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HWP67: LaRusso vs F PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luv Tko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quack Smack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quack Smack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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279 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luv Tko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quack Smack!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smack gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tko.
It looks like Quack Smack has been cut.
A combination from Tko does no damage.
Smack moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck for Smack with that takedown attempt.
BOOM! Tko lands a beautiful left hook that drops Smack. Smack tries to recover but Tko is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Smack lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luv Tko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salva Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kreator - Phobia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joey Marsh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Salva Cruz's chin.
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209 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salva Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Marsh lands a big head kick that sends Cruz tumbling to the mat! Marsh takes a step backwards and waves Cruz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz avoids the head kick by Marsh.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Marsh in a clinch.
Cruz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marsh walks away with a smile on his face. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marsh connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz drives through and clinches with Marsh against the cage.
Cruz pulls guard successfully.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marsh is one step ahead there.
Cruz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Marsh wants to get up but he can't break Cruz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cruz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Marsh trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cruz's guard.
Marsh won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Cruz looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marsh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Marsh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marsh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Marsh.
Marsh works over Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
Cruz looks for a takedown but Marsh sprawls well.
Marsh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Marsh.
Marsh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marsh tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
Cruz lands a left hand.
Marsh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marsh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Marsh pushes him off.
Marsh misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh stuffs the takedown.
Joey Marsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salva Cruz.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.
Marsh works over Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marsh misses with the combination.
Marsh stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Marsh.
Cruz is looking to clinch but Marsh is avoiding it.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Cruz tries to clinch but Marsh moves out of range.
Marsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Marsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Marsh circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Marsh did well to prevent Cruz getting side control.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz slips a nice elbow through Marsh's hands, connecting with Marsh's forehead.
Marsh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Marsh's head.
Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marsh wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marsh's head.
Marsh looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Marsh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marsh misses with a leg kick.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Marsh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marsh slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marsh works over Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
Marsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.
Cruz is looking to clinch but Marsh is avoiding it.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Marsh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Marsh.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Marsh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Marsh misses.
Marsh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marsh, pushing him back against the cage.
Marsh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cruz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Marsh some visible discomfort.
Cruz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Marsh pushes Cruz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cruz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cruz scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Marsh some visible discomfort.
Cruz working the ground and pound but Marsh is defending the strikes.
Cruz in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cruz working the ground and pound from side control.
Marsh wants to get back to his feet but Cruz drags him back down.
Cruz landing strikes.
Cruz throws a strike aimed at the side of Marsh's head but Marsh avoids it well.
Marsh is trying to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Cruz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cruz walks into a stiff left hand from Marsh.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
Cruz throws a strike but Marsh avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cruz throws a strike but Marsh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marsh stands up from Cruz's guard - Marsh perhaps looking for a knockout.
Marsh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a two punch combination.
Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruz jumps guard.
Cruz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cruz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cruz has a closed guard, preventing Marsh from standing up.
Cruz trying to strike off his back.
Cruz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cruz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cruz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz dives in and grabs Marsh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marsh pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Salva Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joey Marsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salva Cruz.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marsh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joey Marsh is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Marsh.
A shot to de liver by Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Marsh manages to break the clinch.
Marsh is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marsh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marsh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A lazy body kick from Cruz
and Marsh counters with a head kick. That will keep Cruz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
It looks like Salva Cruz has been cut.
Marsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Marsh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marsh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salva Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Salva Cruz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cruz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cruz misses with a head shot. Marsh uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marsh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cruz stops Marsh from standing up.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz gets a clinch.
Marsh tries to stall but Cruz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cruz has Marsh pressed against the cage, preventing Marsh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marsh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cruz.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Marsh coming out on top.
Marsh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Cruz dives in and grabs Marsh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marsh pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Marsh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cruz tries to clinch but Marsh is having none of it.
Marsh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marsh wants it to stay on the feet.
Marsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marsh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joey Marsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salva Cruz.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Marsh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marsh is trying to defend but Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz prevents Marsh from standing back up.
Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marsh defending well though.
Marsh is trying to stand back up but Cruz is controlling him
Marsh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz looks to land a strike but Marsh avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Marsh wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Marsh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marsh scores with a head kick.
Cruz has Marsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Marsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz has Marsh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marsh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Marsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cruz.
Salva Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
An elbow from Cruz crashes against the mat.
Marsh regains half guard, as Cruz was trying to land strikes.
