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OFC 240: Ravager PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Rashford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Aldo (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Rashford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rashford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Rashford backs off Aldo throws a huge counter combo but Rashford manages to avoid it all.
Rashford lands with an uppercut that bounces Aldo off the cage and back into range.
Rashford shoots in but no luck this time.
As Rashford backs off Aldo throws a huge counter combo but Rashford manages to avoid it all.
A punch combination from Rashford misses.
Aldo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
No luck for Rashford with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Rashford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Rashford.
Rashford misses with a two punch combination.
As Rashford backs off Aldo throws a huge counter combo but Rashford manages to avoid it all.
Rashford shoots for a takedown but Aldo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch combination from Rashford misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rashford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aldo swivels and escapes.
Aldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Aldo defending well as Rashford loads up on a big left hand.
Aldo is looking for the big counter here.
Rashford misses with a few strikes there.
Rashford misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Aldo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rashford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aldo counters with a series of strikes. Rashford will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rashford misses with a few strikes there.
Rashford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldo throws a counter combo.
Rashford throws a lazy right hand but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aldo throws a counter combo.
Rashford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aldo swivels and escapes.
As Rashford backs off Aldo throws a huge counter combo but Rashford manages to avoid it all.
Rashford is breathing heavily.
Rashford tries to clinch up but Aldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rashford dives in and grabs Aldo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aldo pushes down on Rashford's head and hops out.
Aldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Anderson Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rashford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rashford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Despite the aggression on Aldo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aldo leaves Rashford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aldo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rashford tries to clinch but Aldo is having none of it.
As Rashford backs off Aldo throws a huge counter combo but Rashford manages to avoid it all.
Rashford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rashford misses with a double jab
and Aldo counters with a three punch combo that has Rashford backing up. Rashford nods at Aldo to acknowledge the strikes.
Marcus Rashford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rashford fails with the takedown.
Aldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rashford dives in for a single leg takedown but Aldo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rashford throws a right hand that Aldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldo also avoids with ease.
Rashford throws a series of punches but Aldo moves out of range.
Rashford wants to clinch.
Aldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rashford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Aldo is looking for the big counter here.
Rashford misses with a few strikes there.
Rashford misses with a series of wild punches.
Rashford missing with a left hand there. Aldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldo throws a counter combo.
Rashford fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rashford throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Rashford.
Aldo throws a counter combo.
Rashford tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo unleashes a big counter combination but Rashford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Rashford misses.
Aldo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rashford is defended easily by Aldo.
Rashford misses with a combination
and Aldo counters with a two punch combo.
Rashford misses with a two punch combination.
As Rashford backs off Aldo throws a huge counter combo but Rashford manages to avoid it all.
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 Marcus Rashford will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rashford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rashford tries to clinch up.
Rashford tries a head kick but it misses.
Rashford throws a right hand that Aldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldo also avoids with ease.
Rashford forces Aldo back against the cage and clinches.
Rashford wants to get back to striking at distance but Aldo won't allow it.
Rashford manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rashford tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Rashford misses with the combination.
Aldo unleashes a big counter combination but Rashford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rashford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rashford throws a right hand that Aldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aldo also avoids with ease.
Aldo is looking for the big counter here.
Aldo moves away from the strike by Rashford.
Rashford tries to clinch there but Aldo circles away.
Rashford throws a looping overhand right but Aldo ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Rashford.
Despite the aggression on Aldo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick misses from Rashford.
As Rashford backs off Aldo throws a huge counter combo but Rashford manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rashford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aldo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Rashford.
Rashford throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Aldo unleashes a big counter combination but Rashford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rashford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rashford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aldo but Aldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Rashford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rashford wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Rashford throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Rashford misses with a double jab
and Aldo counters with a one-two to the body.
Aldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rashford misses with a double jab.
As Rashford backs off Aldo throws a huge counter combo but Rashford manages to avoid it all.
Rashford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rashford misses with a few strikes there.
Rashford clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rashford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aldo's efforts to push away.
Aldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Rashford has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo managing to block the knees to the body from Rashford.
Rashford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rashford shoots in for a double leg but Aldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aldo unleashes a big counter combination but Rashford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rashford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rashford.
As Rashford backs off Aldo throws a huge counter combo but Rashford manages to avoid it all.
Rashford wants to clinch.
Rashford tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo unleashes a big counter combination but Rashford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rashford.
Despite the aggression on Aldo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marcus Rashford is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rashford tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Rashford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aldo unleashes a big counter combination but Rashford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rashford misses with the combination.
Rashford tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A punch combination from Rashford misses.
Aldo throws a counter combo.
Marcus Rashford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rashford throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Rashford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo is looking for the big counter here.
Rashford misses with a double jab
and Aldo counters with a three punch combo that has Rashford backing up. Rashford nods at Aldo to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rashford looks for a takedown but Aldo sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Rashford dominated that second round.
That's time! Rashford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rashford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rashford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Aldo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rashford throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Rashford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aldo counters with a three punch combo that has Rashford backing up. Rashford nods at Aldo to acknowledge the strikes.
Rashford has a takedown stuffed.
Despite the aggression on Aldo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rashford tries to clinch up.
As Rashford backs off Aldo throws a huge counter combo but Rashford manages to avoid it all.
Rashford misses with a right hand
and Aldo counters with a series of strikes. Rashford will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rashford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Aldo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rashford throws a nice looking combination but Aldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rashford fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldo is looking for the big counter here.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rashford misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rashford throws out the jab.
Aldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rashford is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Aldo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rashford just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo unleashes a big counter combination but Rashford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rashford throws a series of punches but Aldo avoids them all with ease.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rashford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aldo.
Aldo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rashford misses with a few strikes there.
Rashford closes the distance but Aldo moves to the side
and Aldo counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rashford fails to land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Aldo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rashford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rashford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Aldo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Rashford.
The fighters circling - Rashford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Rashford fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldo unleashes a big counter combination but Rashford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rashford wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rashford clinches up with Aldo and pushes him back against the cage.
Aldo is trying to push Rashford away but Rashford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rashford is trying to push Aldo away but Aldo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rashford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rashford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rashford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rashford clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rashford breaks from the clinch.
Rashford fails to land with a series of punches.
Rashford throws a nice looking combination but Aldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Despite the aggression on Aldo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rashford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Rashford.
As Rashford backs off Aldo throws a huge counter combo but Rashford manages to avoid it all.
Rashford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aldo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rashford missing with a left hand there. Aldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aldo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rashford throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
As Rashford backs off Aldo throws a huge counter combo but Rashford manages to avoid it all.
Some wild striking there from Rashford.
Rashford shoots for a double leg takedown but Aldo sprawls well. He's pushed Rashford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aldo unleashes a big counter combination but Rashford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Rashford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rashford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Rashford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rashford throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Rashford.
Well Rashford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Rashford!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sissy Bitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by rocky road to dublin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sissy Bitch!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch misses the body punch
and Bradley counters with a series of strikes. Bitch will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bitch throws an off balance right hand
and Bradley counters with a left and a right that stings Bitch.
Bitch misses with a looping right.
No luck for Bitch with that takedown attempt.
Bitch shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bradley tries to kick Bitch off but Bitch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch is looking to take a break and control but Bradley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bradley pushes Bitch off but Bitch dives into side control.
Bitch tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bitch wants to control but Bradley is keeping him busy.
My spies in Fight Factory inform me that Bitch has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bitch should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bitch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Bradley's face as Bitch controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bitch tries for a kimura but Bradley is defending well.
Bitch tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bradley's legs.
Bitch keeps trying to improve his position.
Bradley is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at MM eh Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Bradley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bitch on the ground.
Bitch slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet but Bitch drags him back down.
Bitch trying to control the action but Bradley is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bitch is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bitch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bradley counters with a left and a right that stings Bitch.
Bradley slips a jab from Bitch.
