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DFN#26 Jitsu vs Lapu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hades Anderson (ranked 2795 p4p, 348 weight class) and Very Rounded (ranked 2382 p4p, 302 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hades Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Very Rounded!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rounded gets the takedown into side control.
Anderson tries to bench press Rounded off him but Rounded keeps the position.
Anderson manages to get back to half guard.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Rounded has control of the leg.
Rounded is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rounded is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rounded wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Anderson actively working from the bottom here.
Anderson looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rounded pulls his head out easily.
Anderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rounded pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Rounded. Oh but Anderson has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Rounded goes limp - he's gone! Anderson jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hades Anderson!
Hades Anderson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 2754 p4p, 273 weight class) and Wang Qiang (ranked 1787 p4p, 184 weight class). McGregor comes into the arena with The Foggy Dew / El Chapo blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Wang Qiang!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Qiang avoids a kick to the body.
McGregor moves away from the strike by Qiang.
Qiang throws a hook but McGregor avoids it easily.
As Qiang looks to move away, McGregor throws a big counter combo but Qiang just gets out of the way.
Qiang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Qiang.
Qiang throws the left hand but McGregor avoids the punch easily.
Conor McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Qiang moves out of range.
McGregor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Qiang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGregor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Qiang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGregor.
A combination from McGregor does no damage.
Qiang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGregor throws a lazy right hand but Qiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Qiang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang swings widly with a right hand
and McGregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGregor slips a straight right by Qiang.
McGregor misses with a takedown attempt
and Qiang counters with a nice uppercut.
Qiang throws an off balance right hand
and McGregor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wang Qiang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qiang with a nice cross.
McGregor throws a hook but Qiang blocks it.
McGregor moves out of range as Qiang strikes.
McGregor takes one on the button.
Qiang misses with a hook. McGregor ducked under it nicely.
Qiang lands a right hook to the body.
McGregor throws an off balance right hand
and Qiang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor moves forwards but Qiang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Qiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGregor throws out the jab.
McGregor throws a hook but Qiang blocks it.
Qiang misses with a straight right.
McGregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGregor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Qiang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang tests McGregor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Qiang.
McGregor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McGregor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Qiang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGregor.
McGregor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGregor controlling the pace.
McGregor drops an elbow to the side of Qiang's head.
McGregor thows a huge punch but Qiang dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qiang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGregor.
Qiang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGregor.
McGregor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Qiang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGregor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Qiang blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGregor.
McGregor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGregor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Qiang is staying active underneath McGregor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Qiang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGregor.
McGregor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McGregor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGregor winds up and cracks Qiang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McGregor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Qiang blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGregor.
McGregor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McGregor lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qiang is trying to stand back up but McGregor is controlling him
Qiang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGregor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Conor McGregor will probably get the nod.
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.
McGregor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McGregor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from McGregor misses.
McGregor moves away from the strike by Qiang.
Jab by Qiang.
McGregor throws a head kick but Qiang moves out of range.
Qiang lands with a right hand.
Qiang misses with an uppercut. McGregor saw that one coming.
Qiang 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.
McGregor lands a lovely overhand right.
McGregor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qiang.
McGregor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Nice defenses there by McGregor.
McGregor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Qiang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGregor tried to counter with a leg kick but Qiang avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor staying out of range there.
McGregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGregor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Wang Qiang has been cut.
McGregor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Qiang moves out of range.
McGregor lands a nice shot to the body.
McGregor connects with an inside leg kick.
Qiang throws out a loose jab but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Qiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Qiang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Qiang misses with a hook
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGregor.
Qiang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Qiang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by McGregor there.
Qiang misses with a looping right.
Qiang throws a lazy right hand but McGregor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGregor throws a big counter combination but Qiang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McGregor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGregor throws a right hand that Qiang ducks under and follows up with a left that Qiang also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGregor. Qiang does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Qiang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Qiang dips to his left and cracks McGregor with an uppercut!
McGregor tries a head kick but it misses.
Qiang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McGregor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donk. Qiang catches McGregor right on the button with a cross.
Qiang blocks a jab.
Qiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGregor defending well as Qiang loads up on a big left hand.
McGregor drives through with a takedown into Qiang's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McGregor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Qiang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGregor trying to control but Qiang is working from the bottom.
McGregor is standing up over Qiang. Qiang looks to escape but McGregor dives into side control.
McGregor trying to control the action but Qiang is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from McGregor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Conor McGregor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McGregor prevents Qiang from escaping the position.
