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265/265+ Tournament - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bongol Wibowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erling Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erling Koch will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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280 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bongol Wibowo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erling Koch!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wibowo manages to avoid it.
Wibowo shoots in but Koch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Koch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wibowo tries to counter with a takedown but Koch is quick to defend against it.
Koch lands a nice hook to Wibowo's body. Wibowo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Wibowo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Good shot there by Koch.
It looks like Bongol Wibowo has been cut.
Donk. Koch catches Wibowo right on the button with a cross.
Wibowo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wibowo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Koch but Koch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wibowo shoots and misses
and Koch counters with a big right hand! Oh Wibowo is in trouble here! Koch follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erling Koch!
Erling Koch managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Max Octane Fight Wear, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Vonnegut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vonnegut is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slipknot - People=Shit. Luis Suarez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Vonnegut!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vonnegut drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vonnegut instigates a clinch.
Vonnegut landing knees to the head.
Vonnegut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vonnegut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suarez is defending well for now.
Suarez tries to circle away but Vonnegut has him pinned against the cage.
Suarez avoiding damage as Vonnegut throws knees to the body.
Vonnegut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suarez taking a breather.
Suarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vonnegut has him pressed against the cage.
Suarez takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Luis Suarez has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Suarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vonnegut backwards.
Suarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vonnegut backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Suarez wants to break free but Vonnegut has control.
Vonnegut misses with a knee strike.
Suarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vonnegut has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Suarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vonnegut is trying to break the clinch but Suarez has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vonnegut taking a breather.
Suarez can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
Vonnegut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Suarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suarez presses Vonnegut against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vonnegut landing knees to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Suarez.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Vonnegut looks winded!
Suarez gets through Vonnegut's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suarez tries to circle away but Vonnegut has him pinned against the cage.
Vonnegut tries to stall but Suarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suarez.
Suarez lands a body punch.
Vonnegut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Suarez pushes Vonnegut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Suarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands an uppercut.
Suarez has had enough of the clinch but Vonnegut keeps him there for the moment.
Suarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Suarez on the inside.
Suarez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vonnegut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suarez avoids it.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Suarez stalling.
Suarez tries to circle away but Vonnegut has him pinned against the cage.
Suarez is working Vonnegut over against the cage.
Vonnegut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Suarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suarez prevents Vonnegut from breaking the clinch.
Vonnegut throws a knee to the head but misses.
Suarez just leaning against Vonnegut, taking a breather.
Suarez manages to break the clinch.
Suarez moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonnegut keeps control of Suarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Vonnegut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vonnegut tries to break the clinch but Suarez is controlling the position.
Suarez is trying to break the clinch but Vonnegut is controlling him.
Suarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vonneguts head.
Suarez is trying to break the clinch but Vonnegut has him pressed against the cage.
Suarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Suarez lands a left hand.
Vonnegut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suarez is defending well for now.
Vonnegut keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suarez's efforts to push away.
Vonnegut keeps control of Suarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Suarez.
Vonnegut wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Suarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Suarez as the two fighters clinch.
Vonnegut is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Suarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vonnegut or not.
A nice left hand lands by Suarez.
Suarez blocks an elbow strike from Vonnegut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vonnegut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suarez pushes Vonnegut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suarez is trying to push Vonnegut away but Vonnegut has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vonnegut struggles to land a body shot inside as Suarez controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suarez.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Suarez.
Vonnegut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suarez.
Vonnegut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vonnegut drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Suarez gets a clinch.
Suarez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vonnegut up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Suarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis Suarez'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.
Vonnegut has managed to clinch.
Vonnegut working Suarez over with knees to the body.
Vonnegut landing knees to the head.
Suarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vonnegut misses with a knee to the head.
Vonnegut tries a knee to the head but Suarez blocks it.
Vonnegut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Vonnegut connects with a knee to the head.
Vonnegut lands a knee to the head.
Vonnegut misses with a punch to the body.
Vonnegut tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vonnegut is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Suarez to keep the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Suarez.
Vonnegut fails to pull guard.
Luis Suarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Vonnegut.
Suarez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Vonnegut tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vonnegut landing knees to the body.
Vonnegut throws a knee to the head but misses.
Suarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suarez lands a body punch.
Suarez avoiding damage as Vonnegut throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Suarez as the two fighters clinch.
Vonnegut tries to pull guard but Suarez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Suarez lands with a light punch inside.
Vonnegut tries a knee to the head but Suarez blocks it.
Suarez cracks Vonnegut with a nice body shot.
Suarez is pushing Vonnegut up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vonnegut tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Suarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Suarez.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vonnegut breaks from the clinch.
Vonnegut closes the distance and pushes Suarez back into the cage.
Vonnegut missing with knees to the body.
Suarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Suarez can't break the clinch.
Suarez digs a right hand underneath Vonnegut's ribcage. Vonnegut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vonnegut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Suarez's face.
Vonnegut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
Suarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vonnegut can do to turn this around?
Suarez gets through Vonnegut's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suarez scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Suarez.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez lands a shot to the body.
Suarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suarez lands a body punch.
Vonnegut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luis Suarez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Suarez manages to break the clinch.
Suarez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Suarez drives through and clinches with Vonnegut against the cage.
Suarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suarez lands a big right hand that sends Vonnegut crashing to the mat! Suarez stays standing though and waves Vonnegut back to his feet!
Vonnegut is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez moves into range and clinches up with Vonnegut.
Vonnegut is still on wobbly legs! Can Suarez finish him?
Vonnegut is trying to break the clinch but Suarez is controlling him.
Suarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Suarez working hard to break the clinch.
Vonnegut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vonnegut has him pressed against the cage.
Vonnegut trying to land knees to the body.
Suarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suarez drops Vonnegut with a naaaaasty hook - Vonnegut is in real trouble here! Suarez dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Suarez!
Luis Suarez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Steve Vonnegut had this to say: 'Get out of my face, maggots!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Marish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bates might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Doused. Taylor Marish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Marish!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Marish.
Bates misses with a few strikes there.
Marish looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bates lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bates.
It looks like Taylor Marish has been cut.
Marish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marish stalks Bates and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bates's face. Bates staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Jon Bates has been cut.
Marish sizes up Bates with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marish cracks Bates with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marish has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bates to stand back up!
Bates is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Marish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Marish looks to move away, Bates throws a big counter combo but Marish just gets out of the way.
Marish throws a looping overhand right but Bates ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bates.
Bates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marish.
Marish throws a lazy right hand but Bates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bates manages to avoid it.
Bates looks to land a combination but Marish avoids it well.
Marish lands a right hook to the body.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Marish is just out of range.
Bates moves away from the strike by Marish.
Bates moves away from the strike by Marish.
Marish swings widly with a right hand
and Bates counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marish misses the jab.
As Marish looks to move away, Bates throws a big counter combo but Marish just gets out of the way.
Bates avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bates slips under a jab from Marish.
It looked like Bates wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marish throws a looping overhand right but Bates ducks down to avoid it.
Marish throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
Marish just misses with a punch to the body.
Bates throws a big counter combination but Marish scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bates blocks a low kick nicely.
Marish throws a lazy uppercut
and Bates counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marish looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Bates throws a big counter combination but Marish scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bates counters with a right hand to the body.
Marish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bates tries to counter by clinching up but Marish breaks away and moves out of range.
Bates throws a nice looking combination but Marish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor Marish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates misses with a takedown attempt - Marish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Marish misses its intended target.
Marish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bates walks into a jab.
Marish leaves Bates with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marish has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marish throws a hook but Bates blocks it.
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!
Marish misses with a two punch combination.
Bates doesn't manage to clinch there - Marish circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Marish dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Marish.
Marish is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Marish connects with a body shot.
Marish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bates counters with a series of strikes. Marish will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taylor Marish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marish misses the jab.
Marish takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Bates looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Marish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been informed that Marish has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Marish throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Marish tries to get set, Bates tries to push him back and clinch up but Marish manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates digs a good hook to Marish's body.
Marish lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marish looks to land a left hand but Bates moved out of range nicely.
Bates is looking to wear down Marish with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marish takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Marish throws an off balance right hand
and Bates counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bates.
Marish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marish throws a combination that misses
and Bates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bates takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marish misses with a two punch combination.
Marish on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marish just misses with a punch to the body.
Bates appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bates walks into a left hand.
A jab from Marish finds it's way through Bates's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bates looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bates counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marish breaks the clinch.
Marish jabs Bates to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marish misses with a combination
and Bates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bates on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bates drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marish sprawls and moves away.
Bates throws a series of punches but Marish avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marish looks to land a body kick but Bates moved away.
Marish looks to land a right hand but Bates moved out of range.
Marish throws a series of punches but Bates moves out of range.
Taylor Marish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marish throws a hook but Bates blocks it.
It looked like Bates was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Marish.
Marish misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bates counters with a three punch combo that has Marish backing up. Marish nods at Bates to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates dodges the punch combination from Marish.
Bates darts in and clinches Marish up against the cage.
Marish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates is looking for a counter combo.
Jon Bates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marish throws a right hand that Bates ducks under and follows up with a left that Bates also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Marish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marish missing with a left hand there. Bates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marish misses with a wild body shot.
Bates is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marish.
A punch combination from Marish misses.
As Marish tries to get set, Bates tries to push him back and clinch up but Marish manages to avoid the attempt.
