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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Trudeau (ranked 4718 p4p, 435 weight class) and DJ Cadillac (ranked 5100 p4p, 457 weight class). Trudeau comes into the arena with Tom Petty - Won’t back down blaring out of the sound system. David Trudeau has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Cadillac!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau throws a head kick but Cadillac moves out of range.
Cadillac tries to move into range but Trudeau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Cadillac misses.
Cadillac throws a hook but Trudeau avoids it easily.
A big right from Trudeau misses.
Trudeau swings widly with a right hand
and Cadillac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trudeau takes a swing at Cadillac's ribcage but misses.
Trudeau cracks Cadillac with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trudeau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cadillac throws a shot from downtown. Trudeau moves away and avoids it.
Trudeau misses with a straight left.
Cadillac avoids a kick to the body.
Trudeau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cadillac on the side of the head.
Trudeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudeau works the jab nicely.
Trudeau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Trudeau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
David Trudeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trudeau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cadillac clobbers Trudeau with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Trudeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trudeau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Cadillac releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cadillac throws a jab when Trudeau was well out of range.
Trudeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cadillac thuds a left hand into Trudeau's body.
Cadillac is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trudeau.
Cadillac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trudeau pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cadillac back to the cage. Trudeau follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Trudeau misses with a two punch combination.
Cadillac misses with a wild combination.
Trudeau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cadillac misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Cadillac has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadillac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadillac throws a nice looking combination but Trudeau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trudeau walks into a left hand.
Cadillac swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trudeau counters by clinching up.
Cadillac tries a body shot but Trudeau blocks it.
Trudeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trudeau blocks a body shot from Cadillac.
Cadillac is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cadillac pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cadillac lands with a light punch inside.
Cadillac lands a shoulder strike.
Trudeau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trudeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trudeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Cadillac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cadillac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadillac lands a hook that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
Trudeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cadillac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trudeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cadillac throws a head punch that misses.
Cadillac lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trudeau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cadillac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trudeau lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cadillac wants to control but Trudeau is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cadillac tries to get to full guard but Trudeau has control of the leg.
Trudeau trying to control the action but Cadillac is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cadillac manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadillac tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cadillac is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trudeau trying to control the position from guard on top but Cadillac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cadillac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trudeau throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cadillac controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Trudeau looking to sit in guard and control but Cadillac gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Trudeau keeping moving, preventing Cadillac from controlling successfully.
Cadillac throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that David Trudeau will probably get the nod.
That's time! Trudeau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trudeau misses the jab.
Cadillac throws a body punch but Trudeau moves out of range.
Cadillac lands with a straight right. Trudeau didn't see that one coming.
Cadillac misses with a straight left.
Cadillac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cadillac feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trudeaus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trudeau swings for the body but Cadillac moves out of range.
Trudeau ducks under a wild hook from Cadillac.
Cadillac connects with a body shot that sends Trudeau's belly button to the back.
Cadillac scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trudeau in his tracks.
Cadillac blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trudeau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trudeau needs to keep his hands up - Cadillac had a free shot at his head there.
Cadillac slips under a jab.
Trudeau scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Cadillac.
Cadillac lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadillac just misses with a punch to the body.
Cadillac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trudeau throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cadillac to counter with a crisp jab.
Cadillac throws a lazy right hand but Trudeau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cadillac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cadillac misses with a left hand
and Trudeau counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cadillac misses with a hook. Trudeau ducked under it nicely.
Cadillac throws a shot from downtown. Trudeau moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Trudeau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trudeau moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch combination from Cadillac misses.
Trudeau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trudeau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cadillac.
Trudeau ducks under a wild hook from Cadillac.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cadillac avoids the head kick by Trudeau.
No luck for Cadillac with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadillac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trudeau.
Trudeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cadillac was well out of range. Poor timing from Trudeau.
Cadillac throws an overhand right that lands on Trudeau's shoulder, as Trudeau tries to avoid the shot.
Trudeau appears to be looking for a big counter.
Trudeau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cadillac under the eye.
Cadillac moves out of range as Trudeau strikes.
