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HBFC 3: Domination PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Beucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Beucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Man!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beucher throws a shot to the body.
Beucher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
Beucher slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beucher.
Beucher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beucher dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Beucher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bobby Beucher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Man.
Beucher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beucher lands in his opponent's guard.
Man looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beucher is stalling in the full guard.
Beucher stands up from Man's guard - Beucher perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beucher shoots in but no luck this time.
The Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beucher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Beucher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Man tries to lock up and control but Beucher gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Man is wriggling around trying to escape.
Beucher avoids the attempt from Man to control.
Man gets back to half guard.
Man actively working from the bottom here.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man is staying active underneath Beucher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beucher chips away with some ground and pound.
Beucher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beucher has managed to get both his arms back between Man's legs - danger averted.
Man has his foot on Beucher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beucher works his way back into a safe position though.
Beucher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beucher has managed to get both his arms back between Man's legs - danger averted.
Man looks gassed!
Beucher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beucher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beucher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beucher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Man has his foot on Beucher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beucher works his way back into a safe position though.
Beucher trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Beucher is aware though and is defending well.
Beucher scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beucher thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beucher.
Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beucher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beucher scoring with punches to the head and body.
Beucher postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but Beucher is proving a slippery customer.
Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beucher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beucher has managed to get both his arms back between Man's legs - danger averted.
Man looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Beucher passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beucher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Beucher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beucher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
Beucher working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Beucher.
Beucher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beucher trying to pass the guard but Man defending well.
Beucher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beucher moves into full mount! Man won't be happy about that!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beucher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Beucher lands a nice shot to the head.
Beucher landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Beucher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beucher as he avoids it easily.
Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beucher ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man fails with the takedown
enabling Beucher to counter with a crisp jab.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Beucher moves out of range easily.
Beucher drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Man right on the button. Man goes down! Beucher follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Beucher gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Beucher!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eino Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rob Zombie - Superbeast kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
284 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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22
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eino Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brock Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie moves away from the strike by Kivi.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brock Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kivi.
A cross from Gracie lands.
It looks like Eino Kivi has been cut.
Kivi gets caught napping as Gracie dives in and scores a takedown. Kivi manages to retain guard.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie trying to control but Kivi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi looking to control.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Kivi's brow.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Kivi.
Gracie stands up over Kivi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Kivi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie trying to control but Kivi is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Kivi's brow.
Gracie chips away with some ground and pound.
Eino Kivi's cut is getting worse.
Kivi pushes a forearm under Gracie's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gracie is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eino Kivi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ok Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ok Ko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ok Ko!
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, Keijo Kerjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerjalainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kerjalainen looks for the body kick but Ko saw that one coming.
Kerjalainen closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kerjalainen.
Ko missing with knees to the body.
Ko looking to throw knees to the head but Kerjalainen is blocking nicely.
Kerjalainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Ko won't allow it.
Ko trying to land knees to the body.
Ko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerjalainen is defending well for now.
Kerjalainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ko lands a knee to the body.
Ko manages to break the clinch.
Kerjalainen moves into the clinch.
Ko avoids the elbow strike from Kerjalainen, against the cage.
Kerjalainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kerjalainen avoiding damage as Ko throws knees to the body.
Ko avoids a wild elbow strike from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kerjalainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ko backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerjalainen avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands a body punch.
Kerjalainen avoiding damage as Ko throws knees to the body.
Kerjalainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerjalainen is trying to break free.
Ko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kerjalainen up against the cage.
Kerjalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen has a takedown stuffed.
Ko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ko blocks a low kick nicely.
Kerjalainen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kerjalainen misses with a head kick.
Kerjalainen scores with a head kick. Ko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ko throws a leg kick but Kerjalainen moved away.
Kerjalainen closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ko.
Ko landing knees to the body.
Ko looking to throw knees to the head but Kerjalainen is blocking nicely.
Ko avoids the elbow strike from Kerjalainen, against the cage.
Kerjalainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ko's elbow.
Ko managing to block the knees to the body from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerjalainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ko.
