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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Enis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredrick Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Enis!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Enis doesn't seem phased though.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Enis is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Enis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva thows a huge punch but Enis dodges it nicely.
Silva postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Enis to stand up.
Silva has Enis up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Enis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Enis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Enis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Enis scrambles back to his feet.
Enis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Fredrick Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Enis.
Enis looks winded!
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva lands a head kick!
It looks like Curtis Enis has been cut.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick 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!
Silva forces Enis back against the cage and clinches.
Enis is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Enis to the mat. Enis regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Enis's brow.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control but Enis is working from the bottom.
Enis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Enis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Enis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva wants to stand but Enis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to stand but Enis is controlling his head.
Silva decides to stand back up.
Enis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva digs a good body shot into Enis's ribs.
Enis misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva has Enis up against the cage in a clinch.
Enis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Enis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to score a takedown here. Enis is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Enis's guard.
Enis keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Enis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Enis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Enis keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Enis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Enis!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrick Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Enis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Enis is looking to sinch up a triangle. Silva throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Enis's body to avoid the submission. Enis has instead reached around Silva's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Enis arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Curtis Enis!
After winning the bout, Curtis Enis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Laybourn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaiden Laybourn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francis Stark!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark checks a low kick from Laybourn.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laybourn checks a leg kick.
Stark clinches.
Laybourn has Stark pressed against the cage, preventing Stark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laybourn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Laybourn has had enough of the clinch but Stark keeps him there for the moment.
Stark prevents Laybourn from breaking the clinch.
Laybourn looking for a takedown.
Laybourn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaiden Laybourn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stark misses with a looping right.
Stark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laybourn counters with a right hand to the body.
Stark misses with a hook. Laybourn ducked under it nicely.
Laybourn moves into the clinch.
Laybourn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Laybourn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stark to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stark drops Laybourn with a beautiful combination! Laybourn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stark is looking for the KO!
It looks like Kaiden Laybourn has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laybourn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Laybourn both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Francis Stark has been cut.
Stark looks to land a right hand but Laybourn moved out of range.
Laybourn wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.
Laybourn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stark tries to avoid it but Laybourn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stark to the ground. Stark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stark takes a swing at Laybourn's ribcage but misses.
Laybourn tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laybourn manages to avoid it.
Laybourn fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Laybourn with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark drops Laybourn with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Laybourn looks back up at him and smiles so Stark waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Laybourn is rocked!
Stark is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Stark shuts the power down on Laybourn. Lights out, game over! Stark is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Francis Stark!
Francis Stark was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Cormeir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Te Huna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormeir comes to the cage accompanied by -N- The Bay. Te Huna comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chevelle-Jars 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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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Cormeir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Te Huna!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormeir shoots in but Te Huna avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown but Te Huna shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Te Huna slaps away a takedown attempt from Cormeir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Cormeir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cormeir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Te Huna.
Nice takedown defense from Te Huna. No joy for Cormeir on that attempt.
Cormeir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Te Huna looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cormeir sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Te Huna is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Check out the look on Cormeir's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cormeir wants to control but Te Huna is keeping him busy.
Cormeir is really struggling to control Te Huna but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir working the ground and pound.
Te Huna is trying to buck Cormeir off.
Te Huna is not content to let Cormeir control the position.
Cormeir misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cormeir prevents Te Huna from escaping the position.
Cormeir landing strikes.
Cormeir landing a few strikes.
Te Huna explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cormeir.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cormeir looks to land a left hand but Te Huna moved out of range nicely.
Te Huna displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cormeir.
Te Huna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cormeir.
Te Huna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cormeir has his takedown stuffed
and Te Huna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Te Huna on his heels. He'll look to pass Te Huna's guard now, I'm sure.
Te Huna wants to stand up but Cormeir is controlling him.
Cormeir lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cormeir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cormeir won't allow Te Huna to get back to his feet.
Cormeir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Te Huna is keeping the position for now.
Cormeir stops Te Huna from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna kicks Cormeir off and gets to his feet.
