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Syn' 144: Primetime Terror PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Why (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurel Aitken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aitken is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Two Joints- Sublime. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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187 cm
27
183 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevie Why!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laurel Aitken!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Why closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aitken did well to prevent Why getting side control.
Why not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aitken is looking to escape.
Why is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aitken has managed to free his arm - good work.
Why trying to mount his opponent but Aitken defends it.
Why trying to control from half guard but Aitken is working away.
Aitken trying to control but Why postures up.
Aitken slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Why wants to stand but Aitken is controlling his posture from full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aitken scores with a hook to the body. Why takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Why takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aitken throws a right hand that Why ducks under and follows up with a left that Why also avoids with ease.
Aitken lands a left and a right that send Why crashing to the mat, dazed. Aitken thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Stevie Why has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aitken throws a body punch but Why moves out of range.
Why slips a straight right by Aitken.
Aitken throws a lazy right hand but Why sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Why throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aitken counters with a crisp right hand that drops Why! Aitken lets Why back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Why is rocked!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Why lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aitken has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aitken and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oh Why is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aitken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Why.
A looping hook to the body misses from Why. Aitken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Why seems to have got his legs back now.
Why throws a right hand that Aitken ducks under and follows up with a left that Aitken also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Why.
Aitken sends Why crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Aitken is motioning to the referee to let Why up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Aitken throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Why counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Why looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aitken!
Why postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aitken looks a forlorn figure.
Why is landing with some decent strikes but Aitken is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Aitken can't escape the position.
Why 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Why tries to control but Aitken wriggling away.
Why looking to ground and pound but Aitken is blocking nicely.
Aitken is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Aitken is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aitken can't escape the position.
Why landing strikes from the mount.
Why lands a heavy elbow.
Why controlling the pace for now.
Why landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Why in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Why controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Why thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Why looking to control but Aitken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurel Aitken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Why's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aitken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Why ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Why.
Why moves away from the strike by Aitken.
Aitken throws a leg kick but Why checks it.
Why throws a right and a left that Aitken avoids nicely.
A big right from Aitken misses.
Aitken takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Why lands a jab-cross combination.
Aitken is rocked!
Why throws a right and a left that Aitken avoids nicely.
Aitken is still on wobbly legs! Can Why finish him?
Laurel Aitken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Why scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Why lands with a punch from half guard.
Why 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 one minute gone in the round.
Why not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aitken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aitken seems to have recovered his senses.
Why wants to free his trapped foot but Aitken is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Why thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aitken's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Why in particular looking to stall.
Why is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aitken has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Why throws a series of punches but Aitken moves out of range.
Aitken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Why.
Aitken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aitken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Why stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Why dives in and grabs Aitken's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aitken pushes down on Why's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Why throws a shot from downtown. Aitken moves away and avoids it.
Why needs to keep his hands up - Aitken had a free shot at his head there.
Why swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aitken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Why thinking.
Why misses with a double jab
and Aitken counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Why swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aitken looks to throw the jab but Why is out of range.
Why wants to clinch up but Aitken keeps it at a distance.
Why looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aitken!
Why looking to ground and pound but Aitken is blocking nicely.
Aitken is looking to improve his position but Why isn't that keen on the idea.
Aitken wants to hold on but Why pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Why throws a sloppy strike and Aitken uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Aitken has ended up in Why's guard.
Aitken trying to control the position from guard on top but Why is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aitken trying to stand up but can't free himself from Why's guard.
Aitken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Why throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aitken's waist but Aitken gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Why off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Why with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aitken counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie Why. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aitken throws the left hand but Why avoids the punch easily.
Laurel Aitken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Why fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Why dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stevie Why's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Why shoots in for a takedown but Aitken shows good takedown defense.
Aitken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Why takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aitken throws a jab but it's blocked by Why.
Why lunges at Aitken with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aitken's hand.
Why shoots in but Aitken avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Why checks a low kick from Aitken.
Aitken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aitken throws a hook but Why blocks it.
Aitken moves out of range as Why strikes.
A swing and a miss from Why.
Why walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aitken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aitken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Why.
Why lands with a straight right. Aitken didn't see that one coming.
Why throws a big shot that misses.
Why shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Aitken is trying to escape the mount.
Aitken wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Why lands a shot to the body.
Aitken is taking damage to the body and head.
Why lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Why throwing damaging strikes from the back! Aitken could be in trouble here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Why looking for the choke but no joy.
Aitken is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Why off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Aitken looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Aitken looking very determined here, making life difficult for Why.
Why has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Aitken.
Why is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Aitken has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Why misses with punches from the back.
Aitken trying to control the hands but Why breaks the grip.
Why is punishing Aitken with strikes - can he finish him?!
Aitken is really stuck here.
Aitken is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Why 's hooks.
Why looking to control but Aitken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aitken is looking to improve his position but Why isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Why has control of Aitken's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Aitken regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Why can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aitken is looking to escape.
Aitken tries to reverse the position but Why maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Why showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Why 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Why!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cadian Karskin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cadian Karskin Jr has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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279 lbs
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275 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cadian Karskin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo moves away from the strike by Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr throws a looping overhand right but Salcedo ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salcedo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karskin Jr misses with a body shot.
Salcedo moves out of range of the strikes.
Karskin Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salcedo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salcedo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karskin Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karskin Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Karskin Jr lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Salcedo sprawling to the canvas. Karskin Jr follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Salcedo hang on?
It looks like Jose Salcedo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salcedo is trying to maintain the position but Karskin Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Karskin Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karskin Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo is looking for a sweep. Karskin Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karskin Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karskin Jr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Karskin Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Salcedo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Salcedo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karskin Jr.
Salcedo is looking for a sweep. Karskin Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Karskin Jr scores with a body shot.
Salcedo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karskin Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karskin Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salcedo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karskin Jr throws a hook but Salcedo avoids it easily.