DJ Cadillac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cadillac avoids the head kick by Trudeau.
Cadillac takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cadillac jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trudeau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Cadillac does no damage.
A jab lands there for Cadillac.
Cadillac takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trudeau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cadillac.
Trudeau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cadillac checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadillac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trudeau.
Cadillac fails to land with a series of punches.
Trudeau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cadillac.
Trudeau walks into a straight right hand from Cadillac.
A big right from Trudeau misses.
Trudeau misses with a hook.
Cadillac looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trudeau throws a low kick but Cadillac avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Cadillac misses.
Cadillac thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trudeau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trudeau connects with an inside leg kick.
Trudeau misses with a straight right.
Trudeau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cadillac's head backwards.
Trudeau throws a poor cross that misses
and Cadillac counters with a nice body shot.
Cadillac throws a body punch but Trudeau moves out of range.
Trudeau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cadillac takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Cadillac lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trudeau doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cadillac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trudeau scores with a leg kick.
Trudeau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cadillac.
Cadillac jabs at Trudeau's body.
Cadillac connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Cadillac misses its intended target.
Cadillac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cadillac has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cadillac there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donk. Trudeau catches Cadillac right on the button with a cross.
Trudeau takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trudeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cadillac.
A nice side step and Cadillac releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trudeau misses with a two punch combination.
Trudeau works Cadillac's body with a nice hook.
Trudeau slips under a jab from Cadillac.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Cadillac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cadillac misses with a two punch combination.
Cadillac ducks under a wild hook from Trudeau.
Trudeau scores with a shot to the body.
Trudeau ducks under a wild hook from Cadillac.
Trudeau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cadillac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trudeau.
Trudeau throws a jab when Cadillac was well out of range.
Trudeau throws a body punch but Cadillac moves out of range.
Cadillac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trudeau throws out the jab.
Trudeau throws a head kick but Cadillac moves out of range.
Trudeau is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cadillac misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trudeau.
Good shot there by Trudeau.
Trudeau motions for Cadillac to come forward. Trudeau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trudeau throws a looping overhand right but Cadillac ducks down to avoid it.
Trudeau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cadillac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cadillac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trudeau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cadillac punishes Trudeau's body with a nice straight punch.
Cadillac takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trudeau throws out a loose jab but Cadillac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cadillac fails to land with a series of punches.
Cadillac throws a hook but Trudeau avoids it easily.
Cadillac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trudeau.
Trudeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cadillac.
Cadillac on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cadillac lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trudeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Cadillac's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Trudeau displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cadillac dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau swinging wildly here.
Trudeau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Cadillac misses its intended target.
Cadillac pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trudeau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trudeau swings for the body but Cadillac moves out of range.
Trudeau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trudeau closes the distance and clinches.
Trudeau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trudeau misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Cadillac scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cadillac is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Trudeau scores with a shot to the side of Cadillac's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cadillac fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cadillac throws a body shot but no joy.
Cadillac's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cadillac duly obliges.
A big right from Trudeau misses.
A swing and a miss from Cadillac.
Trudeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cadillac swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trudeau was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cadillac moves out of range as Trudeau throws a body kick.
Cadillac connects with a single shot there.
Cadillac lands a jab to Trudeau's midsection.
Cadillac misses with a looping right.
Cadillac lands a jab.
Trudeau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cadillac misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau cracks Cadillac with an open hand slap.
Trudeau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trudeau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cadillac.
Trudeau throws an off balance right hand
and Cadillac counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Trudeau throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cadillac slips a jab and a cross from Trudeau.
The crowd cheers as Cadillac lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trudeau doesn't seem phased though.
Trudeau ducks under a wild hook from Cadillac.
Trudeau misses with a right hand
and Cadillac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trudeau defending well as Cadillac loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Trudeau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Cadillac misses.
Cadillac is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trudeau.
Trudeau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cadillac's calf.
Trudeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cadillac looks to land a left hand but Trudeau moved out of range nicely.
Cadillac looks to land a left hand but Trudeau moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DJ Cadillac.
I think Cadillac has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Cadillac!
