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Smash for the Belt WW Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Ortiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matthews closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ortiz circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthews. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matthews. Matthews circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortiz.
Nice shot lands for Ortiz.
Matthews misses with a hook
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matthews misses with a body shot.
Ortiz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matthews's hands.
Matthews connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ortiz lands a head kick. Matthews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Matthews is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz drops Matthews with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Matthews! Ortiz dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Ortiz!
A very excited looking David Ortiz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chandler Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Easton West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stick To Your Guns - Against Them All. Easton West is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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213 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 Las Vegas, Chandler Bing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Easton West!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West lands a jab to the head.
West on the wrong end of a nice jab.
West throws a leg kick that misses.
West rushes Bing and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
West misses with an elbow over the top.
Bing avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
West is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bing avoids a wild elbow strike from West.
West throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bing blocks it with crossed arms.
Bing goes for a takedown attempt but West pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bing takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bing tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting West counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bing.
West feints and then cracks Bing's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bing down.
Bing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West swings away with a leg kick that misses.
West attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by West. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of West.
Bing gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bing avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
Bing avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
West tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
West is pushing Bing up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bing drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Bing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West trying to land knees to the body.
Bing is trying to drag West to the mat but West just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
West crunches a lovely knee into Bing's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West blocks a head kick by Bing.
West rushes Bing and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
West lands an elbow inside.
West gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bing.
Bing managing to block the knees to the body from West.
West wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bing has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. West is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
West lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bing is looking for a takedown up against the cage. West gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Bing avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by West.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by West.
Bing managing to block the knees to the body from West.
West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
West is defending well against a takedown attempt.
West tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
West creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bing's defenses.
It looks like Chandler Bing has been cut.
West lands an elbow just above Bing 's eye.
Bing avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
West pressing his opponent against the cage.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Easton West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chandler Bing's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
West throws a head kick that misses.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Bing moves out of range easily.
Chandler Bing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bing, pushing him back against the cage.
Easton West seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bing manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bing keeping full guard, as West tries to pass.
Bing working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. West doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. West manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for West. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
West trying to control but Bing is working from the bottom.
Bing is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
West looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing controlling West's posture.
West looking to pass the guard.
West got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bing has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, West has managed to get both his arms back between Bing's legs - danger averted.
West really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bing. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
West wanted to stand there but Bing had control of the position.
West forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. West is working away from the top position though.
Bing wants to control the action here but instead West manages to pass to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bing sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
West tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bing knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
West is thwarting Bing's attempts to control the position.
Bing is looking to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bing wants to control but West is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
Bing dives in and scores a takedown into West's guard.
Bing throws a big elbow that misses.
Bing postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
West looking to control.
West wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bing is now in half guard.
West trying to control here.
West is refusing to be controlled, as Bing sits in half guard.
West is trying to get back to full guard.
Bing wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bing throwing shots but West is blocking nicely.
Bing prevents West from improving his position.
Bing maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! West could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bing has cracked it and West is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bing!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chandler Bing!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Bergasmarchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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179 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Bergasmarchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis swings for the body but Bergasmarchi moves out of range.
Lewis takes a swing at Bergasmarchi's ribcage but misses.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergasmarchi.
Lewis connects with a right hand. Bergasmarchi shakes it off.
Some wild striking there from Bergasmarchi.
Lewis lands a left and a right that send Bergasmarchi crashing to the mat, dazed. Lewis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bergasmarchi is rocked!
It looks like Gabriel Bergasmarchi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergasmarchi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bergasmarchi throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Bergasmarchi ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis scores with a punch to the head.
Lewis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bergasmarchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
Lewis throws an overhand right that lands on Bergasmarchi's shoulder, as Bergasmarchi tries to avoid the shot.
Lewis throws a jab when Bergasmarchi was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergasmarchi moves away.
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bergasmarchi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lewis's half guard.
Lewis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bergasmarchi wants to pass the guard but Lewis is defending well.
Bergasmarchi trying to control the pace.
Lewis is trying to stand up here but Bergasmarchi is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi moves into full mount! Lewis won't be happy about that!
Poor strikes thrown by Bergasmarchi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lewis is looking to get to half guard.
Lewis looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
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!
Bergasmarchi controls the position.
Bergasmarchi avoiding Lewis 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to roll but Bergasmarchi sticks to his back.
Bergasmarchi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Lewis turns into Bergasmarchi and is now in his guard.
Bergasmarchi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lewis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bergasmarchi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to stand but Bergasmarchi is controlling from the bottom.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Bergasmarchi keeps moving.
Lewis is stalling in the full guard.
Ray Lewis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lewis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as Bergasmarchi tries to tie him up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Lewis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Bergasmarchi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lewis wants to clinch up but Bergasmarchi keeps it at a distance.
Bergasmarchi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bergasmarchi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lewis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bergasmarchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Lewis is trying to control Bergasmarchi's posture but Bergasmarchi avoids it.
The strikes coming from Bergasmarchi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lewis dodges the ground and pound from Bergasmarchi.
