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The World Begins? PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwreck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen rap das armas as his entrance music. Ray Lewis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Carwreck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwreck scores with a nice head shot.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Carwreck misses with the combination.
Carwreck stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Carwreck does no damage.
Lewis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lewis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carwreck lands with a good body shot.
Lewis walks into a left hand.
Carwreck lands a big uppercut and Lewis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lewis looks OK. Carwreck waves Lewis back to his feet!
Lewis is rocked!
Carwreck missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can Carwreck finish him?
Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carwreck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carwreck connects with a superb combination that knocks Lewis out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Carwreck before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Lewis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shane Carwreck!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between O Shea Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Hodges has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, O Shea Jackson!
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, Justin Hodges!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in but Hodges avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Hodges misses.
Hodges attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hodges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hodges jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab from Jackson.
Jackson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hodges's guard.
Jackson 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.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson trying to control but Hodges is working from the bottom.
Jackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Hodges's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges looking for a sweep. Not yet Hodges, not yet.
Jackson advances position into side control!
Jackson 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.
Hodges dodges the ground and pound from Jackson.
Hodges wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hodges down.
Jackson is staying tight to Hodges's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hodges managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Hodges's head but Hodges avoids it well.
Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hodges will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hodges tries to control but Jackson manages to take his back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jackson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hodges for as long as he can get away with.
Jackson scores with punches from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jackson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Jackson keeps control of the position as Hodges tries to break free.
Jackson punishes Hodges with strikes from the back mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Jackson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Jackson lands with a hammerfist to the side of Hodges's head.
Hodges covers up after that shot from Jackson.
Jackson landing with strikes.
Hodges is rocked!
Jackson throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hodges!
Hodges is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hodges to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hodges gets cracked with a huge elbow and he's out cold! Possibly KO of the night from the back? Unusual but possible!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). O Shea Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tenhojohan Kainohaaveri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domenic Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kainohaaveri comes into the arena with Good Riddance blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tenhojohan Kainohaaveri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Domenic Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kainohaaveri closes the distance and clinches.
Maddox scores with a shot to the side of Kainohaaveri's head.
Kainohaaveri tries to land knees in the clinch but Maddox avoids the damage to the body.
Maddox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Maddox.
A nice left hand lands by Maddox.
Kainohaaveri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maddox scores with a shot to the side of Kainohaaveri's head.
Maddox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maddox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maddox struggles to land a body shot inside as Kainohaaveri controls his hands.
Kainohaaveri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kainohaaveri throws an elbow that misses.
Maddox blocks the elbow strike.
Kainohaaveri throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kainohaaveri.
Kainohaaveri throws an elbow but it misses.
Kainohaaveri lands a good knee to the midsection. Maddox won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maddox throws a head punch that misses.
Kainohaaveri is working for takedown but Maddox is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maddox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kainohaaveri tries a body shot but Maddox blocks it.
Maddox misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox blocks an elbow strike.
Maddox throws a punch but it's blocked by Kainohaaveri.
Maddox pushes Kainohaaveri against the cage. Maddox is working some dirty boxing. Maddox pushes off with a quick right hook! Kainohaaveri goes down! Kainohaaveri tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Maddox moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domenic Maddox!
Domenic Maddox is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Penderas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George StClaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George StClaire has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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164 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Penderas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George StClaire!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
StClaire closes the distance and clinches up with Penderas, looking for a takedown. StClaire pushes Penderas against the cage but Penderas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
StClaire takes a jab right on the kisser.
StClaire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Penderas jabs at StClaire's body.
Penderas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by StClaire.
StClaire takes a jab right on the kisser.
StClaire walks into a left hand.
StClaire looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Penderas is fending him off so far but StClaire persists. Nope, Penderas circles away and we're back to standing.
StClaire fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guillermo Penderas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George StClaire.
StClaire fails with a takedown attempt.
Penderas stalks StClaire and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into StClaire's face. StClaire staggers backwards, shaken.
Penderas lands an overhand right.
Penderas cracks StClaire with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Penderas connects with a body shot that sends StClaire's belly button to the back.
StClaire shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penderas sprawls well. Penderas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. StClaire gets slowly back to his feet.
StClaire looks gassed!
StClaire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penderas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Penderas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces StClaire back to the cage. Penderas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
StClaire misses with a takedown attempt - Penderas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Penderas scores with a punch to the head.
StClaire is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
StClaire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penderas finds it's way round the side to connect with StClaire's head.
StClaire is still on wobbly legs! Can Penderas finish him?
Penderas Rushes StClaire and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! StClaire is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Penderas Piles on the pressure and StClaire crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guillermo Penderas!
Guillermo Penderas is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Saplin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saplin comes into the arena with Invincible blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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194 lbs
19 - 12 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Saplin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Reed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saplin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saplin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reed shoots in for a double leg but Saplin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dean Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Saplin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saplin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saplin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reed counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saplin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reed lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Marcus Saplin has been cut.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saplin.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saplin is breathing heavily.
