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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bomb might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Casino Royale Soundtrack - You Know My Name. James Bomb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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233 lbs
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165 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
73 - 29 - 7, fighting out of Helsinki, James Bomb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Fish!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fish checks a leg kick.
Bomb misses with a two punch combination.
Bomb throws a hook but Fish avoids it easily.
Bomb lands an overhand right.
Bomb scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bomb prevents a body shot from Fish.
Fish throws an elbow but it misses.
Bomb scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fish misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bomb.
Fish tries a body shot but Bomb blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish misses with a punch to the body.
Fish tries to throw a body punch but Bomb avoids it by throwing Fish back against the cage.
Fish avoiding damage as Bomb throws knees to the body.
Fish can't find room to land a body shot as Bomb controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bomb.
Bomb blocks a body shot from Fish.
Fish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bomb backwards.
Bomb throws a head punch that misses.
Bomb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bomb tries a low kick but Fish avoids it.
Fish checks the leg kick nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Fish blocks the leg kick.
Bomb looks to throw a body kick
and Fish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James Bomb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bomb throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Fish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fish cracks the inside of Bomb's front leg.
Bomb throws a leg kick but Fish moved away.
Fish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bomb counters with a leg kick.
Bomb throws a series of punches but Fish moves out of range.
Bomb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb wants to land a leg kick but Fish is out of range.
Bomb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fish connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bomb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fish connects with a nice looking jab.
Bomb throws a chopping leg kick but Fish manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James Bomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bomb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bomb looks to land a body kick but Fish moved away.
Fish takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bomb takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fish misses with a hook.
Fish lands with a right hand.
Bomb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bomb - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fish struggles to land a body shot inside as Bomb controls his hands.
Bomb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bomb throws out the jab.
Bomb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bomb drops his hands momentarily and Fish takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bomb.
Fish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bomb throws a head kick that misses.
Bomb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Fish misses.
Fish looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bomb is fending him off so far but Fish persists. Nope, Bomb circles away and we're back to standing.
Bomb lands a big head kick that sends Fish tumbling to the mat! Bomb takes a step backwards and waves Fish back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fish is rocked!
It looks like Albert Fish has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Bomb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb missing with a left hand there. Fish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Fish.
Fish keeps the fight on the outside.
Fish misses with a wild body shot.
Bomb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fish.
Bomb throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bomb has Fish up against the cage in a clinch.
Fish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fish wants to get back to striking at distance but Bomb won't allow it.
Fish landing knees to the head.
Fish with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fish blocks an uppercut.
Fish putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bomb in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bomb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
That's time! Bomb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fish fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bomb checks it well.
Fish lands a body shot.
Fish with a jab.
Fish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Fish blocks the leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Bomb.
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fish throws a hook but Bomb blocks it.
A shot to the body from Bomb misses
and Fish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good work by Fish as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bomb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Fish misses its intended target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bomb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fish throws a body shot but no joy.
Bomb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bomb throws a hook to the side of Fish's head but Fish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bomb goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bomb is looking to clinch but Fish is avoiding it.
Bomb lands the left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bomb misses with a head kick.
Fish goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fish misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomb. Fish does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Fish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fish.
Fish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bomb at a distance.
James Bomb is winning the standup battle so far.
Bomb slips a straight right by Fish.
Fish 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.
Fish slips under a jab from Bomb.
Bomb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomb misses with a straight right.
Fish swats away the attempt to clinch by Bomb.
Fish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bomb scores with a nice strike.
Bomb misses with a head kick.
Bomb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bomb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bomb swings for the body but Fish moves out of range.
Bomb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fish's sensitive parts.
Bomb gets a clinch.
Bomb misses with some punches.
Bomb struggles to land a body shot inside as Fish controls his hands.
Bomb lands a nice knee to the body.
Fish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bomb's elbow.
Fish is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bomb is defending well for now.
Fish misses with a body punch.
Bomb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bomb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fish can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bomb stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bomb.
Fish looking to stall.
Bomb stalling in the clinch but Fish improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fish backwards.
Fish tries to circle away but Bomb has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Bomb.
Bomb stalling.
Bomb scores with a knee to the head.
Fish is still on wobbly legs! Can Bomb finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fish blocks the elbow strike.
Fish lands a left hand.
Fish seems to have recovered his senses.
Fish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bomb backwards.
Nice body punch from Bomb - that landed with a thud.
Bomb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Bomb.
Fish can't find room to land a body shot as Bomb controls the action.
Bomb blocks an uppercut.
Bomb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bomb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bomb is looking to land body kicks.
Bomb takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bomb swats away the attempt to clinch by Fish.
Bomb misses with a leg kick
and Fish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fish shoots in looking for a takedown. Bomb tries to sprawl out of it but Fish keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bomb manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bomb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fish tries to work over Bomb's front leg with a kick but Bomb checks it.
Fish misses with a hook
and Bomb counters with a body kick that stops Fish in his tracks momentarily.
Fish throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bomb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fish throws a sloppy head kick and Bomb moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Fish 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fish slips a jab and a cross from Bomb.
Fish steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bomb. That one must have hurt.
Fish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bomb defending well as Fish loads up on a big left hand.
Bomb takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fish slips under a jab from Bomb.
Fish has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bomb.
Bomb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fish misses with an uppercut.
Fish misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fish.