James Te Huna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cormeir shoots and misses
and Te Huna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Te Huna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Te Huna thows a body shot but no joy.
Cormeir avoids the body shot from Te Huna.
Te Huna works over Cormeir's head and body with a nice combination.
Cain Cormeir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Te Huna but Te Huna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cormeir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Te Huna defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Cormeir dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cormeir fails with the takedown
and Te Huna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Te Huna swinging wildly here.
A jab from Cormeir finds it's way through Te Huna's defenses.
Te Huna looks to score with a jab to the body but Cormeir is just out of range.
Cormeir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Te Huna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Te Huna sprawls well. Te Huna wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cormeir gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Cormeir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Te Huna looks to land a combination but Cormeir avoids it well.
Te Huna lands with a good body shot.
Cormeir moves in looking to clinch but Te Huna pushes him off.
Te Huna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cormeir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir controlling the position from side mount.
Cormeir prevents Te Huna from escaping the position.
Cormeir landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Te Huna prevents Cormeir from improving position.
Te Huna is trying to get back to his feet.
Cain Cormeir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cormeir controls the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Te Huna wants to get back to his feet but Cormeir drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cormeir prevents Te Huna from escaping the position.
Cormeir controls the position from side control.
Cormeir trying to control the position but Te Huna is working away.
Te Huna is pushing Cormeir's head away, looking to escape. Cormeir manages to hold on to the position though.
Cormeir lands an elbow.
Cormeir tries to advance to mount but Te Huna denies him.
Te Huna on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Te Huna is trying to buck Cormeir off.
Cormeir cracks Te Huna with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna wants to get back to his feet.
Te Huna prevents Cormeir from moving into mount.
Cormeir is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Te Huna wants to get back to his feet.
Te Huna parries the strikes from Cormeir easily there. Cormeir is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Te Huna to escape.
Te Huna trying to remain calm as Cormeir controls from the top position.
Te Huna is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cormeir asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cormeir looks up at the clock and then as Te Huna takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cormeir smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormeir in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Cormeir dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Te Huna is wriggling around but Cormeir manages to pass to half guard.
Cormeir looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Te Huna wants to get back to his feet.
Te Huna makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cormeir shoots in for a double leg but Te Huna sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cormeir tries to clinch there but Te Huna circles away.
Cormeir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Huna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Te Huna is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cormeir rather than just go for the knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cormeir.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Cormeir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cormeir fails with a takedown attempt.
Te Huna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cormeir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Te Huna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown but Te Huna shows good takedown defense.
James Te Huna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cormeir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
James Te Huna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cormeir throws a right and a left that Te Huna avoids nicely.
Cormeir with a lazy takedown attempt
and Te Huna counters with a right hand to the body.
Cormeir shoots in looking for a takedown. Te Huna tries to sprawl out of it but Cormeir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Te Huna manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cormeir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown but Te Huna shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Te Huna. No joy for Cormeir on that attempt.
Cormeir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Te Huna scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Te Huna throws a right and a left that Cormeir avoids nicely.
Te Huna lands a jab to the head.
Cormeir closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Te Huna did well to prevent Cormeir getting side control.
James Te Huna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Te Huna has one foot on Cormeir's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Te Huna jabs at Cormeir's body.
Cain Cormeir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cormeir shoots in but Te Huna avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cormeir fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormeir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Te Huna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Te Huna.
I think Cormeir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Cormeir!
Our winner, Cain Cormeir, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryle Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Life. Ryle Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryle Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Gracie has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Gracie can't break the clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva looks winded!
Gracie is stalling here.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva wants to clinch
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Silva.
Gracie throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Gracie takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryle Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva looks to clinch
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva is looking to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Gracie tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva looks to clinch
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Silva moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Silva wants to clinch.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Silva clinches.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Ryle Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gracie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gracie tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryle Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Silva rolls with it to try and escape but Gracie cranks on the arm and Silva is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Helson Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jens Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaharu Funaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulver comes to the cage accompanied by Snapbacks and Tattoos. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
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209 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jens Pulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaharu Funaki!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Funaki looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pulver lands a big right hand that sends Funaki crashing to the mat! Pulver stays standing though and waves Funaki back to his feet!
