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TFC 46 - Pat is Back PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Waste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bat man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Waste has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Waste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bat man!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waste scores with a leg kick.
man looks gassed!
man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Waste. Waste obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waste moves in looking to clinch but man pushes him off.
Waste wants to clinch up but man keeps it at a distance.
Waste throws a body punch but man moves out of range.
man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waste wants to clinch up but man keeps it at a distance.
Waste throws a body punch but man moves out of range.
Waste darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Waste gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
man takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Waste throws a body punch but man moves out of range.
man fails with the takedown
so Waste counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
man is working an open guard so Waste takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waste darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Waste decides to stand up.
Waste drives through with a takedown into guard.
Waste gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Waste plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Waste fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waste decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
man tries to roll over but Waste keeps him under control.
man looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Waste pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
man is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Waste stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
man avoids a kick to the body.
man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Waste counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
man drives through with a takedown into guard.
man wants to stand but Waste is controlling his posture from full guard.
Waste wants to stand and escape but man is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
man wants to pass the guard but Waste is keeping the position.
man tries to stand but Waste is controlling from the bottom.
man trying to control the position from guard on top but Waste is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Waste might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Waste is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst man is controlling him.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Waste shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Waste showed some decent athleticism there.
Waste is trying to work for a kimura but man is defending well.
Waste wants to stand up but man is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waste prevents man from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Waste 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.
Waste uses good head movement to avoid the hook from man.
Excellent takedown into side control there by man.
Waste is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that man can do to turn this around?
man tries to move into full mount but can't pass Waste's legs.
Waste manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Waste makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Waste.
Waste is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst man is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
man trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Waste manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
man keeping moving, preventing Waste from controlling successfully.
Waste gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
man shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Waste moves into full guard.
Waste pushes man off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waste shoots in and bounces man off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
man looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Waste puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Waste decides to stand and escape the position.
Waste throws a body punch but man moves out of range.
Waste throws a head kick that man semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
man fails with the takedown
and Waste counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
man trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Waste manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
man reaches up to try and control the position but Waste seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! man rolls and tries to escape and now Waste has his back!
man is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Waste has got one arm under man's chin. This could be trouble... man trying to control the other hand but Waste gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, man has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Waste!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between william frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). frost comes to the cage accompanied by Rap Das Armas. william frost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, william frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
frost has managed to clinch.
Holliday has had enough of the clinch but frost keeps him there for the moment.
Holliday can't break the clinch.
frost tries for a takedown but Holliday manages to get underhooks.
Holliday wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but frost has him pressed against the cage.
Holliday has had enough of the clinch but frost keeps him there for the moment.
frost drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holliday gets the underhooks and prevents it.
frost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
frost prevents Holliday from breaking the clinch.
frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holliday misses with an uppercut. frost saw that one coming.
frost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
frost misses with a head kick.
frost swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
frost throws a head kick but Holliday moves out of range.
frost lands a head kick. Holliday smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body punch from Holliday.
frost wants to clinch up but Holliday keeps it at a distance.
frost shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holliday pinned against the cage. Holliday gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for william frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holliday wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
frost is breathing heavily.
Holliday lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holliday misses with a few strikes there.
Holliday drops frost with a beautiful combination! frost stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Holliday is looking for the KO!
It looks like william frost has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
frost dodges the punch combination from Holliday.
frost closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
frost is rocked!
Holliday keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh frost is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holliday works frost's body with a nice hook.
frost seems to have got his legs back now.
Holliday lands with an uppercut that bounces frost off the cage and back into rage.
Holliday throws a hook to the side of frost's head but frost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holliday circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops frost to the canvas! frost doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Holliday keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Holliday!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Kouzmanoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the cage accompanied by Click Click, by Mobb Deep. The key to victory for Justin Campbell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chase Kouzmanoff!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Campbell.
Campbell wants to clinch up but Kouzmanoff keeps it at a distance.
Campbell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kouzmanoff feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell keeping full guard, as Kouzmanoff tries to pass.
Kouzmanoff thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Campbell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kouzmanoff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kouzmanoff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Campbell keeping full guard, as Kouzmanoff tries to pass.
Kouzmanoff slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kouzmanoff tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kouzmanoff has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kouzmanoff is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Campbell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kouzmanoff is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Campbell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Campbell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kouzmanoff on the ground.
Campbell is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kouzmanoff's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Campbell trying to hold on to Kouzmanoff's head to control him but Kouzmanoff postures up.
Campbell tries to roll over but Kouzmanoff keeps him under control.
