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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macho Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitsu misses with a takedown
so Randy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jitsu looking for a guillotine here but Randy defends easily.
Jitsu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Randy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jitsu with the active half guard here but Randy passes nicely into side control.
Jitsu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Randy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu wants to get back to his feet but Randy drags him back down.
Jitsu is looking to reverse the position.
Randy gets to mount! Jitsu was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jitsu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Randy controlling from mount.
Jitsu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy controlling from mount.
Jitsu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jitsu squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is looking to improve his position but Randy isn't that keen on the idea.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jitsu has eaten all the pies!
Randy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jitsu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Randy content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Randy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jitsu on the ground.
Randy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 Macho Randy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Randy rushes Jitsu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jitsu blocks an elbow strike.
Randy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jitsu's defenses.
It looks like Drew Jitsu has been cut.
Randy tries to throw a body punch but Jitsu avoids it by throwing Randy back against the cage.
Randy leaning against his opponent.
Randy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Randy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jitsu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Randy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Randy misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jitsu, pushing him back against the cage.
Jitsu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Randy is defending well for now.
Randy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Randy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jitsu's defenses.
That has opened up Drew Jitsu's cut even more.
Randy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jitsu blocks a body shot from Randy.
Jitsu has Randy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Randy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jitsu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Randy is keeping busy.
Randy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The cut above Drew Jitsu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Randy lands an elbow inside.
Jitsu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Randy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Macho Randy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jitsu.
Jitsu is breathing heavily.
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!
Randy lands a nice shot to the body.
Randy lands a nice elbow.
Randy lands with a light punch inside.
Drew Jitsu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Randy lands an elbow just above Jitsu 's eye.
Randy lands an elbow inside that Jitsu shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Drew Jitsu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Macho Randy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronda Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qasem Suleimani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suleimani has chosen Busta Rhymes - Arab Money as his entrance music. Qasem Suleimani will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronda Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qasem Suleimani!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suleimani slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ronda Rousey has been cut.
Rousey fails to land the takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Suleimani there.
Rousey throws a right and a left that Suleimani avoids nicely.
Rousey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Suleimani keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Suleimani keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronda Rousey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rousey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Suleimani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rousey.
Rousey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rousey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rousey lands strikes from half guard.
Suleimani pushes Rousey off looking to stand but Rousey dives back in and keeps control.
Suleimani gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rousey connects with a couple of short punches.
Rousey works over Suleimani with some ground and pound from guard.
Rousey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Suleimani has his feet on Rousey's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Suleimani looks to land a right hand but Rousey moved out of range.
Suleimani scores with a decent looking hook.
Rousey shoots in looking for a takedown. Suleimani tries to sprawl out of it but Rousey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Suleimani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Suleimani misses with a hook. Rousey ducked under it nicely.
Rousey walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suleimani takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey shoots in but Suleimani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suleimani moves away from the strike by Rousey.
Rousey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Qasem Suleimani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown but Suleimani shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suleimani. Rousey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suleimani lunges at Rousey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rousey's hand.
Suleimani slips a jab and a cross from Rousey.
Rousey misses the shot to the body.
Rousey looks to land a combination but Suleimani avoids it well.
Rousey shoots in for a double leg but Suleimani sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rousey throws a nice looking combination but Suleimani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rousey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Suleimani sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rousey somewhat.
Suleimani sizes up Rousey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey fails with the takedown.
Suleimani swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rousey.
Ronda Rousey's cut is getting worse.
Suleimani stuns Rousey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rousey is breathing heavily.
Suleimani is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suleimani as he jumps to the side.
Rousey misses with a looping left.
Suleimani lands with a straight right. Rousey didn't see that one coming.
Ronda Rousey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Suleimani scores with a hook.
Suleimani misses with a hook. Rousey ducked under it nicely.
Suleimani sends Rousey crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Suleimani is motioning to the referee to let Rousey up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rousey is rocked!
Jeez, Ronda Rousey's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ronda Rousey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Qasem Suleimani!
After winning the bout, Qasem Suleimani thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Deacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Peacock's choice of entrance music: Bring The Noise by Public Enemy & Anthrax. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Deacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peacock moves out of range as Deacon throws a body kick.
Deacon slips a jab from Peacock.
Deacon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Deacon seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Peacock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Deacon misses with a straight right.
