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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nek Kwnstantoulakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Spigelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Spigelman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nek Kwnstantoulakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arthur Spigelman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwnstantoulakis shoots and misses
and Spigelman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kwnstantoulakis's guard.
Kwnstantoulakis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spigelman controls the pace.
Spigelman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kwnstantoulakis's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spigelman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Spigelman is looking to work some ground and pound but Kwnstantoulakis has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spigelman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kwnstantoulakis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spigelman postures up and lands a big shot to Kwnstantoulakis's brow.
Spigelman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Spigelman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kwnstantoulakis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spigelman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kwnstantoulakis looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Kwnstantoulakis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spigelman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kwnstantoulakis defends it well.
Spigelman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Spigelman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Spigelman chips away with some ground and pound.
Spigelman forces his way into half guard.
Spigelman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spigelman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kwnstantoulakis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Spigelman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kwnstantoulakis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kwnstantoulakis is defending against the submission attempts here by Spigelman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Spigelman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spigelman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kwnstantoulakis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spigelman working the head and body with strikes.
Kwnstantoulakis is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Spigelman dominated that round.
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.
Spigelman weaves into range and cracks Kwnstantoulakis right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Kwnstantoulakis goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Spigelman is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Spigelman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dead Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dandy Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kill For Satan. Dead Walker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dead Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dandy Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Swanson pulls Walker in close to his closed guard and prevents Walker from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Swanson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Walker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Swanson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walker manages to get himself to full guard.
Swanson works over Walker with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson chips away with some ground and pound.
Swanson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Swanson works over Walker with some ground and pound from guard.
Swanson scoring with some ground and pound.
Walker is rocked!
Swanson arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Walker's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dandy Swanson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cholo Van Gaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Vilasboas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vilasboas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sum 41 - The Hell Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cholo Van Gaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Vilasboas!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilasboas throws out a loose jab but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Vilasboas looks to move away, Van Gaal throws a big counter combo bu Vilasboas just gets out of the way.
Vilasboas throws a right and a left that Van Gaal avoids nicely.
Van Gaal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Gaal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Gaal!
Vilasboas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gaal misses with a double jab.
Vilasboas swinging wildly here.
Van Gaal dodges the punch combination from Vilasboas.
Van Gaal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Gaal misses with a few strikes there.
Vilasboas tries to clinch up.
As Vilasboas looks to move away, Van Gaal throws a big counter combo bu Vilasboas just gets out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilasboas misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilasboas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Gaal slips a straight right by Vilasboas.
Vilasboas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vilasboas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vilasboas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Gaal was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilasboas.
It looked like Van Gaal was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A nice combination there by Vilasboas.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vilasboas.
Vilasboas misses with a series of wild punches.
Vilasboas throws a right hand that misses
and Van Gaal counters with a three punch combo that has Vilasboas backing up. Vilasboas nods at Van Gaal to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gaal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Van Gaal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Gaal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vilasboas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Gaal throws a series of punches but Vilasboas avoids them all with ease.
Vilasboas throws a shot from downtown. Van Gaal moves away and avoids it.
Vilasboas takes one on the button.
Van Gaal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vilasboas misses with a double jab.
Van Gaal throws a big counter combination but Vilasboas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vilasboas swinging wildly here.
Vilasboas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vilasboas misses with a two punch combination.
Vilasboas looks winded!
Vilasboas misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Van Gaal was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van Gaal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vilasboas eats them both and turns towards Van Gaal to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Van Gaal misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Van Gaal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Gaal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Gaal seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Van Gaal misses.
Van Gaal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vilasboas throws out a counter right but Van Gaal avoids it with no problem.
Vilasboas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Gaal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vilasboas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Gaal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vilasboas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Gaal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vilasboas throws a series of punches but Van Gaal avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilasboas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Gaal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal misses with a series of wild punches.
Vilasboas slips a jab and a cross from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal tries to bum rush Vilasboas with a series of wild strikes but Vilasboas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vilasboas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paulo Vilasboas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilasboas takes one to the chin there.
Van Gaal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vilasboas just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Van Gaal does no damage.
Van Gaal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vilasboas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Van Gaal moves away from the strike by Vilasboas.
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 Cholo Van Gaal will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Gaal lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vilasboas backs up against the cage.
Vilasboas takes a swing at Van Gaal's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Van Gaal both land. Nice combination.
Van Gaal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vilasboas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Gaal circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilasboas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vilasboas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Gaal has got the better of the exchanges.
Vilasboas misses the shot to the body.
Cholo Van Gaal is winning the standup battle so far.
Vilasboas looks to throw the jab but Van Gaal is out of range.
Van Gaal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gaal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vilasboas scores with a nice right hand.
Vilasboas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vilasboas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Gaal circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilasboas is breathing heavily.
Vilasboas slips a jab and a cross from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilasboas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Gaal.
Vilasboas misses with a double jab.
Van Gaal slips under a jab from Vilasboas.
