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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Sins (ranked 5163 p4p, 517 weight class) and Baby Boy Harris (ranked 15989 p4p, 680 weight class). Baby Boy Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Sins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a left hand
and Sins counters with a leg kick.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sins.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sins, right into the meat.
Harris lands a jab to the nose.
Harris slips a straight right by Sins.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Sins.
Harris throws a series of punches but Sins avoids them all with ease.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Harris misses with an uppercut
enabling Sins to counter with a crisp jab.
Sins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris tests Sins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sins can pounce on him.
Sins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sins tries to work over Harris's front leg with a kick but Harris checks it.
A big left from Sins misses.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to land a leg kick but Sins is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Sins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Sins's shoulder, as Sins tries to avoid the shot.
Sins tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris scores with a jab.
Sins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sins just misses with a punch to the body.
Sins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sins. Sins obviously looking to wear him down.
Sins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sins moves away.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sins swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Sins.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harris duly obliges.
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!
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sins moves away.
Harris throws a body punch but Sins moves out of range.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sins tries to land a front kick but Harris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sins fakes the leg kick and cracks Harris in the body.
Sins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sins throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sins misses with a body shot.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Sins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Sins's head but Sins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris throws a right hand that Sins ducks under and follows up with a left that Sins also avoids with ease.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Sins connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sins.
Nice body kick from Harris.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sins.
Sins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Sins.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris avoids the body shot from Sins.
Sins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sins misses with a straight right.
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Sins digs a good hook to Harris's body.
A clash of legs there as Harris blocks the low kick.
Sins throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Sins tried to counter with a leg kick but Harris avoided it.
Sins misses with a wild body shot.
Harris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice jab there from Sins.
Sins misses with a wild body shot.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Sins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sins throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris throws a one two combo.
Sins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris wants to land a leg kick but Sins is out of range.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Sins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sins.
Sins is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris connects with a jab.
Harris checks a low kick from Sins.
Harris digs a good body shot into Sins's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sins scores with a leg kick.
Sins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sins swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sins throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Baby Boy Harris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sins feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sins throws a good cross that connects.
Sins throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Sins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Sins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Sins.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Sins's head but Sins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Sins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sins.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
Sins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Sins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Sins ducks down to avoid it.
Sins takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Sins connects with a solid leg kick.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Harris's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sins lands with a shot to the body.
Sins connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Sins misses with a low kick.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris motions for Sins to come forward. Harris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Harris. Those never looked like landing.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sins throws out a leg kick but Harris moves out of range and Sins only half commits.
Harris is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sins.
Sins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sins misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sins tries to work over Harris's front leg with a kick but Harris checks it.
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!
Sins throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harris.
Sins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Sins backs off Harris throws a huge counter combo but Sins manages to avoid it all.
Sins blocks a jab.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Sins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sins misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sins was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Sins tried to counter with a leg kick but Harris avoided it.
Sins blocks the body kick.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Sins's head but Sins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris scores with a one two! Sins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sins looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Sins lands with a straight right. Harris didn't see that one coming.
Sins connects with a body shot.
Sins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sins cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sins lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Sins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Sins feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Sins slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris throws a right and a left that Sins avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Harris scores with a head kick.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Sins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sins throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sins avoids the head kick by Harris.
Sins takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
Sins scores with a leg kick.
Sins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sins throws a body shot but no joy.
Baby Boy Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris throws a head kick but Sins moves out of range.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sins misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sins. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Sins throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sins scores with the left hand. Harris knows he should have avoided that one.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Sins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sins tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Sins wants to land a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sins ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Sins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Sins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sins throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Sins takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Sins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sins misses with a straight right.
Sins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sins moves away.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Sins missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris throws a series of strikes that have Sins backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Sins scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins throws a front kick aimed at Harris's knee but Harris avoids it well.
Harris misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Sins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris throws a leg kick which misses Sins's front leg but catches the back leg as Sins tries to avoid it.
Sins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Sins ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sins.
Harris throws a body punch but Sins moves out of range.
Sins scores with a shot to the body.
Sins avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sins works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Sins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sins moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Sins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sins cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Sins dodges the punch combination from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Sins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harris looks for the body kick but Sins saw that one coming.
Sins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That kick from Harris tenderised Sins's leg. Sins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sins digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Harris looks for the body kick but Sins saw that one coming.