A combination from Karskin Jr does no damage.
Karskin Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karskin Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salcedo circles away quickly and effectively.
Karskin Jr throws a jab when Salcedo was well out of range.
Karskin Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo blocks a jab.
Salcedo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karskin Jr.
Salcedo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Karskin Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Cadian Karskin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salcedo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salcedo throws a big shot that misses.
Salcedo dodges the punch combination from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Salcedo slaps away a takedown attempt from Karskin Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salcedo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Salcedo slips under a jab.
Karskin Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karskin Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Karskin Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salcedo was well out of range. Poor timing from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salcedo was well out of range. Poor timing from Karskin Jr.
Salcedo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karskin Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Salcedo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salcedo walks into a stiff left hand from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr scores with a one two! Salcedo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Karskin Jr looks to land a combination but Salcedo avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cadian Karskin Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Salcedo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Karskin Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cadian Karskin Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Karskin Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Salcedo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Salcedo scores with a knee to the head.
Karskin Jr lands a shot to the body.
Karskin Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Salcedo.
A frustrated look appears on Karskin Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salcedo lands a knee to the head.
Salcedo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karskin Jr or not.
Karskin Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
Karskin Jr is stalling here.
Karskin Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salcedo has him pressed against the cage.
Salcedo lands a body shot.
Karskin Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salcedo has him pressed against the cage.
Karskin Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Salcedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
Salcedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salcedo cracks Karskin Jr with a nice body shot.
Karskin Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karskin Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salcedo's elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karskin Jr is looking to control Salcedo's arms but Salcedo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karskin Jr has his back to the cage.
Karskin Jr tries to work over Salcedo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Salcedo.
Karskin Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Salcedo lands a nice elbow.
Karskin Jr wants to stall.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Karskin Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Karskin Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Salcedo digs a right hand underneath Karskin Jr's ribcage. Karskin Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salcedo scores with a shoulder strike.
Salcedo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salcedo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Salcedo as the two fighters clinch.
Salcedo lands with a right to the head.
Karskin Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karskin Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Salcedo has double underhooks.
Salcedo is working Karskin Jr over against the cage.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow.
Salcedo pushes Karskin Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salcedo misses with a knee strike.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karskin Jr stalling the fight.
Karskin Jr breaks from the clinch.
Karskin Jr misses with a looping right.
Karskin Jr misses with a double jab
and Salcedo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Salcedo.
Karskin Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Salcedo counters by moving into the clinch.
Karskin Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karskin Jr throws a right and a left that Salcedo avoids nicely.
Karskin Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salcedo.
Karskin Jr looks to throw the jab but Salcedo is out of range.
Karskin Jr lands with a hook. Salcedo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Salcedo is looking to clinch.
Karskin Jr swinging wildly here.
Salcedo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karskin Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karskin Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Salcedo counters with an outside leg kick.
Salcedo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karskin Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karskin Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Salcedo tries to clinch but Karskin Jr is having none of it.
Karskin Jr misses with a looping left.
Salcedo slaps away a takedown attempt from Karskin Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karskin Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salcedo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karskin Jr's knee momentarily.
Karskin Jr misses with a double jab
and Salcedo counters with a three punch combo that has Karskin Jr backing up. Karskin Jr nods at Salcedo to acknowledge the strikes.
Jose Salcedo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karskin Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Salcedo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Karskin Jr really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karskin Jr swinging wildly here.
Salcedo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Karskin Jr misses with a body shot.
A big right from Karskin Jr misses.
Karskin Jr lands with an overhand left.
Karskin Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salcedo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cadian Karskin Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karskin Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Salcedo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Salcedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Salcedo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Salcedo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Karskin Jr misses.
A head kick misses from Salcedo.
Nice body kick from Salcedo.
Karskin Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Salcedo counters with a body kick.
Salcedo moves out of range as Karskin Jr strikes.
Salcedo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karskin Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salcedo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salcedo moves away from the strike by Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr misses with a body shot.
Salcedo tries to clinch there but Karskin Jr circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karskin Jr misses with a double jab
enabling Salcedo to counter with a crisp jab.
Karskin Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Salcedo.
Karskin Jr tries to keep at a distance but Salcedo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Salcedo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karskin Jr's face.
Karskin Jr is looking to control Salcedo's arms but Salcedo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karskin Jr has his back to the cage.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Karskin Jr's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karskin Jrs head.
Salcedo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcedo landing knees to the body.
Salcedo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Salcedo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Salcedo.
Salcedo landing knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karskin Jr backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Salcedo.
Salcedo scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Salcedo as the two fighters clinch.
Salcedo lands a good knee to the midsection. Karskin Jr won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo lands a good knee to the midsection. Karskin Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Salcedo scores a nice knee to the body.
Salcedo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Salcedo presses Karskin Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jose Salcedo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Salcedo with a knee to the head.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karskin Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Karskin Jr's ribcage.
Karskin Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Karskin Jr has had enough of the clinch but Salcedo keeps him there for the moment.
Salcedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Salcedo.
Karskin Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salcedo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karskin Jr misses with a double jab
and Salcedo counters with a leg kick.
Karskin Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salcedo counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Karskin Jr misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karskin Jr tries for a takedown but Salcedo circles away easily
enabling Salcedo to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salcedo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salcedo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karskin Jr.
Karskin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salcedo moves away.
Karskin Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Salcedo counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from Salcedo.
Good body shot from Salcedo.
Nice body punch from Salcedo - that landed with a thud.
Salcedo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salcedo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karskin Jr's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo lands an elbow just above Karskin Jr 's eye.
Nice elbow from Salcedo.
Salcedo is leaning against Karskin Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Salcedo lands a left hand.
Salcedo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salcedo lands with a short shot to the head.
Karskin Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Karskin Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salcedo tries to clinch up but Karskin Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Karskin Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Salcedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karskin Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Salcedo counters with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo tries to close the distance and clinch but Karskin Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karskin Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Salcedo counters with a leg kick.