McGregor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McGregor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Qiang is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've been hearing good reports from McGregor's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The strikes coming from McGregor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McGregor landing strikes.
McGregor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Qiang is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Qiang dodges the ground and pound from McGregor.
Qiang is not content to let McGregor control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor McGregor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wang Qiang's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McGregor 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.
Qiang is looking to stand back up but McGregor counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Qiang.
McGregor throws a strike but Qiang avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Qiang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Qiang can do to turn this around?
McGregor throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGregor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGregor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Qiang has momentary wrist control but McGregor slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGregor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGregor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Qiang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGregor throwing strikes from guard but Qiang blocks nicely.
McGregor postures up in Qiang's guard and throws a big left but Qiang blocks it.
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.
McGregor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Qiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Qiang lands a jab to the head.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Qiang was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor.
Qiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
Qiang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGregor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Qiang throws a hook but McGregor blocks it.
Qiang lands a jab to the nose.
Qiang throws an off balance right hand
and McGregor counters with an outside leg kick.
Qiang throws a hook to the side of McGregor's head but McGregor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGregor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McGregor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qiang blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGregor.
McGregor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGregor throwing shots but Qiang is blocking nicely.
Qiang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McGregor scores with a couple of nice shots.
McGregor 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.
McGregor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McGregor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Qiang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McGregor throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Qiang to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throwing strikes from guard but Qiang blocks nicely.
McGregor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGregor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McGregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGregor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wang Qiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qiang throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor McGregor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGregor, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor McGregor!
Conor McGregor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gonzales (ranked 2666 p4p, 328 weight class) and Justin White (ranked 2623 p4p, 325 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin White!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White fails with the takedown.
White checks a leg kick.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
White ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Gonzales has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White stalling in the clinch but Gonzales improves position.
White blocks a body shot from Gonzales.
White is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonzales to keep the fight standing.
Joe Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin White.
Gonzales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
White decides to pull guard.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
White is looking for a triangle but Gonzales pushes his legs off easily.
White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gonzales is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing good reports from Gonzales's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
White 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.
Gonzales keeping hold of White's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
White is trying to work for a kimura but Gonzales is defending well.
White wants to work for an arm triangle but Gonzales is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gonzales trying to control here.
White seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is pressing down on Gonzales's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzales is holding on for now.
White is working for a kimura but Gonzales is defending it quite comfortably.
White is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gonzales still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gonzales has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Gonzales scoring with punches and elbows.
White manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gonzales's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gonzales keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.
White keeping moving, preventing Gonzales from controlling successfully.
Gonzales controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gonzales passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzales sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but White is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gonzales dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gonzales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzales throws a leg kick but White checks it.
Gonzales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gonzales misses with a lunging right hand
and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gonzales's guard.
Gonzales wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzales gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gonzales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Gonzales cracks White with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White controls Gonzales momentarily but Gonzales frees himself.
Gonzales trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gonzales is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gonzales can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gonzales wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
White keeping full guard, as Gonzales tries to pass.
Gonzales engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gonzales doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gonzales manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Justin White has got the better of the ground game so far.
White working for a triangle but Gonzales defends it easily.
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gonzales can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gonzales passes into half guard.
Gonzales missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonzales is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gonzales wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White tries to kick Gonzales off but Gonzales keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gonzales keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gonzales blocks the strikes from White.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gonzales lands with a nice body punch.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
White checks a low kick from Gonzales.
White feints the counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gonzales.
White darts in looking for a takedown but Gonzales gets double underhooks and turns White into the cage.
Joe Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin White.
White slips a straight right by Gonzales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gonzales dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gonzales moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonzales.
A body shot lands from Gonzales.
Gonzales pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gonzales smiles and moves away.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gonzales defends it nicely.
Justin White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzales throws a leg kick
and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gonzales's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White being controlled here momentarily.
White trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gonzales manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
White is looking for a triangle here but Gonzales uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gonzales decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzales will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joe Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White fails to land the takedown.
Joe Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White with the counter takedown but Gonzales avoids it easily.
White moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Gonzales wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
Gonzales throws a hook but White blocks it.
Joe Gonzales is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Gonzales lands.
Gonzales misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Gonzales walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzales scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales gets a double leg takedown into White's guard.
White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gonzales defends it easily.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzales seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gonzales scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gonzales with a flurry of punches that miss.