Deacon throws a body punch but Peacock moves out of range.
Peacock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Peacock tests Deacon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Peacock misses with a leg kick
and Deacon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Deacon walks into a jab.
Peacock pivots, looking for a leg kick but Deacon is out of range and Peacock settles back down.
Peacock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Deacon counters with a straight right hand.
Deacon throws a looping overhand right but Peacock ducks down to avoid it.
Deacon scores with a shot to the body.
Peacock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deacon.
Drew Peacock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Deacon.
Peacock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Peacock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deacon avoids the body shot from Peacock.
Deacon misses with a wild body shot.
Peacock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deacon circles away quickly and effectively.
Deacon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peacock.
Peacock throws a front kick that sends Deacon stumbling back into the cage.
Peacock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Deacon counters with a head kick. That will keep Peacock thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sloppy strikes from Peacock. Those never looked like landing.
Peacock misses with a left hand
and Deacon counters with a straight right hand.
Peacock throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Peacock misses.
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!
Peacock misses with a hook. Deacon ducked under it nicely.
Peacock misses with an uppercut. Deacon saw that one coming.
Peacock misses with a straight right.
Peacock misses with an uppercut. Deacon saw that one coming.
Peacock slips under a jab.
Peacock thows a body shot but no joy.
Peacock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Peacock throws a right hand that misses
and Deacon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peacock's knee momentarily.
Peacock throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Deacon misses its intended target.
A big right from Peacock misses.
Peacock wants to clinch up but Deacon keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock misses the body punch
and Deacon counters with a straight right hand.
Peacock misses with an uppercut. Deacon saw that one coming.
Peacock misses the jab.
Peacock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deacon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Peacock.
Deacon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peacock.
Peacock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peacock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peacock stuns Deacon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peacock throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Deacon counter with a right hand.
Deacon 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.
Deacon lands with a shot to the body.
Peacock throws a shot from downtown. Deacon moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Deacon is looking to score with low kicks.
Peacock thumps Deacon with a low kick.
A slow jab from Peacock misses its intended target.
Deacon slips a jab from Peacock.
Deacon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peacock has time to react.
Peacock tries to clinch up but Deacon circles away and keeps his distance.
Deacon avoids the body shot from Peacock.
Peacock throws an overhand right that lands on Deacon's shoulder, as Deacon tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Peacock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peacock scores with a nice right hand.
Deacon avoids the body shot from Peacock.
Deacon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Peacock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Peacock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Deacon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peacock throws a leg kick
and Deacon counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab, jab by Deacon - just one landing.
Deacon throws a lazy uppercut
and Peacock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peacock blocks a jab.
Deacon tests Peacock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peacock lands a jab to Deacon's midsection.
Peacock misses with a looping right.
Peacock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Deacon misses.
Deacon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peacock's sensitive parts.
Peacock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deacon manages to avoid it.
Peacock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Peacock throws a lazy uppercut
and Deacon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peacock thinking.
Peacock misses with a hook to the body
and Deacon counters with a nice body kick.
Peacock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Deacon counters with a nice body kick.
Peacock throws a right hand that misses
and Deacon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peacock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deacon.
Peacock tries to clinch but Deacon is having none of it.
Peacock throws a body punch but Deacon moves out of range.
Peacock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deacon moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deacon.
A slapping body kick lands there for Deacon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deacon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peacock manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock cracks a nice hook into Deacon's ribs.
Peacock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Peacock wants to clinch up but Deacon keeps it at a distance.
Peacock throws a looping overhand right but Deacon ducks down to avoid it.
Peacock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deacon manages to avoid it.
Peacock lands a glancing blow to the side of Deacon's head.
Peacock looks to score with a jab to the body but Deacon is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Peacock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deacon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peacock.
Peacock misses with a looping right.
Peacock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Deacon's head.
Peacock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Deacon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peacock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peacock blocks a head kick by Deacon.
Peacock moves away from the strike by Deacon.
A good leg kick by Peacock.
Deacon moves away from the strike by Peacock.
Peacock looks to throw the jab but Deacon is out of range.
Deacon misses with a low kick.
Peacock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peacock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Deacon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peacock. Deacon does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deacon was well out of range. Poor timing from Peacock.
Deacon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Deacon connects with the punch.
