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QFC Tournament 378 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sombat Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Hale is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sombat Banchamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Hale!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hale there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banchamek forces Hale back against the cage and clinches.
Banchamek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
Hale takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banchamek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hale's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banchamek throws an elbow but misses.
Banchamek lands an elbow that stopped Hale in his tracks for a moment.
Banchamek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hale should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banchamek.
Banchamek throws an elbow that misses.
Banchamek pushes off an throws an elbow but Hale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Banchamek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hale's defenses.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hale fails to pull guard.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banchamek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hale's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
Banchamek lands an elbow just above Hale 's eye.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hale dodges an elbow strike from Banchamek.
Banchamek lands an elbow that stopped Hale in his tracks for a moment.
Banchamek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Banchamek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Banchamek lands an elbow inside that Hale shrugs off.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Banchamek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hale blocks an elbow strike from Banchamek.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banchamek throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale blocks an elbow strike from Banchamek.
Banchamek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hale avoids a wild elbow strike from Banchamek.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Banchamek throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banchamek throws an elbow but misses.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
Hale avoids the elbow strike from Banchamek, against the cage.
Hale avoids a wild elbow strike from Banchamek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hale dodges an elbow strike from Banchamek.
Banchamek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Banchamek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Banchamek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hale's defenses.
Banchamek throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banchamek throws an elbow but it misses.
Banchamek pushes off an throws an elbow but Hale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Banchamek.
Hale takes an elbow to the temple.
Banchamek pushes off an throws an elbow but Hale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hale is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Banchamek to keep the fight standing.
Banchamek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Banchamek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banchamek throws an elbow but misses.
Hale pulls Banchamek into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hale is pulling down on Banchamek's head. It's preventing any offense from Banchamek, at least for the moment.
Hale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Banchamek frees his head nicely. Oh but Hale has switched to an armbar! Banchamek is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Patrick Hale!
After winning the bout, Patrick Hale thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kun Jun Rhee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kun Jun Rhee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piston Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kun Jun Rhee!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Honda misses its intended target.
Honda misses with a body kick.
Honda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rhee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Honda scrambles back to his feet.
Rhee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhee takes a swing at Honda's ribcage but misses.
Honda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rhee.
Rhee tries to sprawl but Honda drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Honda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Honda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rhee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rhee has hold of Honda's hands but Honda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rhee trying to control but Honda postures up.
Rhee pushes Honda off looking to stand but Honda dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Honda lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rhee wants to control but Honda is keeping busy.
Rhee won't allow Honda to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rhee's head.
Honda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Honda prevents Rhee from improving his position.
Honda controlling the action here.
Rhee trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Honda connects with a nice short shot to Rhee's temple.
Rhee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Honda scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rhee is trying to get back to full guard.
Rhee wants to get back to his feet.
Honda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rhee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two 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!
Rhee is trying to maintain the position but Honda is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Honda seems content to control.
Rhee misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Honda lands strikes from half guard.
Honda slips a nice elbow through Rhee's hands, connecting with Rhee's forehead.
Honda trying to control from Rhee's half guard. Rhee has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Honda trying to control but Rhee is working from the bottom.
Rhee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Honda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Honda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rhee has momentary wrist control but Honda slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rhee is rocked!
Honda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rhee is still in real trouble! Can Honda finish him?
Honda chips away with some ground and pound.
Rhee looking for a sweep. Not yet Rhee, not yet.
Rhee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rhee keeping moving, preventing Honda from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honda gets to his feet and stands over Rhee, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Rhee felt that one! Honda unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Rhee from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piston Honda!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Carney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalani Kapena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Carney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalani Kapena!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Kapena misses the target.
Kapena lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kapena stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kapena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kapena catches Carney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kalani Kapena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carney drops his hands momentarily and Kapena takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Kapena as he connects with a hook.
Kapena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kapena works the jab nicely.
Kapena closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kapena bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kapena lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kapena is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carney had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kapena gets caught napping as Carney dives in and scores a takedown. Kapena manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kapena keeping moving, preventing Carney from controlling successfully.
Kapena controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney trying to control the position from guard on top but Kapena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carney is looking to work some ground and pound but Kapena has wrist control.
Carney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carney postures up in Kapena's guard and throws a big left but Kapena blocks it.
Carney has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carney stands and throws Kapena's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carney wants to control but Kapena is keeping him busy.
Carney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kapena really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapena struggling a bit here.
Carney working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Carney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kapena keeps working.
Carney misses with the ground and pound.
Carney trying to control the action but Kapena is working from the bottom.
Carney lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kapena down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kapena is trying to escape and Carney transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kapena is forced to tap! Nice work there by Carney! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodney Carney!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sol Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Thunder (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder shoots in but Goldman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Goldman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thunder.
Goldman scores with a nice right hand.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown but Goldman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goldman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder.
Thunder shoots in and drives through. Goldman sprawls well.
Sol Goldman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Thunder.
Goldman throws a combination. Thunder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goldman tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goldman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Goldman does no damage.
