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IFC 74: Paulin vs Impaler PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hixon Pierre (ranked 22173 p4p, 209 weight class) and Sanderlei Bitetti (ranked 5556 p4p, 184 weight class). Pierre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, https://youtu.be/J51LPlP-s9o. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class MT
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hixon Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanderlei Bitetti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bitetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierre is looking to counter the offense by Bitetti and move into the clinch.
Bitetti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bitetti is trying to pull guard but Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Pierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bitetti.
Pierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bitetti is defending well for now.
Bitetti is trying to pull guard but Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Pierre prevents Bitetti from breaking the clinch.
Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bitetti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Bitetti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hixon Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanderlei Bitetti.
The crowd cheers as Bitetti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pierre doesn't seem phased though.
Bitetti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pierre landing knees to the head.
It looks like Sanderlei Bitetti has been cut.
Bitetti tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pierre smiles and moves away.
Bitetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Hixon Pierre has been cut.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Bitetti.
Pierre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bitetti throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitetti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pierre counters with a left to the body.
Bitetti ducks under a wild hook from Pierre.
Pierre moves into range and clinches up with Bitetti.
Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Bitetti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bitetti tries to pull guard but Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Bitetti drops back down to his feet.
Pierre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bitetti backwards.
Pierre landing knees to the head.
Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bitetti avoids it.
Bitetti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bitetti tries to pull guard but Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Bitetti drops back down to his feet.
Bitetti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pierre.
Bitetti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Bitetti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a hook but Bitetti avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Pierre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bitetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierre.
Bitetti throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre lands with a right hand.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Bitetti.
A head kick misses from Bitetti.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Bitetti.
Bitetti walks into a straight right hand from Pierre.
Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bitetti counter with a right hand.
Bitetti throws a lazy right hand but Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitetti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pierre momentarily.
Bitetti throws a head kick that misses
and Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Pierre's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pierre takes the fight into the clinch.
Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bitetti misses with some punches.
Bitetti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bitetti jumps into guard, dragging Pierre to the mat.
Bitetti looking for a guillotine here but Pierre defends easily.
Bitetti looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pierre passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is looking to advance position but Bitetti won't allow it.
Bitetti actively working from the bottom here.
Bitetti has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Pierre. Oh but Bitetti has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Pierre goes limp - he's gone! Bitetti jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sanderlei Bitetti!
Hixon Pierre spoke after the fight, saying 'I had an unfortunate incident when I was a child. I tried to save a girl from being crushed by a bus, but I crushed her skull in by accident. When police questioned me, I tried to explain I was just trying to comfort her. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Souza (ranked 3137 p4p, 350 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 2512 p4p, 298 weight class). Souza comes to the cage accompanied by Gwen Stefani-Luxurious. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritchie Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Souza's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Souza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Souza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thai obliges.
Souza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thai.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai lands a knee to the head.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Souza avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thai obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thai just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ritchie Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Souza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thai lands an elbow just above Souza 's eye.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Souza has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thai uses from the top position.
Thai preventing the sweep.
Thai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Thai defends easily.
Souza lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Souza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai can't keep his opponent in guard - Souza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thai wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands strikes from half guard.
Thai is trying to stand up here but Souza is controlling him well.
Souza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Souza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Souza is working away from the top position though.
Thai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thai controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Souza is working for a kimura but Thai is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thai wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Souza.
Thai is doing well to control the position and prevent Souza from advancing to side control.
Souza working the head and body with strikes.
Souza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thai defending well though.
Thai is trying to get back to full guard.
Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thai's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Long Thai will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Souza darts in looking for a takedown but Thai gets double underhooks and turns Souza into the cage.
Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Thai tries to sprawl out of it but Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thai wants to counter with a clinch but Souza pushes him away.
Souza dives in and scores a takedown into Thai's guard.
Thai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Souza's guard.
Thai trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Thai defends easily.