Campbell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kouzmanoff trying to pass the guard but Campbell defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell pushes Kouzmanoff off looking to stand but Kouzmanoff dives back in and keeps control.
Kouzmanoff trying to pass the guard but Campbell defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Campbell misses with a double jab.
Kouzmanoff closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kouzmanoff moves into full mount!
Campbell wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Kouzmanoff looking for the choke from the back.
Campbell tries to escape the position.
Kouzmanoff looking to break Campbell's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Campbell remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kouzmanoff will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell tries to escape but Kouzmanoff has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Campbell manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kouzmanoff's guard. Nice work there by Campbell.
Kouzmanoff had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Campbell is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kouzmanoff Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Campbell's back instead.
Campbell is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Kouzmanoff dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Kouzmanoff with that takedown attempt.
Kouzmanoff slips a jab and a cross from Campbell.
A punch combination from Campbell misses.
Campbell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kouzmanoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kouzmanoff closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kouzmanoff is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Campbell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kouzmanoff moves into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kouzmanoff looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kouzmanoff is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Kouzmanoff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chase Kouzmanoff!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Wolfgang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Wolfgang!
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, Bryce James!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wolfgang wants to clinch.
Wolfgang tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Wolfgang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolfgang misses with a body kick.
Wolfgang pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
James can't get the takedown.
Wolfgang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bryce James has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfgang tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
Wolfgang throws a knee to the head but misses.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wolfgang tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
Wolfgang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wolfgang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfgang prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Wolfgang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wolfgang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wolfgang looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
Wolfgang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wolfgang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wolfgang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James manages to break the clinch.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolfgang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
Wolfgang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
James goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wolfgang is on top in guard.
Wolfgang trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wolfgang's guard.
James has gone for a leg lock! Wolfgang slips out almost immediately though and dives into James's guard.
Wolfgang has gone for a leg lock! James slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wolfgang's guard.
Wolfgang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in James's guard.
James working for a triangle but Wolfgang defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wolfgang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
James has his foot on Wolfgang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wolfgang works his way back into a safe position though.
James looks gassed!
Wolfgang tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
James has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wolfgang is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for James.
James gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfgang has control of James's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and James regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James can't escape the position.
Wolfgang manages to capitalize on a mistake by James to take his back!
Wolfgang is trying to stick to James's back but James is turning into Wolfgang. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wolfgang's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by James.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Wolfgang is retaining full guard.
James preventing the sweep.
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 Dante Wolfgang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bryce James's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wolfgang has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
James tries for a takedown but Wolfgang manages to get underhooks.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wolfgang looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
Wolfgang tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
Wolfgang misses with a knee to the head.
Wolfgang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wolfgang tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfgang missing with knees to the body.
Wolfgang gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from James.
James has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wolfgang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dante Wolfgang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce James.
James is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfgang scores with a knee to the head.
Wolfgang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wolfgang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wolfgang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wolfgang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolfgang tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Wolfgang tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wolfgang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James looks for a takedown but Wolfgang sprawls well.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Dante Wolfgang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wolfgang swinging wilding here.
Dante Wolfgang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wolfgang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
Wolfgang drives through and clinches with James against the cage.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James jumps guard but Wolfgang stands there with James around his waist. James gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wolfgang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wolfgang landing knees to the body.
Wolfgang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wolfgang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wolfgang tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
James wants a takedown.
James has Wolfgang pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wolfgang manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wolfgang connects with a knee to the head.
Wolfgang misses with a knee to the head.
Wolfgang looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Wolfgang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
James jumps guard and drags Wolfgang to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wolfgang stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Wolfgang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James keeping busy on the bottom but Wolfgang has passed one foot through into half guard.
James is defending against the submission attempts here by Wolfgang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Wolfgang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bryce James's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wolfgang tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Wolfgang stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from James.
James closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wolfgang counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfgang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wolfgang looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfgang connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
Wolfgang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Wolfgang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
Wolfgang tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
Wolfgang misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wolfgang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolfgang.
Wolfgang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wolfgang moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James with a poor takedown
and Wolfgang counters with a left to the body.
Wolfgang wants to clinch but James slips to the side
and James counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
James drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wolfgang looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wolfgang looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wolfgang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfgang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by James, who protects the arm well.
Wolfgang is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but James is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
James is looking to regain half guard here but Wolfgang keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfgang is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. James knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wolfgang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wolfgang clinches but James breaks the clinch
and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfgang gets full guard.
James tries to free his leg and advance position but Wolfgang is retaining full guard.
