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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Season (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derec Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Season comes to the cage accompanied by MFSB - TSOP. Negreanu has chosen Break on Through as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Season!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derec Negreanu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negreanu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Season. Season circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Negreanu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Season eats them both and turns towards Negreanu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Negreanu dips to his left and cracks Season with an uppercut!
Negreanu leaves Season with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Season fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Negreanu as Season shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Season. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Negreanu misses with a two punch combination.
Negreanu lands a nice looking body shot.
Negreanu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Season goes for a double leg but Negreanu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Negreanu continues to drive forward.
Negreanu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Season backwards.
Negreanu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Negreanu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Peter Season has been cut.
Season shoots for a double leg takedown but Negreanu sprawls well. He's pushed Season's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Negreanu throws a right hand that Season ducks under and follows up with a left that Season also avoids with ease.
Season walks into a straight right hand from Negreanu.
Season fails with the takedown
and Negreanu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Negreanu lands with a good body shot.
Negreanu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Season. Season circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Season. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Negreanu drops Season with a beautiful combination! Season stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Negreanu is looking for the KO!
Season is rocked!
Negreanu tries to bum rush Season with a series of wild strikes but Season uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Negreanu scores with a shot to the body.
Season is breathing heavily.
Negreanu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Season looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Negreanu lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Derec Negreanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Negreanu lands a big uppercut and Season crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Season looks OK. Negreanu waves Season back to his feet!
Negreanu cracks Season with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Season looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Negreanu finish him?
Oh Season is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Negreanu feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Season crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Derec Negreanu!
A victorious Derec Negreanu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Peter Season was interviewed post fight and said 'Derec Negreanu, he was a tough dude to beat. He was the better man tonight, and I will look to make some improvements. The good thing about losing is you'll learn from it. Good job Derec Negreanu!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscralo De Santiuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Contofalsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Santiuya might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nas - The Message. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscralo De Santiuya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marek Contofalsky!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contofalsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Santiuya goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De Santiuya misses with a right hand
and Contofalsky counters with a good, hard body kick but De Santiuya shrugs it off.
De Santiuya misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Contofalsky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Santiuya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Contofalsky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Santiuya somewhat.
De Santiuya moves into range and clinches up with Contofalsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santiuya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Contofalsky has De Santiuya pushed against the cage.
Contofalsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've been informed that Contofalsky has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Contofalsky drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Santiuya pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marek Contofalsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Contofalsky throws a right and a left that De Santiuya avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Contofalsky. That's going to slow De Santiuya down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Contofalsky.
De Santiuya misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Contofalsky throws a right and a left that De Santiuya avoids nicely.
De Santiuya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscralo De Santiuya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Contofalsky.
Nice defenses there by Contofalsky.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
De Santiuya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Contofalsky goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Oscralo De Santiuya has been cut.
De Santiuya misses with the combination.
Contofalsky lands a big head kick that sends De Santiuya tumbling to the mat! Contofalsky takes a step backwards and waves De Santiuya back to his feet - he wants the finish!
De Santiuya is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Contofalsky throws a right hand that De Santiuya ducks under and follows up with a left that De Santiuya also avoids with ease.
Oh De Santiuya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oscralo De Santiuya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Santiuya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Contofalsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Santiuya seems to have got his legs back now.
Contofalsky cracks De Santiuya with a hook to the temple - De Santiuya is on wobbly legs here! Contofalsky swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! De Santiuya falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Contofalsky wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marek Contofalsky!
The defeated Oscralo De Santiuya had this to say: 'I hate to lose but Marek Contofalsky is a tough fighter. I will not lose anymore, I'm going to be the best.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darek Walczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - California Love. The crowd seem to be enjoying Walczak's choice of entrance music: We will rock you. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Flores!
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, Darek Walczak!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walczak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Flores.
Flores misses with a looping right.
Walczak wants to clinch up but Flores keeps it at a distance.
Walczak tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
Flores throws out a loose jab but Walczak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flores takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Walczak tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
Walczak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walczak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walczak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walczak tries a head kick but it misses.