Reed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reed lands a really nice looking cross but Saplin seems unphased.
Reed throws a body punch but Saplin moves out of range.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Saplin is just out of range.
Reed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saplin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed cracks Saplin with an uppercut from hell and Saplin crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Reed's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Saplin is rocked!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Reed slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Oh Saplin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reed lands a strong strike to the head of Saplin. That's dazed him! Reed looking to finish here. Saplin is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Reed lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Reed!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seymore Buttz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Rowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eye Of The Tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
18 - 10 - 1 |
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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
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seymore Buttz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Rowles!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowles cracks Buttz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rowles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rowles, right into the meat.
Rowles is looking to chop away at Buttz's legs.
Rowles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Paul Rowles has been cut.
Buttz drives through with a takedown into Rowles's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rowles is trying to keep Buttz in close.
Rowles looking for a triangle here. Buttz is fighting it but it looks tight! Rowles pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Buttz is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paul Rowles!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare. 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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176 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Bennett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
De Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bennett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Silva is looking to stand up but Bennett isn't so interested in that idea.
De Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Bennett advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bennett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bennett trying to control the action but De Silva is working from the bottom.
Bennett is working for a kimura but De Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bennett 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.
Bennett seems to be looking for submissions.
De Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Francisco De Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Silva. De Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bennett checks a low kick from De Silva.
Bennett motions for De Silva to come forward. Bennett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett connects with a body shot.
Bennett connects with a jab.
De Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Silva misses with the combination.
De Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
De Silva throws a leg kick but Bennett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bennett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bennett cracks a nice hook into De Silva's ribs.
De Silva throws a front kick aimed at Bennett's knee but Bennett avoids it well.
De Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from De Silva lands but Bennett takes it in his stride.
Bennett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Silva.
Bennett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Bennett lands with an overhand left.
De Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bennett is able to avoid easily.
Good shot there by Bennett.
De Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws the left hand but De Silva avoids the punch easily.
De Silva is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
A left and a right from De Silva both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Silva drops his hands momentarily and Bennett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bennett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bennetts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Silva misses with a leg kick
and De Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Silva thumps Bennett with a low kick.
De Silva throws a low kick but Bennett avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bennett lands with a good body shot.
Bennett lands a nice shot that snaps De Silva's head back.
A head kick misses from De Silva.
Bennett throws a solid leg kick but De Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bennett.
Francisco De Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Silva misses with a low kick.
De Silva misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bennett checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva throws a combination that misses
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
De Silva is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
De Silva misses with a head kick.
De Silva tries to score with a low kick but Bennett moves his leg out of the way.
De Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Bennett blocks the leg kick.
De Silva slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
An inside leg kick from Bennett misses.
De Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bennett scores with a hook.
De Silva tries to land a leg kick but Bennett saw it coming and moves away.
Bennett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a jab.
De Silva tries to score with a low kick but Bennett moves his leg out of the way.
De Silva tried to score with a low kick but Bennett checks it.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on De Silva's shoulder, as De Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Silva 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 Bennett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bennett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bennett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bennett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Francisco De Silva has been cut.
De Silva tries to land a leg kick but Bennett saw it coming and moves away.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Silva misses with a wild combination.
De Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Bennett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bennett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
A clash of legs there as Bennett blocks the low kick.
De Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bennett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
De Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
Bennett checks the leg kick.
Bennett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Silva enables Bennett to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bennett works over De Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
De Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bennett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francisco De Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bennett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Bennett tries to pass to full mount but De Silva defends it.
De Silva is trying to stand up here but Bennett is controlling him well.
Bennett is trying to control the action in half guard but De Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bennett manages to mount him!
Bennett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bennett looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bennett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett punishing his opponent with strikes.
De Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
De Silva has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
De Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennett is working for a rear naked choke. De Silva is not defending it well and Bennett has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! De Silva refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of De Silva's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matt Bennett!
Matt Bennett is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Kick out the Jams by The MC5s. A fine choice. St Piper is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In The Morning. Gene St Piper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to move into range but St Piper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Lee misses
and St Piper counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Lee missing with a left hand there. St Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee throws out a leg kick but St Piper moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St Piper throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Piper tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Piper wants to clinch.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Piper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Rufus Lee has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee misses with an uppercut
and St Piper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Piper fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Piper.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Piper.
Rufus Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
St Piper rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
St Piper prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
St Piper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Piper has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
St Piper misses with an elbow strike.
St Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Piper lands a shoulder strike.
Lee is rocked!
Rufus Lee's cut is getting worse.
A nice left hand lands by St Piper.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Piper throws a big uppercut that drops Lee! More strikes from St Piper and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lee lies dazed against the cage as St Piper celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gene St Piper!
Gene St Piper is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shang Tsung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Furious Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsung kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mortal Kombat Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight 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, Shang Tsung!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Furious Styles!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles misses with a wild body shot.
Styles throws a right hand that misses
and Tsung counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Styles is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Styles takes a swing at Tsung's ribcage but misses.