Thai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
Thai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Souza has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Thai should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Souza has tightened it up now! Thai should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ritchie Souza!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ritchie Souza waved his t-shirt featuring BuriedAlive// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between One Fortytwo (ranked 1873 p4p, 223 weight class) and Joey Karate (ranked 1728 p4p, 208 weight class). Karate is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shot Em'. Joey Karate told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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142 lbs
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151 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortytwo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Karate!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karate avoids the head kick by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fortytwo just misses with a punch to the body.
Karate misses with a wild body shot.
Karate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortytwo was well out of range. Poor timing from Karate.
Karate pushes Fortytwo up against the cage in a clinch.
Fortytwo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Karate misses with some punches.
Fortytwo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fortytwo swings wildly with an uppercut but Karate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karate lands a right hand.
Fortytwo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fortytwo prevents a body shot from Karate.
A head punch on the inside from Fortytwo fails to land.
Karate misses with an elbow over the top.
Karate pushes off an throws an elbow but Fortytwo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Fortytwo.
Karate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortytwo takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate blocks a body shot from Fortytwo.
Fortytwo can't find room to land a body shot as Karate controls the action.
Fortytwo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karate throws a head punch that misses.
Karate scores with a shoulder strike.
Fortytwo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortytwo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karate blocks it with crossed arms.
Karate throws an elbow but it misses.
Karate tries a body shot but Fortytwo blocks it.
A body shot lands from Fortytwo.
Karate pushes Fortytwo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortytwo.
Karate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fortytwo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karates head.
Fortytwo throws a head punch that misses.
Karate misses with an elbow over the top.
Fortytwo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fortytwo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karate scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortytwo avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortytwo being controlled against the cage.
Fortytwo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fortytwo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fortytwo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fortytwo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karate backwards.
Karate misses with a body punch.
Fortytwo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karate blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karate.
Karate throws an elbow but it misses.
Fortytwo scores with a knee to the head.
Karate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortytwo's elbow.
Fortytwo avoids a wild elbow strike from Karate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fortytwo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fortytwo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Karate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fortytwo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortytwo misses with a knee strike.
Fortytwo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Fortytwo.
Karate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fortytwo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Karate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karate lands an elbow just above Fortytwo 's eye.
Fortytwo is rocked!
Karate lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Fortytwo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fortytwo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fortytwo's defenses.
Fortytwo misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortytwo.
Karate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fortytwo backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Karate.
Karate works on Fortytwo's body with a couple of short punches.
Karate lands a big right hand that drops Fortytwo! The killer instinct kicks in and Karate finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Karate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Karate!
A very excited looking Joey Karate 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.
In defeat, One Fortytwo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Everyone picks on the big idiot, don't they?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Porto (ranked 2766 p4p, 340 weight class) and General Snus (ranked 2164 p4p, 314 weight class). General Snus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Porto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, General Snus!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Snus connects with a body shot.
Snus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Porto misses with a body shot.
Snus throws a nice looking combination but Porto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Porto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Porto backs off Snus throws a huge counter combo but Porto manages to avoid it all.
Snus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Porto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snus momentarily.
Oooooh!!! Snus has knocked Porto down with a huge combo! Snus steps away and waves a wobbly Porto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Porto is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Porto has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Porto.
Oh Porto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Porto get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Porto stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Snus runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). General Snus!
During a confident post fight interview, General Snus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wild Turkey (ranked 2107 p4p, 109 weight class) and Patrick Thompson (ranked 1738 p4p, 91 weight class). Wild Turkey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Patrick Thompson's chin.
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wild Turkey !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson pushes Turkey up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Turkey controls his hands.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turkey prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Turkey blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turkey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turkey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turkey slows down the pace here.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Turkey .
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turkey backwards.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Turkey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turkey .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turkey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson looks winded!
Turkey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turkey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turkey lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkey lands a shot to the body.
Turkey breaks the clinch.
Turkey lands the left hand.