Bomb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fish takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb misses with a body shot.
Fish lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fish swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fish checks a leg kick.
Bomb scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bomb lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fish has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fish and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bomb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bomb checks a low kick from Fish.
Fish clobbers Bomb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fish takes a swing at Bomb's ribcage but misses.
Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bomb takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fish's sensitive parts.
Fish 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.
Bomb is looking to clinch but Fish is avoiding it.
Bomb attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bomb explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bomb misses with a body kick.
Bomb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fish checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bomb lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fish takes a step back to recover.
Fish throws a chopping leg kick but Bomb manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bomb scores with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bomb wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Bomb.
Bomb has Fish up against the cage in a clinch.
Fish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bomb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fish's face.
That has opened up Albert Fish's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish scores with a shot to the side of Bomb's head.
Fish gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bomb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but James Bomb did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish'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.
Bomb lands a leg kick that knocks Fish off balance momentarily.
Fish gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bomb moves out of range of the body kick from Fish.
Fish throws a wild body kick that Bomb sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bomb.
Fish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fish.
Fish misses with a leg kick.
Fish keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fish.
Fish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bomb scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Bomb as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb tries to clinch but Fish moves out of range.
Fish moves away from the strike by Bomb.
Bomb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bomb moves out of range as Fish strikes.
Fish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bomb can pounce on him.
Bomb misses with a kick to the body.
Bomb checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick from Bomb misses.
Bomb takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fish moves out of range as Bomb throws a body kick.
Fish blocks a head kick by Bomb.
A slow jab from Fish misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bomb catches Fish right on the button with a cross.
Bomb misses with a head kick.
Bomb misses with a low kick.
Fish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bomb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fish.
Bomb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fish to score with a decent uppercut.
Bomb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fish.
Fish avoids a kick to the body.
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!
Bomb misses with a body kick.
Fish throws the left hand but Bomb avoids the punch easily.
Bomb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fish checks a low kick from Bomb.
Bomb misses with a leg kick
and Fish counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bomb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fish.
Fish lands a slapping body shot.
Bomb lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fish looks to land a body kick but Bomb moved away.
Bomb misses with a left hand
and Fish counters with a nice body kick.
Fish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fish is looking to chop away at Bomb's legs.
Bomb connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fish's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb lands a leg kick that knocks Fish off balance momentarily.
Bomb scores with the left hand. Fish knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Fish there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bomb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fish's sensitive parts.
Bomb throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fish swinging wildly here.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bomb dodges the punch combination from Fish.
Fish scores with a jab. Bomb acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bomb lands a big head kick that sends Fish tumbling to the mat! Bomb takes a step backwards and waves Fish back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bomb had his way with Albert Fish in that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Fish's cut.
That's time! Bomb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fish on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fish slips under a jab from Bomb.
Fish works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good exchange - Fish coming out on top.
A big left from Bomb misses.
Fish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bomb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fish.
Bomb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Fish with that takedown attempt.
Bomb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomb bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fish's head.
Bomb works Fish's body with a nice hook.
Fish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bomb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bomb can pounce on him.
Bomb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fish.
Fish misses with a low kick.
Fish takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bomb on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bomb tries to bum rush Fish with a series of wild strikes but Fish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fish closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bomb shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bomb.
Bomb fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fish checks it well.
Bomb is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fish throws a front kick aimed at Bomb's knee but Bomb avoids it well.
A lazy body kick from Bomb
and Fish counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bomb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fish.
Bomb misses with a low kick as Fish jumps back.
Fish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bomb.
Bomb looks to land a right hand but Fish moved out of range.
Fish stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bomb.
Fish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomb lands a left and a right that send Fish crashing to the mat, dazed. Bomb thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fish looks for a takedown but Bomb sprawls well.
Fish misses with a straight right.
You can see that Fish has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bomb attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bomb connects with a looping right hand.
Bomb throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A low kick from Bomb misses
so Fish counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fish is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bomb bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fish's guard.
Fish is trying to control the position but Bomb postures up.
Bomb is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fish looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bomb passes into side control.
Bomb controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish is trying to improve his position.
Fish tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bomb presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Albert Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Bomb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bomb sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fish looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
James Bomb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bomb 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bomb!
James Bomb retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, James Bomb, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Dhabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes into the arena with If the looks could kill blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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240 lbs
7 - 10 - 2 |
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18
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Marshall!
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, Abu Dhabi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhabi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Tyron Marshall has been cut.
Dhabi throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Dhabi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dhabi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marshall.
Dhabi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dhabi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dhabi throws a jab when Marshall was well out of range.
Dhabi sends Marshall crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dhabi is motioning to the referee to let Marshall up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Marshall is rocked!
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!
Marshall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dhabi.
Oh Marshall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dhabi misses with a hook.
Marshall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marshall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dhabi tries a body shot but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall seems to have got his legs back now.
Dhabi is working for takedown but Marshall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marshall prevents the takedown attempt.
Marshall lands an elbow inside that Dhabi shrugs off.
It looks like Abu Dhabi has been cut.
Dhabi is trying to drag Marshall to the mat but Marshall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tyron Marshall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abu Dhabi.
Marshall lands a nice elbow.
Dhabi prevents the takedown attempt.
Marshall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marshall has Dhabi pressed against the cage, preventing Dhabi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dhabi tries to throw a body punch but Marshall avoids it by throwing Dhabi back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhabi letting Marshall take a breather here.