Harris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris throws a nice head kick!
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sins swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Sins avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Sins moves out of range easily.
Harris looks to throw a body kick
and Sins counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sins.
Sins misses the shot to the body.
Sins connects with the punch.
Harris misses with a hook.
Sins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harris checks a low kick from Sins.
Sins misses with a wild body shot.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Sins wants to land a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Sins misses with a low kick.
Harris counters with a body kick.
Sins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
Sins connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sins works Harris's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sins.
Sins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Sins counters with a three punch combo that has Harris backing up. Harris nods at Sins to acknowledge the strikes.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sins is looking to counter punch.
Sins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
As Harris backs away, Sins returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Harris lands a nice looking body kick.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris avoids the body shot from Sins.
Harris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harris misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Sins.
Well Sins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Sins!
After winning the bout, Nick Sins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsuya Yasumi (ranked 3236 p4p, 288 weight class) and Anthony Ventura (ranked 4246 p4p, 363 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Katsuya Yasumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ventura throws a big shot that misses.
Ventura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yasumi's hands.
Ventura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ventura has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yasumi blocks a jab.
Yasumi moves into range and clinches up with Ventura.
Ventura tries a body shot but Yasumi blocks it.
Yasumi digs a right hand into Ventura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ventura's gas tank.
Ventura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yasumi up against the cage.
Ventura is trying to maintain a safe position but Yasumi gets an underhook and turns Ventura into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura stops a takedown attempt from Yasumi.
Yasumi manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yasumi. Ventura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ventura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ventura scores with a body shot.
Anthony Ventura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yasumi or perhaps it was just good defense by Ventura, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Ventura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yasumi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ventura kicks Yasumi off and gets back to his feet.
Yasumi scoring well with a low kick there.
Yasumi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yasumi lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yasumi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ventura is trying to control the position but Yasumi postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yasumi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yasumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ventura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yasumi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yasumi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yasumi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yasumi clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ventura.
Yasumi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ventura after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuya Yasumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasumi prevents a body shot from Ventura.
Ventura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ventura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ventura lands with a left to the head.
Ventura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ventura gets underhooks to prevent Yasumi's takedown attempt.
Yasumi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ventura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ventura is trying to force a seperation but Yasumi has the dominant position.
Yasumi wants a takedown.
Yasumi wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yasumi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ventura prevents it.
Ventura'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.
Ventura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yasumi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ventura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yasumi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ventura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yasumi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ventura misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ventura dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yasumi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yasumi is looking to take a break and control but Ventura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Katsuya Yasumi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yasumi happy to just control the position for now.
Yasumi has hold of Ventura's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ventura tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Yasumi cranks the arm and Ventura screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ventura, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Katsuya Yasumi!
Katsuya Yasumi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Owen (ranked 3179 p4p, 430 weight class) and Brian Pereira (ranked 3121 p4p, 421 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brian Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira looks to land a body kick but Owen moved away.
Owen lands with a right hand.
Pereira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Owen dives in and grabs Pereira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pereira pushes down on Owen's head and hops out.
Pereira clinches up with Owen and pushes him back against the cage.
Pereira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Owen wants a takedown but no success here.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Owen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen goes for a takedown attempt but Pereira pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Owen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Pereira does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen lands a nice shot that snaps Pereira's head back.
Owen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decent striking displayed by Owen there.
Harry Owen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Owen leaves Pereira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Owen slips under a jab.
Owen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira tries to score with a low kick but Owen moves his leg out of the way.
Owen misses with a two punch combination.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Owen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pereira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Owen scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Owen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pereira! But no joy.
Owen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Owen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pereira is trying to defend but Owen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Owen seems to be looking for submissions.
Owen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pereira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Owen passes Pereira's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Owen is working for a kimura but Pereira is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to control but can't.
Pereira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira works his way to full guard. Good work.
Owen preventing the sweep.
Pereira trying to keep a closed guard but Owen is proving a slippery customer.
Owen trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owen has gone for a leg lock! Pereira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Owen's guard.
My spies in The Takeover inform me that Pereira has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pereira with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pereira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Owen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pereira stacks Owen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pereira!
Owen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Owen is not content to let Pereira control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Pereira will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Owen tries to bum rush Pereira with a series of wild strikes but Pereira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pereira lands a head kick that stumbles Owen and the fighters go to the mat.
Owen is rocked!
Pereira arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Owen's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brian Pereira!