Turkey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turkey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Patrick Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turkey . Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson takes one to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turkey .
Turkey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Turkey lands a nice looking body kick.
Turkey misses with a body kick.
Turkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Turkey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thompson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thompson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Turkey .
Turkey misses with a looping right.
Thompson misses the jab.
As Thompson tries to get set, Turkey tries to push him back and clinch up but Thompson manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Turkey s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turkey misses the shot to the body.
Thompson 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.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Turkey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turkey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick from Turkey lands but Thompson takes it in his stride.
It looks like Patrick Thompson has been cut.
Turkey lands with a hook. Thompson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turkey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Turkey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Thompson tries to get set, Turkey tries to push him back and clinch up but Thompson manages to avoid the attempt.
Turkey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turkey feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Thompson scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Turkey throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Turkey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Thompson misses.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson swings for the body but Turkey moves out of range.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turkey throws a big shot that misses.
Turkey lands a slapping body shot.
Turkey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thompson clinches.
Turkey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Turkey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
Turkey takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turkey scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Turkey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Turkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turkey throws a low kick but Thompson moves out of range easily.
Turkey tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turkey connects with a crisp jab.
Turkey lands with an overhand left.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Turkey slips a jab from Thompson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thompson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turkey works the jab nicely.
Turkey with a hook.
Turkey walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.
Turkey feints a jab promting Thompson to slip. Turkey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thompson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thompson is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wild Turkey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thompson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thompson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thompson defending well as Turkey loads up on a big left hand.
Turkey misses with a right hand
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thompson feints a jab promting Turkey to slip. Thompson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turkey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Turkey tries to land a front kick but Thompson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wild Turkey is winning the standup battle so far.
Turkey blocks a jab.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Turkey ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson scores with a jab.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Turkey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkey digs a good body shot into Thompson's ribs.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turkey .
Thompson lands with a nice body punch.
Thompson throws a body punch but Turkey moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turkey ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Turkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson throws out a counter right but Turkey avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a leg kick.
Thompson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turkey loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Thompson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thompson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Turkey misses.
Thompson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Turkey wants to land a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
Turkey misses with a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a nice leg kick.
Thompson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turkey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Turkey misses the target.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Turkey moved out of range nicely.
Turkey tries a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Turkey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thompson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turkey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson scores with a body shot.
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!
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turkey misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Thompson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turkey connects with a crisp jab.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turkey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turkey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turkey misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Turkey defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Turkey avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Turkey slips a straight right by Thompson.
Turkey throws a body shot but no joy.
Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turkey swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Turkey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkey throws a body shot but no joy.
Turkey loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Turkey moved out of range.
Turkey is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Thompson misses the jab.
Turkey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thompson, as that shot connected.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Turkey catches Thompson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turkey misses with a left hand
and Thompson counters with a left to the body.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turkey has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thompson takes a swing at Turkey 's ribcage but misses.
Thompson misses with a hook. Turkey ducked under it nicely.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkey manages to avoid it.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turkey is looking to land body kicks.
Thompson scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thompson.
Turkey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Turkey 's head.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Thompson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thompson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turkey counters with a nice body shot.
Thompson lands a nice looking body shot.
Thompson lands a jab to Turkey 's midsection.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turkey at a distance.
Turkey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Thompson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Turkey moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkey manages to avoid it.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Turkey lands with a straight right. Thompson didn't see that one coming.
Turkey throws a leg kick that misses.
Turkey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thompson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body. Turkey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thompson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Turkey .
Turkey throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson tries to clinch but Turkey is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Turkey finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turkey .
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Turkey 's shoulder, as Turkey tries to avoid the shot.
Turkey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turkey .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkey swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Turkey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turkey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thompson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thompson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Turkey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Turkey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thompson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turkey swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson works over Turkey 's head and body with a nice combination.
Turkey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thompson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turkey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turkey lands with a nice body punch.
Turkey misses with a hook
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Turkey jabs Thompson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson connects with a single shot there.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Turkey .