Flores throws a shot from downtown. Walczak moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walczak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flores paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flores scores with a decent looking hook.
Flores throws a big shot that misses.
Flores throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crunch! Walczak slams his shin into Flores's torso.
Walczak slips a jab from Flores.
Walczak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Walczak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walczak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Walczak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walczak misses with a knee strike.
Flores is trying to break the clinch but Walczak has him pressed against the cage.
Flores wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walczak working Flores over with knees to the body.
Walczak is trying to maintain a safe position but Flores gets an underhook and turns Walczak into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walczak controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice elbow from Walczak.
Flores takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walczak displaying some good clinch control by pressing Flores up against the cage.
Walczak landing knees to the body.
Walczak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walczak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walczak slows down the pace here.
Walczak lands an elbow just above Flores 's eye.
Flores wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walczak has him pressed against the cage.
Walczak lands a nice knee to the body.
Walczak scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Walczak.
Walczak scores a nice knee to the body.
Walczak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flores wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walczak has Flores pressed against the cage, preventing Flores from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walczak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Flores's efforts to push away.
Walczak throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walczak throws an elbow but misses.
Walczak landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walczak lands a knee 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!
Walczak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walczak holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Flores blocks an elbow strike.
Flores is trying to break free.
Flores wants to break free but Walczak has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walczak taking a breather.
Walczak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darek Walczak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flores takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Flores checks a leg kick nicely.
Walczak throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flores. Walczak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walczak is looking to clinch.
Walczak thumps Flores with a low kick.
Walczak is looking to clinch.
Flores cracks Walczak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Flores throws a hook to the side of Walczak's head but Walczak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flores on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores throws a hook to the side of Walczak's head but Walczak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flores throws a jab when Walczak was well out of range.
Walczak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flores.
Walczak pushes Flores away with a front kick.
Flores misses with a straight right.
Flores misses with a series of wild punches.
Walczak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Flores is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walczak. That's going to slow Flores down.
Walczak slips a straight right by Flores.
Walczak throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walczak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flores swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walczak tries to clinch there but Flores circles away.
A lazy left from Flores finds it's target.
We've been told by Flores's head coaches at Champions GYM | All Elite Coaches| that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darek Walczak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walczak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Flores will feel that in the morning.
Good exchange - Flores coming out on top.
Walczak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flores thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walczak misses the shot to the body.
Flores throws out a loose jab but Walczak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flores works over Walczak's head and body with a nice combination.
Walczak is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walczak scores with a push kick.
Flores walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walczak.
Flores misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walczak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Flores is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Flores takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walczak staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Walczak.
Flores scores with a body shot.
Walczak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flores will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Walczak. That snapped Flores's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walczak misses with a low kick.
Flores drops Walczak with a beautiful combination! Walczak stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Flores is looking for the KO!
Walczak is still on wobbly legs! Can Flores finish him?
Darek Walczak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Walczak looks to land a body kick but Flores moved away.
Flores bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walczak's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walczak.
Walczak scores with a push kick.
Walczak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flores throws a poor cross that misses
and Walczak counters by moving into the clinch.
Walczak seems to have recovered his senses.
Walczak scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walczak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flores's brow.
Walczak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walczak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Walczak.
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 Junior Flores will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Walczak tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
Walczak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Flores's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Flores misses the target.
Walczak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flores paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flores scores with a jab. Walczak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Flores misses the target.
Walczak throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Walczak.
Flores misses with a straight right.
Walczak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flores.
Flores blocks a head kick by Walczak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walczak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walczak takes the fight into the clinch.
Flores is trying to break free.
Walczak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walczak has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Flores on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walczak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walczak prevents Flores from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flores letting Walczak take a breather here.
Flores is trying to push Walczak away but Walczak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walczak slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Walczak.
Flores prevents a body shot from Walczak.
Walczak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flores is keeping busy.
Darek Walczak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Darek Walczak.