Peacock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Peacock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deacon throws a looping overhand right but Peacock ducks down to avoid it.
Peacock throws the left hand but Deacon avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Peacock. Those never looked like landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Deacon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peacock digs a good hook to Deacon's body.
Peacock slips a straight right by Deacon.
Deacon slips under a jab from Peacock.
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 right hand from Peacock misses the target.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Peacock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Deacon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Deacon connects with a looping right hand.
Deacon lands a head kick. Peacock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drew Peacock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peacock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Deacon. Deacon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peacock misses with a hook
and Deacon counters with a stiff right hand.
Deacon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peacock moves away.
Deacon misses with an uppercut. Peacock saw that one coming.
Peacock connects with a body shot that sends Deacon's belly button to the back.
Peacock misses with a looping right.
Peacock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Peacock misses the target.
Deacon scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deacon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Deacon scores with a leg kick.
Deacon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deacon looks to land a left hand but Peacock moved out of range nicely.
Peacock throws a hook to the side of Deacon's head but Deacon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peacock tries to clinch there but Deacon circles away.
Deacon slips a jab from Peacock.
Peacock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Deacon digs a good hook to Peacock's body.
Deacon slips under a jab from Peacock.
Peacock takes a swing at Deacon's ribcage but misses.
Peacock digs a good body shot into Deacon's ribs.
Peacock misses with a lunging right hand
and Deacon counters with a low kick, right behind Peacock 's knee.
Peacock throws a push kick but Deacon slaps the foot to one side.
Peacock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deacon sizes up Peacock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peacock ducks under a wild hook from Deacon.
Deacon ducks under a wild hook from Peacock.
Peacock blocks a jab.
Deacon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deacon just misses with a punch to the body.
Deacon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Peacock thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peacock lands a jab to the nose.
Peacock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peacock throws a jab when Deacon was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deacon checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peacock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Peacock scoring well with a low kick there.
Peacock throws a combination that misses
and Deacon counters with a stiff right hand.
Deacon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peacock.
Drew Peacock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Deacon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deacon blocks a leg kick.
Peacock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Deacon stuns Peacock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peacock misses the shot to the body.
Peacock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deacon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peacock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Deacon misses the target.
Peacock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Deacon is able to avoid easily.
Peacock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peacock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Deacon throws an overhand right that lands on Peacock's shoulder, as Peacock tries to avoid the shot.
Peacock throws a hook but Deacon avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deacon connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Peacock misses.
David Deacon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deacon slips under a jab from Peacock.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Drew Peacock.
Well Peacock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Peacock!
A victorious Drew Peacock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sahak Torosian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Snickers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sahak Torosian has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good kicks
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sahak Torosian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Snickers!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snickers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Torosian slips a jab and a cross from Snickers.
A head kick misses from Snickers.
Torosian throws a right hand that misses
and Snickers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torosian has Snickers up against the cage in a clinch.
Torosian letting Snickers take a breather here.
Snickers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torosian prevents Snickers from breaking the clinch.
Snickers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torosian misses with a double jab.
Snickers throws a big shot that misses.
Snickers throws a nice head kick!
Snickers dodges the punch combination from Torosian.
Snickers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torosian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snickers dodges the punch combination from Torosian.
Snickers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torosian lands a nice looking body shot.
Torosian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torosian cracks a nice hook into Snickers's ribs.
Snickers checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Snickers.
Snickers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snickers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donk. Torosian catches Snickers right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snickers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Torosian crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Snickers - the referee stops the clock and Torosian gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Snickers. Torosian manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snickers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snickers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Torosian throws a one two combo.
It looks like Brock Snickers has been cut.
Torosian jabs at Snickers's body.
Torosian lands a left and a right that send Snickers crashing to the mat, dazed. Torosian thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Snickers is rocked!
Torosian scores with a shot to the body.
Snickers misses with a series of wild punches.
Snickers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Snickers slips a jab and a cross from Torosian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torosian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snickers tries a head kick but it misses.
Snickers looks to land a body kick but Torosian moved away.
Torosian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Snickers counters with a nice body kick.
Snickers moves away from the strike by Torosian.
Torosian wants to clinch.
Torosian wants to clinch up but Snickers keeps it at a distance.
Torosian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Snickers, pushing him back against the cage.
Torosian leaning against his opponent.