Styles thows a body shot but no joy.
Styles misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsung counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Styles is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Styles lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Styles.
Tsung has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Styles finds it's way round the side to connect with Tsung's head.
It looks like Shang Tsung has been cut.
Tsung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Styles.
Tsung takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tsung throws a sloppy head kick and Styles moves out of range easily.
Tsung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Styles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tsung is breathing heavily.
Tsung tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Styles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsung moves out of range of the strikes.
Styles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Styles.
Styles missing with a left hand there. Tsung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles lands a nice hook to Tsung's body. Tsung takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Styles moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Tsung goes down! Can Styles finish him!?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles slips nicely into half guard.
Styles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tsung's head.
Styles slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Styles decides to stand and escape the position.
Tsung ducks straight into an uppercut from Styles and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Tsung manages to regain guard straight away.
Shang Tsung's cut is getting worse.
Styles lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tsung is rocked!
Styles throws a big right hand that misses.
Styles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles landing with the ground and pound.
Styles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Styles distracts Tsung with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Styles lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Styles postures up in Tsung's guard and throws a big left but Tsung blocks it.
Styles working some strikes from top position.
Styles connects with a couple of short punches.
Oh Tsung is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shang Tsung's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Styles forces his way into half guard.
Tsung seems to have got his legs back now.
Styles is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Styles trying to control but Tsung is having none of it.
Styles looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jeez, Shang Tsung's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shang Tsung's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Furious Styles!
Furious Styles is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil's Rejects. Nelson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AFI - Totalimmortal. Jimmy Nelson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Grossman circles away easily
and Grossman counters with a three punch combo that has Nelson backing up. Nelson nods at Grossman to acknowledge the strikes.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Grossman lands.
Nelson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grossman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grossman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nelson's knee momentarily.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Grossman moves away and avoids it.
Grossman misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Grossman sprawls well.
Grossman connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nelson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grossman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grossman was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grossman moves away.
Grossman scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
Nelson needs to keep his hands up - Grossman had a free shot at his head there.
Grossman takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karl Grossman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Nelson.
Grossman with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Grossman.
Grossman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grossman connects with a knee to the head.
Grossman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grossman gets underhooks to prevent Nelson's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grossman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grossman prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Grossman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grossman lands with a left to the head.
Nelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grossman smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman scores with a head kick.
Grossman lands a head shot.
Nelson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grossman ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Karl Grossman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grossman slips under a jab from Nelson.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grossman is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Grossman circles away and we're back to standing.
Grossman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grossman scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Grossman.
Grossman cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Nelson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Grossman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nelson.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Grossman moves away and avoids it.
Grossman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Grossman.
Nelson tries to bum rush Grossman with a series of wild strikes but Grossman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nelson looks gassed!
Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grossman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Grossman 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.
Grossman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nelson on the side of the head.
Grossman misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Grossman avoids it well.
Grossman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Grossman.
Grossman staying out of range there.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Grossman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nelson momentarily.
Nelson lands a body shot.
Grossman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nelson scores with a hook.
Grossman scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman scores with a jab to the body.
Grossman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nelson doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grossman.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Grossman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
Nelson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson lands an overhand right.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grossman.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown. Grossman tries to sprawl out of it but Nelson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grossman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grossman lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grossmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grossman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Grossman.
Grossman wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target.
Grossman misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Grossman. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Grossman.
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but Grossman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karl Grossman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Nelson.
Nelson lands a jab to Grossman's midsection.
Nelson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grossman's waist but Grossman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nelson off to one side.
Grossman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grossman scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
Nelson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grossman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nelson shoots in but no luck this time.
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman with a nice cross.
Grossman lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Grossman moved out of range.
Grossman is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Nelson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nelson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab from Grossman.
Grossman lands a high kick!
A left lands for Grossman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt - Grossman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Grossman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nelson walks into a straight right hand from Grossman.
Grossman dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Grossman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karl Grossman is winning the standup battle so far.
Grossman misses the jab.
Grossman scores with a head kick. Nelson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grossman stuffs the takedown attempt from Nelson. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Grossman throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grossman.
Grossman keeps Nelson at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Grossman. That snapped Nelson's head back.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grossman.
Grossman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nelson's head.
Grossman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grossman cracks Nelson with a good jab.
Grossman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grossman instigates a clinch.
Nelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karl Grossman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Nelson.
Grossman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a left hand.
Grossman works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Grossman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Grossman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grossman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grossman throws a front kick that sends Nelson stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grossman's waist but Grossman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nelson off to one side.
Jab, jab by Grossman - just one landing.
Grossman lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot by Grossman.
A jab lands there for Grossman.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grossman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Grossman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grossman gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nelson is rocked!
Grossman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Grossman finish him?
Grossman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grossman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Grossman won't allow it.
Grossman scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Grossman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Grossman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nelson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nelson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grossman lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Grossman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Grossman has control of the leg.
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 fight!
Karl Grossman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grossman 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Grossman!
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