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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feder Emeleanenkis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emeleanenkis's entrance music is And Then Comes Jason. A fine choice. Smith has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Feder Emeleanenkis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emeleanenkis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Emeleanenkis's hands.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Emeleanenkis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a head kick but Emeleanenkis moves out of range.
Emeleanenkis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Emeleanenkis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emeleanenkis is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Smith wants to sweep here but Emeleanenkis controlling him for the moment.
Emeleanenkis wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Emeleanenkis defends it easily.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Emeleanenkis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smith manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Emeleanenkis has Smith in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Emeleanenkis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emeleanenkis manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Emeleanenkis's guard.
Smith stands up over Emeleanenkis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emeleanenkis working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Emeleanenkis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Emeleanenkis is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Emeleanenkis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emeleanenkis manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Emeleanenkis's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Emeleanenkis's head.
Emeleanenkis working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Emeleanenkis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emeleanenkis manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Emeleanenkis's guard.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Emeleanenkis is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Emeleanenkis defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is working for a kimura but Emeleanenkis is defending it quite comfortably.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Emeleanenkis to the ground. Smith is now in Emeleanenkis's guard.
Emeleanenkis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Emeleanenkis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Emeleanenkis's guard.
Smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smith looking for a guillotine from mount but Emeleanenkis is having none of it.
Emeleanenkis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looking for a guillotine from mount but Emeleanenkis is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Emeleanenkis is looking to escape.
Smith postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Emeleanenkis looks a forlorn figure.
Smith working for a guillotine from mount but Emeleanenkis is in no mood to give up.
Emeleanenkis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smith is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Emeleanenkis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Emeleanenkis shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control the pace but Emeleanenkis is squirming around nicely.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Emeleanenkis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Emeleanenkis is working hard here to advance position.
Emeleanenkis taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Emeleanenkis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
Smith looking to isolate an arm here. Emeleanenkis doesn't see it coming and as Smith extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Smith!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gino Fererra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snow Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snow Crash is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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268 lbs
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24
299 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gino Fererra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snow Crash!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fererra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crash counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crash.
Fererra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crash is controlling him.
Crash postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crash content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crash landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fererra wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fererra is trying to keep Crash in close.
Crash sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like Crash might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Crash slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fererra taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fererra is looking for a sweep.
Fererra struggling a bit here.
Fererra taking punishment in the form of punches.
Crash crunches a massive hammerfist down on Fererra - he's out! Crash Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Snow Crash!
Snow Crash is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kade Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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218 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kade Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Powers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers counters with a one-two to the body.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Powers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Powers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Powers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powers counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Powers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kade Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Powers swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
Tyson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyson gets a clinch.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Powers throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powers.
Nice jab there from Powers.
Tyson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Powers works over Tyson's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers counters with a one-two to the body.
Tyson looks gassed!
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers counters with a stiff right hand.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Tyson drives through and clinches with Powers against the cage.
Powers drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Powers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
An inside leg kick from Powers misses.
Powers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
Powers throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Powers.
Powers lands with a nice combination. Tyson backs away looking to recover.
Powers scores with a one two! Tyson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powers throws a combination. Tyson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Powers.
Powers throws a push kick but Tyson slaps the foot to one side.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Powers.
Tyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Tyson.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a left to the body.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Powers to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powers counters with a nice uppercut.
Powers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Powers stalks Tyson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyson's face. Tyson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Powers!
Powers tries to land a leg kick but Tyson saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Powers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Powers cracks a nice hook into Tyson's ribs.
Powers lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson clinches up against the cage.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson tries to clinch but Powers is having none of it.
Powers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Powers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Powers keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
David Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powers throws a one two combo.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tyson eats them both and turns towards Powers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Powers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a stiff right hand.
Powers misses with a kick to the body.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Powers stalks Tyson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyson's face. Tyson staggers backwards, shaken.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Powers with a nice cross.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Powers keeps it at a distance.
Powers jabs at Tyson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Powers lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Powers.
Powers looks to land a combination. Tyson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Powers cracks Tyson with a good jab.
Powers misses with a double jab.
Tyson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A right-left combo lands from Powers.
Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Powers.
David Powers is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson tries to clinch but Powers is having none of it.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Powers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a right hand to the body.
Powers is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powers throws a body kick that misses.
Powers swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyson.
Powers throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Powers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Powers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tyson eats them both and turns towards Powers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powers counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Powers tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a three punch combo that has Tyson backing up. Tyson nods at Powers to acknowledge the strikes.
Powers throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Powers feints a jab promting Tyson to slip. Powers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tyson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch lands to the side of Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Powers gets tackled into the cage by Tyson. Tyson maintains the clinch.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Powers dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Powers pushes him off.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Powers looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
Tyson clinches.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.