Funaki is rocked!
It looks like Masaharu Funaki has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Pulver moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Funaki! Pulver continues to tee off on Funaki, landing with a left and a right! Pulver connects with a right hand that leaves Funaki sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Pulver!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jens Pulver!
During a confident post fight interview, Jens Pulver thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Draven Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Draven Lucas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas closes the distance and clinches up with Spencer, looking for a takedown. Lucas pushes Spencer against the cage but Spencer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Spencer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spencer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spencer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucas.
Lucas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draven Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lucas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Spencer just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Draven Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas needs to keep his hands up - Spencer had a free shot at his head there.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spencer as he avoids it easily.
Lucas darts in trying to clinch
and Spencer counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Spencer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Spencer.
It looks like Draven Lucas has been cut.
Joe Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spencer throws the kick towards the body but Lucas avoids it.
Spencer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Spencer scores with a nice strike.
Lucas ducks right into an uppercut from Spencer.
Lucas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lucas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spencer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucas moves out of range of the body kick from Spencer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas misses with a wild body shot.
Lucas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lucas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spencer lands with a right hand.
Spencer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spencer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spencer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spencer wants it to stay on the feet.
Lucas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spencer.
Lucas moves in looking to clinch but Spencer pushes him off.
Spencer scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer blocks a head kick by Lucas.
Lucas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spencer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lucas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lucas wants to clinch up but Spencer keeps it at a distance.
Lucas looks to clinch
and Spencer counters with a left and a right that stings Lucas.
Spencer thuds a left hand into Lucas's body.
Spencer lands a jab to Lucas's midsection.
Lucas instigates a clinch.
Spencer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spencer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lucas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lucas throws a push kick but Spencer slaps the foot to one side.
Lucas tries to clinch up
and Spencer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spencer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer leaves Lucas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lucas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spencer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lucas somewhat.
Lucas misses the shot to the body.
Spencer throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer lands a slapping body shot.
Spencer catches Lucas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lucas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Spencer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Draven Lucas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lucas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spencer defends it nicely.
Spencer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spencer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lucas thinking.
Lucas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucas is just out of range.
Spencer misses with a double jab.
Lucas tries to clinch up.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown but Spencer shows good takedown defense.
Lucas tries to clinch up
and Spencer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spencer throws the left hand but Lucas avoids the punch easily.
Lucas moves to clinch but Spencer breaks away
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Lucas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Draven Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer moves into the clinch.
Spencer tries to land a knee to the head but Lucas blocks with his arms.
Lucas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spencer breaks the clinch.
Lucas fails with a takedown attempt.
Draven Lucas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spencer finds it's way round the side to connect with Lucas's head.
Lucas misses with a wild body shot.
Spencer lands a jab to Lucas's midsection.
Lucas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lucas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lucas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spencer counters with a three punch combo that has Lucas backing up. Lucas nods at Spencer to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spencer circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Spencer to counter with a crisp jab.
Lucas shoots in but no luck this time.
Lucas tries to clinch up.
Lucas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas tries to clinch
and Spencer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lucas tries to clinch but Spencer is having none of it.
Lucas misses with a takedown attempt - Spencer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lucas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spencer counters with a stiff right hand.
Draven Lucas's cut is getting worse.
Lucas misses with a takedown attempt
and Spencer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lucas is rocked!
Lucas closes the distance but Spencer moves to the side
and Spencer counters with a crisp one two that drops Lucas! Spencer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lucas to his feet! Lucas is in big trouble!
Oh Lucas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer scores with a hook to the body. Lucas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spencer clinches with his opponent.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas tries to clinch
and Spencer scores with a counter punch that sends Lucas to the canvas! Spencer smells blood - he's punishing Lucas with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Lucas has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Spencer!
Joe Spencer is the new welterweight champion!