Torosian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snickers tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torosian tries to clinch but Snickers moves out of range.
Torosian misses with a series of wild punches.
Snickers tries a head kick but it misses.
Snickers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Snickers throws a head kick that misses.
Torosian cracks Snickers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torosian misses with a few strikes there.
Snickers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Snickers throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snickers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torosian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sahak Torosian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Snickers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Torosian does no damage.
Torosian misses with a two punch combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Snickers in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Snickers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torosian circles away quickly and effectively.
Torosian misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Torosian misses.
Snickers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torosian was well out of range. Poor timing from Snickers.
Sahak Torosian is winning the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Snickers. Torosian shrugs it off though.
No joy there for Snickers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torosian just misses with a punch to the body.
Snickers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Torosian.
Snickers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torosian throws a right hand that Snickers ducks under and follows up with a left that Snickers also avoids with ease.
Torosian has Snickers up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snickers is trying to break free.
Torosian has Snickers pressed against the cage, preventing Snickers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torosian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snickers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torosian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snickers with a jab.
Snickers misses with a body kick.
Snickers connects with a looping right hand.
Snickers walks into a stiff left hand from Torosian.
Torosian thows a body shot but no joy.
Torosian takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snickers misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snickers throws a head kick but Torosian moves out of range.
Snickers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torosian.
Snickers misses with a looping left.
Torosian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snickers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torosian moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Torosian.
Torosian drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Snickers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Snickers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torosian is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snickers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Snickers trying to control the position from guard on top but Torosian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brock Snickers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Snickers swings for the body but Torosian moves out of range.
Snickers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torosian.
Torosian slips a jab and a cross from Snickers.
Torosian avoids the head kick by Snickers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torosian throws a series of punches but Snickers avoids them all with ease.
Snickers throws a head kick that half lands.
Snickers misses with a few strikes there.
Torosian takes a swing at Snickers's ribcage but misses.
Snickers keeps the fight on the outside.
Snickers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torosian is looking to wear down Snickers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Snickers misses with a leg kick.
Snickers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Torosian.
Torosian scores with a hook to the body. Snickers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sahak Torosian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snickers is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Torosian.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torosian is looking to clinch but Snickers is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Torosian!
Snickers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Sahak Torosian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brock Snickers's cut.
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!
Torosian clinches with his opponent.
Torosian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snickers throws a right and a left that Torosian avoids nicely.
Torosian misses with a series of wild punches.
Torosian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Snickers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torosian lands with a nice body punch.
Torosian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torosian wants to clinch up but Snickers keeps it at a distance.
Torosian dips to his left and cracks Snickers with an uppercut!
Torosian clinches with his opponent.
Snickers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torosian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
It looks like Torosian has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snickers throws a wild hook but Torosian just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Snickers gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Torosian raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sahak Torosian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Strecha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strecha comes to the cage accompanied by God's Gonna Cut You Down. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
246 lbs
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265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Strecha!
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, Zeus Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strecha stuns Leonidas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leonidas throws an overhand right that lands on Strecha's shoulder, as Strecha tries to avoid the shot.
Strecha delivers a nice body kick.
Strecha staying out of range there.
Leonidas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Diego Strecha has been cut.
Leonidas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Strecha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strecha throws a head kick that misses
and Leonidas counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strecha dodges the punch combination from Leonidas.
A swing and a miss from Strecha.
Leonidas misses with a hook
and Strecha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strecha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Strecha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leonidas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a hook but Strecha avoids it easily.
Strecha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zeus Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strecha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Strecha does it's job there.
Leonidas lands with an overhand left.
Leonidas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strecha scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.
Strecha misses with a looping left.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses.
Strecha clinches up with Leonidas and pushes him back against the cage.
Strecha misses with a knee strike.
Strecha misses with a punch to the body.
Strecha tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strecha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leonidas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Strecha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leonidas blocks it with crossed arms.
Strecha looking to throw knees to the head but Leonidas is blocking nicely.
Strecha can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strecha is trying to maintain a safe position but Leonidas gets an underhook and turns Strecha into the cage.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Strecha.
Leonidas tries to break the clinch but Strecha is controlling the position.
Strecha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonidas is defending well for now.
Strecha tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Strecha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Strecha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leonidas blocking some punches.
Strecha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Strecha tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Strecha back against the cage.