Bates looks to clinch
and Marish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bates thinking.
Marish misses with a looping left.
Bates throws a big counter combination but Marish scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bates cracks Marish with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marish misses with a wild combination.
Bates appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marish throws an off balance right hand
and Bates counters with a nice uppercut.
Marish lands with an overhand left.
Marish lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bates shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marish as he jumps to the side.
Bates dodges the punch combination from Marish.
Marish misses with a right hand
and Bates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marish just misses with a punch to the body.
Marish throws a leg kick that misses.
Bates fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bates avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bates is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marish.
Bates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marish misses with a hook.
It looked like Bates was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bates moves away from the strike by Marish.
Marish on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marish throws a shot to the body.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Bates is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marish misses with a jab to the body
and Bates moves into the clinch.
Marish keeps control of Bates as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
Marish is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bates pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bates pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marish throws an overhand right that lands on Bates's shoulder, as Bates tries to avoid the shot.
As Marish looks to move away, Bates throws a big counter combo but Marish just gets out of the way.
Taylor Marish 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.
Bates clinches up with Marish and pushes him back against the cage.
Bates is looking to break free of the clinch but Marish has double underhooks.
Bates wants to take the fight to the mat but Marish manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bates gets underhooks to prevent Marish's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marish.
Bates lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bates fails to land.
Marish breaks from the clinch.
Marish misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Marish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marish winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Marish!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xanana Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xanana Dias will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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321 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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289 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xanana Dias!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira misses the shot to the body.
Dias misses the shot to the body.
Pereira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dias's guard.
Pereira stops Dias from standing up.
Dias is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dias keeping full guard, as Pereira tries to pass.
Pereira stops Dias from standing up.
Pereira advances to half guard.
Pereira prevents Dias from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dias is looking to escape.
Pereira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dias has left one of his arms exposed and Pereira doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Dias screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Pereira!
An out of breath Marcus Pereira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Whitford Rockamoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb De Broekje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Broekje has chosen Beck-Loser as his entrance music. Whitford Rockamoly has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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238 lbs
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266 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Whitford Rockamoly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seb De Broekje!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockamoly closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Broekje did well to prevent Rockamoly getting side control.
Rockamoly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rockamoly working De Broekje over with strikes.
Rockamoly throwing shots but De Broekje is blocking nicely.
Rockamoly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Broekje is not content to let Rockamoly control the position.
Rockamoly working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Well, if Rockamoly is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockamoly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rockamoly is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockamoly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rockamoly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rockamoly is figuring out what he wants to do next.
De Broekje keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Broekje on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rockamoly winds up and cracks De Broekje with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rockamoly working the head and body with strikes.
De Broekje wants to control but Rockamoly is keeping busy.
De Broekje on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rockamoly throwing shots but De Broekje is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockamoly is working for a submission of some sort.
De Broekje avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rockamoly.
Rockamoly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rockamoly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Broekje is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rockamoly scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rockamoly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rockamoly is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Rockamoly sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Broekje working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rockamoly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockamoly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rockamoly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Broekje works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rockamoly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Broekje looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rockamoly trying to control the position from guard on top but De Broekje is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rockamoly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rockamoly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rockamoly controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rockamoly with a nice head shot there.
Rockamoly wants to control from the top but De Broekje keeps moving.
De Broekje utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockamoly loads up on a big left hand. De Broekje felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Rockamoly looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! De Broekje can't hide his disappointment, as Rockamoly celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whitford Rockamoly!
A very excited looking Whitford Rockamoly 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between American Slasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hello Kitty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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270 lbs
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273 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, American Slasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hello Kitty!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Slasher finds it's way through Kitty's defenses.
Kitty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kitty stuns Slasher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kitty gets tackled into the cage by Slasher. Slasher maintains the clinch.
I was talking to Slasher's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kitty working hard to break the clinch.
Slasher has Kitty pressed against the cage, preventing Kitty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kitty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Slasher avoiding damage.
Slasher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kitty grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Slasher takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Kitty cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hello Kitty!
Hello Kitty gave a mention to Max Octane Fight Wear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edison Carrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
268 lbs
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230 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Carrera!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carrera missing with a left hand there. Logan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Carrera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carrera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Richard Logan has been cut.
A big right from Carrera misses.
Logan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carrera misses with a body shot
and Logan moves into the clinch.
Carrera blocks an uppercut.
Logan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carrera lands a shoulder strike.
Logan can't find room to land a body shot as Carrera controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Logan.
Logan digs a right hand into Carrera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carrera's gas tank.
Carrera'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.
A short body shot lands from Logan as the two fighters clinch.
Carrera has had enough of the clinch but Logan keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan lands a hook that snaps the head of Carrera backwards.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carrera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Logan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carrera backwards.
Carrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Logan takes a shot to the head.
Carrera is looking to break free of the clinch but Logan has double underhooks.
Carrera blocks an uppercut.
Logan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carrera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Logan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Logan works on Carrera's body with a couple of short punches.
Logan is working Carrera over against the cage.
Carrera looks winded!
Logan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Logan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Carrera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Logan.
Logan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carrera backwards.
Logan scores with a shot to the side of Carrera's head.
Logan digs a right hand underneath Carrera's ribcage. Carrera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Logan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Logan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Logan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carrera tries to circle away but Logan has him pinned against the cage.
Logan is working Carrera over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Logan.
Carrera prevents a body shot from Logan.
Logan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Logan has Carrera pressed against the cage, preventing Carrera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Logan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Logan lands with a short shot to the head.
Carrera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Logan throws an elbow that misses.
Logan is working Carrera over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands with a right to the head.
Logan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Logan pushes off an throws an elbow but Carrera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Logan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Logan lands a hook that snaps the head of Carrera backwards.
Logan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Logan.
Logan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carrera throws a head punch that misses.
Logan misses with an elbow strike.
Logan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Logan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carrera's defenses.
It looks like Edison Carrera has been cut.
Carrera blocks a body shot from Logan.
Logan lands with a right to the head.
Logan can't find room to land a body shot as Carrera controls the action.
Nice body punch from Logan - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Logan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Logan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Logan.
Logan lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Logan.
Logan drops Carrera onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Carrera is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Carrera is rocked!
Logan drops Carrera onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Carrera is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Carrera is still on wobbly legs! Can Logan finish him?
Logan pushes off an throws an elbow but Carrera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Logan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carrera's defenses.
Logan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Logan.
Logan throws a big uppercut that drops Carrera! More strikes from Logan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Carrera lies dazed against the cage as Logan celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Logan!
A victorious Richard Logan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn MacCumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
300 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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18
289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fionn MacCumhaill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Watt!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacCumhaill looks to land a combination but Watt avoids it well.
MacCumhaill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MacCumhaill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like JJ Watt has been cut.
Watt wants to clinch up but MacCumhaill keeps it at a distance.
Watt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
MacCumhaill tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Watt manages to move to mount!
Watt gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Fionn MacCumhaill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacCumhaill.
Watt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. MacCumhaill sprawls well initially but Watt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacCumhaill is looking to improve his position.
Watt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Watt 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.
MacCumhaill wants to get back to his feet.
Watt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
MacCumhaill wants to stand back up but Watt manages to pass into side control.
MacCumhaill wants to control but Watt postures up.
That's two 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.
Watt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
MacCumhaill wants to control but Watt postures up.
MacCumhaill is looking to reverse the position.
MacCumhaill is working hard here to advance position.
Watt tries to advance to mount but can't.
MacCumhaill can't do much from the bottom here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Watt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. MacCumhaill sprawls well initially but Watt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Watt controlling the pace.
Watt wants to pass to mount but MacCumhaill is defending the position.
Watt is trying to work for a kimura but MacCumhaill is defending well.
MacCumhaill wants to improve his position but Watt is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Watt stops MacCumhaill from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacCumhaill tries to get to full guard but Watt has control of the leg.
Watt content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Watt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JJ Watt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Watt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
JJ Watt has got the better of the ground game so far.
MacCumhaill is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Watt dives into side control.
Watt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused MacCumhaill some visible discomfort.
Watt lands a decent elbow from side control.
Watt tries to score with some ground and pound. MacCumhaill controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt tries to advance position but instead MacCumhaill slips a leg back in to half guard.
MacCumhaill wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacCumhaill works his way to full guard. Good work.
MacCumhaill thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Watt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
MacCumhaill wants to sweep here but Watt controlling him for the moment.
MacCumhaill has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Watt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Watt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Watt.
Watt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Watt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacCumhaill keeps the fight on the outside.
Watt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
MacCumhaill is trying to control but can't.
Watt is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacCumhaill wants to get back to full guard.
Watt working MacCumhaill over with strikes.
MacCumhaill won't allow Watt to pass to mount.
MacCumhaill moves into full guard.
Watt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on MacCumhaill, up you get!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MacCumhaill lands a jab to the nose.
MacCumhaill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fionn MacCumhaill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JJ Watt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
MacCumhaill cracks Watt with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Watt looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can MacCumhaill finish him?
MacCumhaill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacCumhaill drops Watt with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Watt looks back up at him and smiles so MacCumhaill waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Watt is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OH! Watt has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! MacCumhaill smells blood and charges in for the finish! MacCumhaill unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Watt sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fionn MacCumhaill!
A relieved looking Fionn MacCumhaill 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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pop
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