Dhabi wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Marshall.
Dhabi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dhabi is working for takedown but Marshall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marshall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Marshall wants to stand but Dhabi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dhabi managing to control the position.
Marshall wants to stand but Dhabi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Marshall preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall wanted to stand there but Dhabi had control of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marshall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marshall prevents Dhabi from getting back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marshall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dhabi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marshall is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dhabi is trying to control the position but Marshall postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marshall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dhabi is fending him off so far but Marshall persists. Nope, Dhabi circles away and we're back to standing.
Marshall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dhabi pinned against the cage. Dhabi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marshall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dhabi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dhabi throws the left hand but Marshall avoids the punch easily.
Dhabi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dhabi.
Dhabi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Dhabi misses.
Dhabi throws a good cross that connects.
Tyron Marshall's cut is getting worse.
Dhabi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dhabi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marshall is defended easily by Dhabi.
Dhabi throws a body shot but no joy.
Marshall tries to clinch but Dhabi moves out of range.
Dhabi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dhabi looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
Marshall fails with a takedown attempt.
Dhabi throws a series of punches but Marshall avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but Dhabi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dhabi.
Dhabi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marshall moves away from the strike by Dhabi.
Marshall scores with a one two! Dhabi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marshall staying out of range there.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dhabi.
Dhabi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dhabi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dhabi gets caught napping as Marshall dives in and scores a takedown. Dhabi manages to retain guard.
Marshall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dhabi is proving hard to escape from.
Marshall throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dhabi wants to stand up but Marshall is controlling him.
Dhabi wants to sweep here but Marshall controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abu Dhabi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marshall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dhabi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marshall circles away quickly and effectively.
Dhabi dives in and grabs Marshall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marshall pushes down on Dhabi's head and hops out.
Dhabi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dhabi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marshall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dhabi tries to avoid it but Marshall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dhabi to the ground. Dhabi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dhabi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall slips a jab from Dhabi.
Marshall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dhabi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marshall throws a right and a left that Dhabi avoids nicely.
Marshall throws a combination. Dhabi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Marshall misses.
Dhabi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dhabi throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Dhabi throws the left hand but Marshall avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dhabi throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Abu Dhabi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dhabi misses with a hook. Marshall ducked under it nicely.
Marshall avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dhabi.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marshall.
Marshall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dhabi backs up against the cage.
Dhabi connects with a body shot.
Marshall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dhabi circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dhabi.
Dhabi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dhabi misses the jab.
Dhabi misses with a hook
and Marshall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dhabi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marshall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dhabi's head.
Marshall goes for a double leg but Dhabi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dhabi continues to drive forward.
Dhabi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dhabi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshall's elbow.
Dhabi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marshall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands an elbow that stopped Dhabi in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshall.
Marshall connects with a knee to the head.
Marshall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dhabi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marshall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dhabi.
Dhabi wants a takedown but no success here.
Marshall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Abu Dhabi's cut even more.
Marshall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dhabi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dhabi lands a nice uppercut.
Marshall scores a nice knee to the body.
Marshall has Dhabi pressed against the cage.
A short right from Dhabi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshall.
Marshall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dhabi struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
Dhabi tries to work over Marshall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dhabi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dhabi wants a takedown but no success here.
Tyron Marshall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Marshall.
Marshall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dhabi wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshall won't allow it.
Marshall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dhabi throws a strike but Marshall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marshall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marshall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dhabi, up you get!
Dhabi misses with a two punch combination.
Dhabi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marshall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhabi looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
Dhabi looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Marshall throwing shots but Dhabi is blocking nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Marshall prevents Dhabi from improving his position.
Marshall will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marshall tries to stand and escape but Dhabi is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dhabi is trying to maintain the position but Marshall is very close to passing his half guard.
Dhabi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Marshall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dhabi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Marshall dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dhabi connects with the punch.
Dhabi looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Marshall throws a nice looking combination but Dhabi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dhabi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dhabi throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshall counters with a nice body kick.
A big left from Dhabi misses.
Dhabi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marshall.
Dhabi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall shoots in looking for a takedown. Dhabi tries to sprawl out of it but Marshall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dhabi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dhabi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dhabi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marshall's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dhabi throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dhabi loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
No luck for Marshall with that takedown attempt.
Marshall slips a straight right by Dhabi.
Marshall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dhabi swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dhabi is trying to drag Marshall to the mat but Marshall just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dhabi prevents the takedown attempt.
Dhabi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshall stalling in the clinch.
Marshall wants to stall.
Marshall breaks the clinch.
Marshall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dhabi pinned against the cage. Dhabi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Dhabi.
Marshall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dhabi. Marshall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dhabi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dhabi misses with a wild body shot.
Dhabi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dhabi dodges the punch combination from Marshall.
Dhabi throws a shot from downtown. Marshall moves away and avoids it.
Dhabi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dhabi throws a series of punches but Marshall moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dhabi throws a lazy right hand but Marshall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dhabi.
Dhabi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dhabi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dhabi's half guard.
Marshall prevents Dhabi from standing back up.
Marshall trying to control the action but Dhabi is working from the bottom.
Dhabi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marshall wants to stand but Dhabi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Marshall wants to control but Dhabi is keeping him busy.
Marshall tries to stand and escape but Dhabi is controlling the position.
