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QFC Tournament 412 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Non Vip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Miles (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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Basic striking
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Non Vip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Miles !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vip drives through and clinches with Miles against the cage.
Miles wants to get back to striking at distance but Vip won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Vip.
Vip scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miles looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vip gets through Miles 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vip.
Vip lands with a light punch inside.
Vip scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vip lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vip lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vip lands a right hand.
Vip drops Miles onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Miles is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Miles is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Vip.
Vip drops Miles onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Miles is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Miles is still on wobbly legs! Can Vip finish him?
Vip lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vip lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vip drops Miles onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Miles is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Vip has Miles pressed against the cage.
Miles seems to have recovered his senses.
Vip lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vip content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vip lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vip drops Miles onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Miles is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Vip drops Miles with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Miles is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Non Vip!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaur Aliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nich DiMa (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zaur Aliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nich DiMa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DiMa slaps away a takedown attempt from Aliev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aliev fails with a takedown attempt.
DiMa circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Aliev to the canvas! Aliev doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - DiMa keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nich DiMa!
An out of breath Nich DiMa 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 Hunter Legacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Kevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FPRNHHw79g. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Legacy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Kevin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legacy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kevin circles away.
Kevin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Hunter Legacy has been cut.
No luck for Kevin with that takedown attempt.
Legacy closes the distance and clinches.
Legacy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kevin is looking to stand up but Legacy won't let him.
Legacy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kevin tries to free his leg and advance position but Legacy is retaining full guard.
Kevin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Legacy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kevin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kevin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kevin is looking to work some ground and pound but Legacy has wrist control.
Kevin wants to stand but Legacy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kevin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Legacy is looking for a triangle but Kevin pushes his legs off easily.
Kevin throwing strikes from guard but Legacy blocks nicely.
Kevin 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.
Legacy wants to sweep here but Kevin controlling him for the moment.
Legacy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Legacy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kevin's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legacy works over Kevin with some ground and pound from guard.
Legacy prevents Kevin from getting back to his feet.
Legacy wants to get up but he can't break Kevin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legacy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kevin keeping moving, preventing Legacy from controlling successfully.
Kevin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legacy trying to control but Kevin is working from the bottom.
Hunter Legacy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kevin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Legacy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kevin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Legacy's sensitive parts.
Kevin throws a head kick that misses.
Legacy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kevin has Legacy pulled in close to control his posture.
Legacy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kevin has eaten all the pies!
Legacy wants to control but Kevin is keeping him busy.
Legacy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Legacy works his foot free and advances to mount.
Legacy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kevin taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legacy unloading with bombs!
Legacy controlling the position easily from mount.
Kevin tries to hold on but Legacy postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Legacy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Legacy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Legacy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Legacy'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.
Kevin leaves Legacy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Legacy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kevin pinned against the cage. Kevin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kevin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kevin throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legacy stuffs the takedown.
Legacy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kevin.
Legacy pushes Kevin up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legacy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kevin smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Legacy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legacy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kevin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Legacy.
Legacy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kevin shoots for a double leg takedown but Legacy sprawls well. He's pushed Kevin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Legacy looks to score with a jab to the body but Kevin is just out of range.
Legacy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Legacy wants it to stay on the feet.
Legacy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter Legacy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kevin has closed the distance and engaged Legacy in a clinch.
Kevin jumps guard but Legacy stands there with Kevin around his waist. Kevin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kevin is breathing heavily.
Legacy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kevin is trying to keep an underhook but Legacy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kevin is looking to control Legacy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kevin avoid being mounted?
Legacy wants to control but Kevin is keeping him busy.
Legacy wants to stand up but Kevin has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Legacy 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.
Kevin wants to get back to full guard.
Hunter Legacy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kevin trying to control but Legacy postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Legacy shoots in and gets a takedown into Kevin's guard.
Kevin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Legacy trying to control but Kevin is working from the bottom.
Legacy stopping the sweep attempt from Kevin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kevin keeping moving, preventing Legacy from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hunter Legacy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Legacy.
Kevin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kevin swats away the attempt to clinch by Legacy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legacy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kevin on his heels. He'll look to pass Kevin's guard now, I'm sure.
Legacy wants to control from the top but Kevin keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Legacy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Legacy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kevin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Legacy but Legacy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kevin just misses with a punch to the body.
Legacy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Legacy showed some decent athleticism there.
Kevin actively working from the bottom here.
Legacy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Legacy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kevin trying to control here.
Kevin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legacy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Legacy wants to control but Kevin is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hunter Legacy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kevin stuffs the takedown.
Kevin misses with a hook to the body
and Legacy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kevin's guard.
Kevin wants to control but Legacy passes easily into half guard.
Legacy is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kevin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hunter Legacy!
In defeat, Kevin Kevin stepped up to the mic, saying 'some time its hard to win some time its easy to win '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raj Feghouli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nich DiMagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raj Feghouli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nich DiMagg!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DiMagg dodges the punch combination from Feghouli.
DiMagg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Feghouli throws a looping overhand right but DiMagg ducks down to avoid it.
Feghouli cracks DiMagg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Feghouli fails to land with a series of punches.
DiMagg misses with a hook
and Feghouli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Feghouli lands with a nice combination. DiMagg backs away looking to recover.
DiMagg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Feghouli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Feghouli. No joy for DiMagg on that attempt.