As Bitch looks to move away, Bradley throws a big counter combo but Bitch just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bradley counters with a series of strikes. Bitch will be more careful next time no doubt.
Joe Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sissy Bitch.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bitch.
Bradley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A shot to the body from Bitch misses
and Bradley counters with a one-two to the body.
Bitch shoots in for a takedown but Bradley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bradley is looking for a counter combo.
Bradley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bitch throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bitch misses with a jab to the body
and Bradley counters with a left and a right that stings Bitch.
Bitch is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bitch misses with a shot to the body
and Bradley counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Bitch badly! He tries to strike back but Bradley puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Bitch out cold! Oh man, Bitch will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Bradley!
Joe Bradley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Inspector Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Inspector Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andre doesn't seem bothered though.
Andre misses with an uppercut. Vegas saw that one coming.
Andre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Inspector Andre has been cut.
Vegas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andre throws out the jab.
Vegas takes a swing at Andre's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Andre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vegas.
Andre tries to move into range but Vegas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vegas lands a big right hook! Andre looks hurt but is still standing! Vegas lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Andre falls down and Vegas dives in with a huge hammer fist! Andre's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Vegas runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Vegas!
Johnny Vegas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Laurence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton Laurence acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clayton Laurence!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurence throws out a powerful jab.
Laurence looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Laurence swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Laurence moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
Laurence swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laurence! But no joy.
A leg kick checked by Daniels.
Laurence shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daniels sprawls well. Daniels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laurence gets slowly back to his feet.
Daniels throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daniels digs a good hook to Laurence's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laurence.
Daniels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laurence.
Daniels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laurence doesn't seem bothered though.
Laurence misses the shot to the body.
Daniels tries to clinch up but Laurence circles away and keeps his distance.
Laurence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a shot to the body.
Daniels throws a hook but Laurence avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Daniels. Beautiful body shot.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laurence throws a hook but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Laurence swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Laurence looks to land a body kick but Daniels moved away.
Laurence thows a leg kick but Daniels checks it
and Daniels moves into the clinch.
Laurence tries to pull guard but Daniels holds him up against the cage and eventually Laurence drops back down to his feet.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laurence lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as Laurence controls his hands.
Daniels lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laurence is looking to control Daniels's arms but Daniels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laurence has his back to the cage.
Daniels lands a nice uppercut.
Laurence takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Clayton Laurence has been cut.
Laurence looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laurences head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Laurence is trying to force a seperation but Daniels has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daniels creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laurence is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daniels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laurence is rocked!
Daniels content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Laurence scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike.
Laurence is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Paul Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Laurence.
Daniels drops Laurence with a big right hand! Daniels charges in looking to finish - Laurence manages to keep Daniels in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Laurence is still in real trouble! Can Daniels finish him?
Laurence is trying to keep Daniels in close.
Laurence seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Laurence keeps moving.
Laurence wants to get back to his feet but Daniels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Laurence is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Daniels 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.
Laurence trying to strike off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Laurence looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laurence. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels throws a nice head kick!
Daniels throws a wild body kick that Laurence sees coming a mile off.
Laurence moves out of range of the leg kick from Daniels.
We've been told by Daniels's head coaches at FORBIDDEN VIOLENCE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good leg kick by Laurence there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daniels looks for the body kick but Laurence saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Laurence.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laurence was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Daniels looks for the body kick but Laurence saw that one coming.
Laurence tries to clinch up.
Daniels swings for the body but Laurence moves out of range.
Daniels is looking to wear down Laurence with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Daniels throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laurence.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Daniels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Laurence's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laurence stuns Daniels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laurence throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laurence drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laurence connects with a couple of short punches.
Laurence trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Laurence working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laurence scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Laurence from controlling successfully.
Laurence missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laurence stopping the sweep attempt from Daniels.
Laurence trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Laurence keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laurence misses with a low kick as Daniels jumps back.
A head kick misses from Laurence.
A counter left hand to the body from Daniels misses its target.
Daniels scores with a body shot.