A relieved looking DJ Cadillac thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zilch Filch (ranked 3800 p4p, 303 weight class) and Godric Shackleford (ranked 4057 p4p, 321 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Godric Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackleford blocks a jab.
Filch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shackleford misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Filch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shacklefords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice sprawl there from Shackleford as Filch shoots in.
Filch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shackleford throws a hook but Filch avoids it easily.
Filch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shackleford is rocked!
Shackleford throws a lazy uppercut
and Filch counters with a body kick.
Shackleford is still on wobbly legs! Can Filch finish him?
Shackleford leaves his chin hanging out and Filch seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Shackleford crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zilch Filch!
A very excited looking Zilch Filch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Gonzo (ranked 6772 p4p, 204 weight class) and Jose Winkle (ranked 8916 p4p, 230 weight class). Gonzo comes to the cage accompanied by One Toke Over the Line. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doctor Gonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Winkle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzo's waist but Gonzo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Winkle off to one side.
Gonzo misses with a wild combination.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzo but Gonzo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonzo lands with a hook. Winkle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Jose Winkle has been cut.
Winkle fails to land the takedown.
Doctor Gonzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Winkle.
Gonzo tries to clinch but Winkle moves out of range.
Winkle dodges the punch combination from Gonzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzo throws a shot from downtown. Winkle moves away and avoids it.
Winkle shoots in but no luck this time.
Winkle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzo is fending him off so far but Winkle persists. Nope, Gonzo circles away and we're back to standing.
Winkle is looking to clinch but Gonzo is avoiding it.
It looked like Gonzo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winkle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winkle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Doctor Gonzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzo throws a lazy head kick
and Winkle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gonzo is trying to stand back up but Winkle is controlling him
Winkle not doing much here.
Winkle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gonzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Winkle is thwarting Gonzo's attempts to control the position.
Winkle works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzo is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gonzo is working to get back to half guard.
Winkle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Winkle 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.
Winkle looking to control but Gonzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Winkle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Winkle prevents Gonzo from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle tries to control but Gonzo wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winkle controlling the pace for now.
Winkle wants to finish this one by submission but Gonzo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Winkle.
Gonzo tries to reverse the position but Winkle maintains control.
Gonzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winkle on the ground.
Gonzo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Winkle keeps control of the position as Gonzo tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo rolls, trying to escape but Winkle keeps control of the position.
Winkle has got one arm under Gonzo's chin. This could be trouble... Gonzo trying to control the other hand but Winkle gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Gonzo has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Winkle!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Poohs (ranked 2346 p4p, 221 weight class) and Holt Dennis (ranked 2532 p4p, 230 weight class). Poohs comes to the cage accompanied by Dancing Teeth. Conrad Poohs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Holt Dennis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conrad Poohs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holt Dennis!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poohs tries a head kick but it misses.
Poohs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've been hearing reports that Poohs has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dennis closes the distance and pushes Poohs back into the cage.
Dennis takes a shot to the head.
Dennis breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dennis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poohs tries to keep at a distance but Dennis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Poohs has a couple of punches blocked by Dennis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poohs stalling.
Dennis breaks the clinch.
Dennis shoots and misses
and Poohs counters with a nice uppercut.
Dennis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poohs.
Poohs connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis dives in for a single leg takedown but Poohs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Poohs tests Dennis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Poohs misses.
Dennis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dennis is rocked!
A left lands for Poohs.
Dennis is still on wobbly legs! Can Poohs finish him?
It looks like Holt Dennis has been cut.
Dennis gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Poohs gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conrad Poohs!
Conrad Poohs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Bohi (ranked 2007 p4p, 233 weight class) and Edvard Grieg (ranked 2770 p4p, 314 weight class). Dakota Bohi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dakota Bohi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grieg throws a nice looking combination but Bohi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grieg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Grieg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bohi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Grieg off and has taken his back!
Bohi decides to stand up, even though he's got his opponent's back.
Bohi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grieg.
As Grieg looks to move away, Bohi throws a big counter combo but Grieg just gets out of the way.
Bohi slips under a jab.
Grieg lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bohi. Grieg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grieg throws out a counter right but Bohi avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grieg moves out of range of the strikes.