Marsh makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Marsh leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Marsh.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salva Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cruz 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salva Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Athos Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Myres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorian comes to the cage accompanied by DMX-We in here. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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243 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Athos Dorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Myres!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dorian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Myres decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dorian trying to control from the bottom.
Dorian is concentrating on defense, preventing Myres from advancing position.
Myres trying to control from half guard but Dorian is working away.
Dorian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Myres wants to get back to his feet.
Myres really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dorian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Myres is keen to just control but Dorian is a slippery customer.
Myres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dorian tries to roll over but Myres keeps him under control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Myres decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dorian is trying to control but can't.
Myres is trying to control the action in half guard but Dorian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dorian regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dorian is looking for a triangle but Myres pushes his legs off easily.
Dorian is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian has a closed guard, preventing Myres from standing up.
Dorian keeping moving, preventing Myres from controlling successfully.
Myres is stalling in the full guard.
Myres postures up.
Dorian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Myres lands a couple of elbows.
Dorian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Myres's guard.
Myres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dorian is looking to stand up but Myres won't let him.
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.
Dorian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Myres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Myres wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dorian 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.
Myres wants to stand but Dorian is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorian won't allow Myres to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dorian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Myres counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Myres trying to control the position from guard on top but Dorian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Myres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dorian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dorian is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Myres gets to his feet - Dorian follows without any prompting.
Myres looks to land a combination. Dorian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Myres does no damage.
Myres tries to clinch but Dorian moves out of range.
Myres drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dorian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dorian wants to sweep but no luck.
Dorian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Myres gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Myres wants to get up but he can't break Dorian'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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Myres dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Myres misses with a low kick.
Myres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dorian counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Myres's guard now.
Cody Myres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dorian wants to pass the guard but Myres is keeping the position.
Dorian drops back looking for a leg! Myres is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Myres manages to kick Dorian off! Dorian jumps back into Myres's guard.
Dorian thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dorian drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dorian jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Myres is looking to stand up but Dorian isn't so interested in that idea.
Myres has a closed guard, preventing Dorian from standing up.
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.
Myres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Myres gets a takedown into half guard.
Dorian wants to control but Myres is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dorian is refusing to be controlled, as Myres sits in half guard.
Myres stands up from half guard.
Myres shoots in and bounces Dorian off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dorian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Myres is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myres preventing the sweep.
Dorian is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dorian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Myres is aware though and is defending well.
Dorian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Myres gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dorian keeping moving, preventing Myres from controlling successfully.
Dorian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Myres gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Myres must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Myres trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dorian's guard.
Dorian keeping moving, preventing Myres from controlling successfully.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dorian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Myres.
Dorian looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dorian has gone for a leg lock! Myres slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dorian's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Myres is pushing down on Dorian's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dorian is fighting to maintain full guard but Myres has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dorian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dorian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Myres pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Athos Dorian will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dorian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Myres misses with a series of wild punches.
Myres gets a clinch.
Dorian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Myres breaks from the clinch.
Athos Dorian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myres tries to clinch but Dorian is having none of it.
Myres doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Dorian counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dorian drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dorian jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Myres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dorian is looking to stand up but Myres won't let him.
Dorian drops back looking for a leg! Myres is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Myres manages to kick Dorian off! Dorian jumps back into Myres's guard.
Dorian wants to control from the top but Myres keeps moving.
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.
Dorian tries to stand but Myres is controlling from the bottom.
Dorian drops back, looking for a kneebar! Myres looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Myres looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Myres!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dorian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Myres misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Myres controlling the position from side mount.
Myres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dorian keeps working.
Dorian wants to control but Myres postures up.
Myres tries to stand but Dorian is controlling his head.
Dorian is not content to let Myres control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Myres lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Myres throws a series of punches but Dorian moves out of range.
Dorian misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dorian is defended easily by Myres.
Myres lands a jab to Dorian's midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Myres closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Myres looks to land a combination but Dorian avoids it well.
Myres cracks Dorian with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Athos Dorian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dorian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Athos Dorian!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ground Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Steve Harrison enters the cage!
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230 lbs
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270 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pounder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison tries for a takedown but Pounder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harrison looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pounder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pounder is taking a breather. Harrison says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pounder passes to full mount!
Pounder controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison working to try and regain half guard.
Pounder content just to control the position here.
Harrison keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pounder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pounder just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pounder with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounder throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pounder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pounder throws a head kick that half lands.
Harrison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pounder scores with a decent looking hook.
Pounder jabs at Harrison's body.