After winning the bout, Brian Pereira thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qasim Barakat (ranked 1642 p4p, 155 weight class) and Marcus Dantes (ranked 2587 p4p, 242 weight class). Marcus Dantes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Qasim Barakat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Dantes!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barakat tries to keep at a distance but Dantes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dantes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dantes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barakat digs a right hand into Dantes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dantes's gas tank.
Barakat trying to land knees to the body.
Dantes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dantes is looking to control Barakat's arms but Barakat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dantes has his back to the cage.
Dantes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barakat throws the kick towards the body but Dantes avoids it.
Barakat misses the shot to the body.
Barakat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dantes was well out of range. Poor timing from Barakat.
Dantes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dantes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barakat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dantes. That did some damage!
Dantes wants to clinch.
Dantes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barakat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakat keeps the fight on the outside.
Barakat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barakat feints and then cracks Dantes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dantes down.
Barakat lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barakat.
Barakat throws a leg kick which misses Dantes's front leg but catches the back leg as Dantes tries to avoid it.
Dantes takes one to the chin there.
Dantes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barakat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barakat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barakat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dantes's head backwards.
Barakat keeps the fight on the outside.
Barakat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dantes throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barakat. That's going to slow Dantes down.
Barakat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dantes throws a body punch but Barakat moves out of range.
It looked like Barakat was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dantes.
Barakat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barakat works Dantes's body with a nice hook.
Barakat avoids a kick to the body.
Barakat tries to land a front kick but Dantes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dantes tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dantes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barakat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barakat throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Barakat misses.
Dantes throws a counter combo.
Barakat misses with a low kick as Dantes jumps back.
Dantes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barakat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dantes on the side of the head.
Dantes jabs Barakat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dantes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dantes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dantes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barakat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dantes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barakat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barakat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dantes.
Barakat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dantes blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakat scores with a body shot.
Barakat keeps the fight on the outside.
Dantes avoids the head kick by Barakat.
Decent striking displayed by Barakat there.
Dantes doesn't manage to clinch there - Barakat circles away.
Barakat scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dantes closes the distance and clinches.
Barakat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barakat blocking some punches.
Dantes prevents a body shot from Barakat.
Barakat lands a left hand.
Barakat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dantes.
Dantes is trying to force a seperation but Barakat has the dominant position.
Dantes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barakat backwards.
A short right from Dantes on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barakat trying to land knees to the body.
Dantes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barakat backwards.
Barakat working Dantes over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dantes looks winded!
Dantes working aggressively here.
Barakat lands a hook that snaps the head of Dantes backwards.
Dantes working hard to break the clinch.
Barakat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dantes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barakat lands a knee to the head.
Barakat works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barakat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Barakat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barakat works on Dantes's body with a couple of short punches.
Barakat working Dantes over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barakat.
Barakat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dantes backwards.
Barakat lands a hook that snaps the head of Dantes backwards.
Barakat pushes Dantes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barakat tries to land a knee to the head but Dantes blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasim Barakat dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dantes throws an elbow but it misses.
Barakat lands a right hand.
Barakat looking to throw knees to the head but Dantes is blocking nicely.
Barakat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dantes misses with a body punch.
Dantes lands an elbow inside.
Dantes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barakat feints and then cracks Dantes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dantes down.
Dantes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dantes walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakat takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barakat. Dantes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dantes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Barakat throws a body shot but no joy.
Dantes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barakat.
Barakat lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Barakat scores with the left hand. Dantes knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakat closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barakat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dantes doesn't manage to clinch there - Barakat circles away.
Barakat connects with a crisp jab.
Barakat is looking to land body kicks.
Barakat moves into range and clinches up with Dantes.
Dantes taking a breather.
Barakat misses with a punch to the body.
Dantes manages to break the clinch.
Dantes takes one to the chin there.
Barakat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barakat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barakat scores with a nice body kick.
Dantes tries to clinch up.
Barakat misses with a head kick.
Marcus Dantes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barakat scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dantes doesn't manage to clinch there - Barakat circles away.
Dantes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barakat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice straight punches there by Barakat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barakat.
Barakat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dantes.
Barakat throws a head kick that misses.
Barakat connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dantes throws a hook but Barakat avoids it easily.
Barakat lands a nice looking body shot.
Barakat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Qasim Barakat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barakat landing knees to the body.
Dantes is breathing heavily.
Barakat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barakat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dantes is defending well for now.