Turkey moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson misses with an uppercut
and Turkey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turkey misses with a looping left.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turkey .
Thompson punishes Turkey 's body with a nice straight punch.
Turkey is looking to land body kicks.
Turkey slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Turkey walks into a jab.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a lazy uppercut
and Turkey counters with a nice uppercut.
Turkey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turkey swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Thompson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turkey misses the shot to the body.
Turkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turkey tries to counter by clinching up but Thompson breaks away and moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
and Turkey counters with a right hand to the body.
Thompson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thompson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turkey counters by clinching up.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Turkey on the inside.
Good body shot from Turkey .
Turkey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turkey swinging wildly here.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Turkey .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turkey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turkey scores with a decent looking hook.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Turkey finish him?
Turkey clobbers Thompson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turkey misses with a hook
and Turkey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turkey throws out the jab.
Turkey looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Turkey throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Some bone on bone action there as Thompson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thompson throws a right hand that misses
letting Turkey counter with a right hand.
Turkey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thompson.
Turkey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkey manages to avoid it.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - Turkey circles away.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turkey .
And that's the end of the fight!
Wild Turkey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turkey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wild Turkey !
A relieved looking Wild Turkey 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Vape Diaz (ranked 936 p4p, 119 weight class) and Vlad Black (ranked 618 p4p, 82 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vape Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Black!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Black lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Black keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz jumps guard but Black stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Black prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Black's coach down at JAG Training Grounds [$600/week] was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Black's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Black pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vape Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Black throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Black misses with a body shot.
Black misses with a looping left.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Black blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz blocking some punches.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz letting Black take a breather here.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Black.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Black avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black misses with the head strike.
A short left from Black.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Black misses.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black working aggressively here.
Black stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Black moves away from the strike by Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Black swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Diaz misses with a hook
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left lands for Diaz.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
A left lands for Black.
Black bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab by Black.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Vlad Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Diaz throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vlad Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vlad Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Black stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz slips under a jab from Black.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Black rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Vlad Black seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz slips a jab from Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Black connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Black circles away easily
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Black.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vape Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
A cross from Black lands.
Black closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Black.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Black.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Black scores with a shot to the body.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Black moves into range and connects with a jab.
Black throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Black moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black lands an overhand right.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Donk. Black catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a left hand
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Diaz slips a straight right by Black.
Black goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Black throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz takes one on the button.
A big left from Black misses.
Diaz throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Black lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Black lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Black works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Black connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz scores with a one two! Black had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Black looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Vape Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vlad Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Black!
A very excited looking Vlad Black 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 Android Seventeen (ranked 1257 p4p, 66 weight class) and Mike Murhaa (ranked 1616 p4p, 86 weight class). Seventeen comes to the cage accompanied by Dj got us fallin in love. Android Seventeen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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281 lbs
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292 lbs
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Granite chin |
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Android Seventeen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa wants to clinch.
Seventeen throws a big counter combination but Murhaa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Seventeen scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Seventeen moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
Seventeen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Seventeen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Android Seventeen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seventeen ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Seventeen scores with a jab.
It looks like Mike Murhaa has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seventeen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murhaa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seventeen has time to react.
Seventeen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murhaa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Seventeen somewhat.
Murhaa wants to counter with a clinch but Seventeen pushes him away.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Seventeen is having none of it.
We've been hearing reports that Seventeen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seventeen throws a shot to the body.
Seventeen dives in and grabs Murhaa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murhaa pushes down on Seventeen 's head and hops out.
Seventeen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murhaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murhaa moves out of range of the body kick.
Seventeen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Seventeen loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa wants to counter the offense by Seventeen and move into the clinch position.
Seventeen lands a body shot.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Seventeen misses with a few strikes there.
Seventeen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murhaa.
Seventeen throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhaa avoids the head kick by Seventeen .