Van Gaal throws a big counter combination but Vilasboas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Vilasboas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Gaal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Van Gaal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Gaal feints a jab promting Vilasboas to slip. Van Gaal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vilasboas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vilasboas is rocked!
Van Gaal throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Vilasboas crashing down! Vilasboas tries to stagger back to his feet but Van Gaal just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Vilasboas asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cholo Van Gaal!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mobile Average (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvin Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mobile Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elvin Mays!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Average changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mays tries to avoid it but Average manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mays to the ground. Mays escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Mays misses.
Mays loads up on a big right hand but Average slips the punch.
Average defending well as Mays loads up on a big left hand.
Average goes for a double leg but Mays avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mays continues to drive forward.
Mays is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A telegraphed right hand from Mays misses the target.
Average swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Average slips a jab from Mays.
Mays stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mays wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mobile Average. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mays ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Average moves away.
Average appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mays shoots for a takedown but Average saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Average throwing a counter right hand but Mays manages to avoid it.
Mays shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mays was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mays taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Average is trying to get back to half guard.
Mays looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Check out the look on Mays's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mays creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The referee asks Mays politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mays prefers to stall for the moment though.
Average is looking to regain half guard here but Mays keeps moving and retains side control.
Mays scoring with punches from side control.
Mays scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Average to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Mays stalls from top position.
Average is looking to reverse the position.
Average takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Average is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mays working away.
Average tries to improve position but can't.
Average is being controlled here.
Mays in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Average's face as Mays controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays working the head and body with strikes.
Average being controlled for a moment.
Mays lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Average down.
Mays in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Average takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Average is looking to reverse the position.
Average trying to remain calm as Mays controls from the top position.
Mays cracks Average with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mays is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Average's shoulder. That is not cool.
Average is looking to regain half guard here but Mays keeps moving and retains side control.
Average has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mays is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mays in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvin Mays dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Average.
Average avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Average moves away from the strike by Mays.
Mays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Average looks for a takedown but Mays sprawls well.
Mays is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Average with a body shot.
Mays swings for the body but Average moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Mays as Average shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mobile Average. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Average steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mays.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Average.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays goes for a double leg but Average avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Average continues to drive forward.
Mays takes a swing at Average's ribcage but misses.
Mays shoots in but no luck this time.
Mays misses the shot to the body.
Average shoots for a double leg takedown but Mays sprawls well. He's pushed Average's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Average moves out of range as Mays strikes.
Average went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mays misses with a jab, cross combination.
Average throwing a counter right hand but Mays manages to avoid it.
Mays fails to land the takedown.
Mays looks to score with a jab to the body but Average is just out of range.
Average misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Average moves away.
Mays throws a hook but Average blocks it.
Average shoots in but no luck this time.
Average tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mays defends well and Average ends up having to push Mays into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Average looks for a takedown but Mays sprawls well.
Elvin Mays seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mays misses with a series of wild punches.
Average uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mays.
Mays throws a predictable looking body shot
and Average makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays shoots in for a takedown but Average shows good takedown defense.
Average tries to counter by clinching up but Mays breaks away and moves out of range.
Mays is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elvin Mays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mays looks to land a right hand but Average moved out of range.
Mays misses with a left hand
and Average counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Average.
Mays throws a jab but it's blocked by Average.
Average misses with a double jab.
Average shoots in looking for a takedown but Mays manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Average's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mays leaves Average with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Average avoids the body shot from Mays.
Mays moves in looking to clinch but Average pushes him off.
Mays just misses with a punch to the body.
Average closes the distance and clinches up with Mays, looking for a takedown. Average pushes Mays against the cage but Mays circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Average fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Mays, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Average swats away the attempt to clinch by Mays.
Average tries to counter by clinching up but Mays breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Average avoids the body shot from Mays.
Decent striking displayed by Average there.
Mays dives in and scores a takedown into Average's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvin Mays showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mays throws a big shot that misses.
Average tries to counter with a takedown but Mays is quick to defend against it.
Average fails with a takedown attempt.
Mays swings away with a body shot that misses
and Average counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Mays.
Mays has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mays throws a right hand that Average ducks under and follows up with a left that Average also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mays misses with a straight right.
Mays avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Average misses the shot to the body.
Average looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mays is fending him off so far but Average persists. Nope, Mays circles away and we're back to standing.
Mays tries to clinch up but Average circles away and keeps his distance.
Mays misses with a two punch combination.
Mays is looking to clinch but Average is avoiding it.
Average shoots in looking for a takedown. Mays tries to sprawl out of it but Average keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mays manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mobile Average. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Average as Mays shoots in.
Average drives through with a takedown into Mays's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mays has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average drops back looking for a leg! Mays is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mays manages to kick Average off! Average jumps back into Mays's guard.
Average throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mays works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Average postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mays is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Average, into his guard.
Mays loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Elvin Mays has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mays showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Average wants to control but Mays is keeping busy.
Mays is taking a breather. Average says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Elvin Mays is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Let's hope that Mays has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mobile Average has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Mays.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvin Mays comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mays has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvin Mays!
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