Barakat crunches a lovely knee into Dantes's ribcage.
A short right from Barakat.
Barakat tries a knee to the head but Dantes blocks it.
Barakat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barakat lands a nice looking body kick.
Barakat lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dantes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barakat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dantes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barakat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dantes's head.
Dantes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barakat rather than just go for the knockout.
Dantes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barakat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barakat scores with a hook to the body. Dantes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barakat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dantes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut there from Barakat.
Dantes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Barakat finds it's target.
Dantes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barakat. Barakat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barakat feints a jab promting Dantes to slip. Barakat then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dantes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dantes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barakat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barakat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dantes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barakat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dantes can do to turn this around?
Barakat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dantes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barakat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barakat lands with a hook. Dantes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dantes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barakat keeps Dantes at a distance using the push kick.
Dantes is looking to clinch but Barakat is avoiding it.
Dantes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dantes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dantes avoids the head kick by Barakat.
Dantes feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barakat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barakat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barakat tries to land a knee to the head but Dantes blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasim Barakat dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barakat throws a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Barakat.
Barakat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dantes's calf.
Barakat throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Barakat lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from Barakat.
Donk. Barakat catches Dantes right on the button with a cross.
Barakat lands a nice looking body shot.
Dantes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barakat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barakat.
Barakat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dantes.
Dantes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barakat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dantes misses with a low kick.
Dantes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dantes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dantes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barakat.
Barakat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dantes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dantes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Barakat.
Barakat digs a good hook to Dantes's body.
Barakat connects with a nice looking jab.
Barakat lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barakat keeps the fight on the outside.
Barakat keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barakat connects with a body shot.
Barakat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barakat misses with a wild body shot.
Dantes takes one to the side of the head.
Dantes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barakat. Barakat obviously looking to wear him down.
Dantes wants to clinch up but Barakat keeps it at a distance.
Barakat lands a nice shot to the body.
Barakat keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dantes throws a push kick but Barakat slaps the foot to one side.
Dantes wants to clinch up but Barakat keeps it at a distance.
Dantes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Qasim Barakat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dantes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barakat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barakat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barakat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dantes working hard to break the clinch.
Dantes misses with a body punch.
Dantes is trying to push Barakat away but Barakat has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dantes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dantes forces Barakat back against the cage and clinches.
Dantes misses with some punches.
Barakat misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barakat as Dantes tries to tie him up.
Dantes tries for a takedown but Barakat manages to get underhooks.
Dantes wants a takedown.
Dantes is trying to break the clinch but Barakat has him pressed against the cage.
Dantes has had enough of the clinch but Barakat keeps him there for the moment.
Dantes tries to break free but Barakat pushes him back against the cage.
Barakat misses with a knee to the head.
Barakat is leaning against Dantes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four 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.
Barakat with a knee to the head.
Dantes tries to work over Barakat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dantes wants to get back to striking at distance but Barakat won't allow it.
Dantes working hard to break the clinch.
Marcus Dantes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barakat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dantes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dantes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick from Barakat lands but Dantes takes it in his stride.
Dantes takes one to the side of the head.
Dantes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barakat was well out of range. Poor timing from Dantes.
Barakat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dantes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Qasim Barakat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barakat 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qasim Barakat!
An out of breath and clearly excited Qasim Barakat thanked FORCEE for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Marcus Dantes stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck off.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Underestimated Dillashaw Junior (ranked 1074 p4p, 48 weight class) and Andrey Tutov (ranked 830 p4p, 29 weight class). Tutov has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillashaw Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillashaw Junior stuffs the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Dillashaw Junior tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dillashaw Junior finds it's way round the side to connect with Tutov's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Underestimated Dillashaw Junior has been cut.
Tutov scores with a hook.
Tutov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tutov walks into a stiff left hand from Dillashaw Junior.
Tutov fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dillashaw Junior. Tutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tutov throws a series of punches but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillashaw Junior looks for the body kick but Tutov saw that one coming.
Dillashaw Junior throws a sloppy head kick and Tutov moves out of range easily.
Tutov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dillashaw Junior. Dillashaw Junior obviously looking to wear him down.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to land body kicks.
Tutov throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dillashaw Junior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dillashaw Junior slips a jab from Tutov.
Tutov walks into a jab.
Tutov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tutov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tutov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillashaw Junior.
Tutov is looking to slow Dillashaw Junior down with leg kicks.