Grieg throws a leg kick but Bohi moved away.
Bohi throws a sloppy head kick and Grieg moves out of range easily.
Grieg tries to counter with a clinch but Bohi shakes him off and moves away.
Bohi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dakota Bohi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grieg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bohi just misses with a punch to the body.
Grieg looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bohi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grieg lands a front kick.
Bohi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bohi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Bohi misses.
Grieg tests Bohi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grieg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grieg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bohi is looking to land body kicks.
Dakota Bohi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bohi takes a swing at Grieg's ribcage but misses.
Grieg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bohi misses with an uppercut. Grieg saw that one coming.
Grieg takes one to the chin there.
Bohi looks to land a left hand but Grieg moved out of range nicely.
Bohi takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohi blocks an uppercut.
Grieg pulls Bohi into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bohi won't allow Grieg to sweep him here.
Grieg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grieg has a closed guard, preventing Bohi from standing up.
Grieg throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Grieg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bohi is one step ahead there.
Bohi is looking to stand up but Grieg won't let him.
Grieg looking for a sweep. Not yet Grieg, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bohi tries to stand but Grieg is controlling from the bottom.
Grieg wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bohi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grieg is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Grieg slams his shin into Bohi's torso.
Bohi misses with a hook.
Grieg connects with a solid leg kick.
Grieg misses with a body shot.
Bohi lands with a good body shot.
Grieg feints and then cracks Bohi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bohi down.
We've been told by Bohi's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grieg punishes Bohi's body with a nice straight punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grieg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bohi - the referee stops the clock and Grieg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bohi. Grieg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grieg sizes up Bohi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Bohi misses.
Bohi throws a hook but Grieg avoids it easily.
Grieg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bohi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grieg throws out the jab.
Grieg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grieg there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grieg slips a straight right by Bohi.
Grieg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bohi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bohi scores with a leg kick.
Bohi with a nice cross.
Bohi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grieg in his tracks.
Grieg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bohi throws a body shot but no joy.
Grieg closes the distance and pushes Bohi back into the cage.
Grieg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grieg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bohi throws a head punch that misses.
Bohi prevents a body shot from Grieg.
Grieg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grieg wants a takedown.
Grieg is leaning against Bohi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bohi scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dakota Bohi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grieg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bohi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grieg throws out the jab.
Bohi catches Grieg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bohi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bohi throws a jab but it's blocked by Grieg.
Bohi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bohi lands a leg kick that knocks Grieg off balance momentarily.
Bohi throws a head kick but Grieg moves out of range.
Bohi looks to land a right hand but Grieg moved out of range.
Grieg appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bohi.
Bohi connects with a right hand. Grieg shakes it off.
Bohi is looking to chop away at Grieg's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grieg! But no joy.
Bohi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grieg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohi cracks Grieg with a good jab.
Grieg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grieg cracks Bohi with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grieg. That's going to slow Bohi down.
Bohi looks to land a left hand but Grieg moved out of range nicely.
Grieg wants to clinch but Bohi slips to the side
and Bohi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bohi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grieg was well out of range. Poor timing from Bohi.
Bohi jabs Grieg right on the nose. Grieg blinks but takes it well.
Grieg misses the shot to the body.
Bohi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grieg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bohi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grieg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grieg misses with a hook
and Bohi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bohi throws the kick towards the body but Grieg avoids it.
Bohi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grieg.
Bohi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grieg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bohi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grieg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bohi circles away quickly and effectively.
Bohi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bohi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bohi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGrieg.
Grieg looks to land a combination but Bohi avoids it well.
Bohi throwing a counter right hand but Grieg manages to avoid it.
Bohi throws a hook but Grieg avoids it easily.
Grieg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bohi swings for the body but Grieg moves out of range.
A head kick by Grieg misses
and Bohi counters with a stiff right hand.
Grieg tests Bohi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bohi throws a leg kick but Grieg checks it.
Grieg steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bohi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi wants to clinch
and Grieg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grieg looks to land a body kick but Bohi moved away.