Leonidas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strecha throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonidas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strecha tries a knee to the head but Leonidas blocks it.
Strecha landing knees to the body.
Strecha missing with knees to the body.
Strecha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
Strecha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strecha misses with a knee strike.
Strecha is leaning against Leonidas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Strecha tries to land a knee to the head but Leonidas blocks with his arms.
Strecha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leonidas is defending well for now.
Strecha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonidas avoids it.
Strecha looking to throw knees to the head but Leonidas is blocking nicely.
Strecha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strecha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonidas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strecha lands a front kick.
Strecha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Leonidas loads up on a big right hand but Strecha slips the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Strecha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Strecha.
Strecha moves forwards but Leonidas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Strecha tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonidas throws the left hand but Strecha avoids the punch easily.
Strecha looks to land a body kick but Leonidas moved away.
Strecha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leonidas.
Leonidas lands with a nice combination. Strecha backs away looking to recover.
Strecha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leonidas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonidas dodges the punch combination from Strecha.
Leonidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leonidas cracks Strecha with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Leonidas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Strecha to stand back up!
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 Diego Strecha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Strecha's cut.
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.
Strecha switches off momentarily and Leonidas cracks him with a monster right hand! Strecha topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Leonidas dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Leonidas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeus Leonidas!
Zeus Leonidas 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Link Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Harvey (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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20
155 lbs
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24
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis slips a straight right by Harvey.
Harvey connects with a looping right hand.
Harvey cracks a nice hook into Pettis's ribs.
Harvey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pettis under the eye.
Pettis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harvey is able to avoid easily.
Nice uppercut there from Harvey.
Harvey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pettis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harvey cracks Pettis with an open hand slap.
Harvey scores with a jab. Pettis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Harvey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pettis doesn't seem phased though.
Pettis misses with a low kick.
Pettis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pettis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pettis misses with a leg kick.
Pettis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harvey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis dives in for a single leg takedown but Harvey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Harvey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pettis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harvey finds it's way round the side to connect with Pettis's head.
Pettis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harvey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harvey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shane Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harvey blocks a head kick by Pettis.
Harvey blocks a head kick by Pettis.
Pettis throws a leg kick which misses Harvey's front leg but catches the back leg as Harvey tries to avoid it.
Harvey scores with a punch to the head.
Pettis misses with a head kick.
Pettis lands a nice looking body kick.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harvey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pettis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Harvey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pettis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harvey avoids the head kick by Pettis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pettis. Harvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvey tests Pettis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pettis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harvey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harvey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pettis throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
Pettis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey punishes Pettis's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pettis fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Link Pettis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettis tries to clinch but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harvey lands a nice hook to Pettis's body. Pettis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harvey lands a jab.
Harvey lands a jab.
Pettis wants to clinch.
Pettis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harvey digs a good body shot into Pettis's ribs.
Harvey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pettis.
Pettis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis misses with a head kick.
Pettis misses with a head kick.
Harvey lands a nice looking body shot.
Pettis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harvey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harvey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Harvey.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pettis throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
Pettis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harvey swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettis.
Pettis throws a head kick that Harvey semi-blocks.
Nice shot by Harvey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey lands with a nice body punch.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick
letting Harvey counter with a right hand.
Harvey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pettis.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice jab there from Harvey.
Harvey lands with a good body shot.
Harvey lands a lovely overhand right.
Harvey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harvey lands a nice hook to Pettis's body. Pettis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harvey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pettis on the side of the head.
Pettis misses with a two punch combination.
Harvey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pettis eats them both and turns towards Harvey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Harvey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pettis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harvey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pettis throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey avoids the head kick by Pettis.
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harvey lands a glancing blow to the side of Pettis's head.
Pettis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pettis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harvey clobbers Pettis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harvey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pettis. Pettis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Harvey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pettis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harvey is out of range and Pettis settles back down.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pettis.
Harvey cracks a nice hook into Pettis's ribs.
Pettis throws out a leg kick but Harvey moves out of range and Pettis only half commits.
Harvey lands with a right hand.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pettis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harvey.
Pettis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harvey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pettis misses with a hook
and Harvey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pettis thinking.
Harvey lands a lovely overhand right.
Pettis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pettis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harvey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pettis.
Harvey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pettis back to the cage. Harvey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harvey moves out of range as Pettis throws a body kick.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey connects with a jab.