Marshall escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Marshall.
Dhabi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall throws a right hand that Dhabi ducks under and follows up with a left that Dhabi also avoids with ease.
Marshall tries to clinch but Dhabi is having none of it.
Marshall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dhabi avoids it really well and circles away.
Marshall moves in looking to clinch but Dhabi pushes him off.
Dhabi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Dhabi misses with a hook. Marshall ducked under it nicely.
Marshall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dhabi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Dhabi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Marshall pushes Dhabi up against the cage in a clinch.
Dhabi tries for a takedown but Marshall manages to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshall.
Marshall breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tyron Marshall did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dhabi misses with a hook
and Marshall counters by moving into the clinch.
Marshall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dhabi takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Abu Dhabi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dhabi throws a head punch that misses.
Dhabi is working for takedown but Marshall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marshall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marshall lands an elbow inside.
Abu Dhabi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Marshall lands an elbow just above Dhabi 's eye.
Dhabi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marshall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dhabi tries to break free but Marshall pushes him back against the cage.
Marshall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dhabi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dhabi struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshall controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall prevents Dhabi from breaking the clinch.
Marshall lands a nice knee to the body.
Marshall lands an elbow just above Dhabi 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abu Dhabi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyron Marshall!
Tyron Marshall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaimaa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killian Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaimaa Fatu and Killian Gallagher. Fatu comes to the cage accompanied by So Close Now. Gallagher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kakkahätä 77 - Tää on sun helvetti. 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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250 lbs
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vaimaa Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killian Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Vaimaa Fatu has been cut.
Gallagher misses with a double jab.
Gallagher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fatu circles away quickly and effectively.
Fatu works Gallagher's body with a nice hook.
Gallagher cracks Fatu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fatu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gallagher is trying to defend but Fatu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gallagher is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fatu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fatu's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fatu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fatu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Gallagher working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Fatu preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gallagher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher working for the choke.
Gallagher seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Fatu's chin but Fatu turns very nicely into Gallagher's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Fatu.
Fatu trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallagher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fatu throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fatu postures up in Gallagher's guard and throws a big left but Gallagher blocks it.
Gallagher working for a triangle but Fatu defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatu wants to control from the top but Gallagher keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gallagher can't keep his opponent in guard - Fatu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher taking some punishment here, with Fatu in his half guard.
Fatu lands with a punch from half guard.
Fatu thows a huge punch but Gallagher dodges it nicely.
Fatu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fatu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gallagher manages to get to full guard.
Fatu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fatu stopping the sweep attempt from Gallagher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu throwing strikes but missing.
Fatu throwing strikes from guard but Gallagher blocks nicely.
Gallagher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We've been hearing that Fatu has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Fatu moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fatu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fatu lands a jab to Gallagher's midsection.
Fatu digs a good hook to Gallagher's body.
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 Vaimaa Fatu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vaimaa Fatu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fatu moves out of range of the body kick.
Donk. Gallagher catches Fatu right on the button with a cross.
Nice body kick there by Fatu.
Fatu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gallagher.
Sloppy strikes from Gallagher. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Gallagher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fatu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gallagher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fatu as he jumps to the side.
Fatu lands a jab to the head.
Fatu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fatu throws out a loose jab but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallagher misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Fatu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu staying out of range there.
Fatu misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Fatu.
Fatu throws a sloppy head kick and Gallagher moves out of range easily.
Fatu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gallagher misses with a wild combination.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
Fatu misses with a few strikes there.
Fatu misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Fatu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fatu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Gallagher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallagher was well out of range. Poor timing from Fatu.
Fatu throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
Killian Gallagher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallagher throws a right and a left that Fatu avoids nicely.
Gallagher misses with a right hand
and Fatu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fatu throws a hook but Gallagher blocks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fatu!
Gallagher stuffs the takedown.
Vaimaa Fatu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fatu misses with a wild body shot.
Fatu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fatu shoots for a takedown but Gallagher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fatu misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Fatu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu lands a jab to the nose.
Fatu swings for the body but Gallagher moves out of range.
Fatu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gallagher's hands.
Fatu throws a hook but Gallagher blocks it.
Fatu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallagher was well out of range. Poor timing from Fatu.
Gallagher misses with a few strikes there.
Fatu misses with a hook
and Gallagher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Fatu moves out of range.
Gallagher tries to bum rush Fatu with a series of wild strikes but Fatu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gallagher slips a jab and a cross from Fatu.
Gallagher misses with a low kick.
Fatu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gallagher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gallagher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fatu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Fatu moves out of range.
Fatu staying out of range there.
Gallagher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fatu.
Fatu scores with a punch to the head.
Fatu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gallagher counters with a straight right hand.
Fatu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fatu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gallagher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gallagher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fatu scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaimaa Fatu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vaimaa Fatu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gallagher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fatu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallagher can do to turn this around?
Fatu throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Fatu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallagher circles away quickly and effectively.
Fatu scores with a head kick. Gallagher tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gallagher blocks a head kick by Fatu.
Fatu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallagher.
Gallagher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fatu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gallagher pinned against the cage. Gallagher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher misses with a hook.
Fatu cracks a nice hook into Gallagher's ribs.
Fatu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gallagher might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gallagher throws a lazy right hand but Fatu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fatu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fatu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown but Gallagher shows good takedown defense.