Kerjalainen misses with an elbow over the top.
Kerjalainen breaks from the clinch.
Ko instigates a clinch.
Ko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerjalainen is defending well for now.
Ko avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ko for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Ko avoiding damage as Kerjalainen throws knees to the body.
Ko missing with knees to the body.
Ko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kerjalainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ko looking to throw knees to the head but Kerjalainen is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kerjalainen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ko's brow.
Kerjalainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kerjalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ok Ko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Keijo Kerjalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerjalainen has managed to clinch.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch.
Kerjalainen checks a leg kick.
Ko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kerjalainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kerjalainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kerjalainen scores with a shot to the body.
Kerjalainen rushes Ko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kerjalainen tries a body shot but Ko blocks it.
Ko is pushing Kerjalainen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kerjalainen tries to stall but Ko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kerjalainen avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ko leaning against his opponent.
Kerjalainen looking to stall.
Kerjalainen tries to throw a body punch but Ko avoids it by throwing Kerjalainen back against the cage.
Kerjalainen lands an elbow that stopped Ko in his tracks for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kerjalainen managing to block the knees to the body from Ko.
Ko stalling the fight.
Ko avoids a wild elbow strike from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kerjalainen checks it well.
Kerjalainen has closed the distance and engaged Ko in a clinch.
Ko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerjalainen avoids it.
Ko tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerjalainen avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ko prevents a body shot from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ko backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kerjalainen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kerjalainen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Ko.
Ko throws a lazy head kick
and Kerjalainen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ko really felt that one!
Ko drives through and clinches with Kerjalainen against the cage.
Kerjalainen misses with an elbow strike.
Ko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kerjalainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kerjalainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch.
Kerjalainen misses with a head kick.
Ok Ko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerjalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ko is just out of range.
Kerjalainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ko is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen instigates a clinch.
Kerjalainen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerjalainen.
Ko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerjalainen is defending well for now.
Keijo Kerjalainen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kerjalainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ko is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kerjalainen swings for the body but Ko moves out of range.
A jab from Kerjalainen misses.
Kerjalainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen checks a leg kick nicely.
Kerjalainen misses with a body shot.
Kerjalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen drives through and clinches with Ko against the cage.
Ko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kerjalainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Ko prevents a body shot from Kerjalainen.
Knees to the body from Ko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen misses with an elbow over the top.
Ko trying to control the position but instead, Kerjalainen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ko into the cage.
Kerjalainen lands a nice elbow.
Kerjalainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerjalainen avoids it.
Ko trying to land knees to the body.
Kerjalainen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ko is keeping busy.
Kerjalainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kerjalainen has Ko up against the cage in a clinch.
Ko keeps control of Kerjalainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kerjalainen lands a shoulder strike.
Kerjalainen breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kerjalainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kerjalainen pushes Ko up against the cage in a clinch.
Kerjalainen avoiding damage as Ko throws knees to the body.
Kerjalainen tries to work over Ko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ko.
Ko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerjalainen is defending well for now.
Ko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kerjalainen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kerjalainen manages to break the clinch.
Ko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kerjalainen's head.
Ko tries to clinch but Kerjalainen moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen instigates a clinch.
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerjalainen cracks the inside of Ko's front leg.
A head kick misses from Ko.
Kerjalainen throws a leg kick but Ko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kerjalainen throws a low kick but Ko avoids it.
Kerjalainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ko, pushing him back against the cage.
Kerjalainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ko is defending well for now.
Kerjalainen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerjalainen managing to block the knees to the body from Ko.
Kerjalainen managing to block the knees to the body from Ko.
Ko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kerjalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ko is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kerjalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kerjalainen scores with a jab to the body.
Kerjalainen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ko's head.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick that Ko semi-blocks.
Kerjalainen instigates a clinch.
Kerjalainen working hard to break the clinch.
Kerjalainen pushes Ko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ko tries to clinch up but Kerjalainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Ko instigates a clinch.
Ko is pushing Kerjalainen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kerjalainen tries to stall but Ko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ko connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Keijo Kerjalainen has been cut.