Pounder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pounder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harrison doesn't seem bothered though.
Pounder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pounder shoots in and bounces Harrison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pounder tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard.
Pounder seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pounder seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Harrison for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Pounder dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pounder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrison is able to avoid easily.
Pounder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harrison is looking to clinch but Pounder is avoiding it.
Harrison checks the leg kick.
Pounder lands with a shot to the body.
Pounder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harrison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pounder.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pounder here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jab, jab by Pounder - just one landing.
Pounder works Harrison's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Pounder. That snapped Harrison's head back.
Pounder thuds his right hand into Harrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steve Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pounder throws a leg kick which misses Harrison's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrison tries to avoid it.
Pounder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pounder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Harrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pounder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pounder throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pounder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder throws a shot to the body.
Pounder thuds a left hand into Harrison's body.
Pounder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pounder digs a good hook to Harrison's body.
Pounder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pounder sizes up Harrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pounder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harrison at a distance.
Harrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pounder lands a jab to Harrison's midsection.
Pounder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pounder throws a shot to the body.
Ground Pounder is winning the standup battle so far.
Pounder scores with a jab to the body.
Pounder with a hook.
Pounder shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harrison's guard.
Pounder forces his way into half guard.
Pounder decides to return to a standing position.
Pounder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pounder lands with a right hand.
Pounder looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pounder controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pounder frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pounder looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pounder has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Pounder dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pounder jabs at Harrison's body.
Pounder works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pounder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pounder scores with a head kick.
Pounder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pounder darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pounder stands up and beckons Harrison to join him on the feet.
Pounder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pounder throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to de liver by Pounder. Beautiful body shot.
Pounder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harrison's hands.
Pounder is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pounder tests Harrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pounder scores with a nice body kick.
Pounder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrison stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pounder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Pounder.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pounder.
Harrison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pounder lands a lovely overhand right.
Pounder is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pounder fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harrison sprawls well initially but Pounder persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pounder works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pounder controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harrison is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pounder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ground Pounder just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Harrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pounder. Pounder obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pounder tests Harrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pounder lands a jab to the head.
Steve Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground Pounder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pounder cracks a nice hook into Harrison's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ground Pounder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pounder has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ground Pounder!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pacho Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacho Dee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pacho Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rua showed some decent athleticism there.
Rua is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dee is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nauricio Rua!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asbjoern Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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213 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asbjoern Andersson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hanma throwing strikes but missing.
Hanma lands a couple of digs.
Andersson keeping moving, preventing Hanma from controlling successfully.
Hanma stopping the sweep attempt from Andersson.
Hanma lands a couple of elbows.
Hanma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanma distracts Andersson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hanma 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.
Andersson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hanma drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hanma jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hanma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanma throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma tries to free his leg and advance position but Andersson is retaining full guard.
Hanma is working hard here to advance position.
Hanma trying to control but Andersson is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanma.
Hanma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Asbjoern Andersson has been cut.
Hanma fails with a takedown attempt.
Andersson lands a left and a right that send Hanma crashing to the mat, dazed. Andersson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hanma is rocked!
It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson shoots and misses
and Hanma counters with a shoot takedown. Andersson fights it but they end up in guard.
Andersson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson has control of Hanma's left arm, preventing Hanma from doing any damage.
Hanma postures up in Andersson's guard and throws a big left but Andersson blocks it.
Hanma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andersson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanma drops back looking for a leg! Andersson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Andersson manages to kick Hanma off! Hanma jumps back into Andersson's guard.
Andersson working a defensive guard here.
Andersson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hanma drops back looking for a leg! Andersson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Andersson manages to kick Hanma off! Hanma jumps back into Andersson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hanma closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Andersson did well to prevent Hanma getting side control.
Andersson regains full guard. Nicely done.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Andersson holds on and takes a little breather.
Andersson controls Hanma momentarily but Hanma frees himself.
Hanma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hanma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hanma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hanma wants to get up but he can't break Andersson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hanma postures up in Andersson's guard and throws a big left but Andersson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma wants to stand and escape but instead Andersson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hanma wants to stand but Andersson is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Hanma.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hanma counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hanma thows a huge punch but Andersson dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanma prevents Andersson from improving his position.
Andersson has his hands clasped together around Hanma's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanma closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Andersson to the mat! Andersson manages to get full guard.
Andersson wants to sweep here but Hanma controlling him for the moment.
Hanma postures up and lands a big shot to Andersson's brow.