Bohi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grieg throws out a counter right but Bohi avoids it with no problem.
Grieg misses with a kick to the body.
Bohi misses with a right hand
and Grieg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bohi closes the distance and clinches.
Grieg tries to throw a body punch but Bohi avoids it by throwing Grieg back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bohi.
Grieg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grieg working aggressively here.
Grieg lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bohi.
Grieg pushes Bohi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grieg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bohi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Grieg scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bohi gets through Grieg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bohi.
A right hand to the body from Grieg.
Grieg lands a left hand.
Grieg blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bohi.
Grieg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bohi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grieg backwards.
A short body shot lands from Grieg as the two fighters clinch.
Grieg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bohi backwards.
Bohi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bohi pushes Grieg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Bohi.
Bohi lands a hook that snaps the head of Grieg backwards.
Grieg misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grieg avoiding damage as Bohi throws knees to the body.
Grieg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grieg misses with a knee strike.
Bohi misses with the head strike.
Grieg lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Bohi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Grieg shoots in looking for a takedown. Bohi tries to sprawl out of it but Grieg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bohi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bohi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grieg's calf.
Grieg throws a head kick that misses.
Bohi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bohi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohi looks to clinch
and Grieg counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Bohi.
Grieg takes one to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Bohi.
Bohi swings widly with a right hand
enabling Grieg to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohi misses with a lunging right hand
and Grieg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grieg misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bohi.
A head punch on the inside from Grieg fails to land.
Grieg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bohi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bohi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grieg backwards.
Grieg scores with a shot to the side of Bohi's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bohi.
Grieg tries a knee to the head but Bohi blocks it.
Bohi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grieg blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bohi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bohi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dakota Bohi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grieg throws a head punch that misses.
Grieg successfully pulls guard.
Bohi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grieg's guard.
Edvard Grieg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grieg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohi is looking to stand up but Grieg won't let him.
Bohi stands up from Grieg's guard - Bohi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Grieg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grieg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grieg looks for a takedown but Bohi sprawls well.
Dakota Bohi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Grieg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grieg throws out the jab.
Bohi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bohi throws a hook to the side of Grieg's head but Grieg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grieg moves in looking to clinch but Bohi pushes him off.
Bohi throws a leg kick
and Grieg counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bohi.
Bohi scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Bohi.
Bohi misses with a hook. Grieg ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Bohi.
Grieg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grieg throws a body punch but Bohi moves out of range.
Grieg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grieg slips a jab and a cross from Bohi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohi misses with the combination.
Bohi slips under a jab from Grieg.
Bohi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grieg misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohi lands with a nice body kick.
Grieg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grieg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bohi is out of range.
Grieg keeps Bohi at a distance using the push kick.
Bohi wants to clinch up but Grieg keeps it at a distance.
Grieg throws a nice looking combination but Bohi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grieg missing with a left hand there. Bohi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grieg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bohi circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Bohi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bohi 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Bohi!
An out of breath Dakota Bohi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivar The Viking (ranked 2244 p4p, 90 weight class) and Hellas Pankratios (ranked 2881 p4p, 116 weight class). The Viking comes to the cage accompanied by Vikings Hunt-by VENOM. Hellas Pankratios has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivar The Viking's chin.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivar The Viking!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hellas Pankratios!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Viking with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pankratios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Viking darts in looking for a takedown but Pankratios gets double underhooks and turns The Viking into the cage.
Pankratios misses with a two punch combination.
A leg kick checked by The Viking.
The Viking misses with an uppercut.
Pankratios throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Viking counters with a takedown into side control.
Pankratios wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Viking is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pankratios is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Pankratios's face as The Viking controls the position.
The Viking wants to control but Pankratios is keeping him busy.
The Viking prevents Pankratios from escaping the position.
The Viking tries for a kimura but Pankratios is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Viking advances to mount.
Pankratios defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The Viking.
Pankratios gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Viking stops Pankratios from getting back to his feet.
Pankratios tries to roll over but The Viking keeps him under control.
The Viking looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pankratios felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pankratios tries to kick The Viking off but The Viking keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with The Viking in particular looking to stall.