Salcedo lands a head kick. Karskin Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Salcedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salcedo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Salcedo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Palmer Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poncho Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa has chosen In One Ear as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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309 lbs
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300 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Palmer Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poncho Villa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ward at a distance.
Villa lands a body shot.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Villa pushes him off.
Villa closes the distance and clinches.
Ward blocking some punches.
Ward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Villa scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ward.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ward swings wildly with an uppercut but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Villa.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ward as Villa tries to tie him up.
Ward being controlled against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Villa lands a left hand.
Ward lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Villa.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Villa lands with a right to the head.
Villa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ward misses with some punches.
Villa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Villa on the inside.
Ward is looking to control Villa's arms but Villa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ward has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Villa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Villa pushes Ward back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Villa digs a right hand underneath Ward's ribcage. Ward let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Villa stalling against the cage.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ward wants to break free but Villa has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Villa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Villa has Ward pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Villa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Villa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Villa.
Villa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Villa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ward throws a punch but it's blocked by Villa.
A shot in the inside from Villa.
Villa taking a breather.
Ward misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Villa.
Villa lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Villa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Villa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ward misses with a punch on the inside.
Villa looking to stall.
Villa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Villa misses with the head strike.
Ward throws a head punch that misses.
Ward tries to circle away but Villa has him pinned against the cage.
Villa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Villa works on Ward's body with a couple of short punches.
Ward throws a punch but it's blocked by Villa.
Villa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Villa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Villa blocks an uppercut.
Villa misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Villa.
Villa blocks an uppercut.
Villa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Villa keeps control of Ward as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Villa stalling in the clinch but Ward improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Villa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Palmer Ward has been cut.
Ward working aggressively here.
Ward misses with a punch on the inside.
Villa lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ward takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa stalling in the clinch.
Villa is working Ward over against the cage.
Ward misses with some punches.
Villa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ward tries to break the clinch but Villa is controlling the position.
Ward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Villa trying to control the position but instead, Ward has worked for underhooks and has pushed Villa into the cage.
Villa lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Villa.
Ward blocking some punches.
Villa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Villa effectively controlling the action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Villa lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Villa - that landed with a thud.
Villa lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villa.
A bit of stalling here from Villa.
Villa lands a body shot.
Villa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Villa taking a breather.
Villa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Villa scores with a shoulder strike.
Ward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Villa's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Villa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Villa.
Villa digs a right hand underneath Ward's ribcage. Ward let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Villa lands with a right to the head.
Villa lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wards head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Villa.
Ward takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Villa.
Villa stalling in the clinch.
Villa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wards head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poncho Villa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Palmer Ward's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Villa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ward swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ward tries to keep at a distance but Villa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Villa wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ward as Villa tries to tie him up.
Villa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Villa.
Villa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ward swings wildly with an uppercut but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villa stalling.
Villa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa lands with a right to the head.
Villa blocking some punches.
Poncho Villa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Villa throws a punch but it's blocked by Ward.
Ward tries to work over Villa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ward can't find room to land a body shot as Villa controls the action.
Villa blocks an uppercut.
Villa wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ward.
Villa wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Villa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ward stalling.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ward wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Villa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Villa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Villa lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Villa.
Ward takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Villa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Villa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Villa stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Poncho Villa.
Ward tries to keep at a distance but Villa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Villa misses with a punch on the inside.
Ward blocking some punches.
Villa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Ward fails to land.
Villa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Villa stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Villa.
Villa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Villa stalling in the clinch but Ward improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Villa.
Ward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ward.
Ward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ward trying to control the position but instead, Villa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ward into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Villa lands a shot to the body.
Ward lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Villa leaning against his opponent.
Villa misses with a punch on the inside.
Ward is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Villa is keeping busy.
Ward is working Villa over against the cage.
Ward working aggressively here.
A short right from Ward on the inside.
Ward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Villa.
Ward misses with a hook to the ribs.
Villa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ward pushes Villa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Villa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Villa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Villa.
Villa taking a breather.
Villa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villa stalling in the clinch.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ward stalling in the clinch but Villa improves position.
Ward can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Ward swings wildly with an uppercut but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villa blocking some punches.
Ward is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ward digs a right hand into Villa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Villa's gas tank.
Ward throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Villa misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villa lands a right hand.
Ward's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ward throws a punch but it's blocked by Villa.
A short right from Villa.
Villa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ward lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poncho Villa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Palmer Ward'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Villa clinches.
Villa throws a punch but it's blocked by Ward.
Villa tries to stall but Ward uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Villa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ward swings wildly with an uppercut but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Villa tries to stall but Ward uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Villa has a couple of punches blocked by Ward.
Villa wants to stall.
Ward misses with a punch on the inside.
Ward blocking some punches.
Ward throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Villa scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villa presses Ward against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Ward.
Villa is trying to stall.
Villa is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Ward swings wildly with an uppercut but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villa lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward pushes Villa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ward scores with a nice hook to the head.
Villa digs a right hand into Ward's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ward's gas tank.
Ward looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Villa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Villa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ward looking to stall.
Ward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ward - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ward scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Villa scores with a shot to the side of Ward's head.
Villa looking to slow down the pace here.
Ward tries to circle away but Villa has him pinned against the cage.
Ward lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ward trying to control the position but instead, Villa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ward into the cage.
Villa blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa stalling in the clinch.
Villa receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Villa working aggressively here.
Villa blocks an uppercut.
Villa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ward softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Villa looking to stall.
Ward looking to stall.
Ward blocks an uppercut.
Ward digs a right hand underneath Villa's ribcage. Villa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Villa misses with the head strike.
Ward lands with a short shot to the head.
Ward lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Villa backwards.
Ward lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ward.
Villa takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ward.
Villa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Ward fails to land.
Ward lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Villa misses with a punch on the inside.
Ward wants to break free but Villa has control.
A short body shot lands from Ward as the two fighters clinch.
