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FKG 3 - Initiation PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Realest Sport kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jake Tyler had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Jason Allen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Allen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyler looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Allen clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allen.
Allen crunches a lovely knee into Tyler's ribcage.
Allen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Allen manages to end up in side control.
Allen cracks Tyler with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Allen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Allen stands up.
Allen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Allen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Allen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyler's defenses.
It looks like Jake Tyler has been cut.
Allen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tyler clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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!
Allen lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Tyler tries to escape the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Tyler as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Allen!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is taking damage to the body and head.
Tyler is taking damage to the body and head.
Tyler grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyler is covering up but some of the strikes from Allen are getting through and doing damage.
Tyler is taking damage to the body and head.
Allen is hanging on to Tyler's back as he tries to escape.
Allen lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Allen.
Tyler is trapped and Allen is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Tyler wants to escape the position.
Allen punishes Tyler with strikes from the back mount.
Allen is working the ground and pound. Can Tyler escape?
Allen is punishing Tyler with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Tyler.
Allen landing with strikes.
Tyler tries to escape the position.
Allen scores with punches to the body.
Allen lands punches and elbows.
Allen has Tyler flattened out and is raining down punches.
Allen is punishing Tyler with strikes - can he finish him?!
Allen landing with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen has Tyler flattened out and is raining down punches.
Tyler tries to roll but Allen sticks to his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen lands strikes to the head.
Tyler just trying to survive but Allen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a shot to the body.
Allen not allowing Tyler to control his hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler rolls, trying to escape but Allen keeps control of the position.
Allen lands strikes to the head.
Allen connects with a big shot to the side of Tyler's head.
Tyler trying to control the hands but Allen won't let him.
Tyler tries to roll but Allen sticks to his back.
Tyler grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Allen lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Allen lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen connects with a big shot to the side of Tyler's head.
Tyler grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Allen. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Allen gets his hands free as Tyler looks to control.
Tyler can't escape the position.
Allen lands punches and elbows.
The referee is taking a good look at Tyler as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Allen!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Tyler covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Tyler's cut.
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.
Allen gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Allen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tyler has hold of Allen's hands but Allen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Allen is nestled in close to Tyler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Allen moves into full mount! Tyler won't be happy about that!
Tyler taking shots to the head.
Allen lands with some strikes.
Allen with good strikes from the mount here!
Jason Allen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Allen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen trying to control but Tyler is having none of it.
Allen with a couple of short strikes.
Allen lands with some strikes.
Allen dominating with strikes here.
Tyler is trying to escape the mount.
Tyler tries to lock up and control but Allen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyler is in a horrible position here. Allen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tyler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Allen cracks Tyler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Allen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tyler's face.
Tyler can't escape the position.
Tyler is working hard here to advance position.
Allen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tyler is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tyler is in a horrible position here. Allen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tyler's face.
Allen with the ground and pound from mount.
Allen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tyler tries to hold on but Allen postures up.
Tyler is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Allen.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Allen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries to reverse the position but Allen maintains control.
Allen looking to finish Tyler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyler!
Allen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Allen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Allen unloading with bombs!
Allen raining down shots from the mount!
Tyler is desperately trying to improve his position but Allen has a good base and remains in mount.
Tyler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Allen working Tyler over with strikes here.
Allen controlling from mount.
Allen landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Tyler's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Allen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Allen has control of an arm but Tyler manages to advance to Allen's back!
Allen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Tyler.
Allen scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Tyler is looking for a way out.
Tyler trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
I really don't envy Tyler right now.
Allen tries to keep control of the position but Tyler is staying busy.
Tyler wants to control his opponent's hands but Allen gets his hands free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allen throwing damaging strikes from the back! Tyler could be in trouble here!
Tyler looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Tyler rolls, trying to escape but Allen keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen landing with strikes.
Allen cracks Tyler with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Tyler from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
The referee is taking a good look at Tyler as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Allen!
Tyler looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Allen trying to control.
Tyler is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tyler has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Allen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Tyler.
Allen is working the ground and pound. Can Tyler escape?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tyler trying to control the hands but Allen breaks the grip.
