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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koby Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesi Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Las Vegas, Koby Hart! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kesi Jones! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A left lands for Hart. Jones gets caught flat footed, as Hart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Hart controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Jones wants to stand and escape but Hart is having none of it. Hart drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hart is not content to let Jones control the position. Jones 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.
Jones 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.
Jones working the ground and pound. Sloppy strikes there by Jones. Jones swings around for an armbar but Hart sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jones's guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jones controls Hart momentarily but Hart frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hart controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Jones wants to get back to his feet but Hart is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Hart is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Koby Hart just wasn't active enough. Jones tries to sprawl but Hart drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones is trying to get back to full guard. Hart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Jones trying to control here.
Hart slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Hart controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Koby Hart just wasn't active enough. Jones with a poor takedown and Hart counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard. Jones looks winded! Hart lands a couple of decent looking shots. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hart's corner is telling him to maintain position. Hart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Jones being controlled here, momentarily. Hart's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Hart throws a big elbow that misses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Hart showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Koby Hart has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Jones wants to clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hart cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koby Hart dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hart fails in his attempt to clinch. Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Hart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Hart shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard. Hart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Hart cracks Jones with a solid left hand. Hart landing some decent shots from guard. Hart sitting in guard, not really doing much. Hart has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hart's corner is telling him to maintain position. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Hart with a nice head shot there. Hart's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We're going to have a standup here because Koby Hart wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Jones misses with an uppercut. Hart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hart duly obliges. Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Hart tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Hart shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Hart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Koby Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kesi Jones. Jones is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hart gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch. Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hart gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Hart shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Hart fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hart has clasped his hands together around Jones's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hart controlling the position from side mount. Hart 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones is not content to let Hart control the position. Hart is chipping away with strikes.
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Hart controlling the position from side mount. Koby Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Hart landing a few strikes. You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hart is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jones is trying to escape and Hart transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jones is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hart! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Koby Hart! In his post fight interview, Koby Hart started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cub Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and You Got Clinched (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Las Vegas, Cub Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, You Got Clinched! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Clinched fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clinched. Clinched fails in his attempt to clinch. Clinched moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off. Clinched rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage. Johnson wants to break free but Clinched has control.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Clinched has him pressed against the cage. Clinched with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Cub Johnson has been cut. Clinched keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away. Clinched lands a nice knee to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Knees in the clinch landing for Clinched.
Clinched connects with a knee to the head.
Clinched with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Johnson is breathing heavily. Johnson takes an elbow to the temple. Clinched with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Clinched swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it. Clinched landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Clinched scores with a knee to the head.
Clinched unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clinched tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Clinched scores with a knee to the head.
Clinched lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye. Clinched working Johnson over with knees to the body. Knees to the body from Clinched.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clinched struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Clinched putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Cub Johnson's cut is getting worse. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clinched struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Clinched creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses. Clinched working Johnson over with knees to the body. Clinched lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Clinched lands a knee to the body.
Clinched tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow. Clinched lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Clinched lands a nice knee to the body. Clinched with a knee to the head.
Clinched misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clinched scores a nice knee to the body.
Clinched misses with the head strike.
Clinched misses with a punch to the body.
Clinched lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Clinched with a knee to the head.
Clinched connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Clinched unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Johnson blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Clinched lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off. Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Clinched has him pressed against the cage. Clinched is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land. Clinched lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye. Clinched landing knees to the body.
Johnson looking to stall.
Clinched lands a knee to the head.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Clinched misses with a punch to the body.
Clinched with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clinched as Johnson tries to tie him up. Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Clinched lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A knee to the head by Clinched.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clinched. Clinched throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clinched comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Clinched fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clinched.
Clinched lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off. Johnson trying to land knees 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! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Clinched controls the action.
A knee to the head by Clinched.
Clinched comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Clinched working Johnson over with knees to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
You Got Clinched dominated that round. The cut man is working on Cub Johnson's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Clinched shows good takedown defense. A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick. Clinched tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Clinched has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clinched scores with a knee to the head.
Clinched tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Clinched lands a knee to the head.
Clinched unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Clinched swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clinched landing knees to the head.
Clinched creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses. Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nice elbow from Clinched. Clinched crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage. Nice elbow from Clinched. Clinched has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Clinched using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clinched comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Clinched crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage. A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch. Clinched working Johnson over with knees to the body. Clinched crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage. Clinched can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Clinched unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Clinched won't allow it.
Clinched lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Clinched digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank. Clinched with a knee to the head.
Clinched lands a nice elbow. Clinched tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clinched keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Clinched with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clinched is defending well for now. Clinched landing knees to the head.
Johnson tries to circle away but Clinched has him pinned against the cage. Johnson wants a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Clinched tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Clinched landing knees to the body.