Ward misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ward.
Ward softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ward gets through Villa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward blocks an uppercut.
Ward lands a left hand.
Villa blocking some punches.
Villa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward tries to clinch up
and Villa counters with a stiff right hand.
Villa circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward stuns Villa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ward lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villa circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ward lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ward throws a punch but it's blocked by Villa.
A short right from Villa.
Villa lands a right hand.
Ward leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Villa.
Ward misses with some punches.
Palmer Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Villa lands with a left to the head.
Ward misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward has a couple of punches blocked by Villa.
Ward throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Villa.
Villa pushes Ward back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villa stalling in the clinch but Ward improves position.
Villa slows down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Palmer Ward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Villa 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poncho Villa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Lachance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar Salcedo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Salcedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Lachance!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lachance keeps the fight on the outside.
Lachance will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lachance fails with the takedown.
Lachance wants to clinch but Salcedo slips to the side
and Salcedo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salcedo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Tim Lachance has been cut.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Lachance avoids the damage to the body.
Lachance struggles to land a body shot inside as Salcedo controls his hands.
Lachance avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Salcedo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lachance looks gassed!
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcedo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Salcedo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lachance blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Salcedo.
That has opened up Tim Lachance's cut even more.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salcedo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lachance or not.
Salcedo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Salcedo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lachance.
Salcedo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a good knee to the midsection. Lachance won't want to take too many of those.
Lachance is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salcedo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Omar Salcedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Lachance.
Salcedo lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lachance in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salcedo connects with a knee to the head.
Salcedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Tim Lachance's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Salcedo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salcedo working Lachance over with knees to the body.
Salcedo misses with a knee strike.
Salcedo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Salcedo on the inside.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salcedo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salcedo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salcedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lachance has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salcedo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lachance goes for a takedown in the clinch but Salcedo prevents it.
Salcedo lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Salcedo misses with the head strike.
Lachance lands a takedown into guard.
Lachance pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salcedo is keeping the position for now.
Lachance is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lachance trying to control the position from guard on top but Salcedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salcedo pulls Lachance in close to prevent any damage.
Lachance trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salcedo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Salcedo, up you get!
Lachance keeps the fight on the outside.
Lachance with a lazy takedown attempt
and Salcedo counters with a nice leg kick.
Lachance misses with a takedown
and Salcedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lachance keeps the fight on the outside.
Salcedo throws a series of punches but Lachance avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Lachance.
Lachance on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salcedo. Salcedo obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Salcedo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Salcedo looking to throw knees to the head but Lachance is blocking nicely.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Lachance's ribcage.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but Lachance blocks with his arms.
Salcedo landing knees to the head.
Salcedo lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from Salcedo.
Tim Lachance's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Salcedo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Salcedo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salcedo landing knees to the head.
Salcedo misses with a body punch.
Lachance gets control of Salcedo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lachance will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lachance doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Salcedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Lachance's cut.
That's time! Salcedo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salcedo tries to clinch but Lachance is having none of it.
Lachance with a poor takedown
and Salcedo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salcedo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lachance.
Lachance throws a right hand that Salcedo ducks under and follows up with a left that Salcedo also avoids with ease.
Salcedo wants to clinch up but Lachance keeps it at a distance.
Salcedo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lachance can do to turn this around?
Lachance has his takedown stuffed
and Salcedo counters with a head kick. That will keep Lachance thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachance misses with a wild body shot.
Lachance avoids the head kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo scoring well with a low kick there.
Salcedo moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lachance in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Salcedo lands an uppercut.
Salcedo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lachance backwards.
Salcedo lands with a left to the head.
Salcedo lands a knee to the head.
Salcedo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salcedo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lachance.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salcedo.
Salcedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lachance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lachance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salcedo misses with a knee strike.
Lachance takes a knee right on the jaw!
Salcedo looking to throw knees to the head but Lachance is blocking nicely.
Lachance lands a hook that snaps the head of Salcedo backwards.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but Lachance blocks with his arms.
Lachance wants the takedown. Salcedo is fighting it off but Lachance persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Salcedo's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lachance is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachance prevents Salcedo from getting back to his feet.
Lachance throws a big right hand that misses.
Lachance has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lachance landing with the ground and pound.
Lachance trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lachance is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lachance throwing strikes from guard but Salcedo blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lachance tries to free his leg and advance position but Salcedo is retaining full guard.
Salcedo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lachance sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salcedo's guard.
Lachance thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salcedo's head.
Salcedo is looking to improve his position.
Salcedo wants to control but Lachance is keeping busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lachance lands a jab.
Tim Lachance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Lachance with a poor takedown
and Salcedo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Omar Salcedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Lachance.
Salcedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo is pressed up against the cage. Lachance has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salcedo down to the mat. Salcedo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lachance tries to clinch but Salcedo moves out of range.
Lachance swings for the body but Salcedo moves out of range.
Salcedo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lachance.
Salcedo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lachance scores with a jab to the body.
Lachance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lachance misses with a leg kick
and Salcedo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Salcedo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Lachance'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!
Lachance shoots and misses
and Salcedo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Salcedo fails to land.
Salcedo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lachance in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lachance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lachance in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salcedo connects with a knee to the head.
Salcedo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Salcedo lands an elbow inside that Lachance shrugs off.
Salcedo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Salcedo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salcedo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salcedo lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tim Lachance's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Omar Salcedo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Black Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenny Klorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klorian is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hong Kong - Mauro Picotto. 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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168 lbs
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Black Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fenny Klorian!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer tries to clinch up but Klorian circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammer blocks a jab.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klorian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Klorian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Hammer misses
and Klorian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hammer thinking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hammer.
Hammer tries to clinch but Klorian moves away
and Klorian counters with a big head kick but Hammer shrugs it off.
Klorian thows a leg kick but Hammer checks it
and Hammer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Klorian's guard now.