Fatu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallagher was well out of range. Poor timing from Fatu.
Vaimaa Fatu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fatu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gallagher misses with a combination
and Fatu counters with a low kick, right behind Gallagher 's knee.
Gallagher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fatu throws a sloppy body shot
and Gallagher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A left and a right from Gallagher both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fatu throws a hook but Gallagher blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a body kick.
Fatu goes for a double leg but Gallagher avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gallagher continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaimaa Fatu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fatu lands an uppercut.
Fatu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gallagher lands with a nice body punch.
Fatu misses with a hook
and Gallagher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
Fatu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gallagher. Gallagher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
Gallagher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fatu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher blocks a head kick by Fatu.
Fatu misses with a wild body shot.
Fatu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fatu misses with a looping left.
Fatu misses with a low kick as Gallagher jumps back.
Gallagher tries for a takedown but Fatu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Killian Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gallagher closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fatu defending against the ground and pound.
Gallagher working away.
Gallagher wants to control but Fatu is keeping him busy.
Gallagher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gallagher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fatu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gallagher.
And that's the end of the fight!
Killian Gallagher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fatu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaimaa Fatu!
A victorious Vaimaa Fatu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Spat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarkis Terteryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terteryan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Röyksopp - The Fear . Jack Spat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
24 - 35 - 0 |
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262 lbs
28 - 33 - 0 |
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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Spat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sarkis Terteryan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terteryan swings for the body but Spat moves out of range.
Terteryan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spat has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spat.
Spat stops a takedown attempt from Terteryan.
Spat tries a knee to the head but Terteryan blocks it.
Spat stalling against the cage.
A knee to the head by Spat.
A short uppercut from Spat.
Spat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terteryans head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terteryan has had enough of the clinch but Spat keeps him there for the moment.
Spat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Terteryan backwards.
Spat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Terteryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spat throws a punch but it's blocked by Terteryan.
Spat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terteryan avoiding damage as Spat throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terteryan.
Spat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Terteryan is trying to break the clinch but Spat has him pressed against the cage.
Terteryan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Spat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Terteryan clinches up with Spat and pushes him back against the cage.
Spat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terteryan prevents a body shot from Spat.
Terteryan tries for a takedown but Spat manages to get underhooks.
Jack Spat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sarkis Terteryan.
Spat lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terteryan is trying to push Spat away but Spat has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spat has a couple of punches blocked by Terteryan.
Spat has Terteryan pushed against the cage.
Terteryan tries for a takedown but Spat manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spat.
Spat tries to land a knee to the head but Terteryan blocks with his arms.
Spat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Terteryan up against the cage.
Terteryan wants to stall.
Spat trying to stall but Terteryan improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terteryans head.
Terteryan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spat is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Terteryan breaks from the clinch.
Jack Spat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Terteryan.
A jab from Terteryan misses.
Spat takes the fight into the clinch.
Spat misses with the head strike.
Spat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Terteryan wants to get back to striking at distance but Spat won't allow it.
Spat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spat has a couple of punches blocked by Terteryan.
Spat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terteryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terteryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Terteryan scores with a sloppy right hand. Spat should have avoided that one.
It looks like Jack Spat has been cut.
Terteryan waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Spat. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Spat to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terteryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Spat is rocked!
Terteryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spat looking to control.
Spat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Terteryan defends it easily.
Terteryan postures up in Spat's guard and throws a big left but Spat blocks it.
Terteryan wants to control from the top but Spat keeps moving.
Terteryan throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Spat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Spat'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.
Terteryan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spat.
Terteryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spat shoots in for a takedown but Terteryan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Terteryan gets a clinch.
Jack Spat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Terteryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Terteryan breaks the clinch.
Terteryan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Spat keeping hold of Terteryan's head, controlling as best he can.
Spat is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Terteryan jumps into side control!
Terteryan takes a little break here. Spat wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Terteryan is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Terteryan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Spat tries to bench press Terteryan off him but Terteryan keeps the position.
Spat gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Spat trying to control but Terteryan postures up.
Terteryan controlling the action here.
Terteryan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Spat is refusing to be controlled, as Terteryan sits in half guard.
Terteryan thows a huge punch but Spat dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Spat gets back to full guard.
Spat trying to control the position.
Terteryan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Spat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Terteryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Spat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Terteryan landing with the ground and pound.
Terteryan stands and steps away. Spat gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spat fakes the leg kick and cracks Terteryan in the body.
Spat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spat controlling the action here for a moment.
Terteryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spat swats away the attempt to clinch by Terteryan.
Sarkis Terteryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spat tries to close the distance and clinch but Terteryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spat takes one on the button.
Spat slips under a jab from Terteryan.
Spat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terteryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Terteryan with that takedown attempt.
Spat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Terteryan avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Spat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terteryan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spat napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Terteryan trying to control the position but Spat is working away.
Terteryan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terteryan is trying to get an arm triangle but Spat is defending well.
Spat can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terteryan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Spat is trying to control Terteryan's posture but Terteryan avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarkis Terteryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Spat'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. This is the final round!
Spat wants to clinch up but Terteryan keeps it at a distance.
Terteryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spat shoots for a takedown but Terteryan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spat fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Terteryan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terteryan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Spat defends well and Terteryan ends up having to push Spat into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Terteryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spat is stalling here.
Terteryan blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terteryan is trying to drag Spat to the mat but Spat just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Spat misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Spat - that landed with a thud.