The Viking is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pankratios sees it coming and defends easily.
The Viking is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Viking wants to pass to mount but Pankratios is defending the position.
Pankratios is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Viking gets the takedown into side control.
Pankratios is pushing The Viking's head away, looking to escape. The Viking manages to hold on to the position though.
The Viking swings around for an armbar but Pankratios sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into The Viking's guard.
The Viking being controlled here, momentarily.
The Viking controlling the position.
The Viking looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pankratios gets to his feet. The Viking looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A nice leg kick lands there from Pankratios.
The Viking misses with a hook
and Pankratios counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pankratios lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice body punch from Pankratios.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pankratios is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in The Viking's half guard.
The Viking wants to sweep but Pankratios has passed to side control!
The Viking tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pankratios wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pankratios has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pankratios gets in close and tags The Viking with a short punch that almost sends The Viking to the mat! Oh The Viking is in big trouble! He turns his back on Pankratios, trying to create some distance but Pankratios rushes him, striking wildly and The Viking goes down! The referee tackles Pankratios into the cage to end the fight! Pankratios is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hellas Pankratios!
Hellas Pankratios is the new super heavyweight champion!
The defeated Ivar The Viking had this to say: 'Suck my asshole'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ignatius Thistlewhite (ranked 1533 p4p, 159 weight class) and Peter Szczawinski (ranked 2963 p4p, 257 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ignatius Thistlewhite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Szczawinski!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thistlewhite gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Szczawinski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thistlewhite just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thistlewhite is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Szczawinski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thistlewhite is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Szczawinski is defending well.
Szczawinski is trying to maintain a safe position but Thistlewhite gets an underhook and turns Szczawinski into the cage.
Thistlewhite is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Szczawinski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ignatius Thistlewhite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Szczawinski is trying to maintain a safe position but Thistlewhite gets an underhook and turns Szczawinski into the cage.
Thistlewhite turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thistlewhite is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Szczawinski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thistlewhite tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thistlewhite has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Szczawinski wants to control but Thistlewhite postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczawinski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thistlewhite is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Szczawinski has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thistlewhite looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thistlewhite tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thistlewhite working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Thistlewhite works to advance to full mount. Szczawinski defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thistlewhite is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Szczawinski is surviving well by controlling Thistlewhite's body position as best he can.
Thistlewhite wants to take Szczawinski's back here but Szczawinski is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Thistlewhite has control of Szczawinski's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Szczawinski regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Thistlewhite is working for a guillotine from mount but Szczawinski frees his head quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thistlewhite working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Szczawinski looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Thistlewhite! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ignatius Thistlewhite!
A relieved looking Ignatius Thistlewhite thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Peter Szczawinski had this to say: 'Good Fight!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haislan Garcia (ranked 693 p4p, 82 weight class) and Harry Baals (ranked 2045 p4p, 200 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Baals!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baals loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Baals misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
Baals throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baals lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Garcia lands a jab-cross combination.
Garcia tests Baals's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia swings for the body but Baals moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Baals. Beautiful body shot.
Baals lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baals does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch combination from Baals misses.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baals displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Baals counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a right hand
enabling Baals to counter with a crisp jab.
Baals is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Baals keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia takes a swing at Baals's ribcage but misses.
Baals tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garcia defends well and Baals ends up having to push Garcia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Baals misses with a right hand
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baals thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Baals.
Good leg kick by Baals there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baals scores with a jab.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baals looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia tests Baals's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baals throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to move into range but Baals moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Baals cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia avoids a kick to the body.
Baals misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Baals ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Baals appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
Baals avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Baals.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Baals moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia misses with a leg kick
and Baals counters with a takedown into side control.
Garcia prevents Baals from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
Baals looks up at the clock and then as Garcia takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Baals smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Garcia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Baals off and has taken his back!
Garcia controlling the position well here. Baals rolled but Garcia kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Garcia is not going to allow Baals to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia biding his time, looking for the opening.
Baals wants to escape the position.