Harvey connects with a crisp jab.
Pettis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harvey avoids a kick to the body.
Pettis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harvey thuds a left hand into Pettis's body.
Harvey lands a nice looking body shot.
Link Pettis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harvey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pettis momentarily.
Harvey moves out of range as Pettis throws a body kick.
Harvey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pettis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harvey is able to avoid easily.
Shane Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pettis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pettis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Harvey.
Harvey tests Pettis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harvey throws a combination. Pettis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettis misses with a head kick.
Pettis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pettis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pettis.
Jab by Harvey.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pettis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Harvey moves out of range easily.
Harvey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, jab by Harvey - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for Harvey.
Harvey cracks Pettis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harvey stuffs the takedown attempt from Pettis. Pettis gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pettis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pettis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Harvey catches Pettis right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey looks to land a combination but Pettis avoids it well.
Pettis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harvey moves out of range of the leg kick from Pettis.
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harvey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pettis in his tracks.
Pettis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pettis misses with a low kick as Harvey jumps back.
Harvey clobbers Pettis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick from Pettis misses.
Harvey lands a jab to the nose.
Pettis walks into a straight right hand from Harvey.
Pettis throws a leg kick
and Harvey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Harvey.
Harvey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pettis in his tracks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pettis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Link Pettis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Pettis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harvey finds it's way round the side to connect with Pettis's head.
Harvey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Pettis tries to work over Harvey's front leg with a kick but Harvey checks it.
Harvey swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettis.
Harvey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harvey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pettis under the eye.
Harvey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harvey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pettis.
Pettis tries to work over Harvey's front leg with a kick but Harvey checks it.
Harvey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pettis backs up against the cage.
Pettis looks to land a body kick but Harvey moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harvey scores with a jab to the head.
Harvey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pettis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Harvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pettis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pettis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harvey connects with a jab.
Pettis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pettis shoots in but Harvey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheers as Harvey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pettis doesn't seem phased though.
Harvey checks a low kick from Pettis.
Harvey throws a series of strikes that have Pettis backpedaling.
Pettis wants to clinch up but Harvey keeps it at a distance.
Harvey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harvey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pettis. Pettis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harvey lands a nice shot that snaps Pettis's head back.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harvey connects with a right hand. Pettis shakes it off.
Harvey cracks Pettis with a good jab.
Pettis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis looks for a takedown but Harvey sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Link Pettis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harvey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harvey avoids the head kick by Pettis.
Pettis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harvey scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pettis thows a leg kick but Harvey checks it
enabling Harvey to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Harvey coming out on top.
Harvey scores with a shot to the body.
Harvey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pettis's hands.
Pettis tries to move into range but Harvey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horrible takedown by Pettis or perhaps it was just good defense by Harvey which made him look bad.
A lazy left from Harvey finds it's target.
Harvey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harvey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pettiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to move into range but Harvey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pettis throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Harvey blocks the low kick.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Harvey lands.
Harvey connects with a looping right hand.
Harvey scores with a nice strike.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Harvey misses with a few strikes there.
Pettis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harvey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pettis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pettis walks into a left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harvey.
A bone on bone clash there as Harvey blocks the leg kick.
Pettis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harvey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harvey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A cross from Harvey lands.
Harvey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pettis's hands.
Pettis needs to keep his hands up - Harvey had a free shot at his head there.
Jab, jab by Harvey - just one landing.
Pettis misses with a straight right.
Pettis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pettis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pettis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harvey checks a leg kick nicely.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses.
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pettis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pettis fails with a takedown attempt.
Harvey jabs at Pettis's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harvey to score with a decent uppercut.
Pettis walks into a left hand.
Pettis throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Harvey.
Pettis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pettis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harvey tests Pettis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pettis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown but Harvey shows good takedown defense.
Harvey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A shot to the liver by Harvey. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pettis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harvey jabs at Pettis's body.
Pettis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Link Pettis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shane Harvey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harvey scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Harvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harvey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Harvey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Rahapussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahapussi comes to the cage accompanied by Caged in A Rage . Dean is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Will Smith-Geting Jiggy with it. The key to victory for Taisto Rahapussi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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189 lbs
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rahapussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Dean!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Rahapussi misses its intended target.