Walczak moves to clinch but Flores breaks away
and Flores counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walczak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walczak stalling against the cage.
Walczak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flores has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walczak throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Flores tries to break free but Walczak pushes him back against the cage.
Flores working hard to break the clinch.
Flores avoiding damage as Walczak throws knees to the body.
Flores wants to break free but Walczak has control.
Walczak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walczak putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flores in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Flores working hard to break the clinch.
Walczak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flores lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flores wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flores looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walczak landing knees to the body.
Flores takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flores breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walczak tries to clinch there but Flores circles away.
Walczak has Flores up against the cage in a clinch.
Walczak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flores's face.
Walczak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walczak leaning against his opponent.
Walczak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flores is trying to break the clinch but Walczak is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flores can't break the clinch.
Walczak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flores avoids it.
Walczak stalling.
Walczak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flores's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darek Walczak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walczak 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darek Walczak!
Post fight, Darek Walczak took to the microphone: 'Firstly i want to thanks Junior Flores for possibility of rematch and for another great fight. I love this iron fist dude and it will be honor to fight with him again - what say you for third one Junior? :)'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Homer Jaysimpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Belov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mother Russia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dmitry Belov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homer Jaysimpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitry Belov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaysimpson motions for Belov to come forward. Jaysimpson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaysimpson tries to work over Belov's front leg with a kick but Belov checks it.
Jaysimpson misses with a few strikes there.
Belov slips under a jab from Jaysimpson.
Jaysimpson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jaysimpson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaysimpson tries to clinch up.
Jaysimpson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaysimpson misses with an uppercut. Belov saw that one coming.
Jaysimpson throws a chopping leg kick but Belov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jaysimpson misses with a wild body shot.
Jaysimpson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaysimpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belov manages to avoid it.
Jaysimpson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belov keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaysimpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belov moves away.
Jaysimpson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaysimpson swings for the body but Belov moves out of range.
Jaysimpson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belov.
We've been told by Jaysimpson's head coaches at BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jaysimpson throws a right hand that Belov ducks under and follows up with a left that Belov also avoids with ease.
Jaysimpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belov manages to avoid it.
Jaysimpson takes a swing at Belov's ribcage but misses.
Jaysimpson moves in looking to clinch but Belov pushes him off.
Jaysimpson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaysimpson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Jaysimpson.
Jaysimpson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson misses the jab.
Jaysimpson instigates a clinch.
Jaysimpson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belov's elbow.
Jaysimpson misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jaysimpson misses with some punches.
Belov blocking some punches.
Jaysimpson tries to work over Belov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaysimpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belov is trying to push Jaysimpson away but Jaysimpson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaysimpson tries a body shot but Belov blocks it.
Belov blocks a body shot from Jaysimpson.
Jaysimpson working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belov blocks a body shot from Jaysimpson.
Belov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaysimpson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jaysimpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaysimpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaysimpson stalling against the cage.
Jaysimpson misses with the head strike.
Belov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson keeps control of Belov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Belov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaysimpson.
Jaysimpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaysimpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jaysimpson can't find room to land a body shot as Belov controls the action.
Belov prevents a body shot from Jaysimpson.
Jaysimpson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Belov up against the cage.
Belov blocks a body shot from Jaysimpson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaysimpson stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Jaysimpson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jaysimpson moves into the clinch.
Jaysimpson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaysimpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaysimpson has him pressed against the cage.
Jaysimpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaysimpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaysimpson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jaysimpson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Jaysimpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaysimpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jaysimpson fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaysimpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belov prevents a body shot from Jaysimpson.
Jaysimpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belov is trying to push Jaysimpson away but Jaysimpson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaysimpson is trying to maintain a safe position but Belov gets an underhook and turns Jaysimpson into the cage.
Jaysimpson seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Belov is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Jaysimpson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Jaysimpson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jaysimpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belov.
Jaysimpson tries to throw a body punch but Belov avoids it by throwing Jaysimpson back against the cage.
Jaysimpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jaysimpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaysimpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belov wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Jaysimpson fails to land.