Tutov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tutov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tutov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dillashaw Junior.
Tutov darts in looking for a takedown but Dillashaw Junior gets double underhooks and turns Tutov into the cage.
Tutov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to counter punch.
Tutov throws a body shot but no joy.
Dillashaw Junior throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tutov throws a series of strikes that have Dillashaw Junior backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutov walks into a left hand.
Dillashaw Junior tries to clinch up.
Tutov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tutov misses with a right hand
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a straight right hand.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a nice body kick.
Tutov avoids a kick to the body.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dillashaw Junior keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dillashaw Junior lunges at Tutov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tutov's hand.
Tutov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dillashaw Junior dodges the punch combination from Tutov.
Tutov slips a jab and a cross from Dillashaw Junior.
Despite the aggression on Tutov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dillashaw Junior lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior works Tutov's body with a nice hook.
Tutov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillashaw Junior tries to land a front kick but Tutov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tutov throws a series of strikes that have Dillashaw Junior backpedaling.
Dillashaw Junior moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a hook. Tutov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick but Tutov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Tutov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dillashaw Junior moves out of range of the body kick.
Tutov misses with a double jab.
Dillashaw Junior dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillashaw Junior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tutov.
Tutov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior dodges the punch combination from Tutov.
Dillashaw Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tutov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tutov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tutov shoots in but no luck this time.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Tutov.
Tutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dillashaw Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tutov circles away quickly and effectively.
Dillashaw Junior keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Tutov. Those never looked like landing.
Tutov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dillashaw Junior!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillashaw Junior sneaks back into half guard.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Underestimated Dillashaw Junior's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good leg kick by Dillashaw Junior there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tutov connects with a high kick.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick but Tutov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tutov stalks Dillashaw Junior and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dillashaw Junior's face. Dillashaw Junior staggers backwards, shaken.
Tutov ducks under a wild hook from Dillashaw Junior.
Tutov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tutov blocks a low kick nicely.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a kick to the body.
Dillashaw Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tutov.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to land body kicks.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Tutov moves out of range as Dillashaw Junior throws a body kick.
Tutov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dillashaw Junior attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tutov scoring well with a low kick there.
Dillashaw Junior throws a solid leg kick but Tutov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dillashaw Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior blocks a jab.
Tutov moves out of range of the body kick from Dillashaw Junior.
No joy there for Tutov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tutov defending well as Dillashaw Junior loads up on a big left hand.
Dillashaw Junior attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tutov avoids the body shot from Dillashaw Junior.
Despite the aggression on Tutov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dillashaw Junior throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andrey Tutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tutov blocks a leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tutov can do to turn this around?
Tutov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillashaw Junior.
As Tutov backs away, Dillashaw Junior returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a cross.
Tutov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dillashaw Junior circles away quickly and effectively.
Dillashaw Junior appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a shot to the body.
Tutov throws a series of punches but Dillashaw Junior avoids them all with ease.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dillashaw Junior lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillashaw Junior throws a head kick that half lands.
Tutov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tutov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior looks to throw the jab but Tutov is out of range.
Dillashaw Junior throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tutov tries to clinch up but Dillashaw Junior circles away and keeps his distance.
Dillashaw Junior throws a sloppy body shot
and Tutov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dillashaw Junior lands a leg kick that knocks Tutov off balance momentarily.
Tutov looks for a takedown but Dillashaw Junior sprawls well.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Tutov misses.
Dillashaw Junior throws a looping overhand right but Tutov ducks down to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tutov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dillashaw Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dillashaw Junior throws a shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tutov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tutov stalks Dillashaw Junior and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dillashaw Junior's face. Dillashaw Junior staggers backwards, shaken.
Tutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillashaw Junior moves away.
Tutov looks to land a right hand but Dillashaw Junior moved out of range.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a body shot
and Tutov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tutov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dillashaw Junior counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tutov misses with a double jab
and Tutov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillashaw Junior throws a front kick that sends Tutov stumbling back into the cage.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dillashaw Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tutov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dillashaw Junior finds it's way round the side to connect with Tutov's head.
Tutov throws a sloppy head kick and Dillashaw Junior moves out of range easily.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a straight left.
Dillashaw Junior bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dillashaw Junior throws a lazy right hand but Tutov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a hook to the body. Tutov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dillashaw Junior throws a looping overhand right but Tutov ducks down to avoid it.
Tutov throws a body kick that misses.
