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QFC Tournament 780 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Cruz (ranked 6933 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Harri (ranked 8071 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roland Harri!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harri connects with a leg kick. Cruz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cruz has Harri up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Harri blocks it.
Cruz is pressed up against the cage. Harri has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cruz down to the mat. Cruz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cruz gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz scores a nice knee to the body.
Harri is trying to pull guard but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Harri.
Cruz avoiding damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cruz obliges.
Harri tries to break free but Cruz pushes him back against the cage.
Harri is working Cruz over against the cage.
Cruz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harri is trying to break free.
Harri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Harri is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cruz to keep the fight standing.
Harri wants a takedown but no success here.
Harri looks winded!
Cruz just leaning against Harri, taking a breather.
Harri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cruz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
It looks like Roland Harri has been cut.
Harri jumps guard but Cruz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harri misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cruz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harri's brow.
Harri takes an elbow to the temple.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harri takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Harri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Harri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz has Harri pushed against the cage.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cruz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harri's face.
Harri is rocked!
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harri is trying to pull guard but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Harri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harri up against the cage.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.
Cruz pushes Harri up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. Harri won't want to take too many of those.
Cruz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cruz digs a right hand underneath Harri's ribcage. Harri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Harri'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.
Harri tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harri has had enough of the clinch but Cruz keeps him there for the moment.
Cruz is struggling to control the position.
Cruz leaning against his opponent.
Harri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Harri has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cruz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Harri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harri's face.
That has opened up Roland Harri's cut even more.
Cruz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Cruz to work.
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.
Harri is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Cruz.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cruz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harri can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cruz stalling the fight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harris head.
Cruz slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
Harri letting Cruz take a breather here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.
Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Cruz has Harri pressed against the cage.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harri is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
The cut above Roland Harri's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Harri fails to pull guard.
Cruz has Harri pressed against the cage.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harri up against the cage.
Cruz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Harri seems to have recovered his senses.
Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
Harri trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Cruz lands a good knee to the midsection. Harri won't want to take too many of those.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roland Harri's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cruz pushes Harri up against the cage in a clinch.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Harri blocks with his arms.
Harri lands a nice knee to the body.
Cruz is stalling here.
Harri jumps guard but Cruz stands there with Harri around his waist. Harri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harri is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz working Harri over with knees to the body.
Harri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harri's face.
Harri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cruz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cruz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cruz with a knee to the head.
Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz stalling.
Cruz stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cruz is pushing Harri up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Cruz.
Cruz lands a knee to the body.
Cruz lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz is pushing Harri up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cruz is stalling here.
Harri wants a takedown but no success here.
Mark Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Harri.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz avoiding damage.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Harri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cruz stalling against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz just leaning against Harri, taking a breather.
Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mark Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Cruz.
Harri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roland Harri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Mark Cruz!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Mark Cruz!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Mark Cruz!
Mark Cruz wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Viktorsson (ranked 7485 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Disciple (ranked 7362 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnus Viktorsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Magnus Viktorsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Disciple!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Disciple 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Dragon Disciple has been cut.
Disciple moves into range and clinches up with Viktorsson.
Disciple lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Magnus Viktorsson has been cut.
Disciple lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viktorsson tries to break the clinch but Disciple is controlling the position.
Disciple keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viktorsson's efforts to push away.
Disciple working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Disciple.
Viktorsson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Disciple.
Disciple lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Disciple lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viktorsson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Disciple struggles to land a body shot inside as Viktorsson controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Disciple.
A right hand to the body from Disciple.
Viktorsson is breathing heavily.
Viktorsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Disciple.
Disciple lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Viktorsson to his knees! Disciple keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Disciple!
A very excited looking Dragon Disciple made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darian Moondoggy (ranked 7914 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Groat (ranked 7734 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Groat has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Darian Moondoggy's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darian Moondoggy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Groat!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moondoggy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Groat scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Groat.
Moondoggy tries for a takedown but Groat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moondoggy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moondoggy throws a hook to the side of Groat's head but Groat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Groat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Groat scores with the left hand. Moondoggy knows he should have avoided that one.
Groat throws a lazy right hand but Moondoggy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Groat misses with a looping right.
Moondoggy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Groat counters with a straight right hand.
Groat lands a head shot.
Moondoggy is rocked!
Groat lands a brutal uppercut that launches Moondoggy off his feet! Moondoggy tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Groat!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duc Minh Pham (ranked 7464 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 7331 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duc Minh Pham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pham.
Pham jabs Kazama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Pham finds it's target.
Pham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Pham.
Pham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Pham misses
and Kazama counters with a stiff right hand.
Pham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kazama, pushing him back against the cage.
Kazama blocking some punches.
Kazama tries to break free but Pham pushes him back against the cage.
Pham misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pham - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Pham as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pham.
Pham lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pham.
Pham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pham avoids the body shot from Kazama.
Pham is looking to counter the offense by Kazama and move into the clinch.
Pham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazama walks into a straight right hand from Pham.