DiMagg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Feghouli.
Feghouli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raj Feghouli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nich DiMagg.
Feghouli looks to land a left hand but DiMagg moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Feghouli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Feghouli stuffs the takedown.
DiMagg looks winded!
A shot to the liver by Feghouli. Beautiful body shot.
DiMagg drops his hands momentarily and Feghouli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Feghouli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Feghouli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
DiMagg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
DiMagg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Feghouli lands with a cross.
Feghouli lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! DiMagg goes down and covers up as Feghouli starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raj Feghouli!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Gushy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Thornbury (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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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erwin Gushy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reginald Thornbury!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gushy shoots for a takedown but Thornbury saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gushy shoots in looking for a takedown but Thornbury manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gushy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gushy misses with a body kick.
Gushy rushes Thornbury and presses him up against the cage.
Gushy pulls Thornbury into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thornbury wants to control from the top but Gushy keeps moving.
Gushy working for a triangle but Thornbury defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gushy wants to sweep but no luck.
Thornbury tries to free his leg and advance position but Gushy is retaining full guard.
Thornbury seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gushy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornbury postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thornbury decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thornbury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thornbury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thornbury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gushy is looking to clinch but Thornbury is avoiding it.
Thornbury throws a series of punches but Gushy moves out of range.
Gushy shoots in and drives through. Thornbury sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Gushy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gushy is breathing heavily.
Thornbury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thornbury fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornbury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thornbury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thornbury fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thornbury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gushy.
Good exchange - Thornbury coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thornbury forces Gushy back against the cage and clinches.
Gushy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thornbury walks away with a smile on his face. Gushy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thornbury tries to clinch up but Gushy circles away and keeps his distance.
Thornbury goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thornbury looks to land a combination. Gushy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thornbury tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gushy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thornbury tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gushy defends well and Thornbury ends up having to push Gushy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornbury tries to pull guard but Gushy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gushy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gushy wants to clinch up but Thornbury keeps it at a distance.
Thornbury leaves Gushy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gushy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thornbury was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushy.
Gushy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gushy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gushy has a takedown stuffed.
Thornbury keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gushy shoots in looking for a takedown. Thornbury tries to sprawl out of it but Gushy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thornbury manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushy throws a sloppy head kick and Thornbury moves out of range easily.
Thornbury moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gushy lands a right hook to the body.
Thornbury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gushy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thornbury will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gushy closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thornbury has Gushy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gushy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Thornbury dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thornbury misses with a series of wild punches.
Erwin Gushy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thornbury clinches with his opponent.
Gushy drags the fight down to the ground.
Thornbury with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gushy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gushy keeping full guard, as Thornbury tries to pass.
Gushy keeping moving, preventing Thornbury from controlling successfully.
Thornbury throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gushy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushy has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Thornbury has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Thornbury wants to get back to striking at distance but Gushy won't allow it.
Gushy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thornbury fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reginald Thornbury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thornbury lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Erwin Gushy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornbury misses with a few strikes there.
Thornbury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thornbury misses with a two punch combination.
Gushy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thornbury sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thornbury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gushy is looking to clinch.
Gushy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gushy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gushy is looking to clinch but Thornbury is avoiding it.
Thornbury swats away the attempt to clinch by Gushy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thornbury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gushy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Gushy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gushy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushy misses with a double jab.
Thornbury shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gushy misses with a head kick.
Gushy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gushy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thornbury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gushy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thornbury sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gushy somewhat.
Thornbury defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gushy.
Thornbury wants to clinch.
Gushy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thornbury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornbury wants to clinch.
Gushy forces Thornbury back against the cage and clinches.
Thornbury drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gushy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gushy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thornbury has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gushy after a bit of a struggle.
Thornbury keeps control of Gushy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Thornbury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erwin Gushy'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thornbury.
Thornbury trying to control the action but Gushy is working from the bottom.
Gushy can't do much from the bottom here.
Gushy tries to buck Thornbury off but Thornbury is having none of it.
Thornbury tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gushy's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thornbury lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornbury is putting a hurting on Gushy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thornbury is trying to get an arm triangle but Gushy is defending well.
Gushy is looking to reverse the position.
Gushy wants to control but Thornbury postures up.
Thornbury is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gushy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gushy wants to control but Thornbury postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reginald Thornbury has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thornbury is looking to take a break and control but Gushy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thornbury wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gushy, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornbury working the ground and pound.
Gushy tries to buck Thornbury off but Thornbury is having none of it.
Thornbury lands a few punches from side control.
Thornbury wants to control but Gushy is keeping him busy.
Thornbury decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gushy to his feet.
Thornbury moves in looking to clinch but Gushy pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushy walks into a jab.
Thornbury closes the distance and pushes Gushy back into the cage.
Thornbury tries for a takedown but Gushy manages to get underhooks.
Thornbury gets underhooks to prevent Gushy's takedown attempt.
Gushy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thornbury looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thornbury tries to break the clinch but Gushy is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thornbury is trying to break the clinch but Gushy has him pressed against the cage.
Thornbury wants to get back to striking at distance but Gushy won't allow it.
Erwin Gushy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reginald Thornbury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gushy throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald Thornbury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thornbury winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Reginald Thornbury!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Reginald Thornbury!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Reginald Thornbury!
Reginald Thornbury wins by unanimous decision!
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