Tutov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dillashaw Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Underestimated Dillashaw Junior's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tutov.
Tutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dillashaw Junior dodges the punch combination from Tutov.
Tutov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tutov avoids the body shot from Dillashaw Junior.
A countering left hand to the body from Tutov misses.
Dillashaw Junior stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dillashaw Junior uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tutov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tutov misses with a double jab
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a looping right hand.
Tutov with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Dillashaw Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dillashaw Junior on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tutov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov misses with a leg kick
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a looping right hand.
Tutov looks for a takedown but Dillashaw Junior sprawls well.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Tutov.
Dillashaw Junior cracks the inside of Tutov's front leg.
Tutov throws a right and a left that Dillashaw Junior avoids nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dillashaw Junior.
Tutov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tutov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dillashaw Junior throws a body shot but no joy.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a leg kick. Tutov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tutov looks to land a combination. Dillashaw Junior sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutov missing with a left hand there. Dillashaw Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dillashaw Junior fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dillashaw Junior moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior looks to land a left hand but Tutov moved out of range nicely.
Tutov unleashes a big counter combination but Dillashaw Junior bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dillashaw Junior fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tutov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tutov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dillashaw Junior cracks the inside of Tutov's front leg.
Tutov throws an overhand right that lands on Dillashaw Junior's shoulder, as Dillashaw Junior tries to avoid the shot.
Tutov takes one to the side of the head.
Tutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tutov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tutov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tutov counters with a nice uppercut.
Dillashaw Junior tries to clinch but Tutov is having none of it.
Dillashaw Junior tries to bum rush Tutov with a series of wild strikes but Tutov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tutov stalks Dillashaw Junior and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dillashaw Junior's face. Dillashaw Junior staggers backwards, shaken.
Tutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That kick from Dillashaw Junior tenderised Tutov's leg. Tutov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a right hand. Tutov shakes it off.
Jab by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior throws a head kick but Tutov moves out of range.
Dillashaw Junior wants to slow Tutov down by chopping away at his legs.
Dillashaw Junior works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillashaw Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Tutov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior jabs at Tutov's body.
Tutov is looking to chop away at Dillashaw Junior's legs.
Tutov takes one to the chin there.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a jab to the body.
Dillashaw Junior listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a lunging right hand
and Tutov counters with a two punch combo.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a jab to the body.
Dillashaw Junior scores with the left hand. Tutov knows he should have avoided that one.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to slow Tutov down with leg kicks.
Tutov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dillashaw Junior eats them both and turns towards Tutov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillashaw Junior swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tutov.
Dillashaw Junior gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dillashaw Junior takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrey Tutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tutov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dillashaw Junior, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
A victorious Underestimated Dillashaw Junior thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borg Bunting (ranked 1965 p4p, 84 weight class) and Kevin Shinnie (ranked 1855 p4p, 79 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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278 lbs
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275 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borg Bunting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinnie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bunting tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bunting looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bunting slips under a jab.
Bunting was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shinnie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Kevin Shinnie has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Bunting 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Borg Bunting has been cut.
Shinnie swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunting.
Shinnie misses with a hook
and Bunting counters with a straight right hand.
Bunting walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shinnie throws the kick towards the body but Bunting avoids it.
Shinnie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shinnie misses with a right hand
and Bunting counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shinnie.
Good standup being displayed there by Shinnie as he connects with a hook.
Shinnie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bunting sizes up Shinnie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shinnie scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinnie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunting was well out of range. Poor timing from Shinnie.
Shinnie just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinnie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shinnie drops Bunting with a left right combo! Shinnie follows him down to the ground into side control.
Bunting is rocked!
Shinnie decides to stand back up.
Oh Bunting is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shinnie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bunting counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bunting seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinnie connects with a nice looking jab.
Shinnie drops Bunting with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bunting! Shinnie dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Shinnie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 1132 p4p, 37 weight class) and Milktoast Diddlybottom (ranked 1345 p4p, 58 weight class). Tyson's entrance music is Mary had a little lamb. A fine choice. Diddlybottom has chosen Milquetoast as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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283 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
55 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milktoast Diddlybottom!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddlybottom slips under a jab from Tyson.
Milktoast Diddlybottom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Diddlybottom's head back.
It looks like Milktoast Diddlybottom has been cut.
A head kick misses from Diddlybottom.
Tyson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diddlybottom's coach down at School of Hard Knocks (12 Elite/$970) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Diddlybottom's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Diddlybottom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tyson momentarily.