Jaysimpson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belov's elbow.
Jaysimpson misses with the head strike.
Jaysimpson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belov backwards.
Jaysimpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaysimpson tries to throw a body punch but Belov avoids it by throwing Jaysimpson back against the cage.
Belov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaysimpson taking a breather.
Jaysimpson struggles to land a body shot inside as Belov controls his hands.
Belov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaysimpson has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson can't find room to land a body shot as Belov controls the action.
Homer Jaysimpson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaysimpson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belov backwards.
Belov blocking some punches.
Jaysimpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Belov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jaysimpson as Belov tries to tie him up.
Jaysimpson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Belov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belov tries to score a body lock takedown but Jaysimpson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jaysimpson working aggressively here.
Jaysimpson tries to throw a body punch but Belov avoids it by throwing Jaysimpson back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson can't find room to land a body shot as Belov controls the action.
Jaysimpson struggles to land a body shot inside as Belov controls his hands.
Jaysimpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jaysimpson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jaysimpson misses with a body punch.
Jaysimpson misses with a punch to the body.
Jaysimpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Jaysimpson.
Belov taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belov.
Jaysimpson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Homer Jaysimpson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jaysimpson tries to clinch up.
Jaysimpson tries to clinch there but Belov circles away.
Jaysimpson is looking to wear down Belov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jaysimpson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaysimpson throws a leg kick that misses.
Jaysimpson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belov circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaysimpson has managed to clinch.
Jaysimpson tries to throw a body punch but Belov avoids it by throwing Jaysimpson back against the cage.
Jaysimpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaysimpson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Belov is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belov.
Jaysimpson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belov blocks a body shot from Jaysimpson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaysimpson misses with a punch to the body.
Jaysimpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaysimpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaysimpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaysimpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaysimpson throws a punch but it's blocked by Belov.
Jaysimpson tries a body shot but Belov blocks it.
Jaysimpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Belov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belov tries to break free but Jaysimpson pushes him back against the cage.
Belov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belov trying to stall but Jaysimpson improves his position.
Dmitry Belov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Homer Jaysimpson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belov can't break the clinch.
Belov prevents a body shot from Jaysimpson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Belov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaysimpson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaysimpson.
Jaysimpson keeps control of Belov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jaysimpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaysimpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaysimpson misses with a punch to the body.
Belov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belov tries to break free but Jaysimpson pushes him back against the cage.
Belov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaysimpson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaysimpson tries to work over Belov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaysimpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Belov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaysimpson has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belov has had enough of the clinch but Jaysimpson keeps him there for the moment.
Jaysimpson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belov backwards.
Jaysimpson trying to control the position but instead, Belov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jaysimpson into the cage.
Jaysimpson is struggling to control the position.
Belov is trying to push Jaysimpson away but Jaysimpson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaysimpson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belov can do to turn this around?
Jaysimpson struggles to land a body shot inside as Belov controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Homer Jaysimpson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaysimpson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Homer Jaysimpson!
Homer Jaysimpson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Ignatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov throws a front kick aimed at Vinicius's knee but Vinicius avoids it well.
Vinicius blocks a head kick by Ignatov.
Ignatov throws a body punch but Vinicius moves out of range.
Ignatov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vinicius's sensitive parts.
Ignatov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body kick there by Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with a head kick.
Ignatov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinicius shoots for a double leg takedown but Ignatov sprawls well. He's pushed Vinicius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vinicius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vinicius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ignatov feints and then cracks Vinicius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vinicius down.
Ignatov wants to land a leg kick but Vinicius is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius misses with a head kick.
Vladimir Ignatov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinicius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatov.
Ignatov looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinicius is just out of range.
Ignatov is looking to slow Vinicius down with leg kicks.
Vinicius shoots for a takedown but Ignatov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ignatov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatov leaves Vinicius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vladimir Ignatov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Vinicius.
Good leg kick by Ignatov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ignatov misses with a hook
and Vinicius counters with a left to the body.