Allen lands strikes to the head.
Allen softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Allen keeps control of the position as Tyler tries to break free.
Allen lands punches and elbows.
Tyler tries to break free.
Allen is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tyler up.
You can see the frustration on Tyler's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is not going to allow Tyler to sit and survive in this position.
Tyler is in bad spot here.
Allen is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Allen scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Tyler is looking for a way out.
Tyler wants to control his opponent's hands but Allen gets his hands free.
Tyler prevents Allen from getting a body triangle.
Allen is working the ground and pound. Can Tyler escape?
Tyler can't escape the position.
Allen is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tyler up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tyler wants to control his opponent's hands but Allen gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Tyler's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Allen gets his hands free as Tyler looks to control.
Allen lands strikes to the head.
Allen 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 Tyler!
Allen is working the ground and pound. Can Tyler escape?
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Allen.
Jason Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
I really don't envy Tyler right now.
Allen keeps control of the position easily here as Tyler tries to buck him off.
Tyler trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Allen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Allen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tallahassee Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hall's choice of entrance music: Ruler of the World.. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tallahassee Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sid Hall!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins feints and as Hall raises his hands in defense, Jenkins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jenkins stands up and waves to Hall to follow him.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt
and Jenkins moves into the clinch.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jenkins jumps guard and drags Hall to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hall!
Jenkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hall?
Hall throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jenkins controlling the position easily from mount.
Jenkins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jenkins seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hall for as long as he can get away with.
Jenkins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall taking shots to the head.
Jenkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jenkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Hall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hall is trying to escape the mount.
Jenkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jenkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jenkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins has control of Hall's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hall regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jenkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jenkins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jenkins prevents Hall from getting the reversal.
Jenkins landing shots from mount.
Hall is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hall looks gassed!
Hall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a heavy elbow.
Jenkins breaks from Hall's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jenkins looking to secure an arm triangle but Hall defends it well.
Hall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jenkins looking to control but Hall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jenkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jenkins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jenkins controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tallahassee Jenkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jenkins clinches with his opponent.
Jenkins is trying to drag Hall to the mat but Hall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jenkins stalling.
Hall stops a takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws an elbow that misses.
Hall pulls guard successfully.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jenkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hall throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jenkins is stalling in the full guard.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Jenkins's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jenkins won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hall throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jenkins passes Hall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jenkins slips a nice elbow through Hall's hands, connecting with Hall's forehead.
Jenkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, Jenkins seems content to control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tallahassee Jenkins just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jenkins pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenkins's elbow.
Hall tries for a takedown but Jenkins manages to get underhooks.
Jenkins avoiding damage as Hall throws knees to the body.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Hall looking to slow down the pace here.
Jenkins is trying to trip Hall. He has hold of a leg but Hall is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jenkins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jenkins passes Hall's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Jenkins is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hall tries to get to full guard but Jenkins has control of the leg.
Hall is not content to let Jenkins control the position.
Jenkins is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hall is not content to let Jenkins control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins working Hall over with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hall kicks off Jenkins and gets to his feet.
Jenkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hall is fending him off so far but Jenkins persists. Nope, Hall circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallahassee Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hall is not content to let Jenkins control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hall gets back to full guard.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Tallahassee Jenkins just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jenkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jenkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hall manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tallahassee Jenkins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hall showed some decent athleticism there.
Hall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jenkins manages to get to full guard.
Jenkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hall wants to improve his position but Jenkins is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tallahassee Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jenkins drops an elbow to the side of Hall's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins controlling the pace.
Jenkins is just content to waste time from the top position. Hall takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jenkins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jenkins trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Jenkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.
Jenkins trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Jenkins won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hall wants to clinch
and Jenkins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hall won't be happy with that.
Hall is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jenkins asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jenkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jenkins stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jenkins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hall to the mat! Hall manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a strike but Hall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hall trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins has Hall pulled in close to control his posture.
Jenkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jenkins is working an open guard so Hall takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jenkins tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jenkins moves into the clinch.
Hall letting Jenkins take a breather here.