Klorian is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Klorian keeping full guard, as Hammer tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammer slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Klorian is refusing to be controlled, as Hammer sits in half guard.
Hammer is really struggling to control Klorian but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Klorian is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hammer stops Klorian from getting back to his feet.
Hammer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hammer walks into a straight right hand from Klorian.
Hammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Klorian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klorian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klorian is looking to slow Hammer down with leg kicks.
Hammer thows a body kick. Klorian tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hammer misses with a body punch
and Klorian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Klorian pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klorian keeps the fight on the outside.
Klorian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fenny Klorian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Hammer is predictable there
and Klorian makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Klorian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hammer moves out of range of the leg kick from Klorian.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Klorian.
Klorian lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klorian throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.
Klorian slips a jab from Hammer.
Klorian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hammer rather than just go for the knockout.
Hammer throws out a loose jab but Klorian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Klorian.
Klorian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hammer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hammer misses with a combination
and Klorian counters with a leg kick.
Hammer throws a body kick the misses
and Klorian makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fenny Klorian will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hammer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Klorian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Klorian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hammer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Klorian takes a step back to recover.
Hammer is looking to slow Klorian down with leg kicks.
Klorian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Klorian circles away.
Klorian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Klorian misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klorian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Klorian misses with a kick to the body.
Klorian bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Klorian throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Klorian trying to control but Hammer postures up.
Klorian tries to get to full guard but Hammer has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hammer lands with a punch from half guard.
Klorian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hammer.
Hammer is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Klorian reverses the position - he's now on top in Hammer's guard.
Hammer wants to sweep here but Klorian controlling him for the moment.
Klorian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammer has his hands on Klorian's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klorian wants to stand and escape but instead Hammer has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klorian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hammer is controlling him.
Hammer throwing strikes from guard but Klorian blocks nicely.
Klorian has control of Hammer's left arm, preventing Hammer from doing any damage.
Klorian is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hammer slows down the pace here.
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.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klorian.
Hammer blocks an elbow strike from Klorian.
Klorian misses with a knee to the head.
Klorian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but Klorian blocks with his arms.
Hammer prevents Klorian from breaking the clinch.
Klorian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Klorian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hammer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Klorian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Klorian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Klorian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Klorian.
A slapping leg kick lands for Klorian.
Klorian thuds his shin into the meat of Hammer's side.
Hammer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Klorian throws a low kick, looking for Hammer's leg but Hammer calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Hammer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hammer scores a takedown into full mount!
Klorian can't escape the position.
Hammer lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Fenny Klorian has been cut.
Hammer avoids the attempt from Klorian to control.
Klorian is looking to get to half guard.
Hammer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Klorian is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hammer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Klorian looks a forlorn figure.
Klorian is desperately trying to improve his position but Hammer has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Klorian that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That has opened up Fenny Klorian's cut even more.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hammer! Klorian is hurt baaadly! Hammer is firing away with more strikes - Klorian is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Black Hammer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blokada Leningrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leningrada kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Farewell of Slavyanka. Morrow has chosen Nigga Ready for War as his entrance music. Blokada Leningrada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Don Morrow's chin.
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159 lbs
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22
157 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blokada Leningrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Morrow!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow throws a looping overhand right but Leningrada ducks down to avoid it.
Leningrada misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Leningrada.
Leningrada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leningrada takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leningrada misses with a wild body shot.
Morrow drops his hands momentarily and Leningrada takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leningrada thows a body shot but no joy.
Morrow misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Leningrada to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leningrada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morrow lunges at Leningrada with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leningrada's hand.
Morrow throws a hook but Leningrada avoids it easily.
Leningrada lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada misses with a hook. Morrow ducked under it nicely.
Morrow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leningrada.
Morrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrow throws a big shot that misses.
Leningrada lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leningrada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrow.
Morrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leningrada counters with a nice body shot.
Leningrada throws an overhand right that lands on Morrow's shoulder, as Morrow tries to avoid the shot.
Leningrada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leningrada blocks a head kick by Morrow.
A big right from Morrow misses.
Don Morrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leningrada.
Morrow needs to keep his hands up - Leningrada had a free shot at his head there.
Leningrada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morrow throws a hook but Leningrada blocks it.
Morrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leningrada lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leningrada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leningrada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leningrada.
Morrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Leningrada coming out on top.
Leningrada lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Morrow misses.
Morrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrow walks into a straight right hand from Leningrada.
Leningrada sizes up Morrow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leningrada lands with an overhand left.
Morrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leningrada was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrow.
Leningrada jabs Morrow right on the nose. Morrow blinks but takes it well.
Leningrada connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Leningrada.
Morrow is rocked!
Morrow slips a straight right by Leningrada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow loads up on a big right hand but Leningrada slips the punch.
Leningrada wants to clinch up but Morrow keeps it at a distance.
Leningrada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morrow's head backwards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leningrada.
Morrow is still on wobbly legs! Can Leningrada finish him?
Morrow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morrow seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leningrada throws a jab when Morrow was well out of range.
Leningrada missing with a left hand there. Morrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Leningrada cracks Morrow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blokada Leningrada dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leningrada.
Leningrada defending well as Morrow loads up on a big left hand.
Morrow punishes Leningrada's body with a nice straight punch.
Morrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leningrada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leningrada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrow throws out the jab.
Morrow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morrow looks to throw the jab but Leningrada is out of range.
Leningrada lands a head shot.
Leningrada misses with the combination.
Leningrada slips a straight right by Morrow.
Morrow misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blokada Leningrada is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Leningrada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morrow doesn't seem phased though.
A lazy left from Leningrada finds it's target.
Morrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leningrada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leningrada.
Morrow misses with a combination
and Leningrada counters with a straight right hand.
Morrow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leningrada lands a head shot.