Ignatov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vladimir Ignatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinicius shoots in looking for a takedown. Ignatov tries to sprawl out of it but Vinicius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ignatov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Ignatov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatov throws a chopping leg kick but Vinicius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vinicius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ignatov lands a head kick!
Vinicius is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vinicius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vinicius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ignatov is looking to chop away at Vinicius's legs.
Vinicius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ignatov misses with an uppercut. Vinicius saw that one coming.
Vinicius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ignatov can pounce on him.
Vinicius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vinicius darts in looking for a takedown but Ignatov gets double underhooks and turns Vinicius into the cage.
Ignatov landing knees to the head.
Vinicius is still on wobbly legs! Can Ignatov finish him?
Ignatov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vinicius to his knees! Ignatov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Ignatov!
An out of breath Vladimir Ignatov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khru Maokhamphiou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Hallick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maokhamphiou kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - Enter Sandman. Khru Maokhamphiou has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khru Maokhamphiou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Hallick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallick misses with a low kick.
Maokhamphiou takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maokhamphiou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick by Hallick misses
and Maokhamphiou counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maokhamphiou works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallick misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maokhamphiou, right into the meat.
Hallick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Maokhamphiou.
Hallick looks winded!
Maokhamphiou scores with a kick to the body.
Maokhamphiou pushes Hallick up against the cage in a clinch.
Maokhamphiou lands with a light punch inside.
Maokhamphiou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hallick or not.
Maokhamphiou misses with a punch on the inside.
Maokhamphiou lands a left hand.
Maokhamphiou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maokhamphiou lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hallick.
Maokhamphiou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hallick tries to stall but Maokhamphiou uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maokhamphiou working aggressively here.
Maokhamphiou misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Maokhamphiou scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maokhamphiou lands a right hand.
Maokhamphiou throws a head punch that misses.
Maokhamphiou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hallick backwards.
Maokhamphiou digs a right hand underneath Hallick's ribcage. Hallick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Maokhamphiou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hallick blocks an uppercut.
Maokhamphiou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Maokhamphiou on the inside.
Hallick is rocked!
Hallick misses with the head strike.
Hallick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maokhamphiou has a couple of punches blocked by Hallick.
Hallick throws a punch but it's blocked by Maokhamphiou.
Maokhamphiou connects with a big uppercut there that sends Hallick tumbling to the ground! Maokhamphiou follows him down into his guard.
Hallick is still in real trouble! Can Maokhamphiou finish him?
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Maokhamphiou decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hallick, up you get!
Hallick misses with a right hand
and Maokhamphiou counters with a hugh head kick that removes Hallick from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Khru Maokhamphiou!
Post fight, Khru Maokhamphiou stared into the camera and said 'I'm glad to be here tonight to put on a show for all of my fans. I was the better man tonight and I will continue to improve. Special thanks to Dan Monk, the Honor FC staff and especially to my team at Monstar Training Center! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayde West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Styles Of Beyound-Nine Thou. The crowd seem to be enjoying Robertson's choice of entrance music: When the lights go out. Donovan Robertson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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187 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayde West!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robertson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but West defends well and Robertson ends up having to push West into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
West tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robertson's elbow.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Robertson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robertson avoids the head kick by West.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robertson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robertson blocks a head kick by West.
West throws a nice head kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for West.
Robertson gets the takedown into side control.
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 referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
West managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Robertson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robertson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but West is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Robertson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson cracks West with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Robertson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. West looks calm but he's in trouble here. Robertson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. West is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Robertson lets go of the hold and West can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Donovan Robertson!
Donovan Robertson is the new middleweight champion!
Donovan Robertson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Wayde West had this to say: 'Bullshit, I slipped. I want a re-match!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bj Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeshi Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, bj Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watanabe swivels and escapes.
We've been told by Watanabe's head coaches at Champions GYM | All Elite Coaches| that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ferguson darts in and clinches Watanabe up against the cage.
Watanabe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watanabe throws a right hand that Ferguson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferguson also avoids with ease.