Ko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ko missing with knees to the body.
Ko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen lands with a short shot to the head.
Ko is stalling here.
Ko letting Kerjalainen take a breather here.
Ko is trying to break the clinch but Kerjalainen is controlling him.
Kerjalainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerjalainen is defending well for now.
Ko lands a good knee to the midsection. Kerjalainen won't want to take too many of those.
Kerjalainen managing to block the knees to the body from Ko.
Ko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerjalainen avoids it.
Kerjalainen trying to land knees to the body.
Kerjalainen managing to block the knees to the body from Ko.
Ko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kerjalainen is keeping busy.
Kerjalainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kerjalainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ko backwards.
Kerjalainen digs a right hand into Ko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ko's gas tank.
Ko managing to block the knees to the body from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kerjalainen tries to work over Ko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ko tries to land knees in the clinch but Kerjalainen avoids the damage to the body.
Ko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kerjalainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ko backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Kerjalainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kerjalainen lands with a left to the head.
Kerjalainen is trying to break free.
Kerjalainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kerjalainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Kerjalainen throws a series of strikes that have Ko backpedaling.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick but Ko moves out of range.
Kerjalainen has managed to clinch.
Ko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kerjalainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerjalainen avoids it.
Kerjalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kerjalainen moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen misses with some punches.
Ko misses with a knee strike.
Kerjalainen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ko has him pressed against the cage.
Ko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerjalainen avoids it.
Ko crunches a lovely knee into Kerjalainen's ribcage.
Ko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerjalainen avoids it.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Kerjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick that Ko semi-blocks.
Kerjalainen connects with a high kick.
Kerjalainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ko manages to avoid it.
Kerjalainen misses with a head kick.
Kerjalainen darts in and clinches Ko up against the cage.
Ko misses with the head strike.
Kerjalainen is looking to control Ko's arms but Ko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kerjalainen has his back to the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ko.
Ko blocks an elbow strike from Kerjalainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerjalainen avoids it.
Ko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kerjalainen avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ko trying to land knees to the body.
Kerjalainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ko tries a body shot but Kerjalainen blocks it.
Ko tries to stall but Kerjalainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kerjalainen.
Ko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerjalainen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kerjalainen lands an elbow inside that Ko shrugs off.
Kerjalainen managing to block the knees to the body from Ko.
Ok Ko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kerjalainen manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Keijo Kerjalainen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kerjalainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kerjalainen can't break the clinch.
Kerjalainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ko backwards.
Kerjalainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerjalainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ko is defending well for now.
Kerjalainen lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kerjalainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kerjalainen is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Kerjalainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kerjalainen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Kerjalainen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Daneele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Potter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Daneele!
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, Harry Potter!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daneele lands a glancing blow to the side of Potter's head.
Potter lands with an uppercut that bounces Daneele off the cage and back into rage.
Potter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daneele.
Potter has Daneele up against the cage in a clinch.
Potter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daneele.
Good body shot from Potter.
Potter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daneele's efforts to push away.
Daneele takes a shot to the head.
Daneele is looking to break free of the clinch but Potter has double underhooks.
Daneele tries to break free but Potter pushes him back against the cage.
Daneele is trying to break the clinch but Potter has him pressed against the cage.
Daneele is trying to break free.
Daneele misses with some punches.
Potter lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daneele is trying to force a seperation but Potter has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Potter.
Potter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daneeles head.
Potter lands a nice uppercut.
Potter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daneele backwards.
Daneele can't find room to land a body shot as Potter controls the action.
Potter lands a nice uppercut.
Daneele is rocked!
Daneele wants to break free but Potter has control.
Good body shot from Potter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Potter.
Oh Daneele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daneele wants to get back to striking at distance but Potter won't allow it.
Potter lands with a right to the head.
Daneele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daneele is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Potter.
Potter creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Daneele's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Daneele drops to his knees and Potter pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Potter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abby Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tennessee wing walk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abby Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Raine!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Austin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Austin throws a hook but Raine blocks it.