Clinched lands an elbow inside. Clinched scores with a knee to the head.
Clinched lands an elbow inside. Clinched missing with knees to the body.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Clinched has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage. You Got Clinched seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Clinched misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cub Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Clinched with a knee to the head.
Clinched gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Clinched landing knees to the body.
Clinched lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those. Clinched throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Clinched throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses. Johnson looking to stall.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Clinched misses with a body punch.
Clinched lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cub Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Clinched scores with a knee to the head.
Clinched lands a knee to the head.
Clinched missing with knees to the body.
Johnson tries to break free but Clinched pushes him back against the cage. Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clinched to keep the fight standing. Clinched lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye. A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson. Clinched connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson tries to circle away but Clinched has him pinned against the cage. Clinched gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
You Got Clinched showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Cub Johnson's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Clinched moves into the clinch. Clinched misses with a hook from the clinch. Clinched with a knee to the head.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Clinched.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clinched obliges. Clinched landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body. Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Clinched lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clinched obliges. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Clinched lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye. Clinched creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead. Clinched lands a right hand. Johnson is trying to break free. Nice elbow from Clinched. Clinched lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Clinched has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage. Clinched misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clinched has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Clinched with a knee to the head.
Clinched lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clinched avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Clinched lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Clinched landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clinched comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clinched landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clinched.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clinched is keeping busy. Clinched tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow. Clinched landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clinched misses with a knee strike.
Clinched looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson working Clinched over with knees to the body. Clinched lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Clinched unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clinched connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clinched obliges. Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Knees to the body from Clinched.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Clinched is looking to clinch. Clinched throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Clinched circles away.
Clinched throws a nice outside leg kick. Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clinched as he avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cub Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Clinched tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range. Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clinched sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Clinched swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cub Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Clinched turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. The fight stays on the outside here - Clinched looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Clinched rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Johnson tries to pull guard but Clinched forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clinched is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A nice glancing elbow lands by Clinched. Cub Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! You Got Clinched is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Clinched misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight! You Got Clinched comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Clinched has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for You Got Clinched! Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for You Got Clinched! Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for You Got Clinched!
You Got Clinched wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gonzalez's choice of entrance music: Iron Maiden - Dance Of Death. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Las Vegas, Jake Edgar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Gonzalez! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Edgar against the cage.
Edgar misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gonzalez manages to end up in side control. Gonzalez working away. Gonzalez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Edgar on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Edgar tries to bench press Gonzalez off him but Gonzalez keeps the position. Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Gonzalez wants to control but Edgar is keeping him busy. Gonzalez 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.
Edgar struggling a bit here. Edgar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gonzalez on the ground. Sloppy strikes there by Gonzalez. Gonzalez lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzalez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Edgar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Edgar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Edgar is looking for a sweep. Gonzalez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gonzalez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Gonzalez controlling the position from side mount. Gonzalez lands a few punches from side control. Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Edgar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Edgar wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Edgar seems a little lost for a moment, as Gonzalez dominates the positioning. Edgar wants to control but Gonzalez postures up. Check out the look on Gonzalez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gonzalez stands up and beckons Edgar to his feet. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Edgar connects with a body shot. Gonzalez has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Edgar dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez moves into the clinch. Gonzalez successfully pulls guard.
Edgar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Edgar showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Gonzalez wants to sweep but no luck. Edgar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Edgar wasn't doing enough on the ground. Edgar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gonzalez backs up against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Edgar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Edgar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edgar motions for Gonzalez to come forward. Edgar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edgar. Edgar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. This has been an exciting period of action! Gonzalez gets back to half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Edgar in particular looking to stall. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Gonzalez dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gonzalez checks a leg kick nicely. No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt. Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Edgar sprawls well. Edgar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet. Edgar throws a leg kick and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzalez. Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Edgar wants to land a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range. Edgar misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez wants to clinch. Gonzalez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Edgar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Edgar throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely. Lucas Gonzalez has got the better of the ground game so far. Edgar landing some decent shots from guard. Edgar lands a couple of elbows. Edgar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Edgar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Gonzalez is nestled in close to Edgar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Edgar controlling the position for now. Gonzalez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Edgar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Edgar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzalez. Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but Edgar defending well. Edgar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzalez.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Edgar wants to get back to full guard but Gonzalez has mounted him! Edgar defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gonzalez. Gonzalez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gonzalez prevents Edgar from getting the reversal. Edgar tries to hold on but Gonzalez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Edgar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Edgar shrugs it off. Gonzalez jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Edgar is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Edgar and Gonzalez has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Gonzalez trying to control the action but Edgar is working from the bottom. The ground and pound from Gonzalez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. An elbow from Gonzalez crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gonzalez wants to stand but Edgar has his arm trapped. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucas Gonzalez will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Edgar dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Edgar misses the shot to the body. Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease. Edgar shoots and misses and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Edgar backing up. Edgar nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes. Edgar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range. Edgar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one. Edgar misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it. Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch. Gonzalez has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off. Gonzalez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Jake Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
A big left from Edgar misses. Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Edgar dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
Edgar lands with a nice combination. Gonzalez backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez checks a leg kick. Jake Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Edgar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gonzalez quickly recovers to half guard. Edgar trying to control the pace. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Edgar looks to land a strike but Gonzalez avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Edgar controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Edgar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet. Gonzalez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jake Edgar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Edgar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzalez pinned against the cage. Gonzalez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him. Edgar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Edgar taking a breather here. Gonzalez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Edgar's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Edgar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Edgar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Edgar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Edgar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Jake Edgar showed his dominance in that final round. I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Jake Edgar! Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Jake Edgar! Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Jake Edgar!