Baals is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Garcia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Baals will probably get the nod.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baals slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garcia scores with a jab.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcia, right into the meat.
Garcia defending well as Baals loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Baals takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baals attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baals scores with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Baals as he connects with a hook.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baals has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baals counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia throws a leg kick that misses.
Baals looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baals stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Baals.
Baals thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Baals uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baals slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baals.
Baals fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Baals's head but Baals sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia misses with a hook. Baals ducked under it nicely.
Garcia slips a jab from Baals.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baals shoots in but no luck this time.
Baals keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baals avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Baals displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Baals seems unphased.
Baals throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Baals uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baals appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Baals was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baals throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Baals misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baals manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia misses with a hook to the body
and Baals counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Baals slips the punch.
Baals throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Baals.
Baals throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baals lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Baals throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Baals staying out of range there.
Baals looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baals has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baals fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garcia checks it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Baals as he connects with a hook.
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!
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baals manages to avoid it.
Baals thinks about the counter body kick.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garcia appears to be looking for a big counter.
Baals takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcia catches Baals with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Garcia staying out of range there.
Baals connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Haislan Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Baals ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baals checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as Garcia blocks the low kick.
Baals fails to land the takedown.
Baals looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Baals.
Baals throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baals throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Garcia defending well as Baals loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baals needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Baals misses with a head kick.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
Baals lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia swings for the body but Baals moves out of range.
Garcia cracks Baals with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baals moves away.
Baals tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baals scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Garcia pushes Baals up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baals lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Baals.
Baals pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baals wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Baals controls his hands.
Baals's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baals throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baals has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Baals misses with a punch to the body.
Baals can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Baals swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baals has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baals will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Garcia up against the cage.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baals or not.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Baals.
Baals working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Baals controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Baals.
Harry Baals seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baals tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Baals controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baals.
Baals misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baals misses with the head strike.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baals tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Baals back against the cage.
Garcia lands a nice uppercut.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Baals is looking to control Garcia's arms but Garcia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baals has his back to the cage.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baals has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baals has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garcia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Baals can turn it around.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baals.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baals misses with a punch to the body.
Baals pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baals's elbow.
Baals lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baals.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Baals.
I think Baals has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Baals!
A relieved looking Harry Baals thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qhorin Halfhand (ranked 569 p4p, 57 weight class) and Quinton Randleman (ranked 1670 p4p, 155 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Halfhand might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still. Qhorin Halfhand 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qhorin Halfhand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halfhand misses with a head kick.
Halfhand misses the shot to the body.
Halfhand throws a body shot but no joy.
Randleman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Randleman looks to land a left hand but Halfhand moved out of range nicely.
Halfhand throws the left hand but Randleman avoids the punch easily.
Halfhand misses with a wild combination.
Randleman slips under a jab.
Randleman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Randleman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Halfhand sprawls well initially but Randleman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Randleman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Randleman prevents Halfhand from improving his position.
Randleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Randleman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halfhand is trying to get back to full guard.
Randleman not doing much here.
Halfhand controlling the position well.
Randleman thows a huge punch but Halfhand dodges it nicely.
Halfhand is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Halfhand is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Randleman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Randleman's back!
Halfhand has the hooks in. Randleman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Halfhand doesn't have the hooks in and Randleman manages to turn into his guard.
Halfhand wants to sweep here but Randleman controlling him for the moment.
Randleman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Randleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Randleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Randleman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Halfhand tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halfhand will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Randleman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Randleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Halfhand manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Randleman manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Randleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Halfhand has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Halfhand missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Randleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Randleman working a defensive guard here.
Halfhand stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Randleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Randleman trying to keep a closed guard but Halfhand is proving a slippery customer.
Halfhand postures up in Randleman's guard and throws a big left but Randleman blocks it.
Randleman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Randleman keeping moving, preventing Halfhand from controlling successfully.
Halfhand throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Randleman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Randleman is on top in guard.
Randleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Halfhand's head.
Randleman trying to control but Halfhand is working from the bottom.