Watanabe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watanabe misses with a double jab.
Ferguson shoots in but Watanabe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Watanabe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Ferguson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Watanabe can't break the clinch.
Watanabe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watanabe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferguson circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.
Watanabe throws a nice looking combination but Ferguson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferguson wants to clinch up but Watanabe keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Watanabe sprawls well initially but Ferguson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ferguson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Watanabe is trying to stand.
Ferguson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Watanabe wants to get back to his feet.
Watanabe is in trouble now - Ferguson has advanced to mount!
Ferguson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ferguson with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Ferguson.
Watanabe wants to try and get back to his feet.
Watanabe is desperately trying to improve his position but Ferguson has a good base and remains in mount.
Ferguson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ferguson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson prevents Watanabe from getting the reversal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ferguson working the ground and pound effectively.
Watanabe trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ferguson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Watanabe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ferguson lands with some strikes.
Ferguson looking to finish Watanabe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Watanabe!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe working to try and regain half guard.
Watanabe tries to buck Ferguson off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe is breathing heavily.
Ferguson landing strikes from the mount.
Ferguson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Watanabe'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.
Ferguson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Watanabe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ferguson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Watanabe is in a horrible position here. Ferguson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Watanabe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ferguson has his foot on Watanabe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watanabe works his way back into a safe position though.
Ferguson is looking for a triangle but Watanabe pushes his legs off easily.
Ferguson striking from the bottom here.
Watanabe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ferguson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watanabe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Ferguson with that takedown attempt.
Takeshi Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bj Ferguson.
Watanabe throws a right hand that Ferguson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferguson also avoids with ease.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Ferguson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferguson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferguson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Watanabe on his heels. He'll look to pass Watanabe's guard now, I'm sure.
Ferguson passes Watanabe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Watanabe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ferguson on the ground.
Ferguson works his way into full mount!
Ferguson with a couple of short strikes.
Ferguson landing strikes from the mount and Watanabe is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ferguson unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson working the ground and pound effectively.
Ferguson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ferguson lands a big elbow.
Watanabe tries to reverse the position but Ferguson maintains control.
Ferguson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Watanabe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Watanabe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ferguson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ferguson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Watanabe's face.
Watanabe is rocked!
Ferguson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Watanabe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watanabe is looking to improve his position but Ferguson isn't that keen on the idea.
Watanabe seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Watanabe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ferguson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bj Ferguson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ferguson slips a jab and a cross from Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Watanabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watanabe fails to land with a series of punches.
Watanabe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watanabe stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Watanabe. No joy for Ferguson on that attempt.
No joy there for Watanabe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watanabe manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Watanabe scores with a four punch combination!
Watanabe misses with a few strikes there.
Takeshi Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Watanabe moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Watanabe scores with a four punch combination!
Watanabe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ferguson.
Takeshi Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bj Ferguson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watanabe misses with a series of wild punches.
Watanabe throws a right and a left that Ferguson avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ferguson.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Watanabe.
Some wild striking there from Ferguson.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a takedown. Watanabe tries to sprawl out of it but Ferguson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watanabe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Ferguson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watanabe misses with a wild combination.
Ferguson clinches with his opponent.
Ferguson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watanabe's efforts to push away.
Watanabe tries to break the clinch but Ferguson is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants a takedown but no success here.
Ferguson tries to circle away but Watanabe has him pinned against the cage.
Ferguson looking for a takedown.
Watanabe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ferguson has him pressed against the cage.
Watanabe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ferguson.
Watanabe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watanabe working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Watanabe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watanabe working hard to break the clinch.
Ferguson wants the takedown. Watanabe is fighting it off but Ferguson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Watanabe's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson looking to pass the guard.
Watanabe wants to stand and escape but Ferguson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson working some strikes from top position.
Watanabe 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.
Watanabe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ferguson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ferguson passes to full mount!
Watanabe is desperately trying to improve his position but Ferguson has a good base and remains in mount.
Ferguson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Watanabe taking shots to the head.