Jenkins lands a takedown into guard.
Jenkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jenkins trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenkins is one step ahead there.
Sid Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tallahassee Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenkins trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tallahassee Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jenkins, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tallahassee Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Tweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Tweet has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Tweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Marsh!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tweet scores with a takedown into Marsh's guard.
Tweet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marsh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marsh keeping full guard, as Tweet tries to pass.
Tweet postures up.
Tweet trying to control but Marsh is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tweet advances position into side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marsh wants to control but Tweet postures up.
Tweet is looking to take a break and control but Marsh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marsh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tweet moves away from the strike by Marsh.
Marsh thows a body shot but no joy.
Tweet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsh.
Marsh connects with a right hand. Tweet shakes it off.
Marsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Tweet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marsh as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tweet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marsh lands a jab to Tweet's midsection.
Tweet is breathing heavily.
Marsh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marsh fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Tweet to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Tweet looks to clinch but Marsh throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Tweet taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Stan Marsh!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Bhumsuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Zhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhumsuko comes to the cage accompanied by Feel Good Drag. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Bhumsuko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yang Zhi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhi closes the distance and clinches.
Bhumsuko trying to land knees to the body.
Bhumsuko gets underhooks to prevent Zhi's takedown attempt.
Zhi misses with a knee to the head.
Bhumsuko gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zhi tries to get to full guard but Bhumsuko has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bhumsuko postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Zhi to stand up.
A swing and a miss from Bhumsuko.
Zhi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bhumsuko circles away.
Zhi is looking to clinch but Bhumsuko is avoiding it.
Zhi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zhi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bhumsuko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bhumsuko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zhi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bhumsuko really felt that one!
Zhi gets a clinch.
Zhi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bhumsuko.
Zhi looks gassed!
Zhi prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhi lands an elbow inside that Bhumsuko shrugs off.
Bhumsuko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bhumsuko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Bhumsuko.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zhi.
Bhumsuko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhi.
Bhumsuko misses with a knee to the head.
Zhi tries to land knees in the clinch but Bhumsuko avoids the damage to the body.
Zhi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bhumsuko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhi.
Bhumsuko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bhumsuko lands a shot to the body.
Bhumsuko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhi keeps the fight on the outside.
Yang Zhi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bhumsuko wants to clinch
and Zhi counters by clinching up.
Bhumsuko lands an elbow that stopped Zhi in his tracks for a moment.
Bhumsuko lands a damaging elbow.
Bhumsuko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bhumsuko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bhumsuko - that landed with a thud.
Bhumsuko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhi backwards.
Bhumsuko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhi has him pressed against the cage.
Bhumsuko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bhumsuko has had enough of the clinch but Zhi keeps him there for the moment.
Bhumsuko wants to get back to striking at distance but Zhi won't allow it.
Zhi misses with an elbow over the top.
Zhi tries to land a knee to the head but Bhumsuko blocks with his arms.
Bhumsuko looking to slow down the pace here.
Bhumsuko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zhi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bhumsuko lands with a left to the head.
Bhumsuko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zhi misses with an elbow strike.
Bhumsuko lands a right hand.
Bhumsuko works on Zhi's body with a couple of short punches.
Bhumsuko drags the fight down to the ground.
Bhumsuko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zhi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zhi stopping the sweep attempt from Bhumsuko.
Zhi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhumsuko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zhi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zhi postures up.
Bhumsuko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Bhumsuko looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Zhi has picked Bhumsuko up and slammed him! Bhumsuko can't keep hold of the triangle and Zhi manages to pass to side control!
Bhumsuko tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Zhi presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Zhi controlling from mount.
Bhumsuko working to try and regain half guard.
Bhumsuko tries to hold on but Zhi pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Bhumsuko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bhumsuko is looking to clinch.
Bhumsuko moves into the clinch.
Bhumsuko misses with a body punch.
Bhumsuko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhi backwards.
Bhumsuko has had enough of the clinch but Zhi keeps him there for the moment.
Zhi tries to land knees in the clinch but Bhumsuko avoids the damage to the body.