White keeping moving, preventing Gonzales from controlling successfully.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joe Gonzales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzales slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Gonzales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzales 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Gonzales!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Joe Gonzales made sure he mentioned Free Bands inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Justin White stepped up to the mic, saying 'Yeah what can I say he had number but you havnt seen the last one of Justin white and son just shine that title cause its coming back me'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Tiddlywinks (ranked 2053 p4p, 245 weight class) and Eddie Armstrong (ranked 2014 p4p, 241 weight class). Tiddlywinks comes into the arena with The Seinfeld Intro blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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265 lbs
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248 lbs
25 - 19 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Tiddlywinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Armstrong lands a couple of elbows.
Tiddlywinks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tiddlywinks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiddlywinks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Armstrong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Armstrong throws a big right hand that misses.
Tiddlywinks manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Armstrong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tiddlywinks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Armstrong's knee momentarily.
Armstrong misses with a hook. Tiddlywinks ducked under it nicely.
Tiddlywinks appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tiddlywinks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Armstrong tries for a takedown but Tiddlywinks circles away easily
and Tiddlywinks counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiddlywinks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tiddlywinks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiddlywinks moves away from the strike by Armstrong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiddlywinks cracks the inside of Armstrong's front leg.
Armstrong pushes Tiddlywinks up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tiddlywinks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Armstrong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tiddlywinks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tiddlywinks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiddlywinks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armstrong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eddie Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tiddlywinks!
Armstrong looks winded!
Nice cross by Tiddlywinks.
It looks like Eddie Armstrong has been cut.
Armstrong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roger Tiddlywinks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Armstrong.
Tiddlywinks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiddlywinks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiddlywinks jabs Armstrong right on the nose. Armstrong blinks but takes it well.
Armstrong gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roger Tiddlywinks!
As Roger Tiddlywinks got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Im going to get a ice cream sunday yay!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 1362 p4p, 196 weight class) and Hector Stefan (ranked 2195 p4p, 305 weight class). Stefan has chosen Onward to Victory as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Hector Stefan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Stefan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Stefan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Stefan.
Wright lands a front kick.
Stefan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wright, pushing him back against the cage.
Stefan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wright avoids it.
Nice body punch from Wright - that landed with a thud.
Stefan slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wright.
Stefan has Wright pressed against the cage, preventing Wright from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stefan blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Stefan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stefan blocks it with crossed arms.
Wright prevents a body shot from Stefan.
Wright blocks a body shot from Stefan.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stefan throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stefan.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stefan manages to avoid it.
Stefan misses with a hook
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright blocks a head kick by Stefan.
Stefan throws a lazy head kick
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stefan misses with a two punch combination.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Wright sets himself, and Stefan steps forward looking for the clinch! Wright avoids it this time.
Stefan looks to land a combination. Wright sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stefan moves away.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Stefan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wright avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Stefan tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stefan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Stefan moves his leg out of the way.
Wright swings for the body but Stefan moves out of range.
Stefan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Stefan. That snapped Wright's head back.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Stefan moved out of range.
Stefan drives through and clinches with Wright against the cage.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stefan slows down the pace here.
Wright scores with a hook to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stefan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wright missing with knees to the body.
Wright blocks an elbow strike.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Stefan won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Stefan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Stefan avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Stalling in the clinch from Wright.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Stefan on the inside.
Wright blocks a body shot from Stefan.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Stefan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stefan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wright is trying to push Stefan away but Stefan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stefan tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Stefan is working Wright over against the cage.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stefan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stefan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wright wants to break free but Stefan has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wright on the inside.
Stefan keeps control of Wright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wright.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stefan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Stefan keeps him there for the moment.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stefan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stefan throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Stefan throws a combination. Wright tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wright slips a jab from Stefan.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
Stefan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stefan there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Stefan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wright misses with a hook. Stefan ducked under it nicely.
Hector Stefan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stefan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hector Stefan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stefan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stefan.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Stefan's shoulder, as Stefan tries to avoid the shot.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stefan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Stefan.
Stefan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stefan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Stefan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stefan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Stefan ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefan throws a head kick that half lands.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Stefan off balance momentarily.
Stefan dodges the punch combination from Wright.
Stefan tries to counter with a clinch but Wright shakes him off and moves away.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stefan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wright. Wright obviously looking to wear him down.
Stefan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stefan thumps Wright with a low kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stefan 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.
A low kick from Stefan is predictable there
and Wright counters with a one-two to the body.
Wright connects with a body shot that sends Stefan's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stefan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Stefan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wright counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wright tries to keep at a distance but Stefan has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stefan has Wright pressed against the cage, preventing Wright from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wright is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stefan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright throws a hook but Stefan blocks it.