Powers keeps the fight on the outside.
Powers throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Powers duly obliges.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Powers.
Powers lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Powers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tyson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Powers keeps it at a distance.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Powers throws a leg kick but Tyson moved away.
Powers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Powers counter with a right hand.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Powers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Powers duly obliges.
Tyson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson tries to clinch but Powers moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powers cracks Tyson with an open hand slap.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a one-two to the body.
Powers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Powers.
Powers cracks a nice hook into Tyson's ribs.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Powers.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyson thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Powers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powers counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Powers.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Powers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Powers.
Powers misses with a wild combination.
Tyson avoids a kick to the body.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danga de danga de dang - Powers scores with a four punch combination!
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.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Powers keeps it at a distance.
Powers scores with a jab to the head.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Powers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tyson back to the cage. Powers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tyson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Powers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Powers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Powers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Powers lands with a nice combination. Tyson backs away looking to recover.
Tyson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Powers throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Powers counter with a right hand.
Powers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Kade Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powers punishes Tyson's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Powers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Powers, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for David Powers!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for David Powers!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for David Powers!
David Powers wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Carlington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hand has chosen Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. Dan Hand is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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30
216 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Carlington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Hand!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Hand catches Carlington right on the button with a cross.
Carlington misses with a takedown attempt
and Carlington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carlington tries for a takedown but Hand circles away easily
and Hand counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carlington thinking.
Hand scores with a decent looking hook.
Hand blocks a head kick by Carlington.
Hand scores with a jab to the body.
Carlington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carlington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Carlington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlington wants to clinch but Hand slips to the side
and Carlington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carlington takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hand lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Hand.
Carlington needs to keep his hands up - Hand had a free shot at his head there.
Carlington misses with a takedown
and Hand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlington is rocked!
Carlington is breathing heavily.
Hand lands a jab to Carlington's midsection.
Carlington throws a poor cross that misses
and Hand counters with a left to the body.
Hand goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hand scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand scores with a jab.
Hand is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carlington had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hand ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carlington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carlington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carlington there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hand lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dan Hand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlington is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Hand moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Hand!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Mounfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Kark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kark has chosen I'm Awesome as his entrance music. Gary Mounfield has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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164 lbs
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165 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Mounfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Kark!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kark checks the leg kick.
Kark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kark misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mounfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Mounfield throws a leg kick that misses.
Mounfield misses with a double jab
and Kark counters with a nice uppercut.
Mounfield misses with a double jab
and Kark counters with a good low kick that Mounfield was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mounfield tries to land a leg kick but Kark saw it coming and moves away.
Kark misses with a body shot.
Mounfield throws a sloppy head kick and Kark moves out of range easily.
Kark blocks a head kick by Mounfield.
Mounfield lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A combination from Mounfield does no damage.
Mounfield misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Kark misses
and Mounfield counters with a solid body kick.
Mounfield tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mounfield. Kark does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kark misses with a left hand
and Mounfield counters with a big head kick but Kark shrugs it off.
Mounfield throws the left hand but Kark avoids the punch easily.
Kark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kark throws a head kick that misses
and Mounfield counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kark is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mounfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kark blocks a leg kick.
Mounfield misses with a low kick as Kark jumps back.
Kark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mounfield really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A lazy body kick from Kark
letting Mounfield counter with a right hand.
Kark thows a leg kick but Mounfield checks it
and Mounfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kark takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Mounfield dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mounfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Mounfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gary Mounfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mounfield lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kark throws a leg kick
letting Mounfield counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Mounfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mounfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Kark or perhaps it was just good defense by Mounfield which made him look bad.
Mounfield throws a jab when Kark was well out of range.
Mounfield is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mounfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mounfield, right into the meat.
Kark closes the distance and clinches up with Mounfield, looking for a takedown. Kark pushes Mounfield against the cage but Mounfield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mounfield makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mounfield lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mounfield throws a front kick that sends Kark stumbling back into the cage.
Gary Mounfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mounfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kark takes one to the side of the head.
Mounfield throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mounfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kark at a distance.
Gary Mounfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Mounfield throws a hook but Kark blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kark misses
and Mounfield counters with a nice leg kick.
Mounfield tries to score with a low kick but Kark moves his leg out of the way.
Mounfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kark.
A combination from Mounfield does no damage.
Mounfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Mounfield dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kark.
Kark misses with the body kick
and Mounfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mounfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Kark counters with a low kick, right behind Mounfield 's knee.
Mounfield lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kark will feel that in the morning.
A low kick from Mounfield is predictable there
and Kark counters with a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mounfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mounfield misses with a left hand
and Kark counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Mounfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mounfield connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mounfield fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mounfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mounfield misses with a right hand
and Kark counters with a good low kick that Mounfield was not able to check.