Laurence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Daniels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laurence throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laurence takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurence misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
Laurence tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Laurence slips the punch.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Laurence releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Clayton Laurence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels swings for the body but Laurence moves out of range.
Laurence jabs Daniels right on the nose. Daniels blinks but takes it well.
Paul Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Daniels blocks the leg kick.
Laurence feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Danielss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Laurence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Laurence misses its intended target.
Laurence avoids a kick to the body.
Laurence stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laurence throws a lazy head kick
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laurence checks a low kick from Daniels.
Laurence misses with a body shot
and Daniels counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Daniels does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurence tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laurence fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Daniels sprawls well initially but Laurence persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Daniels trying to control here.
Laurence prevents Daniels from improving his position.
Laurence is thwarting Daniels's attempts to control the position.
Laurence landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurence thows a huge punch but Daniels dodges it nicely.
Daniels is trying to get back to full guard.
Laurence content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laurence can do to turn this around?
Daniels is looking for a sweep. Laurence is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Daniels moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Laurence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clayton Laurence's cut.
That's time! Daniels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Laurence lands a nice looking body shot.
Laurence misses with a low kick as Daniels jumps back.
Daniels tries to counter by clinching up but Laurence breaks away and moves out of range.
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Laurence.
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daniels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laurence looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laurence avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Laurence avoids a kick to the body.
Laurence avoids the body shot from Daniels.
A clash of legs there as Daniels blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laurence looks to throw a body kick
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Laurence moved out of range.
Paul Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels misses with a series of wild punches.
Laurence changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Daniels scores with a body shot.
Laurence bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laurence misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Laurence is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Laurence does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laurence. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels lands with a kick to the temple. Laurence shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Daniels swings for the body but Laurence moves out of range.
Laurence misses with a hook.
Laurence showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels checks a leg kick nicely.
Daniels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Daniels lands a slapping body shot.
Laurence misses with a body shot.
Daniels throws a body punch but Laurence moves out of range.
Laurence drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Daniels defends it well.
Daniels checks a low kick from Laurence.
Daniels appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Daniels. Beautiful body shot.
Daniels throws a head kick but Laurence moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
Laurence keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Daniels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laurence.
Daniels misses with a hook.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Laurence.
Laurence throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laurence.
And Laurence tries to counter it with a takedown but Daniels pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Laurence pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daniels is out of range and Laurence settles back down.
As Laurence tries to get set, Daniels tries to push him back and clinch up but Laurence manages to avoid the attempt.
Laurence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laurence lands with a right hand.
Laurence swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Laurence misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daniels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laurence drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Daniels defends it well.
Daniels scores with a jab. Laurence acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daniels lands a body shot.
Daniels closes the distance and clinches.
Laurence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels taking a breather.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
Daniels tries to stall but Laurence uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Laurence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Daniels slips under a jab from Laurence.
Laurence fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laurence.
Laurence walks into a jab.
That has opened up Clayton Laurence's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laurence throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daniels 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Daniels!
After winning the bout, Paul Daniels 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chico Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William McDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chico Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, William McDougal!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDougal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morales throws a nice head kick!
Morales stuffs the takedown attempt from McDougal. McDougal gets slowly back to his feet.
Morales lands a high kick to the side of McDougal's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Morales dives into guard, looking to finish.
McDougal is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McDougal is still in real trouble! Can Morales finish him?
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but McDougal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morales slips nicely into half guard.
McDougal seems to have recovered his senses.
McDougal tries to roll over but Morales keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McDougal trying to control from the bottom.
McDougal has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Morales looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McDougal is looking for a sweep. Morales is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McDougal is defending against the submission attempts here by Morales.
McDougal trying to control from the bottom.
Morales is trying to control. McDougal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McDougal wants to get back to full guard but Morales has passed into side control.
Morales swings around for an armbar but McDougal sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Morales's guard.
McDougal is looking to stand up but Morales won't let him.
McDougal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Morales has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McDougal has managed to get both his arms back between Morales's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDougal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDougal stays in close to Morales's body and controls the position.