Joe Spencer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Hitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ching Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heavy Hitter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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257 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Hitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ching Ling!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hitter was covering up waiting for the punch and Ling finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hitter wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ling looking to pass the guard.
Ling forces his way into half guard.
Hitter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hitter.
Ling is looking to work some ground and pound but Hitter has wrist control.
Ling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hitter keeping full guard, as Ling tries to pass.
Ling is in close to Hitter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ling lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ling makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ling works over Hitter with some ground and pound from guard.
Ling won't allow Hitter to sweep him here.
Ling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling scoring with some ground and pound.
Ling lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hitter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ling gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ling postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ling drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Ling as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hitter screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Ling! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ching Ling!
Ching Ling very nearly forgot to thank SAVE A FIGHTER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Brandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cameron Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Brandt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandt has his takedown stuffed
and Black counters with a left and a right that stings Brandt.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandt circles away.
Black tries to keep at a distance but Brandt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brandt after a bit of a struggle.
Brandt has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Black is trying to keep an underhook but Brandt manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Brandt seems to be looking for submissions.
Brandt moves nicely into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Black regains half guard, as Brandt was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to improve his position but Brandt is controlling well.
Brandt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Black knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brandt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.
Brandt is looking for a kimura but Black is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brandt to get the leverage.
Brandt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brandt wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandt seems to be working for a kimura but Black defends the submission attempt.
Brandt is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brandt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though.
Brandt wants to work for an arm triangle but Black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brandt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Black is just riding it out for now. Brandt eventually gives up the hold.
Brandt is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to improve his position but Brandt is controlling well.
Brandt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Black is not content to let Brandt control the position.
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Brandt.
Brandt wants to work for an arm triangle but Black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Brandt.
Black trying to control but Brandt postures up.
Black pushes Brandt off looking to stand but Brandt dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black wants to get back to full guard but Brandt has passed into side control.
Brandt is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Brandt dominated that round.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brandt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tom Brandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Tom Brandt has been cut.
Black swinging wildly here.
Brandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Cameron Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandt fails with the takedown
and Brandt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brandt keeps the fight on the outside.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Brandt. Brandt gets slowly back to his feet.
Cameron Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Brandt.
Brandt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandt manages to avoid it.
Brandt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brandt shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Black takes a swing at Brandt's ribcage but misses.
Brandt misses with an uppercut
and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brandt won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by Black.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black tries for a kimura but Brandt is defending well.
Black throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Black throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Brandt works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Black trying to mount his opponent but Brandt defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brandt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Black is aware though and is defending well.
Brandt keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Black thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tom Brandt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brandt looking for a sweep. Not yet Brandt, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black passes into half guard.
Black is working for a kimura but Brandt is defending it quite comfortably.
Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Black tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brandt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Brandt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Black pulls his head out easily.
Black slips a nice elbow through Brandt's hands, connecting with Brandt's forehead.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Brandt defends it.
Brandt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
Brandt wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black wants to pass to mount but Brandt is defending the position.
Brandt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brandt is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Brandt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brandt misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters with a three punch combo that has Brandt backing up. Brandt nods at Black to acknowledge the strikes.
Black could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Brandt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brandt tries for a takedown but Black circles away easily
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cameron Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Brandt.
Horrible takedown by Brandt or perhaps it was just good defense by Black which made him look bad.
Brandt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
Brandt swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandt circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black counters by moving into the clinch.
Brandt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Brandt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Black here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Black is working for a submission of some sort.
Black is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brandt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brandt is looking to improve his position.
Black is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brandt is just riding it out for now. Black eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brandt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Black wants to pass the guard but Brandt is keeping the position.
Brandt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black drops back looking for a leg! Brandt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brandt manages to kick Black off! Black jumps back into Brandt's guard.
Black postures up in Brandt's guard and throws a big left but Brandt blocks it.
Brandt looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandt is retaining full guard.
Brandt looking for a sweep. Not yet Brandt, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandt is retaining full guard.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandt is retaining full guard.
Brandt working for submissions but it's allowed Black to get to half guard.
Brandt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brandt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Black!
Cameron Black decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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