Ferguson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ferguson scoring with strikes but Watanabe is staying in there.
Watanabe really wants to buck Ferguson off and get back to his feet.
Ferguson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Watanabe?
Ferguson raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Watanabe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is trying desperately to improve position.
Watanabe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Watanabe wants to get back to his feet.
Ferguson moves into full mount! Watanabe won't be happy about that!
Ferguson lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ferguson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Watanabe is in a horrible position here. Ferguson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ferguson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ferguson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson lands a big shot there that rocks Watanabe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ferguson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Watanabe working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Ferguson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
bj Ferguson 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!
Ferguson shoots in and bounces Watanabe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Watanabe can't keep his opponent in guard - Ferguson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nice strikes from Ferguson there.
Watanabe wants to get back to his feet.
Ferguson slips a nice elbow through Watanabe's hands, connecting with Watanabe's forehead.
Ferguson stops Watanabe from getting back to his feet.
Watanabe trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ferguson moves into full mount! Watanabe won't be happy about that!
Ferguson lands a nice shot to the head.
Ferguson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferguson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You get the feeling that Watanabe really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferguson dominating with strikes here.
Ferguson won't let Watanabe get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ferguson unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson working the ground and pound effectively.
Ferguson with the ground and pound from mount.
Ferguson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Watanabe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watanabe tries to get out of the position.
Ferguson landing punches.
Ferguson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Watanabe bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ferguson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). bj Ferguson!
In his post fight interview, bj Ferguson 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull misses with a wild combination.
Pitbull takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Parker throws a right and a left that Pitbull avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Pitbull finds it's target.
Pitbull moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Pitbull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Parker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pitbull keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Parker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pitbull on the side of the head.
Pitbull lands a jab.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitbull circles away.
Pitbull chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parker can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitbull misses with a double jab
and Parker counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Pitbull.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pitbull swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Parker misses
and Pitbull counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Parker throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pitbull counter with a right hand.
Pitbull loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pitbull gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pitbull avoiding damage as Parker throws knees to the body.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitbull fails to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitbull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parker taking a breather.
Pitbull has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Parker uses from the top position.
Pitbull has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at HWP Forcefield. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Parker stays in close to Pitbull's body and controls the position.
Pitbull looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Parker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pitbull shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pitbull showed some decent athleticism there.
Pitbull seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Parker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pitbull missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Parker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pitbull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Parker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pitbull!
Pitbull is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pitbull is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pitbull working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peter Parker will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pitbull throws an overhand right that lands on Parker's shoulder, as Parker tries to avoid the shot.
Pitbull misses with a hook
and Parker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pitbull is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pitbull drives through with a takedown into Parker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Parker working a defensive guard but Pitbull passes into half guard.
Parker is controlling Pitbull's trapped leg to prevent Pitbull from advancing to side control.
Pitbull sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parker defending well though.
Parker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pitbull missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parker wants to control but Pitbull is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitbull is working for a kimura but Parker is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker manages to get to full guard.
Roy Pitbull has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pitbull stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
Pitbull wants to pass the guard but Parker is keeping the position.
Parker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pitbull trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parker controls Pitbull momentarily but Pitbull frees himself.
Parker trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Parker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Parker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pitbull.
Pitbull swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Parker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pitbull thuds his right hand into Parker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pitbull misses with a looping right.
Parker throws a right hand that Pitbull ducks under and follows up with a left that Pitbull also avoids with ease.
Peter Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Pitbull fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitbull shoots for a takedown but Parker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Parker tries to clinch up but Pitbull circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull misses with a right hand
and Parker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pitbull has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Parker after a bit of a struggle.
Peter Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Pitbull.
Pitbull is looking to take this one to the mat.
Parker lands a knee to the head.
Parker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pitbull is defending well for now.
Pitbull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Pitbull.
Parker lands an uppercut.
Pitbull working hard to break the clinch.
Pitbull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Pitbull misses.
A big right from Parker misses.