Austin keeps the fight on the outside.
Raine tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
Raine blocks the body kick.
Austin swats away the attempt to clinch by Raine.
Austin tries to bum rush Raine with a series of wild strikes but Raine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Austin.
Raine tries to clinch up but Austin circles away and keeps his distance.
Raine ducks under a wild hook from Austin.
Raine is looking to clinch but Austin is avoiding it.
Raine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Austin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Austin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raine pushes off an throws an elbow but Austin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Austin blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Austin's brow.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Austin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Austin can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raine misses with an elbow over the top.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raine moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Raine obliges.
Raine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raine working Austin over with knees to the body.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Raine is controlling him.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Austin tries to circle away but Raine has him pinned against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Raine is controlling him.
Austin wants to break free but Raine has control.
A frustrated look appears on Austin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Austin working hard to break the clinch.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped Austin in his tracks for a moment.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Austin's defenses.
Raine with a knee to the head.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Austin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raine.
Austin takes an elbow to the temple.
Raine lands a knee to the head.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Austin is trying to break free.
Austin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine scores with a knee to the head.
Austin tries to circle away but Raine has him pinned against the cage.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Austin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Austin takes an elbow to the temple.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Austin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Raine.
Raine lands an elbow just above Austin 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Austin has had enough of the clinch but Raine keeps him there for the moment.
Raine crunches a lovely knee into Austin's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Raine lands an elbow just above Austin 's eye.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Austin wants to get back to striking at distance but Raine won't allow it.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Austin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Austin's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Raine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Austin's defenses.
Austin is trying to force a seperation but Raine has the dominant position.
Raine has Austin pressed against the cage, preventing Austin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
Raine pushes off an throws an elbow but Austin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raine lands an elbow just above Austin 's eye.
Austin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine crunches a lovely knee into Austin's ribcage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.
Raine misses with an elbow strike.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Raine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Austin blocks an elbow strike.
Austin is looking to break free of the clinch but Raine has double underhooks.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Austin has had enough of the clinch but Raine keeps him there for the moment.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
Raine working Austin over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Austin avoiding damage as Raine throws knees to the body.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Austin dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Austin tries to break free but Raine pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Raine lands a knee to the body.
Austin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Austin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Austin is trying to force a seperation but Raine has the dominant position.
Austin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Austin takes an elbow to the temple.
Austin wants to break free but Raine has control.
Austin has had enough of the clinch but Raine keeps him there for the moment.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Raine is controlling him.
Austin is trying to break free.
Austin tries to circle away but Raine has him pinned against the cage.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Austin avoids the elbow strike from Raine, against the cage.
Raine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Raine keeps control of Austin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine lands with a left to the head.
Austin has had enough of the clinch but Raine keeps him there for the moment.
Raine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine dominated that round.
That's time! Austin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Austin looks to land a body kick but Raine moved away.
Austin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Austin pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raine has Austin pressed against the cage, preventing Austin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Austin wants to get back to striking at distance but Raine won't allow it.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine connects with a knee to the head.
Raine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Austin dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Austin dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Austin dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Raine lands an elbow just above Austin 's eye.
Austin working hard to break the clinch.
Austin avoids the elbow strike from Raine, against the cage.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.
Austin wants to get back to striking at distance but Raine won't allow it.
Raine misses with an elbow strike.
Raine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Austin's efforts to push away.
Austin is looking to break free of the clinch but Raine has double underhooks.
Austin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Austin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine misses with an elbow over the top.
Raine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Austin's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raine lands a good knee to the midsection. Austin won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Raine is controlling him.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Austin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Raine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Raine misses with a series of wild punches.
Austin throws a sloppy head kick and Raine moves out of range easily.
Aldo Raine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin misses with a body kick.
Austin misses with a wild combination.
Austin fails to land with a series of punches.
Austin tries to keep at a distance but Raine has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Austin avoids the elbow strike from Raine, against the cage.
Austin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Austin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raine working Austin over with knees to the body.