Jake Edgar wins by unanimous decision! A relieved looking Jake Edgar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raaaaaaaaaah Mukaaaah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Websky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Las Vegas, Raaaaaaaaaah Mukaaaah! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Websky! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mukaaaah misses with an uppercut. Websky tries to keep at a distance but Mukaaaah has taken the fight into the clinch. Mukaaaah is trying to break the clinch but Websky has him pressed against the cage. Mukaaaah goes for a takedown in the clinch but Websky prevents it.
Websky manages to pull guard.
Websky wants to stand but Mukaaaah is controlling the position. Mukaaaah is looking to stand up but Websky won't let him. Websky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Websky looking for a guillotine from mount but Mukaaaah is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Websky working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Websky jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mukaaaah manages to avoid the submission attempt. Websky stands up and we're back to a striking position. Mukaaaah tries to clinch up but Websky circles away and keeps his distance. Mukaaaah connects with a crisp jab. Mukaaaah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mukaaaah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mukaaaah wants to clinch. Mukaaaah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mukaaaah closes the distance looking to clinch and Websky holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. 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! Websky has Mukaaaah pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Websky pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mukaaaah tumbling to the mat - Websky dives into Mukaaaah's guard. Websky trying to control but Mukaaaah is working from the bottom. Mukaaaah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Websky on the ground. Websky has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mukaaaah is proving hard to escape from. Websky trying to control the position from guard on top but Mukaaaah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Websky is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Websky won't allow Mukaaaah to get back to his feet. Websky trying to control the position from guard on top but Mukaaaah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Websky looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Websky wants to control from the top but Mukaaaah keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mathew Websky was stalling too much, according to the referee. Mukaaaah tries to close the distance and clinch but Websky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mukaaaah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Websky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mukaaaah, pushing him back against the cage. Mukaaaah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Websky has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mukaaaah clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Websky is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Mukaaaah won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Websky off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mathew Websky!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Los Mucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Las Vegas, George McFly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Los Mucho! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Los Mucho fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Los Mucho moves away from the strike by McFly. McFly thows a left - swing and a miss! Los Mucho gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McFly to score an easy takedown into full guard. Los Mucho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McFly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. McFly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McFly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Los Mucho lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McFly! McFly tries to hold on but Los Mucho pushes him away. Los Mucho looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Los Mucho wants to finish this one by submission but McFly is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Los Mucho.
That's one minute gone in the round. Los Mucho wants to control the pace but McFly is squirming around nicely. McFly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Los Mucho wants to control the pace but McFly is squirming around nicely. McFly is trying to escape the mount.
Los Mucho looking for a guillotine from mount but McFly is having none of it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. McFly is desperately trying to improve his position but Los Mucho has a good base and remains in mount. McFly is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McFly wants to control but Los Mucho is having none of it. Los Mucho fails to take his opponent's back. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. McFly tries to hold on but Los Mucho postures up. McFly can't escape the position.
Los Mucho has control of McFly's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McFly regains control of the situation pretty easily.
McFly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Los Mucho controlling the pace for now. Los Mucho looking to control but McFly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. McFly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Los Mucho working for a guillotine from mount but McFly is in no mood to give up. Los Mucho wants to finish this one by submission but McFly is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Los Mucho. Los Mucho moves to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McFly rolls, trying to escape but Los Mucho keeps control of the position.