Wright lands with a nice body kick.
Stefan instigates a clinch.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Stefan has him pressed against the cage.
Wright displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stefan up against the cage.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Stefan.
Wright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hector Stefan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stefan tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Stefan back against the cage.
Stefan lands a shoulder strike.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stefan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stefan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Wright.
Stefan throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Wright connects with a jab.
Stefan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wright throws a hook but Stefan avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Stefan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stefan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Stefan tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright looks to land a combination but Stefan avoids it well.
Wright tries a low kick but Stefan avoids it.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stefan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Stefan there.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stefan.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright tests Stefan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Stefan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stefan is able to avoid easily.
Stefan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A low kick from Wright misses
and Stefan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stefan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wright misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Stefan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice combination there by Stefan.
Stefan tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stefan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Stefan avoids the body shot from Wright.
A jab from Wright misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Wright as he connects with a hook.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Stefan moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright lands a really nice looking cross but Stefan seems unphased.
Stefan moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Stefan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright letting Stefan take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefan is trying to stall.
Stefan blocks an elbow strike.
Wright can't break the clinch.
Stefan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright throws a body punch but Stefan moves out of range.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stefan moves away.
A head kick misses from Stefan.
A punch combination from Stefan misses.
Wright lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stefan backs up against the cage.
Stefan throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stefan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stefan is rocked!
Wright digs a good body shot into Stefan's ribs.
Stefan is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Stefan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright drops Stefan with a straight right hand, right on the button! Wright follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cleon Wright!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dyrdek (ranked 1729 p4p, 259 weight class) and Frank Reilly (ranked 861 p4p, 136 weight class). Reilly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
177 lbs
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29
177 lbs
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Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rob Dyrdek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyrdek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dyrdek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reilly.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
Dyrdek throwing a counter right hand but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Reilly moves into the clinch.
Dyrdek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
A short left from Reilly.
A right hand to the body from Dyrdek.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reilly stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dyrdek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reilly up against the cage.
Dyrdek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dyrdek tries to land a knee to the head but Reilly blocks with his arms.
Reilly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dyrdek backwards.
Dyrdek scores with a knee to the head.
Dyrdek misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reilly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly avoiding damage as Dyrdek throws knees to the body.
Reilly scores with a hook to the body.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Dyrdek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dyrdek tries a knee to the head but Reilly blocks it.
Dyrdek landing knees to the head.
Reilly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reilly lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reilly as Dyrdek tries to tie him up.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Dyrdek trying to stall but Reilly improves his position.
Dyrdek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reilly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reilly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dyrdek is looking to control Reilly's arms but Reilly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dyrdek has his back to the cage.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dyrdek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Reilly pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Reilly scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dyrdek fails to land.
Dyrdek scores with a shoulder strike.
Dyrdek lands with a short shot to the head.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly tries to work over Dyrdek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dyrdek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dyrdek.
Reilly lands a hook that snaps the head of Dyrdek backwards.
Reilly lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Reilly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dyrdek or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reilly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Dyrdek controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dyrdek looking to slow down the pace here.
Dyrdek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Dyrdek.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Dyrdek connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Frank Reilly has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dyrdek.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dyrdek wants to stall.
Dyrdek misses with the head strike.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dyrdek blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Reilly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dyrdek tries to clinch but Reilly moves out of range.
Dyrdek sets himself, and Reilly steps forward looking for the clinch! Dyrdek avoids it this time.
Reilly has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reilly as Dyrdek tries to tie him up.
Dyrdek tries a knee to the head but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dyrdek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dyrdek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reilly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dyrdek's brow.
Dyrdek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reilly lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Rob Dyrdek has been cut.
Dyrdek blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyrdek misses with a knee to the head.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Dyrdek controls the action.
Dyrdek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reilly lands a body shot.
Dyrdek trying to control the position but instead, Reilly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dyrdek into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dyrdek.
Dyrdek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
Dyrdek controlling the action here for a moment.
Reilly managing to block the knees to the body from Dyrdek.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Dyrdek misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Dyrdek.
Dyrdek lands a nice uppercut.
Dyrdek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dyrdek backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dyrdek trying to land knees to the body.
Dyrdek tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly scores with a shoulder strike.
Dyrdek throws an elbow that misses.
Dyrdek with a knee to the head.
Reilly misses with an elbow strike.