Aldo Raine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Austin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Raine lands a good knee to the midsection. Austin won't want to take too many of those.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Raine pushes off an throws an elbow but Austin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raine lands a knee to the body.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine lands an elbow just above Austin 's eye.
Raine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine prevents Austin from breaking the clinch.
Raine lands an elbow just above Austin 's eye.
Raine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Austin wants to get back to striking at distance but Raine won't allow it.
Austin wants to get back to striking at distance but Raine won't allow it.
Raine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Austin backs up against the cage.
Raine tries to clinch up.
Raine takes the fight into the clinch.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Austin's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.
Raine misses with an elbow over the top.
Raine has Austin pressed against the cage, preventing Austin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Austin has had enough of the clinch but Raine keeps him there for the moment.
Austin blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Raine obliges.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped Austin in his tracks for a moment.
Austin blocks an elbow strike.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Austin wants to get back to striking at distance but Raine won't allow it.
Raine lands an elbow just above Austin 's eye.
Austin blocks the elbow strike.
Austin blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine lands an elbow just above Austin 's eye.
Raine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Austin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Austin can't break the clinch.
Austin blocks an elbow strike from Raine.
Raine misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Austin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.
Raine has Austin pressed against the cage, preventing Austin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raine wants to clinch
and Austin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Austin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Austin avoids the elbow strike from Raine, against the cage.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Raine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Austin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raine pushes off an throws an elbow but Austin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Austin has had enough of the clinch but Raine keeps him there for the moment.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Austin is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Austin throws a jab but it's blocked by Raine.
Raine blocks a head kick by Austin.
Austin swats away the attempt to clinch by Raine.
Raine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Austin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raine doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.
Austin throws a chopping leg kick but Raine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raine doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.
Raine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Raine tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
Some wild striking there from Austin.
Raine tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raine forces Austin back against the cage and clinches.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Austin is trying to push Raine away but Raine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Austin can't break the clinch.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Austin's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raine prevents Austin from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Raine.
Raine misses with an elbow strike.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped Austin in his tracks for a moment.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Austin wants to break free but Raine has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raine is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raine throws a right and a left that Austin avoids nicely.
Austin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raine clinches up against the cage.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Austin can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Austin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Austin blocks an elbow strike.
Austin tries to break the clinch but Raine is controlling the position.
Austin is trying to push Raine away but Raine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Austin wants to get back to striking at distance but Raine won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Austin blocks the elbow strike.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
Austin manages to break the clinch.
Raine blocks a jab.
Raine tries to clinch but Austin moves out of range.
Austin misses with the combination.
Austin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raine moves into the clinch.
Raine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Austin has had enough of the clinch but Raine keeps him there for the moment.
Austin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Austin tries to circle away but Raine has him pinned against the cage.
Austin is trying to break free.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is trying to push Raine away but Raine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Austin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped Austin in his tracks for a moment.
Austin is trying to force a seperation but Raine has the dominant position.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Austin takes an elbow to the temple.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Austin's defenses.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Austin shrugs off.
Austin is looking to break free of the clinch but Raine has double underhooks.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Austin's defenses.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Austin working hard to break the clinch.
Raine pushes off an throws an elbow but Austin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Austin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raine misses with a two punch combination.
Austin tries to land a front kick but Raine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Austin pushes him off.
Raine throws a lazy right hand but Austin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Austin throws a series of punches but Raine avoids them all with ease.
Aldo Raine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Raine.
Austin blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Austin's brow.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Raine is controlling him.
Austin dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Austin is looking to break free of the clinch but Raine has double underhooks.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Raine.
Raine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Austin tries to break free but Raine pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Austin's brow.
Austin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Raine misses with an elbow over the top.
Austin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abby Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo Raine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Austin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Austin misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Raine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Raine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Apollo Creed, Deck of Jack. Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Bravery - time won't let me go. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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31
221 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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26
218 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Creed moved out of range nicely.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Creed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Creed.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Creed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Creed works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Creed.
Creed lands with an overhand left.