Lewis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bergasmarchi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bergasmarchi wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
Gabriel Bergasmarchi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis trying to remain calm as Bergasmarchi controls from the top position.
Bergasmarchi trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Bergasmarchi controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gabriel Bergasmarchi.
Lewis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bergasmarchi cracks Lewis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bergasmarchi ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Bergasmarchi avoids nicely.
Bergasmarchi fails with the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis throws the left hand but Bergasmarchi avoids the punch easily.
Lewis swings for the body but Bergasmarchi moves out of range.
Lewis slaps away a takedown attempt from Bergasmarchi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lewis misses with a hook. Bergasmarchi ducked under it nicely.
Lewis throws a sloppy body shot
and Bergasmarchi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lewis!
Bergasmarchi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lewis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lewis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bergasmarchi is controlling him well.
Bergasmarchi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lewis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ground and pound from Bergasmarchi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to bench press Bergasmarchi off him but Bergasmarchi keeps the position.
Lewis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bergasmarchi is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bergasmarchi works to advance to full mount. Lewis defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bergasmarchi controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergasmarchi thowing shots but they're missing.
Bergasmarchi trying to control but Lewis is having none of it.
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.
Gabriel Bergasmarchi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Bergasmarchi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lewis leaves Bergasmarchi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bergasmarchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis lands with a good body shot.
Bergasmarchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Bergasmarchi.
Danga de danga de dang - Lewis scores with a four punch combination!
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergasmarchi is just out of range.
Bergasmarchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bergasmarchi misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergasmarchi looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi shoots in for a takedown but Lewis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bergasmarchi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bergasmarchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donk. Lewis catches Bergasmarchi right on the button with a cross.
Bergasmarchi shoots in looking for a takedown. Lewis tries to sprawl out of it but Bergasmarchi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lewis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Bergasmarchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergasmarchi throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Bergasmarchi avoids them all with ease.
Lewis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bergasmarchi.
Bergasmarchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Lewis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bergasmarchi eats them both and turns towards Lewis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bergasmarchi loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis lands with an uppercut that bounces Bergasmarchi off the cage and back into range.
Bergasmarchi swinging wildly here.
Lewis swings widly with a right hand
and Bergasmarchi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bergasmarchi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lewis!
Bergasmarchi pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Bergasmarchi misses with a head shot.
Bergasmarchi trying to control but Lewis is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bergasmarchi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bergasmarchi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bergasmarchi trying to control but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi unloading with bombs!
Bergasmarchi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lewis is looking to escape.
Bergasmarchi controlling the position easily from mount.
Bergasmarchi has control of Lewis's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lewis regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bergasmarchi avoids the attempt from Lewis to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lewis 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Lewis!
Ray Lewis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amir Subdollah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Rance (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, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amir Subdollah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Rance!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rance tries to clinch there but Subdollah circles away.
Rance closes the distance looking to clinch
and Subdollah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rance closes the distance but Subdollah moves to the side
and Subdollah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Subdollah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rance fails in his attempt to clinch.
Subdollah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Subdollah counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rance tries to clinch up
and Subdollah counters with a stiff right hand.
Subdollah delivers a nice body kick.
Rance tries to clinch but Subdollah moves away
and Subdollah counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rance tries to clinch but Subdollah moves out of range.
Rance tries to clinch
and Subdollah counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rance on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Subdollah does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rance closes the distance but Subdollah moves to the side
and Subdollah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rance moves to clinch but Subdollah breaks away
and Subdollah counters with a nice uppercut.
Rance doesn't manage to clinch there - Subdollah circles away.
Rance fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rance takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Subdollah scores with a leg kick.
Subdollah tries a head kick but it misses.
Subdollah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rance tries to clinch
and Subdollah makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rance really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rance tries to clinch up
and Subdollah counters with a good, hard body kick but Rance shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rance tries to clinch
and Rance takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Subdollah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Subdollah counters with a series of strikes. Rance will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rance on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Subdollah. Subdollah obviously looking to wear him down.
Subdollah tries to land a leg kick but Rance saw it coming and moves away.
Subdollah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rance wants to clinch but Subdollah slips to the side
and Subdollah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rance tries to clinch but Subdollah moves away
and Subdollah counters with a thumping low kick.
Subdollah tries a head kick but it misses.
Rance tries to clinch but Subdollah moves away
and Subdollah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rance wants to clinch
and Subdollah makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rance really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rance takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rance fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rance tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Subdollah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rance tries to clinch up
and Subdollah counters with a solid body kick.
Subdollah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rance moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Subdollah.
Subdollah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rance trying to land knees to the body.
Subdollah lands with a short shot to the head.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rance misses with a knee strike.
Rance's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rance avoids a wild elbow strike from Subdollah.
Subdollah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rance dodges an elbow strike from Subdollah.
Subdollah lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Duke Rance has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rance avoids a wild elbow strike from Subdollah.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Subdollah blocks it.
A knee to the head by Rance.
Subdollah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rance misses with a knee strike.
Rance blocks an elbow strike from Subdollah.