Dyrdek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Frank Reilly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dyrdek tries to land knees in the clinch but Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
Reilly misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
Dyrdek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dyrdek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dyrdek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek misses with a knee to the head.
Dyrdek trying to stall but Reilly improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reilly.
Dyrdek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Dyrdek's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Dyrdek controls the action.
Dyrdek blocks a body shot from Reilly.
Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dyrdek.
Dyrdek wants to stall.
Reilly looking to slow down the pace here.
Reilly gets through Dyrdek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reilly up against the cage.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a body punch.
Reilly gets through Dyrdek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a nice shot to the body.
Dyrdek tries to land knees in the clinch but Reilly avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dyrdek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dyrdek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Dyrdek looking to slow down the pace here.
Dyrdek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hook to the body lands for Reilly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Reilly punishes Dyrdek's body with a nice straight punch.
Reilly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dyrdek, pushing him back against the cage.
Reilly lands with a short shot to the head.
Dyrdek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dyrdek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dyrdek misses with a knee to the head.
Dyrdek is trying to maintain a safe position but Reilly gets an underhook and turns Dyrdek into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Reilly.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Dyrdek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly tries to work over Dyrdek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Dyrdek.
Reilly presses Dyrdek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dyrdek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dyrdek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Dyrdek would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reilly stalls.
Dyrdek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reilly gets through Dyrdek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dyrdek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reilly.
Dyrdek blocks an uppercut.
Dyrdek blocking some punches.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reilly gets through Dyrdek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dyrdek.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Dyrdek.
Dyrdek avoiding damage as Reilly throws knees to the body.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Dyrdek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dyrdek lands a nice uppercut.
Dyrdek avoids a wild elbow strike from Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dyrdek looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dyrdek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reilly is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dyrdek.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dyrdek obliges.
Reilly is trying to stall.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Dyrdek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reilly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dyrdek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dyrdek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dyrdek looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Dyrdek.
Dyrdek tries to land a knee to the head but Reilly blocks with his arms.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dyrdek backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly cracks Dyrdek with a nice body shot.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Dyrdek.
Dyrdek looking to throw knees to the head but Reilly is blocking nicely.
Reilly can't find room to land a body shot as Dyrdek controls the action.
Reilly managing to block the knees to the body from Dyrdek.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Dyrdek's head.
Dyrdek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dyrdek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reilly up against the cage.
Dyrdek slowing the pace effectively.
Dyrdek gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Reilly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly has a couple of punches blocked by Dyrdek.
Dyrdek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dyrdek.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dyrdek backwards.
Reilly misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Reilly.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Dyrdek uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Reilly fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reilly throws an elbow but misses.
Dyrdek stalling in the clinch but Reilly improves position.
Dyrdek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dyrdek.
Reilly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rob Dyrdek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dyrdek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reilly avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dyrdek throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Reilly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reilly 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reilly!
After winning the bout, Frank Reilly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Donavon (ranked 2145 p4p, 298 weight class) and Mike Reilly (ranked 1743 p4p, 244 weight class). Reilly has chosen The Whispers - Rock Steady as his entrance music. Chris Donavon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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211 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Donavon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donavon cracks Reilly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donavon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reilly.
Chris Donavon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Donavon's head.
It looks like Chris Donavon has been cut.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donavon manages to avoid it.
Donavon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Reilly manages to circle out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Reilly. That snapped Donavon's head back.
Reilly scores with a head kick.
Donavon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donavon moves into range and clinches up with Reilly.
Donavon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Donavon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Donavon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donavon throws a head punch that misses.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Donavon.
Donavon tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Donavon is looking for a takedown.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on Reilly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Donavon misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Donavon.
Donavon has a couple of punches blocked by Reilly.
Reilly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donavon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reilly counters with a nice uppercut.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Reilly tries to get set, Donavon tries to push him back and clinch up but Reilly manages to avoid the attempt.
Reilly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Donavon. Donavon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good leg kick by Reilly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donavon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donavon misses with a hook
and Reilly counters with a straight right hand.
Donavon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly catches Donavon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reilly swats away the attempt to clinch by Donavon.
Donavon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Donavon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donavon wants to clinch up but Reilly keeps it at a distance.
Reilly has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Reilly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donavon throws a jab but it's blocked by Reilly.
Donavon is looking to clinch.
Reilly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donavon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donavon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reilly, pushing him back against the cage.
Donavon scores with a hook to the body.
Reilly lands a right hand.
Donavon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reilly breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Donavon misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Reilly misses.
Donavon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donavon avoids the body shot from Reilly.