Morales is trying to keep McDougal in close.
Morales working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McDougal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McDougal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McDougal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morales swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morales looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but McDougal is defending well. Morales quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! McDougal has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Morales celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chico Morales!
Chico Morales tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vice Versa (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Pan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vice Versa!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Versa.
Versa cracks Pan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pan throws a body punch but Versa moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pan.
Pan misses the shot to the body.
Versa dips to his left and cracks Pan with an uppercut!
Versa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Versa misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Versa.
Versa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pan throws a hook but Versa blocks it.
Pan is looking to clinch.
Versa keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Versa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Versa defends well and Pan ends up having to push Versa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pan takes a swing at Versa's ribcage but misses.
Peter Pan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pan throws the left hand but Versa avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pan slips a straight right by Versa.
Pan just misses with a punch to the body.
Versa misses with a straight left.
Versa misses with an uppercut. Pan saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Versa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pan blocks a jab.
Versa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Versa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Versa throws a jab but it's blocked by Pan.
Pan scores with a jab to the body.
Versa walks into a left hand.
Pan misses with a looping right.
Pan tries to clinch up
and Versa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Pan misses.
Pan shoots in and gets a takedown into Versa's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Versa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Versa has escaped and now he's on top!
Pan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Versa is aware though and is defending well.
Pan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Versa wants to stand and escape but instead Pan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pan trying to control the position from guard on top but Versa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Versa, up you get!
The fighters circling - Pan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Versa. No joy for Pan on that attempt.
Versa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Versa throws a hook but Pan blocks it.
Pan misses with a hook to the body
and Versa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Versa throws an overhand right that lands on Pan's shoulder, as Pan tries to avoid the shot.
Pan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Versa is fending him off so far but Pan persists. Nope, Versa circles away and we're back to standing.
Versa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Pan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Versa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vice Versa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Versa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Versa with a jab.
Pan slips a jab from Versa.
Versa blocks a jab.
Versa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Versa keeps the fight on the outside.
Versa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pan misses with an uppercut
and Versa counters with a stiff right hand.
Pan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Versa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Versa tests Pan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Versa throws a jab when Pan was well out of range.
Pan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pan clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vice Versa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pan darts in trying to clinch
and Versa counters with a straight right hand.
Versa connects with a body shot that sends Pan's belly button to the back.
Pan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pan misses with a hook. Versa ducked under it nicely.
Pan takes a swing at Versa's ribcage but misses.
Pan looks to score with a jab to the body but Versa is just out of range.
Versa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pan takes one on the button.
Pan tries to close the distance and clinch but Versa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Versa under the eye.
Versa slips a jab from Pan.
Pan throws an off balance right hand
letting Versa counter with a right hand.
Versa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pan at a distance.
Pan misses with a hook
and Versa counters with a straight right hand.
Vice Versa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Pan misses.
Pan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Versa finds it's way round the side to connect with Pan's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pan. Versa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pan misses with a straight left.
Pan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Versa counters with a stiff right hand.
Pan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pan ducks under a wild hook from Versa.
Pan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Versa manages to circle out of the way.
Versa works the jab nicely.
Versa misses the shot to the body.
Pan moves out of range of the strikes.
Versa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pan jabs Versa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pan throws a sloppy body shot
and Versa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan shoots in for a takedown but Versa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pan takes a swing at Versa's ribcage but misses.
Versa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Versa slips a straight right by Pan.
Versa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pan looks for a takedown but Versa sprawls well.
Versa throws a jab but it's blocked by Pan.
Versa looks to throw the jab but Pan is out of range.
Pan misses with a takedown attempt
and Versa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Pan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Versa lands a jab to the nose.
Versa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pan misses with a body shot.
Pan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Versa counters with a straight right hand.
Pan misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Versa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Versa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Versa! But no joy.
Pan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Versa throws out the jab.
Pan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pan moves in looking to clinch but Versa pushes him off.
Pan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Versa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pan misses with a takedown
and Versa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pan tries to clinch up.