Zhi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bhumsuko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bhumsuko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zhi looking to stall.
Zhi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bhumsuko misses with an elbow over the top.
Bhumsuko dodges an elbow strike from Zhi.
Bhumsuko swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhi throws an elbow that misses.
Zhi missing with knees to the body.
Zhi throws an elbow that misses.
Zhi is breathing heavily.
Bhumsuko scores with a shot to the side of Zhi's head.
Zhi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zhi keeps control of Bhumsuko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bhumsuko lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhi backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhumsuko misses with a body punch.
Zhi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bhumsuko missing with knees to the body.
Zhi avoiding damage as Bhumsuko throws knees to the body.
Zhi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bhumsuko goes for a takedown attempt but Zhi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bhumsuko rushes Zhi and presses him up against the cage.
Bhumsuko wants to break free but Zhi has control.
Bhumsuko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zhi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bhumsuko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhi prevents Bhumsuko from breaking the clinch.
Bhumsuko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhis head.
Bhumsuko leaning against his opponent.
Bhumsuko is pressed up against the cage. Zhi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bhumsuko down to the mat. Bhumsuko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bhumsuko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bhumsuko trying to control the position from guard on top but Zhi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhi looking for a sweep. Not yet Zhi, not yet.
Zhi is working an open guard so Bhumsuko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bhumsuko rushes Zhi and presses him up against the cage.
Zhi avoids a wild elbow strike from Bhumsuko.
Bhumsuko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zhi tries a knee to the head but Bhumsuko blocks it.
Zhi looking to slow down the pace here.
Bhumsuko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zhi tries for a takedown but Bhumsuko manages to get underhooks.
Bhumsuko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhi backwards.
Bhumsuko lands a shot to the body.
Bhumsuko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zhi is keeping busy.
Zhi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bhumsuko walks away with a smile on his face. Zhi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Christian Bhumsuko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yang Zhi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhumsuko tries to clinch up.
Bhumsuko tries to clinch there but Zhi circles away.
Bhumsuko wants to clinch but Zhi slips to the side
and Zhi counters by moving into the clinch.
Bhumsuko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhi managing to block the knees to the body from Bhumsuko.
Bhumsuko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bhumsuko tries to clinch up
and Zhi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zhi.
Bhumsuko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bhumsuko wants to break free but Zhi has control.
Bhumsuko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Bhumsuko.
Zhi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bhumsuko looking to slow down the pace here.
Bhumsuko prevents the takedown attempt.
Bhumsuko tries to pull guard but Zhi holds him up against the cage and eventually Bhumsuko drops back down to his feet.
Zhi avoids a wild elbow strike from Bhumsuko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bhumsuko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zhi prevents it.
Zhi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bhumsuko blocks it with crossed arms.
Bhumsuko fails to pull guard.
Zhi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bhumsuko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bhumsuko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zhi blocks it with crossed arms.
Zhi scores with a knee to the head.
Bhumsuko pulls Zhi into guard.
Bhumsuko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bhumsuko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zhi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zhi is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Bhumsuko dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bhumsuko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zhi counters with a leg kick.
Zhi wants to clinch but Bhumsuko slips to the side
and Bhumsuko counters by moving into the clinch.
Zhi is looking to control Bhumsuko's arms but Bhumsuko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zhi has his back to the cage.
Bhumsuko has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Zhi is trying to keep an underhook but Bhumsuko manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bhumsuko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bhumsuko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zhi won't allow Bhumsuko to pass to mount.
Bhumsuko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bhumsuko landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhumsuko scoring with strikes but Zhi is staying in there.
Bhumsuko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bhumsuko wants to finish this one by submission but Zhi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bhumsuko.
Zhi can't escape the position.
Bhumsuko is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhumsuko instigates a clinch.
Zhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhi prevents Bhumsuko from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Bhumsuko.
Zhi keeps control of Bhumsuko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zhi scores with a knee to the head.
Bhumsuko lands an elbow that stopped Zhi in his tracks for a moment.
Bhumsuko pushes Zhi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhi managing to block the knees to the body from Bhumsuko.