Donavon darts in trying to clinch
and Reilly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Donavon thinking.
Donavon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Reilly there.
Reilly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reilly throws a body punch but Donavon moves out of range.
Donavon tries to clinch but Reilly is having none of it.
Reilly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Donavon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Reilly staying out of range there.
Donavon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
Donavon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reilly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donavon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reilly counters with an inside leg kick.
Reilly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reilly connects with a body shot that sends Donavon's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Reilly lands but Donavon takes it in his stride.
Donavon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donavon throws a body shot but no joy.
Donavon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reilly.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Reilly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Donavon's head.
Chris Donavon's cut is getting worse.
Donavon tries to clinch there but Reilly circles away.
Donavon closes the distance but Reilly moves to the side
and Reilly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reilly throws a head kick but Donavon moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Donavon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly misses with a wild combination.
Donavon darts in trying to clinch
and Reilly counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Reilly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Donavon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donavon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donavon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donavon blocks a low kick nicely.
Reilly lands with a hook. Donavon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reilly tests Donavon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donavon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A good leg kick by Reilly.
Reilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reilly is looking to slow Donavon down with leg kicks.
Donavon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Reilly. That snapped Donavon's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donavon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavon moves in looking to clinch but Reilly pushes him off.
Donavon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reilly avoids the body shot from Donavon.
Mike Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donavon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch lands to the side of Donavon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donavon doesn't manage to clinch there - Reilly circles away.
Donavon throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donavon at a distance.
Donavon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
Reilly throws a series of punches but Donavon avoids them all with ease.
Donavon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reilly counters with a straight right hand.
Donavon instigates a clinch.
Reilly lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donavon throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Donavon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reilly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chris Donavon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reilly lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donavon.
Donavon can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.
Reilly'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.
Donavon working aggressively here.
Donavon misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reilly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.
Reilly throws a jab when Donavon was well out of range.
Donavon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Reilly connects with a body shot that sends Donavon's belly button to the back.
A left lands for Reilly.
Donavon tries to clinch up but Reilly circles away and keeps his distance.
Reilly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a jab when Donavon was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Donavon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donk. Reilly catches Donavon right on the button with a cross.
Donavon scores with a three punch combo!
Donavon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donavon darts in trying to clinch
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jeez, Chris Donavon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Donavon tries to clinch but Reilly is having none of it.
Reilly keeps the fight on the outside.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donavon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donavon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Reilly tries to get set, Donavon tries to push him back and clinch up but Reilly manages to avoid the attempt.
Reilly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donavon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Reilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donavon wants to clinch but Reilly slips to the side
and Reilly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donavon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reilly thuds a left hand into Donavon's body.
Donavon throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Donavon throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Reilly misses.
Reilly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Donavon is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Donavon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Reilly!
A victorious Mike Reilly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eksem Von Ketler (ranked 952 p4p, 49 weight class) and Demetri Puleveski (ranked 2954 p4p, 144 weight class). Von Ketler comes to the cage accompanied by Bonecracker- Shocore. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
139 lbs
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33
135 lbs
18 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eksem Von Ketler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demetri Puleveski!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ketler blocks a jab.
Puleveski looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Ketler is just out of range.
Von Ketler feinted with a counter takedown.
Puleveski drops his hands momentarily and Von Ketler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Von Ketler misses with a looping left.
Puleveski misses with the combination.
Von Ketler feinted with a counter takedown.
Von Ketler missing with a left hand there. Puleveski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puleveski gets a double leg takedown into Von Ketler's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Ketler is looking for a triangle but Puleveski pushes his legs off easily.
Puleveski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Von Ketler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Von Ketler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puleveski defends well.
Puleveski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ketler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Puleveski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Puleveski with a nice head shot there.
Von Ketler has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Von Ketler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Puleveski controls the pace.
Puleveski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Puleveski works over Von Ketler with some ground and pound from guard.
Von Ketler trying to keep a closed guard but Puleveski is proving a slippery customer.
Von Ketler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Puleveski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Von Ketler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Puleveski has managed to get both his arms back between Von Ketler's legs - danger averted.
Puleveski wants to stand but Von Ketler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Ketler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Puleveski is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puleveski stopping the sweep attempt from Von Ketler.
Puleveski wants to stand but Von Ketler is controlling his posture from full guard.
Puleveski stopping the sweep attempt from Von Ketler.
Puleveski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Puleveski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Von Ketler wants to sweep here but Puleveski controlling him for the moment.