Seventeen throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa wants to counter with a clinch but Seventeen pushes him away.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Seventeen misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seventeen at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Seventeen misses with a straight right.
Seventeen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa tries to counter with a clinch but Seventeen shakes him off and moves away.
Murhaa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seventeen .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Android Seventeen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Seventeen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murhaa doesn't seem phased though.
Seventeen misses with a series of wild punches.
Seventeen fails to land with a series of punches.
Seventeen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seventeen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seventeen .
Murhaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murhaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Murhaa looking to pass the guard.
Seventeen is trying to control the position but Murhaa postures up.
Murhaa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Murhaa wants to pass the guard but Seventeen is keeping the position.
Seventeen trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen looking to control.
Murhaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Seventeen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Seventeen lands with a shot to the body.
Murhaa cracks a nice hook into Seventeen 's ribs.
Seventeen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Seventeen quickly recovers to half guard.
Seventeen is trying to control but can't.
Murhaa controlling the action here.
Seventeen is trying to control but can't.
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 Android Seventeen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Murhaa's cut.
That's time! Seventeen 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Seventeen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Murhaa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Murhaa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murhaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Seventeen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seventeen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa 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.
Murhaa wants to control from the top but Seventeen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Seventeen is trying to keep Murhaa in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Seventeen is really struggling to control Murhaa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Seventeen throws an overhand right that lands on Murhaa's shoulder, as Murhaa tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa wants to counter with a clinch but Seventeen pushes him away.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seventeen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murhaa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murhaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Seventeen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhaa scrambles back to his feet.
Murhaa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seventeen drops Murhaa with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Murhaa looks back up at him and smiles so Seventeen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Murhaa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Murhaa misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seventeen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murhaa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Seventeen rather than just go for the knockout.
Seventeen fails to land the takedown.
Murhaa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seventeen blocking some punches.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seventeen 's elbow.
Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body.
Murhaa digs a right hand into Seventeen 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seventeen 's gas tank.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seventeen backwards.
Murhaa digs a right hand underneath Seventeen 's ribcage. Seventeen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Murhaa on the inside.
Murhaa pushes Seventeen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Android Seventeen has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seventeen backwards.
Seventeen looking for a takedown.
Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Murhaa gets through Seventeen 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mike Murhaa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body.
Murhaa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seventeen backwards.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body.
Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seventeen s head.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Seventeen controls his hands.
Murhaa is working Seventeen over against the cage.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Seventeen avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
A short left from Murhaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa digs a right hand into Seventeen 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seventeen 's gas tank.
Murhaa digs a right hand into Seventeen 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seventeen 's gas tank.
Seventeen takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Murhaa.
Murhaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murhaa lands a nice uppercut.
Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Murhaa - that landed with a thud.
Murhaa pushes Seventeen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murhaa is leaning against Seventeen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seventeen backwards.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head.
Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murhaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Murhaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Murhaa darts in and clinches Seventeen up against the cage.
Seventeen 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seventeen blocking some punches.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seventeen wants a takedown.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Seventeen controls his hands.
Murhaa digs a right hand underneath Seventeen 's ribcage. Seventeen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murhaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Seventeen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa is leaning against Seventeen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Murhaa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murhaa lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a body shot.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Murhaa.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Murhaa cracks Seventeen with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Murhaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murhaa digs a right hand into Seventeen 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seventeen 's gas tank.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a right hand.
Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Seventeen is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
Oh Seventeen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murhaa creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Seventeen 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Seventeen drops to his knees and Murhaa pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Murhaa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bogard (ranked 1483 p4p, 192 weight class) and William Ralph Dean (ranked 1611 p4p, 213 weight class). Terry Bogard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William Ralph Dean's chin.
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179 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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198 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Bogard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean tries to bum rush Bogard with a series of wild strikes but Bogard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bogard gets tackled into the cage by Dean. Dean maintains the clinch.
Dean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bogard backwards.
Bogard misses with a body punch.
Dean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bogard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bogard backwards.