Leningrada scores with a sloppy right hand. Morrow should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Leningrada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrow misses with a shot to the body
and Leningrada counters with a nice body shot.
Morrow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Morrow throws a looping overhand right but Leningrada ducks down to avoid it.
Leningrada looks to land a combination but Morrow avoids it well.
Leningrada staying out of range there.
Morrow thows a body shot but no joy.
Leningrada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morrow throws a hook but Leningrada avoids it easily.
Morrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leningrada counters by moving into the clinch.
Morrow is breathing heavily.
Morrow blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Leningrada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leningrada lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leningrada is working Morrow over against the cage.
Leningrada misses with the head strike.
Leningrada lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leningrada.
Leningrada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Leningrada controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Leningrada.
Leningrada gets through Morrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leningrada lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Leningrada.
Leningrada gets through Morrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrow looking to slow down the pace here.
Leningrada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leningrada unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morrow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leningrada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leningrada lands an uppercut.
Leningrada landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leningrada.
Leningrada pushes Morrow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leningrada lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leningrada presses Morrow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Leningrada.
Good body shot from Leningrada.
Morrow is looking to control Leningrada's arms but Leningrada gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morrow has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Leningrada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leningrada connects with a knee to the head.
Leningrada tries to work over Morrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leningrada up against the cage.
Leningrada connects with a knee to the head.
Morrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leningrada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leningrada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morrow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leningrada is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leningrada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrow backwards.
Leningrada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leningrada landing knees to the head.
Morrow is stalling here.
Morrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blokada Leningrada dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Morrow misses with a double jab
and Leningrada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrow misses with a hook.
Morrow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leningrada misses with a series of wild punches.
Morrow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow misses with a hook to the body
and Leningrada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leningrada circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Leningrada misses its intended target.
Leningrada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada throws a good cross that connects.
Leningrada ducks under a wild hook from Morrow.
Leningrada connects with a single shot there.
Leningrada throws a push kick but Morrow slaps the foot to one side.
Leningrada misses with a looping left.
Leningrada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morrow takes a swing at Leningrada's ribcage but misses.
Morrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leningrada.
Morrow walks into a stiff left hand from Leningrada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leningrada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leningrada.
Leningrada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leningrada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morrow cracks Leningrada with an open hand slap.
Morrow throws a lazy right hand but Leningrada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morrow tries to move into range but Leningrada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leningrada slips a jab from Morrow.
Morrow connects with the punch.
Leningrada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrow throws a big shot that misses.
Leningrada connects with the punch.
Leningrada blocks a jab.
Leningrada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morrow's head backwards.
Morrow misses with a hook.
Morrow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leningrada counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leningrada doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrow circles away.
Nice shot by Leningrada.
Morrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leningrada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Don Morrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blokada Leningrada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrow.
Leningrada scores with a jab.
Leningrada lands a jab to the nose.
Morrow throws the left hand but Leningrada avoids the punch easily.
Morrow throws a hook but Leningrada avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Leningrada lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morrow doesn't seem phased though.
Morrow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morrow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leningrada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morrow throws a combination that misses
and Leningrada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leningrada lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blokada Leningrada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leningrada 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blokada Leningrada!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masato Saeba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saeba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Easy Action. Xavier Sanchez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masato Saeba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saeba throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez connects with a body shot.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick.
Sanchez is looking to slow Saeba down with leg kicks.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Saeba sees it coming and moves out of range.
Xavier Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
Saeba moves into the clinch.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez is looking to control Saeba's arms but Saeba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez gets through Saeba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saeba tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
A hook to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Saeba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanchez.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch but Saeba improves position.
Saeba is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saeba is defending well for now.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saeba tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Saeba is breathing heavily.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanchez.
Saeba trying to control the position but instead, Sanchez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saeba into the cage.
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Saeba's ribcage. Saeba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanchez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saeba backwards.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sanchez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez has Saeba pushed against the cage.
Saeba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Saeba's ribs.
Saeba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanchez cracks Saeba with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saeba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saeba misses with a straight right.
Saeba takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saeba moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Saeba's body.
Saeba throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saeba.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Saeba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saeba down.
Saeba gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sanchez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Saeba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saeba controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saeba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Saeba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saeba keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Saeba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Saeba blocks nicely.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Saeba is keeping the position.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez thows a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saeba is keeping the position for now.
Saeba controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saeba. Saeba obviously looking to wear him down.
Saeba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saeba misses with a head kick.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Saeba pushes him off.
Saeba loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Saeba in a clinch.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Saeba.
Saeba effectively controlling the action here.
Sanchez stalling the fight.
Saeba breaks from the clinch.
Saeba throws a body kick the misses
and Saeba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saeba.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saeba is out of range.
Saeba tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saeba.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Saeba moves out of range.
Saeba looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Saeba's ribs.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saeba.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saeba lands a jab to the nose.
Saeba staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saeba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
letting Saeba counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saeba misses with a low kick.
Saeba darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Masato Saeba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saeba breaks from the clinch.
Saeba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saeba motions for Sanchez to come forward. Saeba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saeba throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Saeba tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saeba.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Saeba motions for Sanchez to come forward. Saeba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saeba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saeba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saeba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saeba lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Saeba slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Masato Saeba is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saeba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saeba throws out the jab.
Sanchez defending well as Saeba loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Saeba ducks under and follows up with a left that Saeba also avoids with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saeba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Donk. Saeba catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Saeba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Saeba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saeba misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez lunges at Saeba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saeba's hand.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saeba slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saeba.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Saeba avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick by Sanchez misses
and Saeba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez throws a hook but Saeba blocks it.
Saeba misses the shot to the body.
Saeba loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masato Saeba dominated that second round.
That's time! Saeba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Saeba.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saeba.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saeba has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Saeba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saeba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saeba manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanchez is working Saeba over against the cage.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saeba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saeba backwards.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Saeba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saeba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Saeba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saeba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saeba tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saeba backwards.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
Saeba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez postures up in Saeba's guard and throws a big left but Saeba blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saeba controlling Sanchez's posture.