Wolfgang has his foot on James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. James works his way back into a safe position though.
James slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wolfgang tries to bench press James off him but James keeps the position.
Bryce James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dante Wolfgang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wolfgang trying to control but James flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryce James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wolfgang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Wolfgang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ishi Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davy Bauwens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishi Kiki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ishi Kiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davy Bauwens!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Davy Bauwens has been cut.
Bauwens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bauwens is looking to clinch.
Donk. Kiki catches Bauwens right on the button with a cross.
Bauwens moves out of range as Kiki strikes.
Kiki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bauwens uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiki.
Kiki throws a good cross that connects.
Kiki misses with an uppercut.
Kiki throws a nice looking combination but Bauwens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bauwens gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kiki looks to throw the jab but Bauwens is out of range.
Bauwens shoots in for a takedown but Kiki shows good takedown defense.
Kiki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bauwens is rocked!
Bauwens slips a jab from Kiki.
Bauwens is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiki finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bauwens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bauwens seems to have recovered his senses.
Kiki misses with a wild combination.
Kiki with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bauwens.
Bauwens has managed to clinch.
Bauwens misses with some punches.
Bauwens letting Kiki take a breather here.
Bauwens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bauwens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kiki keeping moving, preventing Bauwens from controlling successfully.
Bauwens controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kiki keeping moving, preventing Bauwens from controlling successfully.
Kiki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kiki being controlled here, momentarily.
Kiki wants to sweep here but Bauwens controlling him for the moment.
Kiki had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bauwens is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kiki Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bauwens's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauwens staying busy and making it hard for Kiki to control.
Bauwens is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kiki gets his way!
Bauwens covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Bauwens turns into Kiki and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bauwens trying to control but Kiki is working from the bottom.
Bauwens 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiki controls Bauwens momentarily but Bauwens frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bauwens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kiki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bauwens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kiki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bauwens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bauwens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kiki is breathing heavily.
Kiki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ishi Kiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davy Bauwens's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bauwens tries to clinch up but Kiki circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Kiki as Bauwens shoots in.
A jab from Kiki misses.
Kiki throws a shot from downtown. Bauwens moves away and avoids it.
Kiki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bauwens fails with the takedown.
Bauwens throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiki's waist but Kiki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bauwens off to one side.
Ishi Kiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davy Bauwens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauwens wants to clinch.
Bauwens defending well as Kiki loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauwens moves out of range of the strikes.
Bauwens tries to clinch there but Kiki circles away.
Kiki looks to throw the jab but Bauwens is out of range.
Kiki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bauwens in his tracks.
Bauwens moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiki looks to score with a jab to the body but Bauwens is just out of range.
Ishi Kiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bauwens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A lazy left from Kiki finds it's target.
Bauwens shoots in but Kiki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kiki throws a hook but Bauwens avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kiki connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Bauwens! He's out on his feet! Kiki rushes in and drops Bauwens with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ishi Kiki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hougar Christenssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solo Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Jethro Tull as his entrance music. Solo Green struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 268.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Solo Green is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hougar Christenssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solo Green!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christenssen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Green but Green pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Christenssen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Green looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christenssen looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Solo Green has been cut.
Christenssen throws a left that rocks Green and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Christenssen dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Green regain composure!
Green is rocked!
Christenssen is staying tight to Green's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Green is still in real trouble! Can Christenssen finish him?
Christenssen scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Green is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Christenssen can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hougar Christenssen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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226 lbs
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274 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexei Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Blanks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blanks keeps the fight on the outside.
Blanks clinches but Karelin breaks the clinch
and Karelin counters by clinching up.
Blanks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karelin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Blanks uses from the top position.
Karelin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Karelin looking for a guillotine here but Blanks defends easily.
Karelin working a defensive guard but Blanks manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karelin manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanks tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Karelin.
Karelin is trying to get back to full guard.
Karelin punching from the bottom.
Karelin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Karelin looking for submissions off his back.
Karelin manages to get to full guard.
That's two 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.
Blanks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Karelin is proving hard to escape from.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karelin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin moves into the clinch.
Karelin tries to pull guard but Blanks won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Karelin fails to land.
Karelin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Blanks can't fight it off and eventually Karelin manages to take the fight to the floor. Blanks looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karelin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blanks is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Karelin, into his guard.
Blanks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Karelin's guard.
Karelin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Karelin is proving hard to escape from.
Karelin striking off his back but it's not causing Blanks any problems.
Karelin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blanks is looking to stand up but Karelin won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Karelin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blanks looks to clinch
and Karelin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Karelin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blanks is looking to get back to is feet but Karelin passes into side control.