Versa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Versa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pan in his tracks.
Versa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Versa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pan takes a swing at Versa's ribcage but misses.
Pan moves into range and clinches up with Versa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pan obliges.
Versa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Versa's efforts to push away.
Versa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pan misses the jab.
Versa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pan.
Pan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pan misses with a punch on the inside.
Versa wants to break free but Pan has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vice Versa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pan walks into a jab.
Versa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pan.
Pan throws a looping overhand right but Versa ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Versa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Versa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pan.
Pan forces Versa back against the cage and clinches.
Versa tries to break free but Pan pushes him back against the cage.
Pan tries to land a knee to the head but Versa blocks with his arms.
Versa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pan misses with the head strike.
Pan tries to work over Versa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pan jumps into guard, dragging Versa to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Versa wants to get up but he can't break Pan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pan is working an open guard so Versa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Versa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Versa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pan.
Pan misses with a shot to the body
and Versa counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Versa misses its intended target.
Versa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Versa misses the jab.
Versa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pan moves away.
As Versa tries to get set, Pan tries to push him back and clinch up but Versa manages to avoid the attempt.
Pan tries to clinch but Versa is having none of it.
Versa misses with a hook. Pan ducked under it nicely.
Pan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Versa avoids the body shot from Pan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pan tries to clinch but Versa moves out of range.
Pan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Versa.
Versa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Versa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Versa throws out the jab.
Pan misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Versa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Versa lands with a hook. Pan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Versa throws a shot from downtown. Pan moves away and avoids it.
Versa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pan.
Versa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Versa.
Pan just misses with a punch to the body.
Versa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pan just misses with a punch to the body.
Pan slips a straight right by Versa.
Versa misses the jab.
Pan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Versa manages to circle out of the way.
Pan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pan fails with the takedown
and Pan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Pan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Versa.
Pan moves out of range as Versa strikes.
Pan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Versa counters with a nice uppercut.
Pan looks to score with a jab to the body but Versa is just out of range.
Pan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peter Pan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pan is rocked!
Pan fails with the takedown.
Oh Pan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pan misses the shot to the body.
Pan seems to have got his legs back now.
Versa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Versa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pan swings widly with a right hand
and Pan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Versa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Versa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Versa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pan connects with a body shot.
Pan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pan misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vice Versa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Versa 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vice Versa!
An out of breath Vice Versa 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 Cannondale Trail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAlister has chosen Althia and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking as his entrance music. Duncan McAlister is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cannondale Trail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 34 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Duncan McAlister!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAlister drives through and clinches with Trail against the cage.
McAlister makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trail blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Trail.
Trail lands a left hand that snaps the head of McAlister backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McAlister creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McAlister misses with some punches.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Trail uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Trail.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trail tries to work over McAlister's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trail misses with a body punch.
Trail misses with a punch to the body.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trail doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McAlister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trail blocks an uppercut.
McAlister working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McAlister blocks a body shot from Trail.
Trail blocking some punches.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Trail.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister scores with a nice hook to the head.
McAlister blocking some punches.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Trail displaying some good clinch control by pressing McAlister up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trail.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Trail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, McAlister scores with a nice short uppercut.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Trail goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Trail pushes McAlister back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trail misses with a punch to the body.
Trail working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trail scores with a shot to the side of McAlister's head.
Trail working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McAlister looks winded!
Trail blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trail lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trail tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trail digs a right hand underneath McAlister's ribcage. McAlister let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trail gets through McAlister's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trail works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Trail.
Trail misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McAlister blocks a body shot from Trail.
Trail is working McAlister over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trail.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trail.
A left hand lands to the body for Trail.
Trail lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trail creates a bit of space for himself and rocks McAlister with a big uppercut! McAlister tries to clinch up but Trail pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples McAlister to the mat! McAlister covers up and Trail unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cannondale Trail!
