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Death Squad 121:Paul vs John PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Majstor Zivota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Morgan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Majstor Zivota's chin.
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Majstor Zivota!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zivota shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morgan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zivota tries for a kimura but Morgan is defending well.
Zivota wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morgan, who protects the arm well.
Zivota is trying to get an arm triangle but Morgan is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zivota has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Morgan is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Zivota yanks on the arm and Morgan is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Zivota.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Majstor Zivota!
Majstor Zivota took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jyllendael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen This Fire Burns as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Jyllendael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Taylor!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jyllendael.
Jyllendael definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jyllendael shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shawn Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Jyllendael pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jyllendael takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jyllendael plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Shawn Taylor has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Taylor. No joy for Jyllendael on that attempt.
Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jyllendael, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jyllendael escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jyllendael instigates a clinch.
Come on Jyllendael - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jyllendael manages to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jyllendael managing to control the position.
Taylor pushing down on Jyllendael's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jyllendael does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jyllendael is looking to improve his position.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor stalling away here and it's allowed Jyllendael to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jyllendael has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Taylor off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jyllendael closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Taylor quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Jyllendael is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jyllendael tries to stand but can't do so whilst Taylor controls his leg.
Jyllendael throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Jyllendael lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jyllendael sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Jyllendael is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.
Jyllendael wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Jyllendael wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Jyllendael is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jyllendael not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jyllendael not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jyllendael in particular looking to stall.
Jyllendael lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jyllendael is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
Jyllendael takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor wants to control but Jyllendael is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jyllendael is looking for a kimura but Taylor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jyllendael to get the leverage.
Jyllendael wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.
Jyllendael not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor keeps trying to improve his position.
Jyllendael throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jyllendael is trying to work for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Jyllendael throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor is not content to let Jyllendael control the position.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Jyllendael is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Jyllendael dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Taylor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jyllendael throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Jyllendael lands a leg kick that knocks Taylor off balance momentarily.
Jyllendael misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jyllendael fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taylor, pushing him back against the cage.
Jyllendael lands an elbow inside.
Jyllendael breaks the clinch.
Jyllendael has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jyllendael as Taylor tries to tie him up.
Jyllendael has Taylor pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jyllendael pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Taylor tumbling to the mat - Jyllendael dives into Taylor's guard.
Jyllendael stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor has Jyllendael up against the cage in a clinch.
Jyllendael landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jyllendael walks away with a smile on his face. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Jyllendael manages to pull guard.
Jyllendael scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor cracks Jyllendael with a solid left hand.
Jyllendael working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Jyllendael seems keen to control Taylor's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael wants to stand but Taylor is controlling the position.
Jyllendael working a defensive guard but Taylor passes into half guard.
Jyllendael tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
Jyllendael trying to control here.
Taylor prevents Jyllendael from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jyllendael manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Taylor keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Jyllendael has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Taylor uses from the top position.
Taylor postures up.
Jyllendael bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.
Jyllendael preventing the sweep.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jyllendael manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Jyllendael manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael jumps guard.
Taylor passes Jyllendael's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor wants to take a breather but Jyllendael is having none of it.
Taylor tries to stand and escape but Jyllendael is controlling the position.
Jyllendael tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jyllendael wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taylor is keen to just control but Jyllendael is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Jyllendael dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Taylor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Jyllendael closes the distance and clinches.
Jyllendael crunches a lovely knee into Taylor's ribcage.
Jyllendael keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Jyllendael manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jyllendael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Jyllendael gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taylor tries a body shot but Jyllendael blocks it.
Jyllendael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jyllendael avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Jyllendael shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Jyllendael keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyllendael bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jyllendael tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jyllendael has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jyllendael working away.
Jyllendael in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jyllendael is trying to get an arm triangle but Taylor is defending well.
Jyllendael thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Taylor is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Taylor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taylor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor is not content to let Jyllendael control the position.
