowe wants to improve his position but Carlos jr is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe won't allow Carlos jr to pass to mount.
Crowe manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Crowe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlos jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carlos jr slips a straight right by Crowe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carlos jr.
Crowe misses with a looping right.
Crowe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crowe throws a lazy right hand but Carlos jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crowe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos jr.
Jose Carlos jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos jr misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Crowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crowe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Crowe!
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