Diddlybottom throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Diddlybottom misses with a leg kick
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Diddlybottom is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tyson's half guard.
Diddlybottom is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diddlybottom wants to pass to mount but Tyson is defending the position.
Diddlybottom works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddlybottom jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tyson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tyson and Diddlybottom has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Diddlybottom tries to advance to mount but Tyson instead regains half guard.
Diddlybottom wants to take a breather but Tyson is having none of it.
Diddlybottom is pressing down on Tyson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tyson is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diddlybottom has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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.
Diddlybottom throwing strikes here but Tyson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Diddlybottom wants to take his opponent's back but instead Tyson manages to regain half guard.
Diddlybottom is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Diddlybottom tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.
Diddlybottom passes Tyson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Diddlybottom is looking to pass Tyson's guard but actually Tyson recovers to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diddlybottom postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
Diddlybottom trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson keeping full guard, as Diddlybottom tries to pass.
Diddlybottom wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Diddlybottom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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.
Diddlybottom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diddlybottom tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Diddlybottom shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diddlybottom lands with a cross.
Tyson checks a low kick from Diddlybottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diddlybottom digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
Tyson takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milktoast Diddlybottom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Milktoast Diddlybottom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Diddlybottom ducks down to avoid it.
Diddlybottom throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyson counters with a nice leg kick.
Tyson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diddlybottom changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Diddlybottom ducks right into an uppercut from Tyson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diddlybottom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tyson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diddlybottom connects with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddlybottom misses with a right hand
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diddlybottom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diddlybottom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyson's sensitive parts.
Diddlybottom dives in for a single leg takedown but Tyson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddlybottom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diddlybottom throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Diddlybottom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diddlybottom can pounce on him.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diddlybottom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diddlybottom shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Diddlybottom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Diddlybottom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diddlybottom connects with a crisp jab.
Diddlybottom has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tyson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That has opened up Milktoast Diddlybottom's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Diddlybottom misses.
Tyson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tyson. Diddlybottom shrugs it off though.
Diddlybottom shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milktoast Diddlybottom.
Tyson throws a body punch but Diddlybottom moves out of range.
Diddlybottom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diddlybottom staying out of range there.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Diddlybottom is just out of range.
Diddlybottom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tyson misses with a body kick.
Diddlybottom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tyson is out of range.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddlybottom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Diddlybottom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diddlybottom just misses with a punch to the body.
Diddlybottom feints and then cracks Tyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyson down.
Diddlybottom throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson cracks Diddlybottom with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Diddlybottom looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tyson finish him?
Diddlybottom is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Diddlybottom.
Diddlybottom has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick by Diddlybottom misses
and Tyson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diddlybottom really felt that one!
Diddlybottom is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Diddlybottom's shoulder, as Diddlybottom tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson throws the left hand but Diddlybottom avoids the punch easily.
Diddlybottom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diddlybottom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Diddlybottom moves out of range easily.
Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diddlybottom's sensitive parts.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Diddlybottom is just out of range.
Tyson connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Milktoast Diddlybottom's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A low kick from Diddlybottom misses
and Diddlybottom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diddlybottom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Diddlybottom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Diddlybottom.
Diddlybottom misses with a leg kick
and Tyson counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Diddlybottom out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Tyson is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Tyson!
An out of breath Mike Tyson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Milktoast Diddlybottom had this to say: 'First I like too make good show for fans. I hope you like it, even though fight did not go my way. I am mad about the result, but I am also so happy to entertain all of you. Thank you. PDB4Life'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Blake (ranked 1068 p4p, 172 weight class) and John Brophy (ranked 1178 p4p, 187 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Cry of the Blackbirds. Brophy has chosen Last Caress - Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Edward Blake has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick from Blake.
Brophy misses with an uppercut
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brophy ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
Brophy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blake.
Blake misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake lands a lovely overhand right.
Brophy scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Brophy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blake throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a body punch
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Brophy down.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
Blake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brophy counters with a good low kick that Blake was not able to check.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy connects with an inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blake, as that shot connected.
A jab from Blake does it's job there.
Blake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brophy misses with a kick to the body.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brophy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brophy throws a lazy body kick
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Blake clobbers Brophy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brophy looks to throw a body kick
and Blake finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake throwing a counter right hand but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Blake misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake sizes up Brophy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A good leg kick by Blake.