In his post fight interview, Cannondale Trail gave a big smile as he said 'I would like to thank God for tonight, I hope my opponent is healthy. Fighting here is an honor. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogue Four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes into the arena with The Pretty Reckless - Take me down blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rogue Four!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Four as he jumps to the side.
Blake moves into range and connects with a jab.
Four steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blake. That one must have hurt.
Four shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blake pinned against the cage. Blake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blake throws a quick counter head kick but Four was just out of range.
We've been told by Blake's head coaches at Abobomination Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blake wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Four on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake looks to land a combination but Four avoids it well.
Blake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blake misses with a double jab.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four darts in looking for a takedown but Blake gets double underhooks and turns Four into the cage.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Blake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blake scores with a punch to the head.
Blake gets a takedown into half guard.
Four is looking to improve his position.
Four looking for submissions off his back.
Four is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blake pulls his head out easily.
Blake tries to pass to full mount but Four defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake wants to stand up but Four has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Four trying to hold on to Blake's head to control him but Blake postures up.
Four looking for submissions off his back.
Four is looking for a sweep. Blake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake stands up from half guard.
Four has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Blake lands a left and a right that send Four crashing to the mat, dazed. Blake thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Blake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blake throws a nice looking combination but Four bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Blake fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Four on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blake gets the takedown into side control.
Blake controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blake scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Four is looking to reverse the position.
Four is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Four trying to control here.
Blake moves nicely into side control.
Blake stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Blake feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Four is rocked!
Blake decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Four, up you get!
Blake rushes Four with punches - Four moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Four goes down! Blake follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Blake!
Jesse Blake decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Blasts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Blasts!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blasts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chulainn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chulainn closes the distance and clinches up with Blasts, looking for a takedown. Chulainn pushes Blasts against the cage but Blasts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cu Chulainn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chulainn throws out a loose jab but Blasts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blasts, right into the meat.
Blasts connects with a leg kick. Chulainn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blasts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Blasts misses the target.
Chulainn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blasts.
Chulainn dips to his left and cracks Blasts with an uppercut!
Blasts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Chulainn.
Blasts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blasts wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulainn manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blasts on his heels. He'll look to pass Blasts's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blasts wriggles free and stands up.
Blasts misses with a low kick.
Blasts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chulainn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blasts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chulainn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chulainn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blasts to the ground. Chulainn is now in Blasts's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Blasts manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts has a couple of punches blocked by Chulainn.
I was talking to Chulainn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chulainn blocks a body shot from Blasts.
Blasts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blasts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blasts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blasts throws a punch but it's blocked by Chulainn.
A head punch on the inside from Blasts fails to land.
Blasts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chulainn blocks it with crossed arms.
Chulainn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chulainn prevents a body shot from Blasts.
Chulainn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blasts lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blasts prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blasts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blasts misses with a knee to the head.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chulainn avoids it.
Chulainn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blasts pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blasts scores with a hook.
Chulainn scores with a takedown into Blasts's guard.
Blasts wants to get back to his feet but Chulainn passes into half guard.
Chulainn slips a nice elbow through Blasts's hands, connecting with Blasts's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blasts 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.
Blasts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chulainn.
Chulainn wants to control but Blasts is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blasts is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chulainn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blasts is refusing to be controlled, as Chulainn sits in half guard.
Chulainn thows a huge punch but Blasts dodges it nicely.
Chulainn 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasts wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chulainn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blasts's head.
Blasts is trying to stand back up but Chulainn is controlling him
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blasts misses with a body shot.
Chulainn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chulainn lands a nice shot that snaps Blasts's head back.
Chulainn shoots in and drives through. Blasts sprawls well.
Chulainn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blasts counters with a thumping low kick.
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blasts has one foot on Chulainn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blasts is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Blasts dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Chulainn finds it's way through Blasts's defenses.
Blasts moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chulainn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blasts to the ground. Chulainn is now in Blasts's guard.
Blasts scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Chulainn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blasts defends it nicely.
Blasts lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chulainn takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Blasts tenderised Chulainn's leg. Chulainn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blasts gets caught napping as Chulainn dives in and scores a takedown. Blasts manages to retain guard.
