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KCM- Showcase 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orge Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Proudfeather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Proudfeather has chosen Come and Get Your Love as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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264 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orge Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Proudfeather!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Proudfeather.
Murphy misses with a jab to the body
and Proudfeather counters with a low kick, right behind Murphy 's knee.
Proudfeather pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Proudfeather lands with a kick to the temple. Murphy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Orge Murphy has been cut.
Proudfeather throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Proudfeather circles away.
Murphy gets caught napping as Proudfeather dives in and scores a takedown. Murphy manages to retain guard.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Proudfeather passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Proudfeather gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Murphy connects with a right hand. Proudfeather shakes it off.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Proudfeather lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Murphy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Proudfeather.
Proudfeather drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Proudfeather throws a head kick that Murphy semi-blocks.
Murphy wants to clinch up but Proudfeather keeps it at a distance.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Proudfeather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orge Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Proudfeather fakes the leg kick and cracks Murphy in the body.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Proudfeather connects with a leg kick. Murphy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Proudfeather chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Proudfeather paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Proudfeather connects with a leg kick. Murphy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murphy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Proudfeather.
Murphy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Proudfeather scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Proudfeather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proudfeather chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Proudfeather is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Proudfeather can pounce on him.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Proudfeather circles away and keeps his distance.
Proudfeather misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Proudfeather scores with a nice body kick.
Proudfeather lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Proudfeather throws a quick inside leg kick.
Proudfeather connects with an inside leg kick.
Proudfeather throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murphy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Proudfeather chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Proudfeather darts in and clinches Murphy up against the ropes.
Murphy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Proudfeather.
Proudfeather drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murphy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Orge Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Proudfeather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudfeather pulls guard successfully.
Proudfeather bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murphy's guard.
Proudfeather gets to his feet - Murphy follows without any prompting.
Murphy wants to clinch.
Proudfeather throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Proudfeather.
Proudfeather gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Proudfeather has Murphy pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Murphy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Proudfeather's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy doesn't manage to clinch there - Proudfeather circles away.
Murphy moves in looking to clinch but Proudfeather pushes him off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Proudfeather.
Murphy's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proudfeather throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murphy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Proudfeather bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Proudfeather lands a big head kick that sends Murphy tumbling to the mat! Proudfeather takes a step backwards and waves Murphy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Proudfeather lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Proudfeather avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Proudfeather circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Murphy drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Proudfeather follows Murphy to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Proudfeather!
After winning the bout, Leonard Proudfeather 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fist Mcgruff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Boston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fist Mcgruff has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fist Mcgruff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evander Boston!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgruff lands a right hook to the body.
Mcgruff connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boston. Boston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boston shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boston showed some decent athleticism there.
Boston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mcgruff's head.
Boston is thwarting Mcgruff's attempts to control the position.
Boston is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mcgruff wants to control but Boston is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boston is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mcgruff has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boston slips a nice elbow through Mcgruff's hands, connecting with Mcgruff's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston drops an elbow to the side of Mcgruff's head.
Boston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boston is thwarting Mcgruff's attempts to control the position.
Boston with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mcgruff looking for submissions off his back.
Boston is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mcgruff doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boston.
Mcgruff is staying active underneath Boston, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mcgruff looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mcgruff trying to hold on to Boston's head to control him but Boston postures up.
Mcgruff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boston.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boston is trying to control the action in half guard but Mcgruff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boston is looking to advance position but Mcgruff won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boston slips a jab and a cross from Mcgruff.
Boston walks into a jab.
Boston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mcgruff connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boston scrambles back to his feet.
Boston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boston lands an elbow inside.
Boston gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mcgruff regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Boston.
Boston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mcgruff has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boston has managed to get both his arms back between Mcgruff's legs - danger averted.
Mcgruff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mcgruff is working hard here to advance position.
Mcgruff is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Boston frees his head nicely. Oh but Mcgruff has switched to an armbar! Boston is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Fist Mcgruff!
After the fight, Fist Mcgruff was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Bracco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is The champ is here. A fine choice. Antonio Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Bracco!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bracco drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bracco from controlling successfully.
Bracco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bracco lands a couple of digs.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bracco is posturing up here but Brown has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bracco tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bracco has to tap! Slick submission there by Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Brown!
An out of breath Antonio Brown 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva Jr's choice of entrance music: Dmx Aint no sunshine. Jonathan Lovelair had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovelair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva Jr manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva Jr working aggressively here.
Silva Jr is trying to break the clinch but Lovelair has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva Jr.