Terteryan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spat misses with the head strike.
Spat throws a head punch that misses.
Terteryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spat - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Terteryan breaks the clinch.
Terteryan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spat tries to clinch up
and Spat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Terteryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Terteryan throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spat tries to clinch but Terteryan moves out of range.
Spat shoots in but Terteryan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Spat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Terteryan.
Spat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terteryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terteryan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Terteryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Terteryan has Spat up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Spat misses with a body punch.
Terteryan tries to circle away but Spat has him pinned against the cage.
Terteryan blocking some punches.
Terteryan breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terteryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Terteryan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spat as he avoids it easily.
Spat tries to clinch up but Terteryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Spat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Terteryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Terteryan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Spat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spat wants to sweep but no luck.
Terteryan with a nice head shot there.
Spat 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.
Spat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sarkis Terteryan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Terteryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Spat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terteryan with a nice head shot there.
Terteryan stopping the sweep attempt from Spat.
Terteryan throws a big right hand that misses.
Terteryan throws a big right hand that misses.
Spat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spat wants to sweep but no luck.
Terteryan wants to control from the top but Spat keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Terteryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Spat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spat is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sarkis Terteryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Terteryan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarkis Terteryan!
Sarkis Terteryan very nearly forgot to thank Das Labor amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: El Demonio De La Tinta. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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23
286 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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21
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Boone!
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, Jonathan Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz looks to land a combination. Boone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Jonathan Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boone digs a good hook to Ortiz's body.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boone.
Boone misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz takes a swing at Boone's ribcage but misses.
Ortiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Boone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Boone throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Ortiz misses with a hook. Boone ducked under it nicely.
Boone lands a nice looking body shot.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Boone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boone.
Boone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Boone is just out of range.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Boone circles away easily
and Boone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robert Boone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Ortiz.
Boone misses with a double jab.
Boone misses with a looping right.
Boone lands with a nice combination. Ortiz backs away looking to recover.
Boone throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Boone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Boone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Boone tries to sprawl out of it but Ortiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
The fighters circling - Boone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Boone stalks Ortiz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ortiz's face. Ortiz staggers backwards, shaken.
Boone misses with a straight left.
Boone lands with a big left! Ortiz is wobbled badly! Boone comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Ortiz to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robert Boone!
Robert Boone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiel Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Bowtie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay comes into the arena with Diabolic- Modern Day Future blaring out of the sound system. 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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202 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiel Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Graham Bowtie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowtie throws a leg kick
and Flay counters with a straight right hand.
Bowtie is looking to clinch but Flay is avoiding it.
Bowtie misses with a straight right.
Bowtie wants to clinch but Flay slips to the side
and Flay counters with a left to the body.
Flay lands with a good body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flay, right into the meat.
Flay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bowtie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bowtie has a couple of punches blocked by Flay.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bowtie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flay's brow.
Good body shot from Flay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bowtie avoiding damage as Flay throws knees to the body.
Flay misses with a punch to the body.
Flay connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Graham Bowtie has been cut.
Flay tries to work over Bowtie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flay lands a nice elbow.
Flay tries a knee to the head but Bowtie blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flay.
Flay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bowtie or not.
Flay dodges an elbow strike from Bowtie.
A head punch on the inside from Bowtie fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bowtie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flay landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Flay fails to land.
Bowtie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flay scores with a sloppy right hand. Bowtie should have avoided that one.
Flay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've been informed that Bowtie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bowtie missing with a left hand there. Flay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flay misses with a wild combination.
Bowtie throws a poor cross that misses
and Flay counters with a nice body shot.
Flay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bowtie's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowtie.
Flay throws a front kick that sends Bowtie stumbling back into the cage.
Flay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flay drives through and clinches with Bowtie against the cage.
Bowtie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Flay lands an elbow that stopped Bowtie in his tracks for a moment.
Bowtie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowtie.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bowtie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flay's brow.
Flay prevents a body shot from Bowtie.
Flay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bowtie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bowtie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flay's defenses.
Bowtie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flay blocks it with crossed arms.
Flay avoids the elbow strike from Bowtie, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Flay.
A short body shot lands from Flay as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Flay.
Flay lands with a light punch inside.
Flay trying to land knees to the body.
Bowtie blocks the elbow strike.
Bowtie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bowtie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bowtie throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Flay.
Flay scores with a hook to the body.
Bowtie working aggressively here.
Flay lands an elbow inside.
Bowtie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Flay throws an elbow that misses.
Bowtie throws a head punch that misses.
Bowtie avoiding damage as Flay throws knees to the body.
Flay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowtie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay lands an uppercut.
Bowtie misses with some punches.
Flay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowtie is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Flay - that landed with a thud.
Flay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bowtie's defenses.
Bowtie throws an elbow but it misses.
Flay missing with knees to the body.
Bowtie throws a punch but it's blocked by Flay.
Flay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flay blocking some punches.
Bowtie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flay avoids it.
Bowtie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bowtie has a couple of punches blocked by Flay.
Bowtie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Flay.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowtie.
Flay pushes off an throws an elbow but Bowtie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Flay has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bowtie takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Graham Bowtie's cut even more.
Flay avoids the elbow strike from Bowtie, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiel Flay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graham Bowtie'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.
Flay throws out a leg kick but Bowtie moves out of range and Flay only half commits.