Hanma is looking to stand up but Andersson won't let him.
Hanma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hanma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hanma wants to pass the guard but Andersson is keeping the position.
Hanma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andersson pulls Hanma in close to prevent any damage.
Hanma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andersson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma passes into half guard.
Hanma is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andersson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hanma.
Hanma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hanma is trying to control the action in half guard but Andersson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanma tries to stand and escape but Andersson is controlling the position.
Hanma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hanma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Andersson misses with a takedown attempt
and Hanma counters with a nice double leg into side control. Andersson won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andersson wants to control but Hanma postures up.
Hanma lands an elbow.
Hanma throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hanma trying to control the position but Andersson is working away.
Hanma throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Andersson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Andersson trying to hold on to Hanma's head to control him but Hanma postures up.
Hanma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hanma is keen to just control but Andersson is a slippery customer.
Baki Hanma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanma thows a huge punch but Andersson dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma seems to be working for a kimura but Andersson defends the submission attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hanma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanma shoots in for a double leg but Andersson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hanma looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hanma drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Andersson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hanma has Andersson in his guard.
Hanma wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Andersson is now in half guard.
Hanma trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson wants to get back to his feet.
Hanma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hanma trying to control from the bottom.
Andersson stands up out of the half guard.
Hanma blocks a head kick by Andersson.
Andersson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanma looks for a takedown but Andersson sprawls well.
Hanma shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Andersson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hanma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Andersson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hanma counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Andersson's guard now.
Hanma tries to stand but Andersson is controlling from the bottom.
Hanma has gone for a leg lock! Andersson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hanma's guard.
Hanma throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Andersson trying to control but Hanma is working from the bottom.
Andersson passes into half guard.
Andersson prevents Hanma from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson stalling.
Hanma slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hanma throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hanma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andersson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hanma is not content to let Andersson control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Andersson off and has taken his back!
Hanma lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Andersson hold on?!
Andersson wants to escape the position.
Hanma is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Hanma punishes Andersson with strikes from the back mount.
Hanma working for the choke.
Andersson trying to control but not successfully.
Hanma is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hanma throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hanma is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Andersson covers up after that shot from Hanma.
Hanma patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hanma has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hanma is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Andersson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Hanma struggling to land strikes to the head as Andersson covers up.
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.
Hanma is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Andersson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
A lull in the action here.
Hanma throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Andersson breaks Hanma's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Asbjoern Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanma looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from Andersson misses.
Andersson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hanma.
Andersson tries to clinch but Hanma moves away
and Hanma counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Andersson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Andersson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hanma looking for a guillotine from mount but Andersson is having none of it.
Baki Hanma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanma looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Hanma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanma, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Hanma!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike iupati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lashley's entrance music is Roy Jones- Can't be touched. A fine choice. Jamal Lashley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike iupati's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamal Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike iupati!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
iupati tries to bum rush Lashley with a series of wild strikes but Lashley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
iupati misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lashley.
iupati throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lashley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lashley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lashley ducks under a wild hook from iupati.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown but iupati shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
iupati scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Jamal Lashley has been cut.
iupati throws a body punch but Lashley moves out of range.
Lashley gets a takedown into half guard.
iupati punching from the bottom.
Lashley works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lashley blocks iupati's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lashley unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
iupati can't escape the position.
Lashley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lashley 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.
Lashley blocks iupati's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
iupati is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
iupati really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lashley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
iupati defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lashley.
iupati is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lashley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. iupati looks a forlorn figure.
iupati wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
iupati throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lashley. What's that going to do exactly?
iupati swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
iupati working to try and regain half guard.
Lashley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
iupati working to try and regain half guard.
Lashley has control of iupati's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and iupati regains control of the situation pretty easily.
iupati tries to buck Lashley off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
iupati is working to get back to half guard.
iupati looks gassed!
Lashley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lashley jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but iupati manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lashley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by iupati, who protects the arm well.
Lashley prevents iupati from escaping the position.
iupati gets back to half guard.
iupati pushes Lashley off looking to stand but Lashley dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lashley connects with a nice short shot to iupati's temple.
Lashley stops iupati from getting back to his feet.
Lashley uses his free foot to push down on iupati's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for iupati.
iupati wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
iupati is squirming around, avoiding Lashley's attempts to control the action.
iupati has given up his back here. Will Lashley look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Lashley tries to get the hooks in deep but iupati pushed the leg off.