Bhumsuko pushes Zhi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bhumsuko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zhi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zhi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bhumsuko tries to score a body lock takedown but Zhi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zhi misses with an elbow over the top.
Bhumsuko stalling in the clinch but Zhi improves position.
Zhi lands a knee to the head.
Zhi blocks an elbow strike.
Zhi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bhumsuko misses with a knee strike.
Bhumsuko tries to break the clinch but Zhi is controlling the position.
Zhi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bhumsuko avoiding damage as Zhi throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhi throws an elbow that misses.
Bhumsuko lands a hook that snaps the head of Zhi backwards.
Zhi jumps guard but Bhumsuko stands there with Zhi around his waist. Zhi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Christian Bhumsuko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bhumsuko has had enough of the clinch but Zhi keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bhumsuko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zhi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bhumsuko.
Zhi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bhumsuko blocks it with crossed arms.
Bhumsuko throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhi.
Zhi has Bhumsuko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bhumsuko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zhi prevents Bhumsuko from breaking the clinch.
Bhumsuko avoiding damage as Zhi throws knees to the body.
Bhumsuko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bhumsuko for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bhumsuko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bhumsuko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zhi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bhumsuko blocks it with crossed arms.
Bhumsuko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bhumsuko blocks the elbow strike.
Bhumsuko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Bhumsuko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bhumsuko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bhumsuko being controlled against the cage.
Zhi pushes off an throws an elbow but Bhumsuko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zhi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bhumsuko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bhumsuko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bhumsuko is looking to take a break and control but Zhi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zhi gets back to full guard.
Bhumsuko wants to get up but he can't break Zhi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Bhumsuko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bhumsuko, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Bhumsuko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anund Jakob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joe Joe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anund Jakob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, joe Joe!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe tries to clinch up.
Jakob changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Joe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Joe taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jakob wants to control but Joe is keeping him busy.
Jakob lands a nice forearm strike.
Jakob grinds an elbow into Joe's temple.
You can see the frustration on Joe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jakob landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jakob is working to tighten is grip on Joe's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Joe has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jakob is really squeezing tight and eventually Joe passes out! Jakob breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Anund Jakob!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cade Zi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunningham has chosen Head Strong as his entrance music. Cade Zi 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 featherweight 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, Cade Zi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham cracks the inside of Zi's front leg.
Zi moves into the clinch successfully.
Cunningham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cunningham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Zi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cunningham has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zi uses from the top position.
Cunningham had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Zi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cunningham Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Zi's back instead.
Zi trying to control the hands but Cunningham breaks the grip.
Zi tries to break free.
Cunningham has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Zi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Cunningham trying to control momentarily.
Zi wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zi trying to get back to his feet but Cunningham is in full control for now.
Zi wants to control his opponent's hands but Cunningham gets his hands free.
Zi is trying to break free.
Cunningham is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Zi defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Zi is trying to stand back up.
Zi is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Zi wants to clinch up but Cunningham keeps it at a distance.
Zi pushes Cunningham up against the cage in a clinch.
Zi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cunningham wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zi tries to land a knee to the head but Cunningham blocks with his arms.
Zi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cunningham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Zi. No joy for Cunningham on that attempt.
Cade Zi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zi is looking to clinch but Cunningham is avoiding it.
Cunningham slips a jab and a cross from Zi.
Cunningham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cunningham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Zi does it's job there.
A solid body kick from Cunningham.
Zi is breathing heavily.
Zi dodges the punch combination from Cunningham.
Zi moves into the clinch.
Zi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zi just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zi lands a shoulder strike.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Zi won't allow it.
Zi looking to throw knees to the head but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zi.
Cunningham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cunningham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cunningham tries to score a body lock takedown but Zi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zi digs a right hand underneath Cunningham's ribcage. Cunningham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zi misses with a knee strike.
Zi tries to land a knee to the head but Cunningham blocks with his arms.
Cunningham goes for a takedown attempt but Zi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cunningham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zi. That did some damage!
Cunningham scores with a nice right hand.
Cunningham throws a nice head kick!