Bowtie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bowtie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bowtie tries to close the distance and clinch but Flay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flay throws a hook but Bowtie blocks it.
Bowtie has managed to clinch.
Flay misses with a knee to the head.
Bowtie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Flay pushes Bowtie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bowtie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flay's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flay misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Flay.
Flay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowtie can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Flay fails to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Flay gets through Bowtie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bowtie scores with a shoulder strike.
Flay avoids the elbow strike from Bowtie, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bowtie throws an elbow but misses.
Bowtie can't find room to land a body shot as Flay controls the action.
Bowtie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bowtie swings wildly with an uppercut but Flay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bowtie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bowtie throws an elbow but misses.
Flay looking to throw knees to the head but Bowtie is blocking nicely.
Bowtie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowtie with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bowtie throws an elbow but misses.
Flay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowtie's elbow.
Bowtie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flay's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowtie.
Bowtie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bowtie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bowtie fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Flay on the inside.
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!
Flay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowtie avoids it.
Flay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bowtie is breathing heavily.
Bowtie misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bowtie as Flay tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Flay.
Flay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowtie.
Bowtie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flay throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flay blocks an elbow strike.
Flay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bowtie backwards.
Flay lands an elbow inside that Bowtie shrugs off.
Bowtie tries a knee to the head but Flay blocks it.
Flay lands a shoulder strike.
Flay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bowtie.
Flay stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Flay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiel Flay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Flay.
Flay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flay working Bowtie over with knees to the body.
Flay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bowtie's defenses.
The cut above Graham Bowtie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Flay.
Bowtie is rocked!
Flay pushes Bowtie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bowtie is still on wobbly legs! Can Flay finish him?
Flay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flay lands a hook that snaps the head of Bowtie backwards.
Good body shot from Flay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay lands a big right hand that drops Bowtie! The killer instinct kicks in and Flay finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Flay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiel Flay!
Our winner, Kiel Flay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor A million ankle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). A million ankle comes to the cage accompanied by punchout (001). Sobolev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ya kuplu tebe dom. Vasiliy Sobolev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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37
285 lbs
52 - 42 - 0 |
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265 lbs
29 - 39 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
52 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor A million ankle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasiliy Sobolev!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A million ankle slips a jab from Sobolev.
A million ankle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobolev.
A million ankle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sobolev tries for a takedown but A million ankle manages to get underhooks.
A million ankle is pressed up against the cage. Sobolev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag A million ankle down to the mat. A million ankle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vasiliy Sobolev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobolev punishes A million ankle's body with a nice straight punch.
A million ankle moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobolev with a poor takedown
and A million ankle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fedor A million ankle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasiliy Sobolev.
Sobolev shoots in for a double leg but A million ankle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sobolev misses with a lunging right hand
and A million ankle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sobolev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but A million ankle is defending well.
A million ankle prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A million ankle stops a takedown attempt from Sobolev.
A million ankle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A million ankle trying to stall but Sobolev improves his position.
A million ankle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sobolev.
Sobolev tightens his grip and picks A million ankle up, before dumping him to the ground. A million ankle manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolev throwing strikes from guard but A million ankle blocks nicely.
Sobolev trying to control the position from guard on top but A million ankle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobolev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobolev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A million ankle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sobolev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sobolev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sobolev chips away with some ground and pound.
Sobolev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A million ankle fails in his attempt to clinch.
A million ankle is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from A million ankle misses its intended target.
Sobolev misses with a takedown attempt - A million ankle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sobolev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sobolev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sobolev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says A million ankle as he avoids it easily.
A million ankle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sobolev looks to land a right hand but A million ankle moved out of range.
Fedor A million ankle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobolev feints and as A million ankle raises his hands in defense, Sobolev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sobolev wants to pass the guard but A million ankle is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A million ankle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sobolev trying to control the position from guard on top but A million ankle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A million ankle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sobolev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sobolev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobolev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A million ankle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if A million ankle tries to get out of the position.
A million ankle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sobolev closes the distance and clinches up with A million ankle, looking for a takedown. Sobolev pushes A million ankle against the cage but A million ankle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A jab from Sobolev misses.
Nice takedown defense from A million ankle. No joy for Sobolev on that attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Sobolev scores with a four punch combination!
A big right from A million ankle misses.
A million ankle avoids the body shot from Sobolev.
Sobolev swats away the attempt to clinch by A million ankle.
Sobolev blocks a jab.
A million ankle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sobolev.
Sobolev misses with a body punch
enabling A million ankle to counter with a crisp jab.
Sobolev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sobolev looks to score with a jab to the body but A million ankle is just out of range.
Sobolev throws a series of punches but A million ankle avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasiliy Sobolev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A million ankle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sobolev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vasiliy Sobolev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sobolev fails to land the takedown.
A million ankle misses with a body shot.
Sobolev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sobolev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but A million ankle moves away.
Sobolev misses with an uppercut.
A million ankle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sobolev with a hook.
A million ankle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobolev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between A million ankle's hands.
A million ankle tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobolev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by A million ankle.
Sobolev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but A million ankle circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sobolev is trying hard to land a takedown here. A million ankle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sobolev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fedor A million ankle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasiliy Sobolev.
Sobolev swinging wildly here.
A million ankle just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobolev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sobolev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sobolev blocks a jab.
Sobolev looks for a takedown but A million ankle sprawls well.