Dean manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dean lands a right hand.
Dean struggles to land a body shot inside as Bogard controls his hands.
Bogard breaks from the clinch.
Dean misses with a left hand
and Bogard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bogard.
Bogard slips under a jab.
Bogard misses with a low kick as Dean jumps back.
Dean throws a jab but it's blocked by Bogard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bogard appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bogard is looking to counter punch.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bogard takes one to the chin there.
Dean gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogard.
Bogard swings wildly with an uppercut but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dean takes a swing at Bogard's ribcage but misses.
Dean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bogard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dean misses with a straight right.
Dean throws a big shot that misses.
Bogard throws a series of punches but Dean moves out of range.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Bogard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a hook to the side of Bogard's head but Bogard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bogard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bogard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bogard moves away from the strike by Dean.
It appears Bogard was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dean moves out of range of the body kick from Bogard.
Dean blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Bogard.
Dean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dean drives through and clinches with Bogard against the cage.
Bogard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dean has closed the distance and engaged Bogard in a clinch.
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bogard can't find room to land a body shot as Dean controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dean takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dean lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dean.
Bogard tries to throw a body punch but Dean avoids it by throwing Bogard back against the cage.
Dean lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Dean - that landed with a thud.
Dean lands a nice uppercut.
Dean controlling the action here for a moment.
Dean blocks an uppercut.
Bogard slowing the pace effectively.
Dean lands a body punch.
Bogard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dean.
Bogard can't break the clinch.
Dean misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dean misses with a left hand
and Bogard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bogard moves out of range as Dean strikes.
Dean fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bogard, pushing him back against the cage.
Dean has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bogard seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dean can turn it around.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
William Ralph Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean walks into a left hand.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bogard gets tackled into the cage by Dean. Dean maintains the clinch.
Dean takes a shot to the head.
Dean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bogard backwards.
Dean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bogard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bogard throws a series of punches but Dean moves out of range.
Dean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bogard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dean moves away from the strike by Bogard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Ralph Dean dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bogard looks to land a right hand but Dean moved out of range.
William Ralph Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bogard lunges at Dean with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dean's hand.
Bogard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bogard misses with a low kick.
Dean throws a lazy uppercut
and Bogard counters with a three punch combo that has Dean backing up. Dean nods at Bogard to acknowledge the strikes.
Bogard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bogard.
Dean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bogard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Dean misses with an uppercut.
Bogard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bogard tries to bum rush Dean with a series of wild strikes but Dean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bogard cracks a nice hook into Dean's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dean throws a jab but it's blocked by Bogard.
Dean tries to bum rush Bogard with a series of wild strikes but Bogard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Bogard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws a big shot that misses.
Bogard jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dean instigates a clinch.
Bogard is trying to force a seperation but Dean has the dominant position.
William Ralph Dean seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bogard misses with a punch on the inside.
Dean lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dean.
Bogard misses with a punch to the body.
Dean scores with a shoulder strike.
Bogard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dean.
Dean misses with a punch on the inside.
Bogard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bogard.
Dean displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean misses with a straight right.
Dean is looking to clinch but Bogard is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bogard takes a shot to the head.
Dean breaks from the clinch.
Dean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bogard looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
Bogard throws a sloppy head kick and Dean moves out of range easily.
Dean moves in looking to clinch but Bogard pushes him off.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch but Bogard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogard circles away quickly and effectively.
Dean clinches.
Dean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dean lands a hook that snaps the head of Bogard backwards.
Bogard manages to break the clinch.
Bogard defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Bogard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bogard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean clinches up against the cage.
Bogard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bogard wants to stall.
Dean lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bogard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dean.
A short right from Bogard.
Dean holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dean pushes Bogard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bogard tries to circle away but Dean has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Dean.
Dean lands a nice uppercut.
Bogard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dean scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard breaks from the clinch.
Dean closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Dean.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogard breaks the clinch.