Rahapussi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rahapussi leaves Dean with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dean on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rahapussi. Rahapussi obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Dean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rahapussi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rahapussi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rahapussi avoids it really well and circles away.
Rahapussi scores with a jab to the body.
Rahapussi stuffs the takedown.
Taisto Rahapussi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Dean.
Rahapussi lands a jab to the nose.
Rahapussi with a jab.
Rahapussi swings for the body but Dean moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rahapussi. That's going to slow Dean down.
Dean tries to land a leg kick but Rahapussi saw it coming and moves away.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rahapussi as he avoids it easily.
Dean 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.
Dean staying out of range there.
Dean fails with the takedown.
Rahapussi thows a body shot but no joy.
Rahapussi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taisto Rahapussi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahapussi scores with a jab to the head.
Rahapussi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rahapussi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Deans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rahapussi misses with a looping left.
Rahapussi misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi is looking to chop away at Dean's legs.
Dean misses with a takedown
and Rahapussi counters with a nice leg kick.
Rahapussi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dean checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahapussi throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rahapussi.
Dean has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rahapussi scores with a leg kick.
Rahapussi throws a low kick but Dean moves out of range easily.
Rahapussi thuds his right hand into Dean's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rahapussi lands a really nice looking cross but Dean seems unphased.
Dean looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dean misses with the combination.
Rahapussi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt.
Rahapussi catches Dean with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dean closes the distance but Rahapussi moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dean throws a low kick but Rahapussi moves out of range easily.
Rahapussi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rahapussi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rahapussi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dean.
Dean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rahapussi at a distance.
Dean looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A big right from Rahapussi misses.
Dean is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rahapussi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean fails with the takedown.
Rahapussi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dean avoids the head kick by Rahapussi.
Rahapussi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dean blocks a leg kick.
Dean shoots for a double leg takedown but Rahapussi sprawls well. He's pushed Dean's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dean's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taisto Rahapussi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahapussi leaves Dean with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dean changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rahapussi tries to avoid it but Dean manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rahapussi to the ground. Rahapussi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean misses with a body shot.
Rahapussi misses with a looping right.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Rahapussi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dean moves out of range of the body kick.
Dean tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rahapussi swivels and escapes.
Dean avoids a kick to the body.
Rahapussi scores with a kick to the body.
Dean takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rahapussi delivers a nice body kick.
Rahapussi misses with a looping left.
Rahapussi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rahapussi throws a looping overhand right but Dean ducks down to avoid it.
Rahapussi takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
Dean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rahapussi swings for the body but Dean moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Rahapussi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi throws out a leg kick but Dean moves out of range and Rahapussi only half commits.
Rahapussi throws a body kick that misses.
Rahapussi thumps Dean with a low kick.
Dean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rahapussi can pounce on him.
Rahapussi throws a front kick aimed at Dean's knee but Dean avoids it well.
Taisto Rahapussi is winning the standup battle so far.
Dean shoots for a takedown but Rahapussi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taisto Rahapussi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Dean.
Rahapussi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rahapussi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dean on the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi thumps Dean with a low kick.
Rahapussi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dean shoots and misses
and Rahapussi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rahapussi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean moves away from the strike by Rahapussi.
Dean slips under a jab.
Rahapussi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dean on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rahapussi. Rahapussi obviously looking to wear him down.
Dean is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rahapussi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Rahapussi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rahapussi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mike Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi lands a nice looking body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rahapussi.
Rahapussi looks for the body kick but Dean saw that one coming.
Dean is looking to clinch but Rahapussi is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Rahapussi.
Dean moves out of range as Rahapussi throws a body kick.
Rahapussi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rahapussi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dean can do to turn this around?
Dean takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rahapussi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dean.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.
Rahapussi scores with a spinning back kick!
Rahapussi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rahapussi tests Dean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rahapussi is looking to land body kicks.
Rahapussi misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi throws a body kick that misses.
Rahapussi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dean might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rahapussi has got the better of the exchanges.
Dean walks into a stiff left hand from Rahapussi.
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!
Rahapussi cracks the inside of Dean's front leg.
Dean shoots in for a takedown but Rahapussi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rahapussi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahapussi misses with a low kick.
Dean closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rahapussi did well to prevent Dean getting side control.
Rahapussi gets back to full guard.