Lashley is persistently looking for the submission but iupati is defending it well.
iupati controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Lashley punishes iupati with strikes from the back mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
iupati trying to get back to his feet but Lashley is in full control for now.
Lashley is landing with strikes from the back.
iupati trying to get back to his feet but Lashley is in full control for now.
Lashley is hanging on to iupati's back as he tries to escape.
Lashley looking for the choke from the back.
iupati is in bad spot here.
Lashley wants to control but iupati is keeping busy.
iupati looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lashley tightening his grip on iupati, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Lashley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamal Lashley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lashley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from iupati.
iupati scores with a jab to the jaw.
iupati throws a right hand that Lashley ducks under and follows up with a left that Lashley also avoids with ease.
Lashley tries for a takedown but iupati sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
iupati connects with the punch.
Lashley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but iupati swivels and escapes.
iupati scores with a hook.
iupati is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lashley is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lashley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from iupati.
Oh Lashley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mike iupati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
iupati missing with a left hand there. Lashley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
iupati missing with a left hand there. Lashley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lashley seems to have got his legs back now.
Lashley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around iupati's waist but iupati gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lashley off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
iupati drops Lashley with a naaaaasty hook - Lashley is in real trouble here! iupati dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike iupati!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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235 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Hare!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a right hand that Hare ducks under and follows up with a left that Hare also avoids with ease.
Hare shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moore as he avoids it easily.
Moore slaps away a takedown attempt from Hare, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hare walks into a stiff left hand from Moore.
Moore lands a jab to Hare's midsection.
Hare looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hare at a distance.
Moore throws an overhand right that has Hare reeling! Moore follows up with more punches and Hare is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thomas Moore!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reach Disadvantage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjaadi Aeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjaadi Aeger has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reach Disadvantage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjaadi Aeger!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disadvantage misses with a low kick.
Disadvantage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aeger throws a right and a left that Disadvantage avoids nicely.
Disadvantage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Disadvantage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aeger.
Disadvantage stalks Aeger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aeger's face. Aeger staggers backwards, shaken.
Bjaadi Aeger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Disadvantage ducks under a wild hook from Aeger.
Disadvantage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Disadvantage moves out of range of the strikes.
Aeger throws a body punch but Disadvantage moves out of range.
Aeger avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aeger. Disadvantage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Disadvantage avoids the body shot from Aeger.
Disadvantage dodges the punch combination from Aeger.
Disadvantage looks for the body kick but Aeger saw that one coming.
Disadvantage wants to slow Aeger down by chopping away at his legs.
Disadvantage scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aeger throws a body punch but Disadvantage moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disadvantage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aeger misses with a wild body shot.
Disadvantage defending well as Aeger loads up on a big left hand.
Aeger moves out of range as Disadvantage throws a body kick.
Disadvantage throws out a powerful jab.
Disadvantage fails to land with a series of punches.
Aeger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Disadvantage scores with a jab to the body.
Disadvantage misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Disadvantage.
It looks like Bjaadi Aeger has been cut.
Disadvantage defending well as Aeger loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Aeger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aeger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Disadvantage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Aeger misses.
Aeger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disadvantage ducks under a wild hook from Aeger.
Disadvantage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aeger circles away quickly and effectively.
Aeger is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Aeger throws out a loose jab but Disadvantage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aeger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Disadvantage on the side of the head.
Disadvantage misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Disadvantage.
Disadvantage misses with a kick to the body.
Aeger misses with a double jab
and Disadvantage counters with a three punch combo that has Aeger backing up. Aeger nods at Disadvantage to acknowledge the strikes.
Aeger looks gassed!
Disadvantage lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aeger backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aeger misses with a body punch
and Disadvantage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aeger's knee momentarily.
Disadvantage throws out a powerful jab.
Crunch! Disadvantage slams his shin into Aeger's torso.
Aeger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Disadvantage.
Disadvantage moves away from the strike by Aeger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disadvantage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aeger.
Aeger throws a big shot that misses.
Disadvantage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from Disadvantage.
Aeger moves out of range as Disadvantage throws a body kick.
Aeger scores with a sloppy right hand. Disadvantage should have avoided that one.
Aeger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aeger avoids the head kick by Disadvantage.
Disadvantage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aeger.
Disadvantage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Disadvantage!
That has opened up Bjaadi Aeger's cut even more.
Disadvantage throws a series of punches but Aeger moves out of range.
Disadvantage slips under a jab.
Disadvantage tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disadvantage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aeger.