Sanchez trying to control but Saeba is working from the bottom.
Sanchez works over Saeba with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Saeba is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saeba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Saeba looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saeba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saeba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
Saeba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanchez lands a body punch.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Come on Sanchez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Sanchez's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saeba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masato Saeba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez cracks Saeba with a nice body shot.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of Saeba's head.
Saeba working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch but Saeba improves position.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez cracks Saeba with a nice body shot.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saeba as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Sanchez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saeba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez tries to work over Saeba's front leg with a kick but Saeba checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 27:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between OMG Zulud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pain Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulud comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor. Peters has chosen BringThe Pain as his entrance music. OMG Zulud could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pain Peters's chin.
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OMG Zulud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pain Peters!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Zulud.
Zulud lands a nice hook to Peters's body. Peters takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zulud displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peters.
Peters throws a body punch but Zulud moves out of range.
Peters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zulud tries to clinch up.
A jab from Peters finds it's way through Zulud's defenses.
Peters shoots in for a takedown but Zulud shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zulud leaves Peters with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
OMG Zulud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pain Peters.
Zulud stalks Peters and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peters's face. Peters staggers backwards, shaken.
Peters has a takedown stuffed.
Zulud misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud is looking to clinch but Peters is avoiding it.
Zulud's corner calls for a 1-2. Zulud obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Zulud. No joy for Peters on that attempt.
Zulud throws a looping overhand right but Peters ducks down to avoid it.
Zulud tries to clinch up but Peters circles away and keeps his distance.
Zulud has closed the distance and engaged Peters in a clinch.
Peters goes for a takedown attempt but Zulud pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zulud tries to clinch up but Peters circles away and keeps his distance.
Peters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peters pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zulud throws a sloppy body shot
and Peters counters with a single leg into guard. Zulud didn't expect that.
Zulud is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters tries to free his leg and advance position but Zulud is retaining full guard.
Peters passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Peters wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zulud, who protects the arm well.
Zulud might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zulud is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zulud wants to get back to full guard.
Peters is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zulud is just riding it out for now. Peters eventually gives up the hold.
Peters is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zulud has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peters looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulud regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zulud keeping full guard, as Peters tries to pass.
Peters drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zulud looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zulud looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zulud!
Peters gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peters trying to control but Zulud postures up.
Zulud takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Peters wants to control but Zulud is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Peters is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zulud is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Peters wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
OMG Zulud dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Peters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zulud avoids it really well and circles away.
Zulud throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peters walks into a left hand.
Peters takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peters tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zulud sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peters somewhat.
Zulud defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peters.
OMG Zulud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pain Peters.
Peters dodges the punch combination from Zulud.
Peters closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zulud circles away.
Zulud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peters was well out of range. Poor timing from Zulud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Zulud misses.
OMG Zulud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zulud stuffs the takedown.
Peters is breathing heavily.
Zulud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zulud moves into the clinch.
Zulud lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peters.
A short uppercut from Zulud.
Zulud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peters backwards.
Zulud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zulud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zulud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peters tries to score a body lock takedown but Zulud shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zulud lands a left hand.
Zulud working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zulud lands with a short shot to the head.
Zulud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zulud lands a body shot.
Knees to the body from Zulud.
Zulud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zulud putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zulud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zulud holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Peters takes an elbow to the temple.
Peters is trying to drag Zulud to the mat but Zulud just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by Zulud.
Peters is rocked!
Peters blocks an uppercut.
Zulud leaning his opponent against the cage.
Peters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zulud prevents it.
Zulud unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zulud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zulud scores with a shot to the side of Peters's head.
Peters is still on wobbly legs! Can Zulud finish him?
Peters blocks an uppercut.
Peters blocking some punches.
Peters seems to have recovered his senses.
Zulud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Zulud.
Zulud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zulud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zulud with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Zulud as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zulud.
Peters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zulud prevents it.
Nice elbow from Zulud.
Zulud lands an elbow inside that Peters shrugs off.
Zulud lands a shoulder strike.
Zulud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Peters turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Peters manages to end up in side control.
Peters goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Zulud has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Peters but great work by Zulud.
Peters tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Zulud'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 four minutes gone in the round.
Peters manages to get back to half guard.
Peters wants to control but Zulud is keeping busy.
Peters is trying to get back to full guard.
Zulud content to control rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peters is controlling Zulud's trapped leg to prevent Zulud from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
OMG Zulud dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Peters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
OMG Zulud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zulud holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Peters is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zulud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peters looking for a takedown.
OMG Zulud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pain Peters.
Zulud unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zulud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zulud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zulud is struggling to control the position.
Zulud lands with a right to the head.
Zulud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zulud lands with a left to the head.
Zulud scores with a shoulder strike.
Zulud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peters backwards.
Zulud lands with a right to the head.
Zulud lands a big right hand that drops Peters! The killer instinct kicks in and Zulud finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Zulud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). OMG Zulud!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Great Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gundar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorsen has chosen Thunder struck- ACDC as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Great Tonying!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gundar Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorsen missing with a left hand there. Tonying was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tonying fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tonying connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thorsen's hands.
Tonying on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thorsen. Thorsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Tonying misses with the combination.
Thorsen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tonying circles away.
A nice combination there by Thorsen.
Thorsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thorsen wants to clinch.
Tonying throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorsen.
Tonying misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Thorsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thorsen, right into the meat.
Tonying misses with a combination
and Thorsen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Tonying fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen breaks the clinch.
Thorsen wants to clinch up but Tonying keeps it at a distance.
Thorsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tonying ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thorsen ducks under a wild hook from Tonying.