Sobolev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sobolev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sobolev scores with a decent looking hook.
No luck for Sobolev with that takedown attempt.
Sobolev is breathing heavily.
Sobolev closes this distance looking for a takedown but A million ankle circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A million ankle is looking to clinch.
Sobolev tries to move into range but A million ankle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A million ankle throws a hook but Sobolev blocks it.
Sobolev slips under a jab from A million ankle.
Sobolev moves out of range as A million ankle strikes.
A million ankle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for A million ankle. That snapped Sobolev's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as A million ankle sprawls well. A million ankle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobolev gets slowly back to his feet.
A million ankle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A million ankle throws a body punch but Sobolev moves out of range.
Sobolev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobolev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has A million ankle pinned against the cage. A million ankle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A million ankle digs a good hook to Sobolev's body.
A million ankle lands a jab.
Sobolev misses with a hook. A million ankle ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. A million ankle catches Sobolev right on the button with a cross.
A million ankle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A million ankle scores with a nice strike.
Sobolev fails with a takedown attempt.
Sobolev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has A million ankle pinned against the cage. A million ankle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sobolev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? A million ankle is fending him off so far but Sobolev persists. Nope, A million ankle circles away and we're back to standing.
Sobolev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobolev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor A million ankle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A million ankle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobolev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A million ankle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobolev walks into a jab.
A million ankle blocks a jab.
A million ankle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A million ankle digs a good body shot into Sobolev's ribs.
A million ankle tries to clinch but Sobolev is having none of it.
Sobolev dives in for a single leg takedown but A million ankle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobolev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. A million ankle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sobolev is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. A million ankle can't fight it off and eventually Sobolev manages to take the fight to the floor. A million ankle looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sobolev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sobolev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A million ankle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobolev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobolev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as A million ankle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sobolev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A million ankle controls Sobolev momentarily but Sobolev frees himself.
A million ankle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sobolev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. A million ankle did well to prevent Sobolev getting side control.
Sobolev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
A million ankle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sobolev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A million ankle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sobolev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobolev wants to pass the guard but A million ankle is defending well.
Sobolev drops an elbow to the side of A million ankle's head.
Sobolev moves into full mount! A million ankle won't be happy about that!
Sobolev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can A million ankle hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobolev controlling the position easily from mount.
Sobolev punching from mount but A million ankle doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. A million ankle looks a forlorn figure.
Sobolev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A million ankle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
A million ankle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sobolev on the ground.
A million ankle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A million ankle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sobolev.
Sobolev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev looking to finish with strikes here!
Sobolev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A big strike lands for Sobolev! That's really hurt A million ankle and he's turned his back - Sobolev keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sobolev jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasiliy Sobolev!
Vasiliy Sobolev bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Potz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Potz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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259 lbs
36 - 17 - 2 |
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34
280 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
36 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Potz !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Craig Potz has been cut.
Potz throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Potz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Potz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Good shot there by Brown.
Potz throws a body shot but no joy.
Potz moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Potz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Potz lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Potz . Beautiful body shot.
Brown is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Potz misses with a body kick.
Potz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Potz .
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leroy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Potz throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Brown throws a series of punches but Potz moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Potz pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Potz .
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice left hand lands by Potz .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potz .
Potz can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Potz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown avoiding damage as Potz throws knees to the body.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Potz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown stalling.
Potz scores with a shoulder strike.
Potz misses with a body punch.
Brown prevents a body shot from Potz .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Potz misses with some punches.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Potz swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Potz tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Potz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Potz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Leroy Brown has been cut.
Potz misses with a body punch.
Potz slowing the pace effectively.
Brown pushes Potz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potz lands a nice elbow.
Potz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Potz gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Potz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown throws a body punch but Potz moves out of range.
Potz swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Potz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Potz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown lands a nice hook to Potz 's body. Potz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Potz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brown. That one must have hurt.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Potz off balance momentarily.
Potz is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Potz throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Potz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown with a hook.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Potz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Potz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That has opened up Craig Potz 's cut even more.
No joy there for Potz , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potz walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown jabs at Potz 's body.
Potz clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Potz prevents a body shot from Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Potz fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Potz .
Craig Potz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Potz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Potz stalling.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Potz is controlling him.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Potz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Potz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Potz throws an elbow that misses.
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!
Potz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potz .
Potz stalling the fight.
Potz tries to stall but Brown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Potz seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Craig Potz .
Potz swinging wildly here.
Brown forces Potz back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Potz .
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Potz controls the action.
Brown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Potz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Potz taking a breather.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Potz has him pressed against the cage.
Brown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Brown dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Potz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Potz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Potz prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown wants to stall.
Brown blocks a body shot from Potz .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potz .
Potz is trying to stall.
Potz throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoiding damage.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Potz controls his hands.
Potz stalling in the clinch.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Potz struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Potz 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Potz .
Potz misses with a punch to the body.
Potz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Potz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potz just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potz tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Potz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Potz pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Potz tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown tries to stall but Potz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Potz scores with a shoulder strike.
Potz tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown taking a breather.
Brown blocks a body shot from Potz .
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Potz .
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Potz gets an underhook and turns Brown into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Potz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Potz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Potz !
A very excited looking Craig Potz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Leroy Brown had this to say: 'Well I think it is time to go back to our camp and take hard look not only my career but more importantly my future, perhaps the time has come to call it a day'.
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