Silva Jr tries to break the clinch but Lovelair is controlling the position.
Lovelair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lovelair after a bit of a struggle.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lovelair scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Silva Jr looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovelair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva Jr misses with some punches.
Silva Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Lovelair.
A body shot lands from Lovelair.
Nice body punch from Lovelair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Anderson Silva Jr has been cut.
Lovelair working Silva Jr over with knees to the body.
Lovelair is leaning against Silva Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lovelair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva Jr backwards.
Silva Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Silva Jr's ribcage.
Lovelair presses Silva Jr against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lovelair scores with a shoulder strike.
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lovelair scores a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Silva Jr's ribcage.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Lovelair.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lovelair lands with a right to the head.
Lovelair lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lovelair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Lovelair.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lovelair lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Silva Jr goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Lovelair in side control.
Silva Jr is rocked!
Lovelair postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva Jr is still in real trouble! Can Lovelair finish him?
Lovelair has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silva Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Lovelair sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lovelair is staying tight to Silva Jr's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lovelair has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Lovelair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Silva Jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lovelair.
A lull in the action here.
The ground and pound from Lovelair seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lovelair controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lovelair misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lovelair just content to control the position.
Silva Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Lovelair controlling the position from side mount.
Lovelair in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lovelair controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Lovelair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva Jr'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.
Lovelair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silva Jr dodges the punch combination from Lovelair.
Silva Jr closes the distance and pushes Lovelair back into the ropes.
Lovelair prevents a body shot from Silva Jr.
Lovelair has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silva Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lovelair avoids it.
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lovelair scores with a shoulder strike.
Lovelair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva Jr can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for Lovelair.
Lovelair presses Silva Jr against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lovelair scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lovelair.
Lovelair lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva Jr backwards.
Lovelair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva Jr backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovelair.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lovelair pushes Silva Jr back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Silva Jr is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair lands a nice shot to the body.
Lovelair lands a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Lovelair.
Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jonathan Lovelair has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lovelair landing knees to the body.
Lovelair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Lovelair on the inside.
Lovelair lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva Jr.
A hook to the body from Lovelair.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Lovelair - that landed with a thud.
Lovelair gets through Silva Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lovelair lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Silva Jr goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Lovelair in side control.
That has opened up Anderson Silva Jr's cut even more.
Silva Jr being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lovelair controlling from side mount.
Lovelair working the head and body with strikes.
Silva Jr struggling a bit here.
Lovelair throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva Jr's head but Silva Jr avoids it well.
Silva Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lovelair.
Silva Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva Jr is avoiding damage well.
Silva Jr trying to remain calm as Lovelair controls from the top position.
Lovelair has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lovelair controls the position from side control.
Lovelair works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lovelair misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Silva Jr defending against the ground and pound.
Lovelair scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lovelair controls the position.
Lovelair sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lovelair throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lovelair looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva Jr is avoiding damage well.
Lovelair lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lovelair controls the position.
Lovelair continues to hold on tight.
Lovelair landing a few strikes.
Jonathan Lovelair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lovelair moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Lovelair dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva Jr ducks straight into an uppercut from Lovelair and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Silva Jr manages to regain guard straight away.
Lovelair throws a big right hand that misses.
Lovelair preventing the sweep.
Lovelair controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lovelair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lovelair engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lovelair continues to stall.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lovelair scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lovelair throws a big elbow that misses.
Lovelair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lovelair pushes down on Silva Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lovelair's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lovelair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva Jr is trying to stand back up but Lovelair is controlling him
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lovelair throws a nice looking combination but Silva Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lovelair drops Silva Jr with a big left hand and mounts him. Silva Jr is in big trouble!
Lovelair working the ground and pound effectively.
Lovelair controlling the pace for now.
Lovelair throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva Jr because Lovelair loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lovelair tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva Jr really wants to buck Lovelair off and get back to his feet.
Lovelair throwing strikes here but Silva Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lovelair content just to control the position here.
Lovelair lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva Jr hang on?
Lovelair controlling his opponent.
Further stalling from Lovelair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lovelair tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva Jr holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lovelair tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva Jr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lovelair has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva Jr's face.
Lovelair content just to control the position here.
Lovelair fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anderson Silva Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonathan Lovelair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lovelair landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Lovelair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lovelair 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Lovelair!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Tuup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris McDoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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194 cm
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Tuup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris McDoom!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuup is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tuup misses with an uppercut
and McDoom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by McDoom.
McDoom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tuup rushes McDoom and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tuup tries a knee to the head but McDoom blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDoom.