Karelin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Blanks regains half guard, as Karelin was trying to land strikes.
Karelin moves into full mount! Blanks won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Blanks is trying to stand.
Blanks is in a horrible position here. Karelin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karelin is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Blanks is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Blanks flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Karelin anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Blanks and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Karelin slips an arm under Blanks chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Karelin has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Karelin is squeezing on Blanks like an anaconda would it's prey. Blanks fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexei Karelin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Biff Biffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OJ Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biffman comes into the arena with Bike blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Black's choice of entrance music: Ja Rule feat. Fat Joe & Jadakiss - New York. OJ Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Biffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OJ Black!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Biffman at a distance.
Black throws a hook to the side of Biffman's head but Biffman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Biffman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like OJ Black has been cut.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Biffman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Biffman misses with the combination.
Black misses with a hook.
Biffman lands a jab to the head.
Biffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Biffman coming out on top.
That has opened up OJ Black's cut even more.
Biffman cracks Black with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Biffman has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Black to stand back up!
Black is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black looks gassed!
Biffman lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Black falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biff Biffman!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shang Tsung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsung comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat Theme Remix. Hughes has chosen COB-We're Not Gonna Fall as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shang Tsung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes shoots in and drives through. Tsung sprawls well.
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tsung tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tsung to the ground. Tsung escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tsung lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hughes backs up against the cage.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hughes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hughes controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Hughes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hughes looking to control but Tsung is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tsung is looking to improve his position but Hughes isn't that keen on the idea.
Hughes controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsung keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tsung regains half guard.
Tsung is pressing down on Hughes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hughes controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsung trying to control the position.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Tsung keeps moving.
Hughes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tsung is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Pat Hughes just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hughes wants to clinch up but Tsung keeps it at a distance.
Pat Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hughes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shang Tsung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Hughes.
Hughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tsung swivels and escapes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tsung.
Hughes shoots for a takedown but Tsung saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tsung as he avoids it easily.
Hughes looks gassed!
Tsung throws a series of strikes that have Hughes backpedaling.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hughes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tsung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tsung scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsung cracks Hughes with a good jab.
Tsung moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tsung cracks Hughes with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hughes drops his hands momentarily and Tsung takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tsung drops Hughes with a beautiful combination! Hughes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tsung is looking for the KO!
Hughes is rocked!
Tsung chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tsung connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tsung feints and then cracks Hughes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hughes down.
Tsung throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tsung throws a leg kick which misses Hughes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hughes tries to avoid it.
Tsung scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tsung controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shang Tsung dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tsung lands with a nice combination. Hughes backs away looking to recover.
Tsung shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hughes wants to control but Tsung is keeping busy.
Hughes is looking to improve his position.
Hughes trying to hold on to Tsung's head to control him but Tsung postures up.
Hughes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tsung is keen to just control but Hughes is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to control but Tsung manages to pass to mount!
Hughes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Tsung is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tsung seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hughes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hughes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tsung trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Tsung advances position into side control!
Tsung trying to control the position but Hughes is working away.
Hughes is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes trying to remain calm as Tsung controls from the top position.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tsung scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tsung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tsung lands with an uppercut that bounces Hughes off the cage and back into rage.
Hughes has his takedown stuffed
and Tsung counters with an outside leg kick.
Shang Tsung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Tsung counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes gets caught flat footed, as Tsung shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hughes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsung.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hughes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tsung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Tsung slips nicely into half guard.
Hughes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tsung perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shang Tsung dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hughes shoots and misses
and Tsung counters with a head kick. That will keep Hughes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hughes misses with the body kick
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tsung lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes clinches up with Tsung and pushes him back against the cage.
Tsung presses Hughes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tsung is trying to break free.
Tsung is trying to stall.
Tsung has Hughes pushed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tsung just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to trip Tsung. He has hold of a leg but Tsung is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hughes persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Tsung keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tsung keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsung looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tsung is keeping the position for now.
Tsung is controlling Hughes's posture.
Tsung wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Pat Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsung controls Hughes momentarily but Hughes frees himself.
Hughes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tsung keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hughes wanted to stand there but Tsung had control of the position.
Shang Tsung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hughes with a poor takedown
and Tsung counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shang Tsung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Hughes.
Hughes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Tsung saw that one coming.
Tsung lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hughes backs up against the cage.
Hughes has his takedown stuffed
and Tsung counters with an outside leg kick.
Tsung darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tsung passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hughes!
Tsung sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shang Tsung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tsung, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shang Tsung!
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