Randleman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Randleman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Halfhand is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Halfhand keeping moving, preventing Randleman from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Randleman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Randleman stopping the sweep attempt from Halfhand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quinton Randleman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halfhand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Randleman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Halfhand's head coaches at Winds of Winter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Halfhand misses with a few strikes there.
Randleman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Halfhand to the ground. Randleman is now in Halfhand's guard.
Halfhand trying to control the position.
Randleman is stalling in the full guard.
Randleman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Randleman stopping the sweep attempt from Halfhand.
Randleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Halfhand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Randleman stopping the sweep attempt from Halfhand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman stays in close to Halfhand's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halfhand pulls Randleman in close to prevent any damage.
Halfhand looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randleman is one step ahead there.
Randleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Halfhand fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Randleman checks it well.
Randleman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Halfhand throws a lazy right hand but Randleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halfhand stalks Randleman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Randleman's face. Randleman staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Quinton Randleman has been cut.
A punch combination from Halfhand misses.
Randleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randleman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halfhand at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halfhand circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halfhand throws a body shot but no joy.
Randleman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Randleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halfhand throws a series of punches but Randleman avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halfhand slips under a jab from Randleman.
Halfhand is looking to land body kicks.
As Halfhand backs off Randleman throws a huge counter combo but Halfhand manages to avoid it all.
Randleman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Randleman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Randleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Randleman is trying to control the action in half guard but Halfhand is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halfhand controlling the position for now.
Randleman thows a huge punch but Halfhand dodges it nicely.
Randleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Halfhand is trying to get back to full guard.
Quinton Randleman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Randleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Halfhand avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Randleman.
Halfhand wants to get back to his feet.
Randleman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Randleman winds up and cracks Halfhand with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Randleman is nestled in close to Halfhand, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halfhand has hold of Randleman's hands but Randleman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Randleman stalling.
Halfhand is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Randleman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Randleman's back!
Halfhand doesn't have the hooks in and Randleman manages to turn into his guard.
Randleman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Randleman wants to control from the top but Halfhand keeps moving.
Halfhand wants to sweep here but Randleman controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Randleman postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quinton Randleman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Halfhand throws a hook to the side of Randleman's head but Randleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randleman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Randleman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Halfhand's guard.
Randleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Halfhand is on top in guard.
Halfhand postures up in Randleman's guard and throws a big left but Randleman blocks it.
Randleman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Randleman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Halfhand is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Halfhand seems keen to control Randleman's posture.
Halfhand bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Randleman's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman trying to strike off his back.
Randleman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Randleman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Halfhand pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Randleman is keeping the position for now.
Randleman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halfhand is one step ahead there.
Halfhand controls from within his opponent's guard.
Halfhand landing with the ground and pound.
Randleman keeping moving, preventing Halfhand from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halfhand missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Randleman wants to sweep here but Halfhand controlling him for the moment.
Randleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Halfhand's guard.
Halfhand trying to control the position.
Halfhand keeping moving, preventing Randleman from controlling successfully.
Halfhand is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Randleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Halfhand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randleman throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman won't allow Halfhand to sweep him here.
Halfhand is trying to control the position but Randleman postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Randleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halfhand is keeping the position for now.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Randleman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Halfhand is trying to keep Randleman in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Randleman moves out of range of the strikes.
Randleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halfhand.
Halfhand feints and then cracks Randleman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Randleman down.
Halfhand lands a jab.
Halfhand will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Qhorin Halfhand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randleman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Halfhand misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halfhand backwards.
Randleman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randleman cracks Halfhand with a nice body shot.
Halfhand lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Randleman as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Randleman prevents Halfhand from breaking the clinch.
Randleman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Randleman tries to throw a body punch but Halfhand avoids it by throwing Randleman back against the cage.
Randleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Randleman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Halfhand breaks the clinch.
Halfhand looks to throw the jab but Randleman is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halfhand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halfhand displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Randleman.
Randleman instigates a clinch.
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 Qhorin Halfhand.
I think Randleman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Randleman!
A less than humble Quinton Randleman misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Qhorin Halfhand was interviewed post fight and said 'Hard times, man. Hard times.'.
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