Thorsen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thorsen shoots in for a takedown but Tonying shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thorsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tonying paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tonying ducks under a wild hook from Thorsen.
Tonying dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonying steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorsen.
Thorsen throws the left hand but Tonying avoids the punch easily.
Tonying throws a body punch but Thorsen moves out of range.
Tonying wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thorsen throws a series of punches but Tonying moves out of range.
Gundar Thorsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonying throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorsen wants to slow Tonying down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice straight punches there by Tonying. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tonying.
Tonying scores with a jab to the body.
Thorsen looks gassed!
Tonying throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tonying tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorsen has a takedown stuffed.
The Great Tonying has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gundar Thorsen.
Tonying jabs at Thorsen's body.
A nice combination there by Tonying.
Tonying tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tonying looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tonying connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tonying throws a monster overhand right that drops Thorsen! Tonying follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Great Tonying!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lombardo Limba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncomfortable Positions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Limba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Prodigy - Voodoo People. Uncomfortable Positions has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lombardo Limba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncomfortable Positions!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Positions misses with a body shot.
Limba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Positions ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Limba moves away.
Limba moves out of range of the strikes.
Positions throws the left hand but Limba avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Positions finds it's target.
Limba tries to clinch but Positions is having none of it.
Positions changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Limba tries to avoid it but Positions manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Limba to the ground. Limba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Limba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Limba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Limba wants to clinch up but Positions keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Limba.
Positions takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Limba moves in looking to clinch but Positions pushes him off.
Positions moves out of range of the body kick from Limba.
Limba ducks under a wild hook from Positions.
Limba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Positions connects with the punch.
Positions drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Limba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Positions content to stall in guard here.
Limba keeping moving, preventing Positions from controlling successfully.
Positions slips nicely into half guard.
Positions tries to pass to full mount but Limba defends it.
Positions takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Positions lands strikes from half guard.
Positions thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Limba's head.
Limba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Limba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Positions.
Limba tries to roll over but Positions keeps him under control.
Positions is looking for a kimura but Limba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Positions to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Positions is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Limba is in all sorts of trouble here.
Positions lands with some strikes.
Limba is desperately trying to improve his position but Positions has a good base and remains in mount.
Limba sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Positions is looking for a kimura but Limba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Positions to get the leverage.
Limba trying to control here.
Limba is trying to stand back up but Positions is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Positions trying to control from half guard but Limba is working away.
Limba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Positions is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Positions 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uncomfortable Positions dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Limba wants to clinch.
Lombardo Limba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Positions takes one on the button.
Limba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Limba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Limba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Positions.
Limba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Limba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Limba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Limba throws a front kick that sends Positions stumbling back into the cage.
Limba slips a jab from Positions.
Positions scores with a nice head shot.
Positions 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.
A left lands for Positions.
Limba tries to clinch but Positions is having none of it.
Positions chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Limba can pounce on him.
Positions closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Limba to the mat! Limba manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Limba lands a decent punch to the body there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Positions prevents Limba from getting back to his feet.
Positions passes Limba's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Limba makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Positions has a takedown stuffed.
Positions misses with a wild body shot.
Limba tries to clinch but Positions moves out of range.
Limba misses with a kick to the body.
Positions throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Limba was covering up waiting for the punch and Positions finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Positions lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limba trying to keep a closed guard but Positions is proving a slippery customer.
Limba can't keep his opponent in guard - Positions advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Limba throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Limba wants to get back to his feet.
Positions is keen to just control but Limba is a slippery customer.
Limba taking some punishment here, with Positions in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Positions looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Positions passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Limba tries to lock up and control but Positions gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Positions is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Limba is surviving well by controlling Positions's body position as best he can.
Limba is desperately trying to improve his position but Positions has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Limba is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by Positions.
Positions landing strikes from the mount.
Positions goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Limba is on top in guard.
Limba won't allow Positions to sweep him here.
Positions is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Positions is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Limba is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lombardo Limba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Limba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Limba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Positions avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Limba scores with a jab. Positions acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Limba tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Positions finds it's way through Limba's defenses.
An inside leg kick from Limba misses.
Nice sprawl there from Limba as Positions shoots in.
Limba moves in looking to clinch but Positions pushes him off.
Limba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Positions ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Positions shoots for a double leg takedown but Limba sprawls well. He's pushed Positions's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Limba is looking to clinch but Positions is avoiding it.
Limba lands with a cross.
Positions swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Limba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Limba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Limba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Positions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Positions fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Limba sprawls well initially but Positions persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Positions takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Limba kicks Positions off and gets back to his feet.
Limba throws a hook but Positions avoids it easily.
Limba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Limba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Positions thows a body shot but no joy.
Limba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Positions darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Limba punching from the bottom.
Positions prevents Limba from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Positions drops an elbow to the side of Limba's head.
Limba is trying to stand back up but Positions is controlling him
Positions prevents Limba from improving his position.
Positions lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Positions lands strikes from half guard.
Positions is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Positions missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Positions wants to take a breather but Limba is having none of it.
Positions missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Limba is trying to stand.
Positions is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Positions stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Limba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uncomfortable Positions has got the better of the ground game so far.
Limba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Positions misses the jab.
Lombardo Limba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Positions checks a low kick from Limba.
Limba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Positions to score with a decent uppercut.
Positions swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Limba looks to throw the jab but Positions is out of range.
Positions takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A shot to the body from Limba misses
and Positions counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Limba thinking.
Limba tries to clinch up
and Positions counters with a nice uppercut.
Limba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Positions dives in and grabs Limba's left leg, looking for a takedown. Limba pushes down on Positions's head and hops out.
Lombardo Limba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uncomfortable Positions.
Positions connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Limba tries to clinch
and Positions counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Limba tries to clinch
and Positions counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uncomfortable Positions comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Positions has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uncomfortable Positions!
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