Pitbull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pitbull on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pitbull throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Parker is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Pitbull.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker throws a head kick but Pitbull moves out of range.
Parker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Parker looks to clinch
and Pitbull counters with a huge left! Parker is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pitbull isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Parker from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pitbull!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Pitbull!
Roy Pitbull seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj has chosen Hypnotized Lebanon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Morgan connects with a body shot that sends al Hadj's belly button to the back.
Morgan avoids the head kick by al Hadj.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
Morgan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. al Hadj is keeping the position for now.
Morgan is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Dark Horse MMA Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
al Hadj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but al Hadj has wrist control.
Morgan postures up in al Hadj's guard and throws a big left but al Hadj blocks it.
al Hadj wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a strike but al Hadj rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morgan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and al Hadj is now in half guard.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. al Hadj is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
al Hadj prevents Morgan from standing back up.
Morgan trying to get back to full guard but al Hadj takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Morgan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Morgan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
al Hadj tries to sprawl but Morgan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Morgan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Morgan drops an elbow to the side of al Hadj's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing al Hadj to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but al Hadj blocks nicely.
Morgan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but al Hadj is keeping the position.
al Hadj is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but al Hadj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Morgan trying to control but al Hadj is working from the bottom.
al Hadj working a defensive guard here.
al Hadj 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Hadj is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morgan is controlling him.
al Hadj controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
al Hadj throws the left hand but Morgan avoids the punch easily.
al Hadj throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - al Hadj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
al Hadj lands a right hook to the body.
Morgan throws a series of punches but al Hadj moves out of range.
al Hadj lets loose with a powerful body kick. Morgan will feel that in the morning.
Morgan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. al Hadj sprawls well initially but Morgan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
al Hadj felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Morgan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morgan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. al Hadj defending well though.
al Hadj regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morgan.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as al Hadj works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a big right hand that misses.
al Hadj pulls Morgan in to control the position.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but al Hadj has wrist control.
Morgan chips away with some ground and pound.
Morgan throws a strike but al Hadj rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
al Hadj wanted to stand there but Morgan had control of the position.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morgan trying to control the action but al Hadj is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan thows a huge punch but al Hadj dodges it nicely.
al Hadj is refusing to be controlled, as Morgan sits in half guard.
Morgan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
al Hadj has hold of Morgan's hands but Morgan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Morgan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morgan is thwarting al Hadj's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throwing shots but al Hadj is blocking nicely.
al Hadj is trying to control but can't.
Morgan trying to control from half guard but al Hadj is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan tries to pass to full mount but al Hadj defends it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morgan is working hard here to advance position.
Morgan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing al Hadj to regain full guard.
Morgan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morgan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of al Hadj's head.
Dexter Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but al Hadj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
al Hadj has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Morgan has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Morgan has al Hadj pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morgan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending al Hadj tumbling to the mat - Morgan dives into al Hadj's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now al Hadj is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
al Hadj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan throws a right and a left that al Hadj avoids nicely.
Dexter Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
al Hadj is trying to control Morgan's posture but Morgan avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Morgan.
al Hadj is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Morgan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Morgan tries to pass to full mount but al Hadj defends it.
Morgan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
al Hadj wants to improve his position but Morgan is controlling well.
Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but al Hadj is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morgan prevents al Hadj from improving his position.
Morgan lands with a punch from half guard.
Morgan thows a huge punch but al Hadj dodges it nicely.
al Hadj is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj is looking to control Morgan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can al Hadj avoid being mounted?
Morgan throwing shots but al Hadj is blocking nicely.
Morgan prevents al Hadj from improving his position.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but al Hadj keeps working.
Morgan is looking to stall here but al Hadj recovers full guard.
Morgan throws a strike but al Hadj rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mohamed al Hadj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morgan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because al Hadj is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
al Hadj drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Morgan dives on top into guard.
al Hadj is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morgan is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but al Hadj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morgan looking to sit in guard and control but al Hadj gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. al Hadj gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morgan holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morgan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
During a confident post fight interview, Dexter Morgan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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