Von Ketler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Puleveski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Puleveski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Puleveski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puleveski wants to stand but Von Ketler is controlling his posture from full guard.
Puleveski tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Ketler is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ketler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Puleveski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Puleveski throws a big right hand that misses.
Von Ketler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Von Ketler is looking to cinch up a triangle. Puleveski throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Von Ketler's body to avoid the submission. Von Ketler has instead reached around Puleveski's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Von Ketler arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eksem Von Ketler!
Eksem Von Ketler got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 1079 p4p, 168 weight class) and Slade Wilson (ranked 968 p4p, 151 weight class). Arjuna comes to the cage accompanied by Om. Wilson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G.. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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208 lbs
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206 lbs
20 - 14 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Slade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arjuna misses with a straight left.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Arjuna's head but Arjuna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arjuna misses with a double jab.
Nice jab there from Wilson.
Arjuna misses with a kick to the body.
Wilson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wilson rushes Arjuna and presses him up against the cage.
Arjuna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Arjuna.
Arjuna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arjuna blocks an uppercut.
Arjuna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Arjuna.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Arjuna can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Arjuna blocks a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arjuna backwards.
Arjuna tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Arjuna back against the cage.
Arjuna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arjuna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arjuna tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arjuna lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Wilson tries to work over Arjuna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arjuna throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arjuna ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
It looked like Arjuna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wilson.
Wilson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Arjuna swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wilson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arjuna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Arjuna jabs Wilson right on the nose. Wilson blinks but takes it well.
Arjuna throws a leg kick but Wilson moved away.
Arjuna darts in trying to clinch
and Wilson counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arjuna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arjuna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilson looks to land a body kick but Arjuna moved away.
Wilson slips a straight right by Arjuna.
A telegraphed right hand from Arjuna misses the target.
Wilson fakes the leg kick and cracks Arjuna in the body.
Arjuna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Arjuna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arjuna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arjuna lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arjuna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Arjuna.
Arjuna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rama Arjuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arjuna lands with a nice combination. Wilson backs away looking to recover.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick
and Arjuna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arjuna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arjuna throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arjuna swivels and escapes.
Wilson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wilson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Arjuna dominated that round.
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.
Wilson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arjuna thows a body kick. Wilson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arjuna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
A shot to the liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arjuna but Arjuna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Arjuna to the mat! Arjuna manages to get full guard.
Wilson postures up in Arjuna's guard and throws a big left but Arjuna blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arjuna seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Arjuna keeps moving.
Arjuna is pulling down on Wilson's head. It's preventing any offense from Wilson, at least for the moment.
Arjuna has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arjuna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arjuna has control of Wilson's left arm, preventing Wilson from doing any damage.
Wilson postures up in Arjuna's guard and throws a big left but Arjuna blocks it.
Arjuna is pulling down on Wilson's head. It's preventing any offense from Wilson, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arjuna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arjuna is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rama Arjuna is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arjuna connects with a jab.
Arjuna throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arjuna.
Wilson thinks about the counter body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arjuna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wilson tries to move into range but Arjuna moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Arjuna throwing a counter right hand but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson closes the distance and pushes Arjuna back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arjuna manages to break the clinch.
Arjuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arjuna throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Wilson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arjuna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wilson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arjuna throws a sloppy body shot
and Wilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilson jabs Arjuna to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilson connects with a solid leg kick.
No joy there for Arjuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arjuna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Wilson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arjuna connects with a leg kick. Wilson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wilson is looking to land body kicks.
Wilson swings for the body but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson walks into a jab.
Wilson fails to land the takedown.
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 Rama Arjuna will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Arjuna does it's job there.
Arjuna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arjuna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Arjuna misses with a body shot.
Arjuna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arjuna misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson fails to land the takedown.
Arjuna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arjuna, as that shot connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
Arjuna drops Wilson with a beautiful combination! Wilson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arjuna is looking for the KO!
Arjuna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilson under the eye.
Wilson misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arjuna.
Arjuna lands a big head kick that sends Wilson tumbling to the mat! Arjuna takes a step backwards and waves Wilson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arjuna.
Arjuna went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Rama Arjuna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and Arjuna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilson thinking.
A swing and a miss from Arjuna.
Arjuna throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Arjuna stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arjuna lands an overhand right.
Arjuna throws a lazy head kick
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Slade Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wilson swings widly with a right hand
and Arjuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Arjuna misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Arjuna misses
and Wilson counters with a nice body kick.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arjuna scores with a one two! Wilson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arjuna.
