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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lance Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scot Blennerhassett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Hardwood had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Hardwood!
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, Scot Blennerhassett!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blennerhassett takes one to the chin there.
Hardwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blennerhassett was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardwood.
Blennerhassett flicks out a counter leg kick but Hardwood steps away.
Hardwood closes the distance and clinches up with Blennerhassett, looking for a takedown. Hardwood pushes Blennerhassett against the cage but Blennerhassett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blennerhassett tries to land a front kick but Hardwood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardwood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blennerhassett at a distance.
Hardwood throws a series of punches but Blennerhassett moves out of range.
Blennerhassett with a nice cross.
Hardwood closes the distance and clinches up with Blennerhassett, looking for a takedown. Hardwood pushes Blennerhassett against the cage but Blennerhassett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blennerhassett misses the jab.
Hardwood jabs Blennerhassett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hardwood throws a wild body kick that Blennerhassett sees coming a mile off.
Blennerhassett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blennerhassett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardwood.
Blennerhassett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blennerhassett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Lance Hardwood has been cut.
Blennerhassett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blennerhassett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blennerhassett misses with a head kick.
Blennerhassett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardwood.
Blennerhassett stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Hardwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardwood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blennerhassett.
Hardwood looks to throw the jab but Blennerhassett is out of range.
Hardwood lands with an uppercut that bounces Blennerhassett off the cage and back into range.
Blennerhassett closes the distance and pushes Hardwood back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blennerhassett misses with a punch to the body.
Hardwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blennerhassett scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blennerhassett lands a left hand.
Blennerhassett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardwoods head.
A head punch on the inside from Hardwood fails to land.
Hardwood lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardwood tries to throw a body punch but Blennerhassett avoids it by throwing Hardwood back against the cage.
Hardwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Blennerhassett.
Blennerhassett lands a right hand.
Hardwood is rocked!
Hardwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Hardwood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blennerhassett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blennerhassett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Blennerhassett.
Blennerhassett throws a head punch that misses.
Blennerhassett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blennerhassett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blennerhassett throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardwood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blennerhassett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blennerhassett.
Blennerhassett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardwood blocks an uppercut.
Hardwood blocking some punches.
Hardwood blocking some punches.
Blennerhassett throws a head punch that misses.
Blennerhassett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blennerhassett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blennerhassett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blennerhassett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood blocking some punches.
Blennerhassett has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hardwood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blennerhassett can turn it around.
Blennerhassett throws a head punch that misses.
Hardwood blocking some punches.
Blennerhassett misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blennerhassett fails to land.
Hardwood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Blennerhassett as the two fighters clinch.
Blennerhassett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blennerhassett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blennerhassett throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardwood.
Blennerhassett lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardwood.
Hardwood blocks an uppercut.
Blennerhassett throws a head punch that misses.
Blennerhassett throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blennerhassett.
Blennerhassett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardwood blocks an uppercut.
Hardwood seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blennerhassett.
Blennerhassett lands a body punch.
Blennerhassett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Blennerhassett.
Blennerhassett blocks a body shot from Hardwood.
A head punch on the inside from Blennerhassett fails to land.
Hardwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hardwood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blennerhassett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Blennerhassett.
Blennerhassett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hardwood as the two fighters clinch.
Hardwood tries to throw a body punch but Blennerhassett avoids it by throwing Hardwood back against the cage.
Hardwood is looking to control Blennerhassett's arms but Blennerhassett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardwood has his back to the cage.
Blennerhassett misses with the head strike.
Blennerhassett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blennerhassett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hardwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blennerhassett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blennerhassett is looking to clinch.
Hardwood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blennerhassett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Blennerhassett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hardwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardwood misses with a body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Blennerhassett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Hardwood's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blennerhassett is looking to clinch but Hardwood is avoiding it.
Hardwood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blennerhassett misses with a leg kick.
Blennerhassett throws a sloppy body shot
and Hardwood counters with a straight right hand.
Blennerhassett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardwood slips a jab and a cross from Blennerhassett.
Hardwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardwood misses with a shot to the body
and Blennerhassett counters with a big right hand! Oh Hardwood is in trouble here! Blennerhassett follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scot Blennerhassett!
A relieved looking Scot Blennerhassett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percy Po Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Nickels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickels has chosen Hail To The King as his entrance music. Mike Nickels is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Po Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Nickels!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po Boy slips a jab and a cross from Nickels.
Nickels moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Po Boy. No joy for Nickels on that attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Po Boy breaks the clinch.
Nickels misses with a double jab
and Po Boy counters by clinching up.
Po Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Po Boy.
Po Boy lands with a right to the head.
Nickels is trying to break the clinch but Po Boy has him pressed against the cage.
Nickels is trying to pull guard but Po Boy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Po Boy.
Nickels can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Po Boy.
Nickels looks winded!