Rance is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Subdollah pushes off an throws an elbow but Rance leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Subdollah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Subdollah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duke Rance's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rance tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Subdollah counters with a head kick that drops Rance - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rance has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Subdollah is working away from the top position though.
Subdollah wants to free his trapped foot but Rance is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Subdollah prevents Rance from standing back up.
Rance trying to hold on to Subdollah's head to control him but Subdollah postures up.
Subdollah keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Subdollah'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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rance moves to clinch but Subdollah breaks away
and Subdollah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rance wants to clinch
and Subdollah counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rance tries to clinch but Subdollah is having none of it.
Rance tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Subdollah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rance moves to clinch but Subdollah breaks away
and Subdollah counters with a thumping low kick.
Rance moves in looking to clinch but Subdollah pushes him off.
Rance closes the distance looking to clinch
and Subdollah counters with a right hand to the body.
Amir Subdollah is winning the standup battle so far.
Subdollah tries a head kick but it misses.
Duke Rance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rance wants to clinch but Subdollah slips to the side
and Subdollah counters with a big head kick but Rance shrugs it off.
Subdollah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Subdollah, right into the meat.
Rance closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rance landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rance has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Subdollah.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Subdollah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Subdollah.
Subdollah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Subdollah is blocking nicely.
Rance tries to land knees in the clinch but Subdollah avoids the damage to the body.
Subdollah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rance is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rance misses with a knee strike.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Subdollah blocks it.
Subdollah lands a good knee to the midsection. Rance won't want to take too many of those.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rance managing to block the knees to the body from Subdollah.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Subdollah is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but Subdollah blocks with his arms.
Rance lands a knee to the body.
Subdollah scores with a knee to the head.
Subdollah misses with an elbow over the top.
Rance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Subdollah avoids it.
Rance unloads a knee to the mid-section. Subdollah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Subdollah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but Subdollah blocks with his arms.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Subdollah blocks it.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but Subdollah blocks with his arms.
Subdollah scores with a shoulder strike.
Subdollah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rance backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subdollah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rance blocks it with crossed arms.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subdollah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Subdollah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rance's brow.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but Subdollah blocks with his arms.
Rance with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Subdollah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rance is breathing heavily.
Subdollah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Subdollah.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Rance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rance is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Subdollah is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Subdollah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Subdollah misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Subdollah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rance's brow.
Rance misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Amir Subdollah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Duke Rance's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rance tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Subdollah counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Subdollah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rance tries to close the distance and clinch but Subdollah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rance is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rance darts in trying to clinch
and Subdollah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rance tries to clinch
and Subdollah makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rance really felt that one!
Subdollah swats away the attempt to clinch by Rance.
Rance moves to clinch but Subdollah breaks away
and Subdollah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rance looks to clinch
and Subdollah counters with a nice uppercut.
Rance tries to clinch up
and Subdollah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rance's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rance tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Subdollah counters with a good low kick that Rance was not able to check.
Rance closes the distance but Subdollah moves to the side
and Subdollah counters with a low kick, right behind Rance 's knee.
Rance closes the distance and pushes Subdollah back into the cage.
Subdollah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rance missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Subdollah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rance's brow.
Subdollah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rance has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Subdollah blocks it.
Subdollah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rance.
Rance takes a knee right on the jaw!
Subdollah works on Rance's body with a couple of short punches.
Duke Rance seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Subdollah blocks it.
Rance with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rance takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Subdollah managing to block the knees to the body from Rance.
Rance avoiding damage as Subdollah throws knees to the body.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rance missing with knees to the body.
Rance looking to throw knees to the head but Subdollah is blocking nicely.
Rance trying to land knees to the body.
Rance misses with a knee strike.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Subdollah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Subdollah throws an elbow but misses.
Rance blocks an elbow strike from Subdollah.
Rance managing to block the knees to the body from Subdollah.
Rance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Subdollah.
Subdollah lands an elbow just above Rance 's eye.
Subdollah tries a body shot but Rance blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subdollah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rance in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rance avoids a wild elbow strike from Subdollah.
Subdollah lands a nice knee to the body.
Rance missing with knees to the body.
Rance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Subdollah lands an elbow inside that Rance shrugs off.
Rance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Subdollah avoids it.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Subdollah blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Subdollah.
Rance tries a knee to the head but Subdollah blocks it.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
Subdollah lands an elbow that stopped Rance in his tracks for a moment.
Subdollah managing to block the knees to the body from Rance.
Rance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rance misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Subdollah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Subdollah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Subdollah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Subdollah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rance avoids the elbow strike from Subdollah, against the cage.
Subdollah managing to block the knees to the body from Rance.
Rance using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Subdollah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Subdollah misses with an elbow over the top.
Rance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Subdollah blocks it with crossed arms.
Amir Subdollah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice right hand lands inside from Subdollah.
Subdollah scores with a shoulder strike.
Rance takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Subdollah.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Subdollah obliges.
Subdollah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duke Rance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Subdollah unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Subdollah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Subdollah, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Subdollah!
Amir Subdollah is the new welterweight champion!
Amir Subdollah managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!, into his post fight interview.
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