Chulainn stops Blasts from standing up.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Blasts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chulainn stops Blasts from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blasts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rupert Blasts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chulainn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blasts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chulainn trying to control but Blasts is working from the bottom.
Blasts pushes Chulainn off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Chulainn shoots in for a double leg but Blasts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blasts stuffs the takedown attempt from Chulainn. Chulainn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cu Chulainn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chulainn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blasts counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chulainn's knee momentarily.
Blasts throws a shot from downtown. Chulainn moves away and avoids it.
Chulainn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blasts tries to clinch but Chulainn is having none of it.
Blasts throws a looping overhand right but Chulainn ducks down to avoid it.
Blasts thuds a left hand into Chulainn's body.
Chulainn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blasts was covering up waiting for the punch and Chulainn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chulainn throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn prevents Blasts from getting back to his feet.
Blasts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chulainn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blasts pushes Chulainn off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Some bone on bone action there as Chulainn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blasts slaps away a takedown attempt from Chulainn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chulainn drives through with a takedown into Blasts's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Blasts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blasts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blasts has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Chulainn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Blasts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chulainn has a takedown stuffed.
Chulainn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blasts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts looks to score with a jab to the body but Chulainn is just out of range.
Blasts tries to clinch there but Chulainn circles away.
Chulainn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blasts pinned against the cage. Blasts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chulainn throws out a loose jab but Blasts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blasts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blasts leaves Chulainn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chulainn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blasts as he jumps to the side.
Chulainn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blasts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blasts connects with a leg kick. Chulainn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chulainn shoots in but no luck this time.
Blasts lands a slapping body shot.
Blasts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chulainn.
Blasts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rupert Blasts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chulainn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blasts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chulainn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blasts.
A head kick misses from Blasts.
Chulainn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chulainn misses with a takedown attempt
letting Blasts counter with a right hand.
Blasts catches Chulainn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chulainn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blasts tries to clinch there but Chulainn circles away.
Chulainn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blasts's head.
Chulainn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
Blasts explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blasts.
Blasts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blasts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blasts dips to his left and cracks Chulainn with an uppercut!
Chulainn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Blasts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Chulainn.
Chulainn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blasts pushes Chulainn off and gets back to his feet.
Blasts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blasts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chulainn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chulainn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chulainn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blasts looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chulainn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chulainn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blasts wants to get back to his feet.
Chulainn 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.
Blasts is trying to stand back up but Chulainn is controlling him
Ground and pound from Chulainn.
Blasts pushes Chulainn off looking to stand but Chulainn dives back in and keeps control.
Chulainn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blasts wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn is trying to control the action in half guard but Blasts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blasts kicks Chulainn off and gets back to his feet.
Chulainn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blasts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chulainn somewhat.
Blasts takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chulainn shoots in but Blasts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chulainn tests Blasts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chulainn dives in and grabs Blasts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blasts pushes down on Chulainn's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cu Chulainn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chulainn lands a really nice looking cross but Blasts seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blasts looks to throw the jab but Chulainn is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts throws a front kick that sends Chulainn stumbling back into the cage.
Blasts misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chulainn or perhaps it was just good defense by Blasts, which made it look bad.
Chulainn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blasts swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chulainn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blasts scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blasts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rupert Blasts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chulainn throws a body punch but Blasts moves out of range.
Chulainn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blasts sprawls well initially but Chulainn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blasts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blasts has one foot on Chulainn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blasts throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blasts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blasts scores with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chulainn checks a leg kick.
Chulainn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blasts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Blasts. That snapped Chulainn's head back.
Blasts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chulainn blocks a body shot from Blasts.
Chulainn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chulainn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blasts after a bit of a struggle.
Knees to the body from Blasts.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the head but Chulainn blocks with his arms.
Blasts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blasts lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chulainn backwards.
Cu Chulainn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blasts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chulainn backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rupert Blasts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blasts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rupert Blasts!
A less than humble Rupert Blasts misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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