Bogard throws a lazy right hand but Dean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bogard.
Bogard throws a jab but it's blocked by Dean.
Dean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dean lands with a straight right. Bogard didn't see that one coming.
Bogard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bogard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dean takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Ralph Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dean throws a right and a left that Bogard avoids nicely.
Dean misses with a series of wild punches.
Dean slips a jab and a cross from Bogard.
Bogard slips a jab from Dean.
Bogard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bogard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bogard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dean scores with a nice strike.
Dean is looking to clinch.
Dean might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dean slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Dean misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean throws a looping overhand right but Bogard ducks down to avoid it.
Bogard scores with a hook to the body. Dean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard lands with a nice combination. Dean backs away looking to recover.
Dean moves in looking to clinch but Bogard pushes him off.
Dean throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bogard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bogard connects with a high kick.
Bogard throws a body kick that misses.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Bogard was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bogard missing with a left hand there. Dean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bogard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bogard slips a jab from Dean.
Terry Bogard is winning the standup battle so far.
Bogard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dean is looking to clinch.
Bogard defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Dean misses with a right hand
and Bogard counters with a one-two 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!
Dean misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Bogard looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bogard. Those never looked like landing.
Bogard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dean rushes Bogard and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dean.
Dean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bogard backwards.
A body shot lands from Dean.
Bogard breaks from the clinch.
Dean misses with a hook.
Dean lands a jab to Bogard's midsection.
Bogard ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bogard.
Bogard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard misses with a series of wild punches.
Dean on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bogard. Bogard obviously looking to wear him down.
Dean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bogard.
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bogard.
Bogard quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dean tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bogard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Bogard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bogard moves away from the strike by Dean.
Dean misses with a looping left.
A big left from Bogard misses.
Bogard throws a sloppy head kick and Dean moves out of range easily.
Dean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean cracks Bogard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a straight right.
Bogard slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Bogard slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Bogard moves out of range as Dean strikes.
Dean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bogard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terry Bogard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bogard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Dean.
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dean cracks Bogard with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Ralph Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dean winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Ralph Dean!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Foreman (ranked 798 p4p, 31 weight class) and Vincent Lemieux (ranked 790 p4p, 40 weight class). Joe Foreman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Foreman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Foreman misses.
Lemieux unleashes a big counter combination but Foreman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lemieux misses with a two punch combination.
Foreman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lemieux throws a series of punches but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman slips under a jab from Lemieux.
Lemieux throws a big shot that misses.
Lemieux moves to clinch but Foreman breaks away
enabling Foreman to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemieux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foreman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foreman throwing a counter right hand but Lemieux manages to avoid it.
Lemieux lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux blocks a jab.
Lemieux lands a glancing blow to the side of Foreman 's head.
It looks like Joe Foreman has been cut.
Lemieux dips to his left and cracks Foreman with an uppercut!
Lemieux throws a right and a left that Foreman avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foreman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foreman looks to score with a jab to the body but Lemieux is just out of range.
Lemieux throws a jab when Foreman was well out of range.
Lemieux connects with a right hand. Foreman shakes it off.
Foreman slips a jab and a cross from Lemieux.
Lemieux works over Foreman 's head and body with a nice combination.
Foreman walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemieux. Foreman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foreman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Lemieux takes the fight into the clinch.
Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Foreman .
Foreman looking to stall.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
A short uppercut from Foreman .
Lemieux misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foreman .
Foreman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemieux being controlled against the cage.
Lemieux working aggressively here.
Lemieux lands a shoulder strike.
Lemieux lands a nice shot to the body.
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Foreman .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lemieux.
A shot in the inside from Lemieux.
Joe Foreman 's cut is getting worse.
Lemieux lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lemieux throws a punch but it's blocked by Foreman .
Lemieux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Foreman is rocked!
Foreman blocks an uppercut.
Oh Foreman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lemieux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joe Foreman 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foreman seems to have got his legs back now.