Goldman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goldman tries to keep at a distance but Thunder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goldman is trying to push Thunder away but Thunder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Goldman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thunder drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldman landing with the ground and pound.
Thunder looking for a sweep. Not yet Thunder, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goldman gets to his feet - Thunder follows without any prompting.
Goldman lands with a nice combination. Thunder backs away looking to recover.
Thunder misses with a shot to the body
and Goldman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goldman misses with a series of wild punches.
Goldman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thunder back to the cage. Goldman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thunder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thunder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goldman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thunder somewhat.
Thunder tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder fails to land the takedown.
Thunder clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman misses with a wild combination.
Thunder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thunder looks winded!
Thunder dodges the punch combination from Goldman.
Thunder tries for a takedown but Goldman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goldman throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Goldman misses with a head kick.
Goldman throws a nice looking combination but Thunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goldman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goldman tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goldman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thunder at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thunder moves in looking to clinch but Goldman pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thunder.
Goldman misses with a few strikes there.
Goldman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Goldman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunder rushes Goldman and presses him up against the cage.
Goldman working hard to break the clinch.
Thunder changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Goldman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goldman lands with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Thunder. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder shoots in looking for a takedown but Goldman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thunder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sol Goldman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Goldman.
Thunder slips a jab and a cross from Goldman.
Goldman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thunder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goldman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goldman defends it nicely.
Goldman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a nice body kick.
Goldman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goldman throws a series of punches but Thunder avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Goldman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Goldman.
Goldman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goldman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sol Goldman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldman checks a low kick from Thunder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Goldman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goldman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Goldman throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Goldman throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Thunder takes one on the button.
Goldman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Goldman.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldman throws a push kick but Thunder slaps the foot to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thunder. That's going to slow Goldman down.
Thunder closes the distance and clinches up with Goldman, looking for a takedown. Thunder pushes Goldman against the cage but Goldman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thunder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Goldman misses with the combination.
Goldman throws a nice looking combination but Thunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goldman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Goldman coming out on top.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goldman as he avoids it easily.
Goldman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sol Goldman is winning the standup battle so far.
Thunder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goldman defends it nicely.
Sol Goldman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Thunder.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thunder.
Danga de danga de dang - Goldman scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick misses from Thunder.
Goldman checks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Goldman.
Thunder avoids the head kick by Goldman.
Goldman cracks a nice hook into Thunder's ribs.
Goldman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman throws a nice looking combination but Thunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Goldman misses with a double jab.
Goldman throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Goldman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters with a big head kick but Goldman shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman misses with a few strikes there.
Thunder tries for a takedown but Goldman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goldman connects with a crisp jab.
Goldman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Goldman misses with the combination.
Thunder dodges the punch combination from Goldman.
Thunder throws a hook to the side of Goldman's head but Goldman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goldman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goldman tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goldman gets tackled into the cage by Thunder. Thunder maintains the clinch.
Thunder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goldman's efforts to push away.
Goldman manages to break the clinch.
Thunder looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Goldman misses with a two punch combination.
Goldman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thunder's head.
Goldman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goldman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thunder.
Goldman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman lands a jab-cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Goldman as he connects with a hook.
Goldman swinging wildly here.
Goldman throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Thunder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goldman looks to land a combination. Thunder sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thunder is looking to clinch.
Goldman avoids the body shot from Thunder.
A left and a right from Goldman both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldman throws a nice looking combination but Thunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goldman throws a body kick that misses.
Thunder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sol Goldman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Goldman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thunder is defended easily by Goldman.
Goldman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a good, hard body kick but Goldman shrugs it off.
Thunder is looking to clinch.
Thunder moves into the clinch.
Goldman tries for a takedown but Thunder manages to get underhooks.
Goldman breaks from the clinch.
Goldman tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Thunder.
Sol Goldman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goldman misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Goldman both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thunder tries to clinch but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thunder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goldman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thunder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thunder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goldman throws a head kick that misses.
Thunder tries to clinch but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters with a nice body kick.
Goldman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Goldman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thunder.
Sol Goldman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Thunder.
Goldman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder.
A punch combination from Goldman misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Goldman duly obliges.
Goldman throws a combination. Thunder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goldman scores with a nice strike.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown but Goldman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goldman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goldman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goldman misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thunder is defended easily by Goldman.
Thunder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goldman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Goldman.
Goldman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Goldman keeps the fight on the outside.
Goldman fails to land with a series of punches.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thunder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thunder walks into a jab.
Goldman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goldman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Goldman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Goldman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Goldman misses.
Goldman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thunder misses with a two punch combination.
Goldman cracks Thunder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goldman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goldman.
Goldman leaves Thunder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Goldman scores with a jab. Thunder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thunder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goldman lands an overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldman misses with a double jab.
Billy Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sol Goldman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goldman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Goldman really felt that one!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sol Goldman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goldman, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Sol Goldman!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Sol Goldman!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Sol Goldman!
Sol Goldman wins by unanimous decision!
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