Taylor managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jyllendael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is not content to let Jyllendael control the position.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Taylor struggling a bit here.
Jake Jyllendael overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jyllendael lands a nice forearm strike.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jyllendael's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jyllendael looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jyllendael stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Taylor to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taylor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Taylor is trying to push Jyllendael away but Jyllendael has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jyllendael pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Jyllendael blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shawn Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Jyllendael won't allow it.
Jake Jyllendael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jyllendael's elbow.
Jyllendael just leaning against Taylor, taking a breather.
Taylor looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Jyllendael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jyllendael 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Jyllendael!
After the fight, Jake Jyllendael was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Shawn Taylor had this to say: 'He was..just....He was the better fighter tonight. I'm down but not out. It's not about the knockdown, it's about the get-up. I'll be back, better than ever. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henderson is trying to stand.
Lopez working the head and body with strikes.
Lopez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lopez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lopez landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Henderson is out cold - huge knockout for Lopez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Lopez!
Tony Lopez 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Change kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Eddie Duncan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arturo Gatti !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatti tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Duncan defends well and Gatti ends up having to push Duncan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Duncan has hold of one of Gatti 's legs. Gatti is fighting the takedown attempt but Duncan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Duncan is looking to work some ground and pound but Gatti has wrist control.
Gatti 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.
Duncan wants to control from the top but Gatti keeps moving.
Gatti wants to get back to his feet but Duncan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Duncan throwing strikes but missing.
Duncan 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.
Duncan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Duncan is looking to work some ground and pound but Gatti has wrist control.
Duncan trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eddie Duncan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Duncan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gatti did well to prevent Duncan getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Duncan.
Duncan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Duncan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gatti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Duncan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Duncan moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gatti has worked his arm free - good work by Gatti !
Sloppy strikes there by Duncan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Duncan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gatti wants to control but Duncan postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duncan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gatti has eaten all the pies!
Gatti taking a bit of punishment here - Duncan scoring with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gatti can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gatti stops Duncan from passing to mount.
Duncan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gatti parries the strikes from Duncan easily there. Duncan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gatti to escape.
Gatti defending against the ground and pound.
Duncan throws an elbow but Gatti slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Duncan is trying to get an arm triangle but Gatti is defending well.
Duncan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gatti sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gatti tries to escape but Duncan is in control.
Duncan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gatti shoots in and drives through. Duncan sprawls well.
Gatti shoots for a takedown but Duncan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eddie Duncan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturo Gatti .
Gatti shoots for a takedown but Duncan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duncan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Duncan is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is looking to advance position but Gatti won't allow it.
Duncan is trying to control the action in half guard but Gatti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatti tries to kick Duncan off but Duncan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Duncan is trying to control the action in half guard but Gatti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Duncan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Duncan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gatti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gatti has his takedown stuffed
and Duncan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gatti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duncan counters with a shoot takedown. Gatti fights it but they end up in guard.
Duncan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gatti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duncan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Duncan won't allow Gatti to get back to his feet.
Duncan throws a big right hand that misses.
Gatti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duncan.
Duncan won't allow Gatti to get back to his feet.
Duncan trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Duncan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duncan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duncan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gatti can do to turn this around?
Duncan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duncan drops back looking for a leg! Gatti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gatti manages to kick Duncan off! Duncan jumps back into Gatti 's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duncan wants to control from the top but Gatti keeps moving.
Duncan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan trying to control but Gatti is working from the bottom.
Duncan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duncan throwing strikes but missing.
Duncan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Duncan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gatti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan won't allow Gatti to get back to his feet.
Duncan lands a couple of digs.
Duncan has gone for a leg lock! Gatti slips out almost immediately though and dives into Duncan's guard.
Duncan tries to strike from the bottom.
Duncan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gatti is fighting to break Duncan's control of his arms but Duncan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Duncan striking off his back but it's not causing Gatti any problems.
Duncan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Duncan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatti wants to pass the guard but Duncan is keeping the position.