Rahapussi is trying to control the position but Dean postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rahapussi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dean doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dean manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Rahapussi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dean has a takedown stuffed.
Rahapussi thumps Dean with a low kick.
Dean avoids the body shot from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi tries to land a front kick but Dean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rahapussi misses with a hook.
Dean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dean shoots in looking for a takedown but Rahapussi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dean's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rahapussi digs a good body shot into Dean's ribs.
Rahapussi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dean moves out of range of the body kick from Rahapussi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt.
Taisto Rahapussi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Dean.
Rahapussi thows a body kick. Dean tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rahapussi lands a body shot.
Rahapussi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dean.
The fighters circling - Rahapussi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rahapussi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rahapussi circles away.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahapussi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rahapussi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dean 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.
Rahapussi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dean walks into a straight right hand from Rahapussi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean needs to keep his hands up - Rahapussi had a free shot at his head there.
Rahapussi keeps Dean at a distance using the push kick.
Dean with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rahapussi to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Rahapussi finds it's way through Dean's defenses.
Dean shoots in but Rahapussi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rahapussi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dean has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rahapussi.
Dean changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rahapussi tries to avoid it but Dean manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rahapussi to the ground. Rahapussi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rahapussi scores with a hook to the body. Dean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dean shoots in looking for a takedown but Rahapussi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dean's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rahapussi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Rahapussi lands but Dean takes it in his stride.
Rahapussi scoring well with a low kick there.
Rahapussi misses with a jab to the body
and Dean counters with a head kick. That will keep Rahapussi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rahapussi lands an overhand right.
Rahapussi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dean's calf.
Rahapussi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice shot lands for Rahapussi.
Dean walks into a left hand.
Rahapussi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rahapussi throws a big shot that misses.
Rahapussi throws out a loose jab but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahapussi lands with a straight right. Dean didn't see that one coming.
Rahapussi stuffs the takedown attempt from Dean. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
Rahapussi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taisto Rahapussi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rahapussi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rahapussi connects with an inside leg kick.
No luck for Dean with that takedown attempt.
Rahapussi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Rahapussi throws a head kick but Dean moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Rahapussi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Rahapussi slams his shin into Dean's torso.
Mike Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch lands to the side of Dean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dean's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rahapussi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dean scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taisto Rahapussi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rahapussi 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taisto Rahapussi!
An out of breath Taisto Rahapussi 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Gorrila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winnfield has chosen Kool & the Gang - Jungle Boogie as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight 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, Fat Gorrila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Gorrila's head coaches at Restricted area that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gorrila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winnfield.
Winnfield misses the shot to the body.
Gorrila paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut.
Winnfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorrila tries to clinch but Winnfield moves away
and Winnfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Gorrila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gorrila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Winnfield misses.
Gorrila drives through and clinches with Winnfield against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorrila scores with a shot to the side of Winnfield's head.
Winnfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Gorrila has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Winnfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Gorrila.
Gorrila throws a punch but it's blocked by Winnfield.
Gorrila slowing the pace effectively.
Gorrila landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Winnfield looks winded!
Gorrila blocking some punches.
Gorrila lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorrila slowing the pace effectively.
Gorrila scores with a hook to the body.
Gorrila is leaning against Winnfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorrila lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Gorrila - that landed with a thud.
Gorrila lands a shoulder strike.
Gorrila lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Gorrila.
Gorrila makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gorrila prevents a body shot from Winnfield.
Gorrila tries a knee to the head but Winnfield blocks it.
Gorrila lands with a right to the head.
Gorrila using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winnfield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gorrila looking to stall.
Gorrila softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gorrila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gorrila lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gorrila keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winnfield's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Winnfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gorrilas head.
Winnfield has a couple of punches blocked by Gorrila.
Gorrila tries to throw a body punch but Winnfield avoids it by throwing Gorrila back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winnfield.
Gorrila is leaning against Winnfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gorrila misses with a knee strike.
Gorrila just leaning against Winnfield, taking a breather.
Gorrila makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gorrila drops Winnfield with a big knee straight up the middle! Winnfield is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Winnfield is rocked!
It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut.
Gorrila moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Winnfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Gorrila finish him?
Gorrila gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gorrila unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Winnfield! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gorrila is unloading with more strikes now! Winnfield drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fat Gorrila!
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