Tuup definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but McDoom blocks with his arms.
Tuup misses with some punches.
Tuup with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tuup is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tuup with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDoom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Still in the clinch, Tuup scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tuup fails to land.
McDoom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tuup lands a knee to the head.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McDoom is trying to force a seperation but Tuup has the dominant position.
McDoom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tuup with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tuup throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDoom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuup is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tuup stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Tuup for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McDoom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuup.
Tuup looking to throw knees to the head but McDoom is blocking nicely.
Tuup connects with a knee to the head.
Tuup throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDoom blocks it with crossed arms.
Tuup with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tuup can't find room to land a body shot as McDoom controls the action.
Tuup misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tuup throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDoom blocks it with crossed arms.
McDoom can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDoom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuup looking to slow down the pace here.
Tuup with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tuup tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but McDoom blocks with his arms.
Tuup tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tuup lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDoom backwards.
Tuup with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tuup with a knee to the head.
Tuup tries a knee to the head but McDoom blocks it.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but McDoom blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDoom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuup with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tuup misses with a knee strike.
McDoom working hard to break the clinch.
McDoom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tuup misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuup misses with a knee to the head.
McDoom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tuup keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McDoom's efforts to push away.
McDoom blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Tuup dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDoom keeps the fight on the outside.
McDoom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tuup has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tuup forces McDoom back against the ropes and clinches.
Tuup with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDoom is trying to force a seperation but Tuup has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Tuup.
Tuup makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McDoom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tuup scores with a knee to the head.
Tuup throws a head punch that misses.
Tuup wants to stall.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but McDoom blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuup keeps control of McDoom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tuup misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tuup lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuup lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDoom backwards.
Tuup lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but McDoom blocks with his arms.
Tuup throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDoom blocks it with crossed arms.
Tuup connects with a knee to the head.
Tuup lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDoom is trying to push Tuup away but Tuup has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuup lands a knee to the head.
Tuup landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tuup misses with a punch to the body.
Tuup makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuup keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McDoom's efforts to push away.
Tuup throws a head punch that misses.
Tuup lands a nice knee to the body.
McDoom wants to break free but Tuup has control.
Tuup connects with a knee to the head.
McDoom wants to get back to striking at distance but Tuup won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuup throws a head punch that misses.
Tuup throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDoom blocks it with crossed arms.
Tuup throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tuup misses with a knee strike.
Tuup throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tuup connects with a nasty looking knee right to McDoom's face.
Tuup misses with the head strike.
Tuup misses with a body punch.
Tuup lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tuup has a couple of punches blocked by McDoom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Tuup.
McDoom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tuup with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McDoom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuup using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McDoom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tuup with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Tuup.
Tuup tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuup has a couple of punches blocked by McDoom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Tuup dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McDoom throws a shot from downtown. Tuup moves away and avoids it.
Tuup forces McDoom back against the ropes and clinches.
McDoom can't break the clinch.
McDoom is trying to push Tuup away but Tuup has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
McDoom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tuup lands a knee to the head.
Tuup looking to stall.
Tuup tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuup looking to slow down the pace here.
McDoom is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuup has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDoom avoids it.
McDoom blocking some punches.
Tuup has McDoom pressed against the ropes, preventing McDoom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tuup misses with some punches.
Tuup is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McDoom is keeping busy.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but McDoom blocks with his arms.
Tuup lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tuup lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDoom is trying to push Tuup away but Tuup has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tuup misses with a knee to the head.
McDoom wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuup with a knee to the head.
Tuup tries a knee to the head but McDoom blocks it.
Carl Tuup has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tuup.
Tuup connects with a nasty looking knee right to McDoom's face.
Tuup looking to stall.
Tuup swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDoom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McDoom is trying to force a seperation but Tuup has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but McDoom blocks with his arms.
Tuup misses with a knee strike.
McDoom takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tuup throws a punch but it's blocked by McDoom.
Tuup throws a head punch that misses.
McDoom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuup wants to stall.
Tuup landing knees to the head.
Carl Tuup is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tuup tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tuup tries a knee to the head but McDoom blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDoom wants to break free but Tuup has control.
Tuup lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tuup tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDoom avoids it.
Tuup lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuup is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDoom can do to turn this around?
Tuup tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tuup looking to slow down the pace here.
Tuup lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McDoom backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDoom has had enough of the clinch but Tuup keeps him there for the moment.
Tuup misses with a punch on the inside.
Chris McDoom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuup misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Tuup showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tuup, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Tuup!
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FIGHT
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