Creed missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie rushes Creed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Apollo Creed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kron Gracie.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Creed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Creed stalls.
Creed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Creed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Creed.
A right hook to the body lands for Creed.
Creed is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Creed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Creed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Creed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Creed.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Creed taking a breather.
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
Creed is stalling in the full guard.
Creed has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Creed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Creed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Creed wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Creed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Creed preventing the sweep.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Creed tries to pass.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a triangle. Creed throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gracie's body to avoid the submission. Gracie has instead reached around Creed's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gracie arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kron Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isiah Kemp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontana comes into the arena with Queensryche - Silent Lucidity blaring out of the sound system. Steve Fontana had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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24
157 lbs
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155 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Fontana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isiah Kemp!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemp tries to bum rush Fontana with a series of wild strikes but Fontana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kemp throws a head kick but Fontana moves out of range.
Fontana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kemp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fontana connects with the punch.
Kemp throws a leg kick
and Fontana counters with a straight right hand.
Fontana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kemp but Kemp pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kemp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fontana counters with a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fontana.
Isiah Kemp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fontana throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kemp's head.
Fontana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kemp throws a jab when Fontana was well out of range.
Kemp takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fontana wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kemp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp misses with a body shot.
Fontana has closed the distance and engaged Kemp in a clinch.
Fontana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kemp throws a sloppy head kick
and Fontana counters with a nice uppercut.
Kemp misses with a body punch
and Fontana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kemp enables Fontana to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kemp manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kemp trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Fontana gets to his feet. Kemp looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fontana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fontana punishes Kemp's body with a nice straight punch.
Kemp looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fontana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kemp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fontana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kemp scores with a jab.
Kemp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kemp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fontana counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kemp's knee momentarily.
Kemp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steve Fontana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isiah Kemp.
Fontana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fontana scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kemp is rocked!
Fontana lands a nice looking body shot.
Kemp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kemp is still on wobbly legs! Can Fontana finish him?
Kemp tries to sprawl but Fontana drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fontana stands up and beckons Kemp to join him on the feet.
Fontana has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kemp seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fontana.
Fontana has closed the distance and engaged Kemp in a clinch.
Fontana leaning against his opponent.
Fontana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fontana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fontana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kemp takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kemp misses with a double jab
and Fontana moves into the clinch.
Kemp tries to stall but Fontana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fontana slows down the pace here.
Fontana manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemp drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fontana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kemp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fontana counters with a shoot takedown. Kemp fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fontana gets to his feet. Kemp looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fontana closes the distance and clinches.
Fontana pulls Kemp into guard.
Fontana is controlling Kemp's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kemp 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.
Steve Fontana 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.
Fontana tries to clinch up but Kemp circles away and keeps his distance.
Steve Fontana is winning the standup battle so far.
Fontana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kemp keeps the fight on the outside.
Kemp tries to keep at a distance but Fontana has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kemp wants to break free but Fontana has control.
Fontana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fontana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fontana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kemp.
Kemp misses with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fontana checks a leg kick.
Kemp misses with a right hand
and Fontana counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana jumps guard and drags Kemp to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fontana wants to stand up but Kemp is controlling him.
Kemp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fontana is keeping the position for now.
Fontana wants to sweep here but Kemp controlling him for the moment.
Kemp passes Fontana's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kemp decides to stand and escape the position.
Fontana shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp trying to control but Fontana postures up.
Kemp strikes from the bottom but Fontana passes into mount!
Kemp tries to reverse the position but Fontana maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fontana wants to control the pace but Kemp is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fontana controlling the position easily from mount.
Kemp tries to lock up and control but Fontana gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana tries to control but Kemp wriggling away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fontana controlling the pace for now.
Steve Fontana has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kemp tries to keep at a distance but Fontana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fontana keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kemp's efforts to push away.
Kemp is looking to break free of the clinch but Fontana has double underhooks.
Fontana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fontana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fontana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fontana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kemp can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemp throws a chopping leg kick but Fontana manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kemp takes a swing at Fontana's ribcage but misses.