Mounfield feints a jab promting Kark to slip. Mounfield then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kark slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kark misses with a hook
and Kark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kark dodges the punch combination from Mounfield.
Mounfield is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kark looks to throw a body kick
and Mounfield counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mounfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kark's sensitive parts.
Mounfield tries to score with a low kick but Kark moves his leg out of the way.
Mounfield lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kark backs up against the cage.
Kark is looking to slow Mounfield down with leg kicks.
Kark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mounfield on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Mounfield is predictable there
and Kark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mounfield misses with a double jab
and Kark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mounfield is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kark lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh Mounfield is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kark lands a big elbow - Mounfield is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Kark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Kark!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Olic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Couture has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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21
147 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filip Olic!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olic misses with an uppercut. Couture saw that one coming.
Couture instigates a clinch.
Olic breaks from the clinch.
Couture has Olic up against the cage in a clinch.
Olic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Couture gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Olic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Couture up against the cage.
Couture drops down looking for an ankle pick but Olic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Couture has taken the fight to the clinch.
Olic breaks the clinch.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olic, pushing him back against the cage.
Olic is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Olic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Couture avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Olic keeps control of Couture as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Olic is trying to drag Couture to the mat but Couture just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jackson Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filip Olic.
Olic'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.
Couture wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Couture can't get the takedown.
Olic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Couture, as that shot connected.
Olic catches Couture with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Couture dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Olic forces Couture back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to land a knee to the head but Olic blocks with his arms.
Olic has Couture pressed against the cage, preventing Couture from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Olic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Couture is trying to break free.
Olic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Olic wants a takedown.
Couture is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Couture jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Olic walks away with a smile on his face. Couture gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Couture has taken the fight to the clinch.
Olic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Couture tries to break free but Olic pushes him back against the cage.
Couture just leaning against Olic, taking a breather.
Couture manages to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Couture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olic on the ground.
Couture is looking to stand up but Olic isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olic wants to pass the guard but Couture is keeping the position.
Couture thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Olic looking to pass the guard.
Couture is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Couture is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Olic is controlling him.
Olic wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.
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.
Couture wants to stand but Olic is controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Olic looks to clinch
and Couture counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Couture.
Olic shoots in but Couture avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Couture has closed the distance and engaged Olic in a clinch.
Olic turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Olic manages to end up in side control.
Couture is trying to buck Olic off.
Couture trying to remain calm as Olic controls from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couture prevents Olic from moving into mount.
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 Jackson Couture will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Olic moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Olic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Couture really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olic throws a sloppy body shot
and Couture counters with a good, hard body kick but Olic shrugs it off.
Olic closes the distance and clinches up with Couture, looking for a takedown. Olic pushes Couture against the cage but Couture circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Couture fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Olic has Couture up against the cage in a clinch.
Olic successfully pulls guard.
Couture showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Olic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Couture manages to get himself to full guard.
Couture will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Olic from controlling successfully.
Couture wants to get back to his feet but Olic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Olic trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
Couture preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olic landing some decent shots from guard.
Couture is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Olic slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Olic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Olic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olic misses with a wild combination.
Couture scores with a kick to the midsection.
Olic clinches.
Couture manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Couture with a lazy takedown attempt
and Olic counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Couture is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Olic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Olic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Couture shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Olic defends it nicely.
Olic thows a body shot but no joy.
Olic connects with a single shot there.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olic tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Couture bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olic wants to clinch.
Olic misses with a combination
and Couture counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Couture misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olic dodges the punch combination from Couture.
Jackson Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown but Olic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Couture's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Olic is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olic gets a clinch.
Couture has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Couture wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Olic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Good exchange - Olic coming out on top.
Couture clinches up with Olic and pushes him back against the cage.
Couture manages to pull guard.
Olic wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olic throws a big right hand that misses.
Couture is looking to stand up but Olic isn't so interested in that idea.
Olic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Olic scoring with some ground and pound.
Olic trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
Olic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Olic from controlling successfully.
Olic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Olic trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
Couture wants to get back to his feet but Olic passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Olic is working for a submission of some sort.
Olic prevents Couture from standing back up.
Olic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Couture defends it well.
Olic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Olic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying to escape back to his feet but Olic uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Olic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Couture is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Olic asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Couture bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Couture closes the distance and clinches.
Olic has hold of one of Couture's legs. Couture is fighting the takedown attempt but Olic gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Olic chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Olic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Olic trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
Olic landing with the ground and pound.
Olic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Olic looking to sit in guard and control but Couture gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Couture would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Filip Olic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Olic 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Filip Olic!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Filip Olic!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Filip Olic!
Filip Olic wins by unanimous decision!
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