Cunningham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zi breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries for a takedown but Zi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cunningham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zi lands with a hook. Cunningham tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cunningham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zi tries to clinch there but Cunningham circles away.
Cunningham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zi tries to avoid it but Cunningham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zi to the ground. Zi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zi forces Cunningham back against the cage and clinches.
Zi lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Zi.
Cunningham is trying to maintain a safe position but Zi gets an underhook and turns Cunningham into the cage.
Zi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zi is pushing Cunningham up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zi gets underhooks to prevent Cunningham's takedown attempt.
Zi lands an elbow inside that Cunningham shrugs off.
Zi misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Cunningham will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cunningham closes the distance and clinches up with Zi, looking for a takedown. Cunningham pushes Zi against the cage but Zi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cunningham circles away.
Zi wants to clinch.
Cunningham dodges the punch combination from Zi.
Cade Zi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zi scores with a jab to the body.
Cade Zi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cunningham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cunningham misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zi.
Zi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cunningham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zi fails to land with a series of punches.
Cunningham blocks the body kick.
Zi throws a right hand that Cunningham ducks under and follows up with a left that Cunningham also avoids with ease.
Zi blocks a head kick by Cunningham.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zi is looking to clinch.
Zi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cunningham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cunningham fails to pull guard.
Cade Zi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Cunningham.
Cunningham tries to pull guard but Zi holds him up against the cage and eventually Cunningham drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cunningham tries for a takedown but Zi manages to get underhooks.
Zi breaks from the clinch.
Zi tries to clinch up.
Zi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zi tries to stand and escape but Cunningham actually recovers to full guard.
Zi tries to free his leg and advance position but Cunningham is retaining full guard.
Cunningham is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zi is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham trying to control from half guard but Zi is working away.
Cunningham is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zi sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunningham is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zi sees it coming and defends easily.
Zi is trying to stand.
Zi trying to control from the bottom.
Zi is trying to stand.
Zi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cunningham stopping the sweep attempt from Zi.
Cunningham landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham advances to half guard.
Zi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cunningham on the ground.
Zi tries to kick Cunningham off in order to stand up. Cunningham Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Zi throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Cunningham is looking to take a break and control but Zi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cunningham avoids the strikes from the bottom by Zi.
Cunningham looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cunningham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zi keeps working.
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.
Zi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cunningham wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Zi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zi slows the pace down in half guard.
Cunningham has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zi is working away from the top position though.
Zi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunningham trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cade Zi dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Cunningham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zi's head.
Zi takes the fight into the clinch.
Zi misses with a punch on the inside.
Zi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cunningham blocks it with crossed arms.
Zi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cunningham.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cunningham takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zi manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zi is looking to clinch but Cunningham is avoiding it.
Zi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zi closes the distance and pushes Cunningham back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zi moves in looking to clinch but Cunningham pushes him off.
Zi with a jab.
A left lands for Cunningham.
Zi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cunningham jabs Zi right on the nose. Zi blinks but takes it well.
Zi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cunningham.
Zi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Cunningham or perhaps it was just good defense by Zi which made him look bad.
Cade Zi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Cunningham.
Cunningham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zi closes the distance and pushes Cunningham back into the cage.
Zi tries a knee to the head but Cunningham blocks it.
Zi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zi falls off balance throwing a combination
so Cunningham counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zi is trying to keep Cunningham in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zi looking to control.
Zi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zi is looking for a triangle here but Cunningham uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Zi is not content to let Cunningham control the position.
Cunningham tries for a kimura but Zi is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zi is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham trying to control the action but Zi is working from the bottom.
Zi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Zi can't do much from the bottom here.
Cunningham grinds an elbow into Zi's temple.
Zi is looking for a sweep.
Cunningham trying to control the position but Zi is working away.
Cunningham looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
Cunningham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zi keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cunningham swats away the attempt to clinch by Zi.
Cunningham misses with a body kick.
Cunningham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zi clinches with his opponent.
Cunningham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zi is keeping busy.
Stalling in the clinch from Zi.
Cunningham tries to score a body lock takedown but Zi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zi manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Cunningham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cunningham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bill Cunningham!
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