Kemp throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Fontana counter with a right hand.
Kemp is breathing heavily.
Kemp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fontana but Fontana pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fontana scores with a one two! Kemp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fontana throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Isiah Kemp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fontana works the jab nicely.
Fontana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kemp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fontana connects with a right that clearly hurt Kemp. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Fontana proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Kemp collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Fontana!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vic Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Renton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
186 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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26
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Mercer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Renton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer throws a jab when Renton was well out of range.
Mercer lands a glancing blow to the side of Renton's head.
Renton misses with a leg kick.
Mercer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mercer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Renton avoids it really well and circles away.
Renton just misses with a punch to the body.
Renton misses with a hook. Mercer ducked under it nicely.
Vic Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renton ducks under a wild hook from Mercer.
Mercer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Renton's hands.
Renton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mercer checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton misses with a jab to the body
and Mercer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mercer.
Renton keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.
Mercer postures up in Renton's guard and throws a big left but Renton blocks it.
Mercer preventing the sweep.
Mercer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Renton 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Renton is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Renton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Renton stopping the sweep attempt from Mercer.
Mercer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Renton's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Renton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Renton wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throwing strikes but missing.
Mercer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mercer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Renton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mercer postures up in Renton's guard and throws a big left but Renton blocks it.
Mercer connects with a couple of short punches.
Mercer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer is looking to work some ground and pound but Renton has wrist control.
Mercer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Renton has momentary wrist control but Mercer slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renton looking to control.
Mercer thows a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Mercer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mercer lands a head shot.
Renton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Renton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mercer avoids it really well and circles away.
Renton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mercer closes the distance and clinches up with Renton, looking for a takedown. Mercer pushes Renton against the cage but Renton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mercer thuds his right hand into Renton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Renton misses with an uppercut. Mercer saw that one coming.
Mercer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mercer scores with a nice body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Renton.
Renton looks for the body kick but Mercer saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton takes one to the chin there.
Renton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mercer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Renton!
Renton manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Mercer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Renton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Renton tries to roll over but Mercer keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Renton defending well though.
Mercer working the head and body with strikes.
Renton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Renton trying to hold on to Mercer's head to control him but Mercer postures up.
Mercer is trying to control the action in half guard but Renton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mercer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mercer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mercer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer slows the pace down in half guard.
Mercer trying to pass the guard but Renton defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercer 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Mercer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Renton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mercer to score with a decent uppercut.
Mercer scores with a jab to the head.
Renton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Renton moves forwards but Mercer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Renton throws out a loose jab but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercer gets the takedown into side control.
Mercer trying to control the position but Renton is working away.
Mercer in side control, throwing shots but Renton defends.
Renton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mercer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer working the ground and pound.
Mercer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mercer wants to control but Renton is keeping him busy.
Mercer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Renton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Renton's face as Mercer controls the position.
Mercer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Renton tries to improve position but can't.
Mercer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Renton's face as Mercer controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renton dodges the ground and pound from Mercer.
Mercer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mercer trying to control the position but Renton is working away.
Mercer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Renton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mark Renton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Mercer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mercer landing strikes.
Vic Mercer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mercer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Renton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renton is trying to get back to half guard.
Mercer cracks Renton with a big right hand but Renton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vic Mercer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mercer 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 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vic Mercer!
Vic Mercer retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bulman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Bulman had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Mark Bulman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Driver's 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Bulman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Driver!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Driver as Bulman shoots in.
Driver defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bulman.
Driver looks for a takedown but Bulman sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Driver. No joy for Bulman on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Bulman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bulman has a takedown stuffed.
Bulman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Driver sprawls well. Driver wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bulman gets slowly back to his feet.
Driver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bulman circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Driver counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bulman stops Driver from passing to mount.
Bulman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Driver lands a few punches from side control.
Driver is chipping away with strikes.
Bulman is rocked!
Driver cracks Bulman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oh Bulman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driver cracks Bulman with a big elbow.
Driver scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Bulman is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Driver can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Driver!
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