Disadvantage misses with a double jab.
Disadvantage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aeger.
Disadvantage is working the combinations to good effect here.
Aeger misses with a body shot
and Disadvantage counters with a left and a right that stings Aeger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Disadvantage throws a head kick that misses.
Aeger throws the left hand but Disadvantage avoids the punch easily.
Disadvantage tries to bum rush Aeger with a series of wild strikes but Aeger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Disadvantage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aeger circles away quickly and effectively.
Disadvantage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Disadvantage misses with a body kick.
Aeger thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Disadvantage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aeger misses with a body shot.
Aeger misses with a body shot.
Disadvantage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reach Disadvantage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjaadi Aeger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Disadvantage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab by Aeger.
Aeger misses with a combination
and Disadvantage counters with a one-two to the body.
Disadvantage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The cut above Bjaadi Aeger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aeger throws a combination that misses
and Disadvantage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Disadvantage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bjaadi Aeger's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjaadi Aeger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Reach Disadvantage!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor F (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). F comes to the cage accompanied by shortest man in world. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Professor F!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel LaRusso!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaRusso just misses with a punch to the body.
LaRusso on the wrong end of a nice hook.
LaRusso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck F on the side of the head.
F shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
F misses with a looping right.
LaRusso with a body punch. A glancing blow.
F is looking to clinch.
Daniel LaRusso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from LaRusso misses.
F shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
LaRusso throws a right hand that F ducks under and follows up with a left that F also avoids with ease.
F looks to land a right hand but LaRusso moved out of range.
LaRusso just misses with a punch to the body.
F gets a takedown into half guard.
F seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
F has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Professor F just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
F dodges the punch combination from LaRusso.
LaRusso jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
LaRusso swings for the body but F moves out of range.
Daniel LaRusso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LaRusso misses with a wild body shot.
LaRusso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
LaRusso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but F was well out of range. Poor timing from LaRusso.
F dodges the punch combination from LaRusso.
F swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
F closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming LaRusso to the mat! LaRusso manages to get full guard.
F is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
F lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
LaRusso being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
F stands up over LaRusso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
LaRusso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
LaRusso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
F is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Professor F dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
F missing with a left hand there. LaRusso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from F. LaRusso does a little dance to reset his feet.
F shoots in and drives through. LaRusso sprawls well.
F tries for a takedown but LaRusso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
LaRusso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping F at a distance.
LaRusso moves away from the strike by F.
LaRusso just misses with a punch to the body.
F dodges the punch combination from LaRusso.
LaRusso ducks under a wild hook from F.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaRusso connects with a good right hand that stumbles F. F circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
F throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
F throws an uppercut from half a mile away. LaRusso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
F closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. F looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
F shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than F was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
F misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
F takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
LaRusso is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
LaRusso is squirming around, avoiding F's attempts to control the action.
F lands with some vicious ground and pound - can LaRusso hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
F sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
F with a couple of short strikes.
F 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.
F looking to finish with strikes here!
LaRusso wants to hold on but F pushes him away.
F content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
F thowing shots but they're missing.
F sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
LaRusso is bucking up trying to escape but F cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
F controlling from mount.
LaRusso keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Professor F dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
LaRusso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but F was well out of range. Poor timing from LaRusso.
F drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
F working the strikes but LaRusso uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
F keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
LaRusso is looking to improve his position.
LaRusso wants to get back to his feet.
F thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
F trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
F thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed LaRusso's head.
F controlling the action here.
Professor F overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Professor F just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
F fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LaRusso manages to avoid it.
F throws a body punch but LaRusso moves out of range.
LaRusso slips a jab from F.
F ducks under a wild hook from LaRusso.
LaRusso defending well as F loads up on a big left hand.
LaRusso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
LaRusso throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two 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.
LaRusso misses with a few strikes there.
F looks to score with a jab to the body but LaRusso is just out of range.
F has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from F there as he acknowledges the shot.
LaRusso misses with a few strikes there.
F misses with a few strikes there.
F shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. LaRusso manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
F wants to control from the top but LaRusso keeps moving.
F controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as F accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso is adopting a defensive guard.
F with a flurry of punches that miss.
LaRusso being controlled here, momentarily.
LaRusso keeping moving, preventing F from controlling successfully.
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.
F stops LaRusso from standing up.
F stays in close to LaRusso's body and controls the position.
Daniel LaRusso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
F postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
F with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Professor F showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for F, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Professor F!
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