The referee is keeping an eye on Po Boy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po Boy lands a knee to the body.
Po Boy landing knees to the body.
A short right from Po Boy.
Po Boy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nickels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Po Boy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Po Boy.
Knees to the body from Po Boy.
Po Boy slowing the pace effectively.
Po Boy landing knees to the body.
Po Boy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Po Boy lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickels is trying to break free.
Po Boy landing knees to the body.
Po Boy drops Nickels with a big knee straight up the middle! Nickels is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Nickels is rocked!
It looks like Mike Nickels has been cut.
Crack! A monster head kick from Po Boy and Nickels falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Po Boy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Percy Po Boy!
Percy Po Boy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Walhalla Clothing (25 �/piece), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Monty Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crusher has chosen Around The Fur by Deftones as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Monty Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ali misses with a hook.
Crusher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crusher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crusher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crusher.
Crusher works the jab nicely.
Ali has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Crusher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ali is looking to counter punch.
Crusher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crusher shoots for a takedown but Ali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crusher shoots in and drives through. Ali sprawls well.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Crusher slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crusher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Ali misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crusher closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ali quickly recovers to half guard.
Crusher prevents Ali from improving his position.
Ali is trying to stand up here but Crusher is controlling him well.
Ali is controlling Crusher's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Crusher wants to take a breather but Ali is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crusher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crusher working the head and body with strikes.
Ali is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ali regains full guard. Nicely done.
Crusher controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Crusher trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher wants to pass the guard but Ali is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crusher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ali keeping full guard, as Crusher tries to pass.
Ali is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ali is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Crusher presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ali as Crusher tries to tie him up.
Ali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crusher is leaning against Ali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali gets control of Crusher's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ali will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ali is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crusher tries to roll over but Ali keeps him under control.
Ali postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Crusher to stand up.
Crusher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Crusher misses.
Monty Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crusher gets the takedown into side control.
Ali struggling a bit here.
Ali is trying to get back to half guard.
Crusher wants to control but Ali is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crusher advances to full mount.
Crusher is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali is looking to get to half guard.
Crusher trying to control but Ali is having none of it.
Ali is looking to improve his position but Crusher isn't that keen on the idea.
Crusher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crusher with good strikes from the mount here!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Crusher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A left and a right from Ali both land. Nice combination.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali throws a jab when Crusher was well out of range.
Crusher throws out a counter right but Ali avoids it with no problem.
Crusher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Crusher's head but Crusher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crusher with the counter takedown but Ali avoids it easily.
Crusher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali misses with a combination
and Crusher counters with a shoot takedown. Ali fights it but they end up in guard.
Ali keeping full guard, as Crusher tries to pass.
Ali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crusher is one step ahead there.
Crusher wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crusher is one step ahead there.
Crusher advances to half guard.
Crusher wants to take a breather but Ali is having none of it.
Ali trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Crusher manages to pass to mount!
Ali is trying desperately to improve position.
Crusher looking to control but Ali is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ali tries to hold on but Crusher pushes him away.
Crusher with shots to the head and body - Ali looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ali is rocked!
Crusher lands a big elbow - Ali is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ali is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jeremy Crusher!
After winning the bout, Jeremy Crusher thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovani Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Castro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Castro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castro.
Castro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Gunn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castro throws a right hand that misses
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castro swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
Castro misses with a hook.
Gunn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Castro catches Gunn right on the button with a cross.
Gunn misses with a hook. Castro ducked under it nicely.
Gunn dives in and grabs Castro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Castro pushes down on Gunn's head and hops out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castro throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range.
Castro misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castro scores with a decent looking hook.
Gunn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gunn looks up at the clock and then as Castro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gunn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gunn misses with the ground and pound.
Castro regains half guard, as Gunn was trying to land strikes.
Gunn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gunn works his way into side control.
Gunn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Castro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries to bench press Gunn off him but Gunn keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn in side control, throwing shots but Castro defends.
Castro is looking to regain half guard here but Gunn keeps moving and retains side control.
Gunn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn throwing strikes but Castro manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gunn is looking to regain half guard here but Castro keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro trying to control the position but Gunn is working away.
Gunn felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Gunn tries to bench press Castro off him but Castro keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here as Castro stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gunn gets back to half guard.
Gunn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gunn wants to sweep here but Castro controlling him for the moment.
Castro controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 Giovani Castro will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunn.
Castro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giovani Castro is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Castro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Castro sprawls well initially but Gunn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gunn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gunn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gunn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castro's head.
Gunn is looking to take a break and control but Castro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro tries to roll over but Gunn keeps him under control.
Gunn working Castro over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gunn trying to pass the guard but Castro defending well.
Gunn with the ground and pound but Castro uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gunn postures up.
Castro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gunn won't allow Castro to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Giovani Castro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Gunn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Castro misses with a few strikes there.