Wilson throws a shot from downtown. Arjuna moves away and avoids it.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arjuna connects with the punch.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson walks into a straight right hand from Arjuna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Arjuna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wilson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wilson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arjuna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arjuna thows a body kick. Wilson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arjuna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rama Arjuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arjuna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arjuna just misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna scores with a leg kick.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arjuna was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rama Arjuna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arjuna, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rama Arjuna!
During a confident post fight interview, Rama Arjuna thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jitsu (ranked 737 p4p, 106 weight class) and Lapu Lapu (ranked 830 p4p, 122 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lapu Lapu!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitsu slips under a jab from Lapu.
Lapu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jitsu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jitsu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lapu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jitsu seems to be looking for submissions.
Jitsu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lapu sees it coming and defends easily.
Lapu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jitsu throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lapu to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jitsu.
Jitsu wants to pass the guard but Lapu is keeping the position.
Jitsu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jitsu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jitsu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jitsu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lapu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jitsu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jitsu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jitsu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lapu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jitsu 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jitsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Lapu is retaining full guard.
Jitsu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lapu pushes Jitsu off and gets back to his feet.
Lapu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jitsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jitsu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jitsu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lapu does it's job there.
Jitsu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Lapu misses.
Nice takedown defense from Lapu. No joy for Jitsu on that attempt.
Jitsu moves out of range of the strikes.
Jitsu attempts a counter takedown but Lapu avoids it well and moves away.
Nice shot by Lapu.
Jitsu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lapu swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jitsu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jitsu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lapu Lapu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lapu cracks the inside of Jitsu's front leg.
Lapu looks for the body kick but Jitsu saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapu misses with a hook.
Jitsu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jitsu defending well as Lapu loads up on a big left hand.
Jitsu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lapu tries to land a body kick
and Jitsu counters with a takedown into side control.
Jitsu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jitsu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jitsu goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lapu rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jitsu's guard! Nice work there by Lapu!
Jitsu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lapu uses it to pass to side control.
Jitsu is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lapu Lapu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lapu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jitsu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lapu is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lapu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jitsu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lapu.
Jitsu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lapu scores with a jab to the head.
Jitsu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jitsu misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Lapu to counter with a crisp jab.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lapu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lapu is trying to buck Jitsu off.
Jitsu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jitsu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lapu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu working the ground and pound.
Jitsu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jitsu goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lapu has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jitsu but great work by Lapu.
Lapu Lapu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jitsu is trying to work for a sweep but Lapu has mounted him!
Lapu controlling the pace for now.
Jitsu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lapu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Jitsu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jitsu looking for a kimura from the bottom but Lapu passes into side control!
Lapu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jitsu keeps working.
Jitsu sneaks back into half guard.
Jitsu is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is working hard here to advance position.
Jitsu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lapu trying to control the pace.
Lapu stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
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.
Lapu jabs at Jitsu's body.
Jitsu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lapu misses with a left hand
and Jitsu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jitsu throws a big elbow that misses.
Jitsu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jitsu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jitsu drops back looking for a leg! Lapu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lapu manages to kick Jitsu off! Jitsu jumps back into Lapu's guard.
Lapu wants to stand and escape but Jitsu is having none of it.
Lapu kicks Jitsu off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lapu Lapu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lapu misses the jab.
Jitsu slips a straight right by Lapu.
Jitsu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jitsu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lapu.
Lapu misses with a low kick.
Jitsu fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitsu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lapu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lapu wants to get back to his feet but Jitsu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jitsu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jitsu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lapu wriggles free and stands up.
A leg kick checked by Jitsu.
Jitsu tries to counter with a takedown but Lapu is quick to defend against it.
Jitsu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lapu to the ground. Jitsu is now in Lapu's guard.
Jitsu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jitsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lapu is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu throws a big elbow that misses.
Jitsu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jitsu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lapu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lapu kicks Jitsu off and gets to his feet.
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!
Lapu throws a good cross that connects.
Lapu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lapu Lapu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapu misses with a body kick.
Lapu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jitsu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jitsu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lapu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jitsu goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lapu rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jitsu's guard! Nice work there by Lapu!
Lapu Lapu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lapu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jitsu throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lapu escapes and throws Jitsu's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lapu tries to move to mount but Jitsu blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is looking to regain half guard here but Lapu keeps moving and retains side control.
Lapu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jitsu looking for a sweep but Lapu has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jitsu is working to get back to half guard.
Jiu Jitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lapu controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lapu Lapu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lapu 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lapu Lapu!
After winning the bout, Lapu Lapu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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