Gatti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gatti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duncan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duncan trying to control the position.
Gatti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Duncan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Duncan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Eddie Duncan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duncan with a couple of short strikes.
Duncan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gatti is surviving well by controlling Duncan's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Duncan dominated that second round.
That's time! Duncan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Duncan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gatti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duncan somewhat.
Gatti shoots in for a double leg but Duncan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Duncan shoots in and drives through. Gatti sprawls well.
Duncan gets a clinch.
Duncan prevents the takedown attempt.
Duncan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gatti is trying to keep an underhook but Duncan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Duncan throwing shots but Gatti is blocking nicely.
Duncan looks to land a strike but Gatti avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Duncan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duncan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatti is working an open guard so Duncan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan shoots in looking for a takedown. Gatti tries to sprawl out of it but Duncan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gatti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Duncan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gatti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duncan's waist but Duncan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gatti off to one side.
Gatti tries to sprawl but Duncan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gatti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Duncan.
Duncan is trying to control the action in half guard but Gatti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gatti taking some punishment here, with Duncan in his half guard.
Duncan is just content to waste time from the top position. Gatti takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Duncan prevents Gatti from getting back to his feet.
Duncan postures up in Gatti 's guard and throws a big left but Gatti blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duncan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duncan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Duncan wants to control from the top but Gatti keeps moving.
Duncan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gatti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duncan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti wants to stand up but Duncan is controlling him.
Duncan is looking to work some ground and pound but Gatti has wrist control.
Eddie Duncan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duncan looking to sit in guard and control but Gatti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Duncan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gatti is aware though and is defending well.
Gatti looking to pass the guard.
Arturo Gatti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duncan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Duncan looking for a sweep. Not yet Duncan, not yet.
Duncan working for a triangle but Gatti defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is pulling down on Gatti 's head. It's preventing any offense from Gatti , at least for the moment.
Gatti wants to pass the guard but Duncan is keeping the position.
Duncan wants to sweep but no luck.
Gatti scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duncan is trying to control the position but Gatti postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gatti landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duncan striking off his back but it's not causing Gatti any problems.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duncan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gatti is aware though and is defending well.
Duncan controls Gatti momentarily but Gatti frees himself.
Gatti with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Duncan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duncan 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Duncan!
Eddie Duncan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Alexander has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Payne!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne gets a double leg takedown into Alexander's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alexander working a defensive guard but Payne passes into half guard.
Alexander actively working from the bottom here.
Alexander is not content to let Payne control the position.
Alexander moves into full guard.
Payne throwing strikes but missing.
Alexander will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Alexander avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexander looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Payne working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Alexander preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alexander will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alexander keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
Alexander is trying to control the position but Payne postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexander working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Payne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payne trying to control but Alexander is working from the bottom.
Alexander will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Alexander keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
Alexander tries to strike from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Payne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alexander 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.
Alexander throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Alexander working a defensive guard here.
Alexander working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Payne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Payne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alexander wants to improve his position but instead Payne has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne slips a nice elbow through Alexander's hands, connecting with Alexander's forehead.
Payne prevents Alexander from improving his position.
Payne working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alexander's head.
Payne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alexander looking for submissions off his back.
Payne wants to take a breather but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander tries to get to full guard but Payne has control of the leg.
Payne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Payne lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander trying to hold on to Payne's head to control him but Payne postures up.
Payne prevents Alexander from improving his position.
Alexander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Payne on the ground.
Payne scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alexander is refusing to be controlled, as Payne sits in half guard.
Payne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Payne is working for a kimura but Alexander is defending it quite comfortably.
Payne is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alexander is looking for a sweep. Payne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Payne scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexander wants to improve his position but Payne is controlling well.
Payne passes the guard and advances to mount!
Alexander is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Payne cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alexander is rocked!
Payne blocks Alexander's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Payne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Payne is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Alexander goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Payne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Payne!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Payne thanked The Dark Side for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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