Los Mucho is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Los Mucho has the hooks in. McFly is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Los Mucho's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
McFly showing good submission defense here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. McFly is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Los Mucho dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Los Mucho closes the distance and clinches up with McFly, looking for a takedown. Los Mucho pushes McFly against the cage but McFly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Los Mucho shoots in looking for a takedown but McFly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Los Mucho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. McFly shoots in and gets a takedown into Los Mucho's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. McFly slips nicely into half guard. McFly seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Mario Los Mucho has got the better of the ground game so far. McFly has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. McFly is looking for a kimura but Los Mucho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McFly to get the leverage. Los Mucho works his way to full guard. Good work. McFly trying to control the position from guard on top but Los Mucho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. McFly is posturing up here but Los Mucho has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! McFly tries to roll out but it's too tight and McFly has to tap! Slick submission there by Los Mucho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mario Los Mucho!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Szymanki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Mudjihutdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 Las Vegas, Patryk Szymanki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ahmed Mudjihutdinov! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mudjihutdinov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mudjihutdinov lands in his opponent's guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Szymanki tries to land a sweep but no joy. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mudjihutdinov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Szymanki's head. Szymanki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Mudjihutdinov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Szymanki swivels though and keeps the full guard. Mudjihutdinov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Mudjihutdinov throws a big elbow that misses. Szymanki working a defensive guard here.
Mudjihutdinov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Szymanki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mudjihutdinov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Szymanki is keeping the position for now. Szymanki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Mudjihutdinov is pushing down on Szymanki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Szymanki is fighting to maintain full guard but Mudjihutdinov has managed to sneak the leg through. Mudjihutdinov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Mudjihutdinov missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Mudjihutdinov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Mudjihutdinov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mudjihutdinov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mudjihutdinov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Mudjihutdinov is thwarting Szymanki's attempts to control the position. Szymanki is trying to control but Mudjihutdinov manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mudjihutdinov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Mudjihutdinov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Szymanki is surviving well by controlling Mudjihutdinov's body position as best he can. Szymanki is trying desperately to improve position. Szymanki is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mudjihutdinov dominating with strikes here. Mudjihutdinov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Szymanki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mudjihutdinov jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Szymanki is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Szymanki and Mudjihutdinov has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
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! Szymanki tries to get back to half guard but can't. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmed Mudjihutdinov dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Szymanki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Mudjihutdinov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Szymanki off and has taken his back! Mudjihutdinov is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Szymanki has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Mudjihutdinov throwing wild punches that miss their target. Mudjihutdinov scores with punches from the back.
Szymanki trying to control but not successfully. Mudjihutdinov is landing with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Szymanki showing good submission defense here.
Mudjihutdinov punishes Szymanki with strikes from the back mount. Mudjihutdinov controlling well, preventing Szymanki from escaping the position.
Szymanki tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Mudjihutdinov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Szymanki is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Szymanki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Mudjihutdinov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Szymanki's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mudjihutdinov with good strikes from the mount here! Szymanki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mudjihutdinov unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mudjihutdinov working for a submission but Szymanki is keeping him at bay. Szymanki manages to regain half guard. Good work. Szymanki is trying to control but can't.
Mudjihutdinov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Szymanki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Mudjihutdinov lands with a punch from half guard. Mudjihutdinov is working for a kimura but Szymanki is defending it quite comfortably.
Mudjihutdinov is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mudjihutdinov is thwarting Szymanki's attempts to control the position. Ahmed Mudjihutdinov has got the better of the ground game so far. Mudjihutdinov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Szymanki keeps control of the position for the meantime. Mudjihutdinov is working for a kimura but Szymanki is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmed Mudjihutdinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Szymanki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Mudjihutdinov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Szymanki. Mudjihutdinov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Szymanki tries to close the distance and clinch but Mudjihutdinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Szymanki shoots in for a takedown but Mudjihutdinov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patryk Szymanki. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mudjihutdinov feints and as Szymanki raises his hands in defense, Mudjihutdinov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Mudjihutdinov lands a couple of elbows. Szymanki looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Szymanki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Mudjihutdinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Mudjihutdinov slips nicely into half guard. Mudjihutdinov is thwarting Szymanki's attempts to control the position. Mudjihutdinov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Mudjihutdinov throwing shots but Szymanki is blocking nicely. Szymanki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Nice strikes from Mudjihutdinov there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mudjihutdinov looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Szymanki has hold of Mudjihutdinov's hands but Mudjihutdinov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Mudjihutdinov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Szymanki has managed to free his arm - good work. Mudjihutdinov prevents Szymanki from standing back up.
Mudjihutdinov is pressing down on Szymanki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Szymanki is holding on for now. Mudjihutdinov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Szymanki has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Szymanki is looking to improve his position.
Mudjihutdinov throwing shots but Szymanki is blocking nicely. Szymanki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Szymanki. Mudjihutdinov working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Szymanki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mudjihutdinov is working Szymanki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Mudjihutdinov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mudjihutdinov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Szymanki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Patryk Szymanki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mudjihutdinov lands a couple of digs. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Szymanki is looking for a triangle but Mudjihutdinov pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Ahmed Mudjihutdinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Mudjihutdinov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Ahmed Mudjihutdinov! Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Ahmed Mudjihutdinov! Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Ahmed Mudjihutdinov!
Ahmed Mudjihutdinov wins by unanimous decision!
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