Blake swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Jab from Blake.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Blake moved out of range.
As Brophy backs away, Blake returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brophy blocks a head kick by Blake.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick
and Brophy counters with a head kick that drops Blake to the mat! Blake scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Blake is rocked!
Blake swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A thudding body kick lands there by Brophy!
Blake is breathing heavily.
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!
Brophy shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Blake takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Brophy sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Blake bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Brophy!
Our winner, John Brophy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 291 p4p, 12 weight class) and Jimi Powell (ranked 654 p4p, 31 weight class). Boagrius comes to the cage accompanied by Akkadian Empire . Powell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 8 Mile kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boagrius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Powell.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Powell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Powell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boagrius gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Powell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Powell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boagrius defending well though.
Boagrius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Powell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boagrius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Powell.
Powell trying to mount his opponent but Boagrius defends it.
Powell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boagrius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Powell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Powell is in close to Boagrius's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Boagrius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boagrius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Powell wants to control from the top but Boagrius keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Powell throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Powell throws an off balance right hand
letting Boagrius counter with a right hand.
Powell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powell throws a head kick that misses
and Boagrius counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid body kick from Boagrius.
Powell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Powell loads up on a big right hand but Boagrius slips the punch.
Powell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boagrius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Powell somewhat.
Boagrius throws out a loose jab but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with a low kick as Boagrius jumps back.
Boagrius looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
Powell scores with a nice head shot.
A leg kick checked by Boagrius.
A quick step to the side and Boagrius tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powell has a takedown stuffed.
Orpheus Boagrius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimi Powell.
Powell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Boagrius makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Powell really felt that one!
Powell misses with a combination
and Boagrius counters with a body kick.
Powell looks winded!
Boagrius drops Powell with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Powell looks back up at him and smiles so Boagrius waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Boagrius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Boagrius.
Powell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Powell walks into a stiff left hand from Boagrius.
Boagrius drops Powell with a big left hand! Powell is injured, injured bad! Boagrius jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orpheus Boagrius!
Orpheus Boagrius retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Orpheus Boagrius 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gray (ranked 144 p4p, 14 weight class) and Ichabod Crane (ranked 1039 p4p, 103 weight class). Crane has chosen Love Inc!-Broken Bones! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ichabod Crane!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray misses with a straight left.
Crane appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crane blocks a head kick by Gray.
A little jabbing left from Crane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crane backwards.
Gray misses with some punches.
Crane pulls Gray into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gray stopping the sweep attempt from Crane.
Crane lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gray keeping full guard, as Crane tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane keeps trying to improve his position.
Crane engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Crane wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Gray pulls Crane in close to his closed guard and prevents Crane from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gray continues to stall.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Crane from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crane throws a big right hand that misses.
Crane wants to pass the guard but Gray is keeping the position.
Crane slips nicely into half guard.
Crane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crane is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gray is just riding it out for now. Crane eventually gives up the hold.
Still in half guard, Crane seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Crane has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Crane is keen to just control but Gray is a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Crane seems to be working for a kimura but Gray defends the submission attempt.
Crane has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Takeover. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Crane is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gray sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crane content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gray is staying active underneath Crane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Crane is pressing down on Gray's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gray is holding on for now.
Crane seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crane trying to mount his opponent but Gray defends it.
Crane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gray defending well though.
Crane content to control rather than advance.
Crane wants to pass to mount but Gray is defending the position.
Crane is still trying to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crane takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crane walks into a straight right hand from Gray.
Gray connects with a solid leg kick.
Crane blocks a jab.
Crane tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Crane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray throws a leg kick that misses.
Gray misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Crane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crane.
Gray works Crane's body with a nice hook.
Gray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crane defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crane! But no joy.
Crane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gray's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gray scores with a spinning back kick!
Crane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gray.
It seemed like Crane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gabriel Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crane counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A clash of legs there as Crane blocks the low kick.
Crane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crane has his takedown stuffed
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gabriel Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Crane.
Crane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crane only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gray, right into the meat.
Crane checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crane thuds his right hand into Gray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gray throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Crane counter with a right hand.
Crane moves out of range as Gray throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gray dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Crane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crane moves out of range of the strikes.
Gray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crane on the side of the head.
Gabriel Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Gray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crane is rocked!
Crane gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Gray gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Crane is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Gray!
Gabriel Gray retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Gabriel Gray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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