Pham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Kazama releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pham clinches with his opponent.
Pham breaks from the clinch.
Kazama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kazama looks winded!
Kazama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pham tries to clinch there but Kazama circles away.
Kazama is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kazama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kazama, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pham has Kazama pressed against the cage, preventing Kazama from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pham lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Kazama.
Kazama is trying to push Pham away but Pham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kazama tries to circle away but Pham has him pinned against the cage.
Kazama scores with a shoulder strike.
Pham lands with a left to the head.
Kazama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kazama working hard to break the clinch.
Kazama blocks an uppercut.
Pham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pham is looking to wear down Kazama with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kazama tries to keep at a distance but Pham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pham misses with a body punch.
Pham misses with a punch on the inside.
Pham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pham cracks Kazama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pham slips a straight right by Kazama.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pham.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pham connects with a right hand. Kazama shakes it off.
Kazama tries to move into range but Pham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kazama is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kazama misses with a looping right.
Pham connects with a right hand. Kazama shakes it off.
Kazama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pham.
Kazama takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pham tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Pham.
Pham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pham jabs Kazama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kazama at a distance.
Pham avoids the body shot from Kazama.
Pham moves to clinch but Kazama breaks away
enabling Kazama to counter with a crisp jab.
Kazama lands with an uppercut that bounces Pham off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duc Minh Pham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pham lands a nice hook to Kazama's body. Kazama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kazama misses the shot to the body.
Kazama misses with a lunging right hand
and Pham counters with a nice uppercut.
Pham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kazama can do to turn this around?
Pham tries to clinch but Kazama is having none of it.
Pham throws an off balance right hand
and Kazama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kazama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pham tries to clinch but Kazama moves out of range.
Pham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pham digs a good hook to Kazama's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pham.
Pham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kazama walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kazama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham throws out a loose jab but Kazama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pham lands a nice shot that snaps Kazama's head back.
Kazama throws a looping overhand right but Pham ducks down to avoid it.
Pham misses with a hook
and Kazama counters with a straight right hand.
Pham misses with a double jab
and Kazama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pham scores with a jab. Kazama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pham throws a body punch but Kazama moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Pham as he connects with a hook.
Kazama tries to move into range but Pham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kazama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pham.
Kazama swings for the body but Pham moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kazama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kazama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pham lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pham drops his hands momentarily and Kazama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kazama.
Pham fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Kazama on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pham wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pham scores with a punch to the head.
Pham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pham misses with a body shot
letting Kazama counter with a right hand.
Kazama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duc Minh Pham is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pham clobbers Kazama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pham misses with a hook.
Pham lands a really nice looking cross but Kazama seems unphased.
Kazama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pham throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pham connects with the punch.
Pham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pham's corner calls for a 1-2. Pham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazama scores with a sloppy right hand. Pham should have avoided that one.
Kazama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kazama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from Pham finds it's target.
Pham lands with a cross.
Pham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pham darts in trying to clinch
and Kazama counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duc Minh Pham dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kazama dodges the punch combination from Pham.
Pham scores with the left hand. Kazama knows he should have avoided that one.
Kazama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kazama misses with a wild body shot.
Pham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice combination there by Kazama.
It looks like Duc Minh Pham has been cut.
Kazama swats away the attempt to clinch by Pham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pham lunges at Kazama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kazama's hand.
The fighters circling - Kazama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kazama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham scores with a body shot.
Kazama connects with a looping right hand.
Kazama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kazama misses with a hook
and Pham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pham closes the distance but Kazama moves to the side
and Kazama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pham is looking to clinch.
Pham tries to close the distance and clinch but Kazama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kazama lands a nice looking body shot.
Kazama misses with an uppercut. Pham saw that one coming.
Kazama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jin Kazama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pham tests Kazama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kazama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pham lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pham, as that shot connected.
Pham ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kazama misses the body punch
and Pham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kazama walks into a straight right hand from Pham.
Pham clinches up with Kazama and pushes him back against the cage.
Pham can't find room to land a body shot as Kazama controls the action.
Pham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kazama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kazama.
Kazama is trying to break free.
Pham swings wildly with an uppercut but Kazama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pham.
A body shot lands from Kazama.
Kazama lands a shoulder strike.
Kazama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pham misses with some punches.
Kazama tries to circle away but Pham has him pinned against the cage.
Kazama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pham misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Pham fails to land.
Pham has a couple of punches blocked by Kazama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazama has had enough of the clinch but Pham keeps him there for the moment.
Kazama wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pham has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kazama fails to land.
Pham lands a right hand.
Kazama is working Pham over against the cage.
Kazama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pham's elbow.
Kazama is working Pham over against the cage.
Pham lands a nice shot to the body.
Pham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kazama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pham lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Kazama.
Kazama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kazama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kazama's elbow.
Pham takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kazama.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duc Minh Pham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pham 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Duc Minh Pham!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Duc Minh Pham!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Duc Minh Pham!
Duc Minh Pham wins by unanimous decision!
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