Castro scores with a sloppy right hand. Gunn should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a jab to Gunn's midsection.
Castro throws a body punch but Gunn moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Castro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castro.
Castro throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range.
Gunn defending well as Castro loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Gunn misses its intended target.
A big left from Castro misses.
Castro misses with a double jab.
Castro throws a leg kick but Gunn checks it.
Gunn jabs at Castro's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Castro.
Gunn defending well as Castro loads up on a big left hand.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Gunn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro scores with a decent looking hook.
Gunn lands with a nice combination. Castro backs away looking to recover.
Castro looks to land a right hand but Gunn moved out of range.
Castro misses with a hook. Gunn ducked under it nicely.
Gunn looks to land a right hand but Castro moved out of range.
Castro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Castro throws a leg kick which misses Gunn's front leg but catches the back leg as Gunn tries to avoid it.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
Gunn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Gunn misses.
Castro misses with a looping right.
A big left from Castro misses.
Gunn ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Castro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gunn counters with a right hand to the body.
Castro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gunn doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Gunn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giovani Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro misses with a hook. Gunn ducked under it nicely.
Gunn ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Castro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Castro misses with a hook. Gunn ducked under it nicely.
Gunn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
A swing and a miss from Castro.
A big left from Castro misses.
Good shot there by Castro.
Good shot there by Castro.
Castro throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Gunn.
A countering left hand to the body from Gunn misses.
Castro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gunn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovani Castro dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Gunn forces Castro back against the cage and clinches.
Castro tries to stall but Gunn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castro's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gunn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gunn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gunn misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castro.
A shot in the inside from Gunn.
Gunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gunn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Castro.
Castro pushes Gunn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Castro on the inside.
Castro is trying to push Gunn away but Gunn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Gunn.
Gunn throws a head punch that misses.
Castro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Castro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Gunn working aggressively here.
Gunn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castro wants to break free but Gunn has control.
Castro wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunn won't allow it.
Castro blocking some punches.
Castro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunn blocking some punches.
Castro gets underhooks to prevent Gunn's takedown attempt.
Castro tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
Castro has a couple of punches blocked by Gunn.
Castro has a couple of punches blocked by Gunn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro lands a body shot.
Gunn misses with some punches.
Gunn throws a punch but it's blocked by Castro.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castro.
Gunn swings wildly with an uppercut but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn swings wildly with an uppercut but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chris Gunn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castro breaks from the clinch.
Castro misses with a right hand
and Gunn counters with a nice body shot.
Castro misses the body punch
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gunn tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Castro misses the target.
Gunn throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Castro.
Gunn has Castro up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Castro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunn blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castro.
Castro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Gunn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunn swings wildly with an uppercut but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giovani Castro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gunn tries to score a body lock takedown but Castro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chris Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giovani Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Gunn.
A bit of stalling here from Gunn.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gunn misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunn.
A nice left hand lands by Castro.
Gunn misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn lands an uppercut.
Gunn looking for a takedown.
Castro blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Gunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Castro 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Mylleri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Dumas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mylleri comes to the cage accompanied by Om du har n�t att s�ga, s�g det till mig!. Dumas has chosen The Writer as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leo Mylleri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexandre Dumas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumas has managed to clinch.
Dumas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dumas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mylleri prevents a body shot from Dumas.
Mylleri has hold of one of Dumas's legs. Dumas is fighting the takedown attempt but Mylleri gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mylleri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dumas pulls Mylleri in close to prevent any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Mylleri's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mylleri postures up.
Mylleri got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dumas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mylleri has managed to get both his arms back between Dumas's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mylleri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dumas is keeping the position for now.
Dumas pulls Mylleri in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumas keeping full guard, as Mylleri tries to pass.
Mylleri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dumas wants to sweep here but Mylleri controlling him for the moment.
Mylleri trying to control the position from guard on top but Dumas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dumas is trying to keep Mylleri in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mylleri scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two 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.
Mylleri misses with a left hand
and Dumas counters with a straight right hand.
Dumas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dumas closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Dumas.
Dumas tries to work over Mylleri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mylleri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dumas can't find room to land a body shot as Mylleri controls the action.
Mylleri struggles to land a body shot inside as Dumas controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Mylleri.
Dumas jumps guard but Mylleri stands there with Dumas around his waist. Dumas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dumas blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumas pulls guard effortlessly.
Dumas working a defensive guard here.
Mylleri throws a big right hand that misses.
Dumas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mylleri trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dumas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mylleri preventing the sweep.
Dumas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mylleri doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Dumas is tightening it up a little... Mylleri has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Mylleri reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Mylleri taps out! Nice BJJ there by Dumas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alexandre Dumas!
Alexandre Dumas is the new featherweight champion!
Alexandre Dumas managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MayheM sportswear, into his post fight interview.
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