Foreman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Foreman .
Lemieux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Foreman is stalling here.
Lemieux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman trying to control the position but instead, Lemieux has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foreman into the cage.
Lemieux lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foreman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lemieux's coach down at Death Valley Training Facility was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lemieux's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Foreman is looking to control Lemieux's arms but Lemieux gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foreman has his back to the cage.
Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Foreman .
Good body shot from Lemieux.
Foreman looking to slow down the pace here.
Lemieux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jeez, Joe Foreman 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lemieux misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Lemieux.
Lemieux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Lemieux throws a punch but it's blocked by Foreman .
Lemieux is leaning against Foreman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Foreman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Lemieux.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Foreman 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vincent Lemieux!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Paulin (ranked 638 p4p, 24 weight class) and Vladimir Impaler (ranked 670 p4p, 39 weight class). Thierry Paulin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Impaler!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulin throws a head kick but Impaler moves out of range.
Paulin throws a lazy head kick
and Impaler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Impaler to counter with a crisp jab.
Paulin throws a head kick that misses
and Impaler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paulin looks to throw the jab but Impaler is out of range.
It seemed like Impaler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been told by Paulin's head coaches at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paulin misses with a low kick as Impaler jumps back.
Paulin throws a head kick but Impaler moves out of range.
Paulin throws the left hand but Impaler avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Impaler misses with a left hand
and Impaler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Impaler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulin.
Paulin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Paulin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Impaler if he has to take too many more of those.
Impaler moves away from the strike by Paulin.
Paulin catches Impaler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut there from Impaler.
Impaler staying out of range there.
Paulin throws a body shot but no joy.
Paulin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Impaler.
Paulin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paulin thumps Impaler with a low kick.
Paulin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Impaler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick
and Impaler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Impaler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulin. Impaler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thierry Paulin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulin misses with a combination
enabling Impaler to counter with a crisp jab.
Impaler takes a swing at Paulin's ribcage but misses.
Impaler misses with a straight right.
Paulin clobbers Impaler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick from Paulin misses.
Paulin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paulin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Impaler.
Paulin misses with a body shot.
Impaler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Paulin misses with an uppercut.
Paulin throws a head kick but Impaler moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paulin doesn't seem bothered though.
Paulin defending well as Impaler loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Paulin misses the target.
Paulin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulin swings for the body but Impaler moves out of range.
Impaler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Impaler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paulin.
Paulin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Impaler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulin throws an off balance right hand
and Impaler counters with a nice uppercut.
Paulin throws an overhand right that lands on Impaler's shoulder, as Impaler tries to avoid the shot.
Paulin throws a shot to the body.
Impaler looks to land a right hand but Paulin moved out of range.
Paulin scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paulin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Impaler moves away.
Impaler let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paulin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Impaler throws a body punch but Paulin moves out of range.
Impaler blocks a head kick by Paulin.
Impaler misses with an uppercut.
Impaler ducks under a wild hook from Paulin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Impaler! But no joy.
Impaler throws a jab when Paulin was well out of range.
Paulin throws a head kick but Impaler moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Impaler.
A little jabbing left from Impaler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thierry Paulin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thierry Paulin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulin. Impaler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Impaler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Impaler scores with a decent looking hook.
Impaler scores with a decent looking hook.
Impaler cracks Paulin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paulin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paulin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paulin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Impaler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Impaler might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Paulin has got the better of the exchanges.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick and Impaler moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Impaler misses its intended target.
Impaler misses with an uppercut. Paulin saw that one coming.
And Paulin counters with a quick kick to the body but Impaler blocks it.
Paulin throws a leg kick
and Impaler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Impaler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Impaler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulin throws an off balance right hand
and Paulin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick
and Impaler counters with a straight right hand.
Impaler swings for the body but Paulin moves out of range.
Paulin misses with a right hand
enabling Impaler to counter with a crisp jab.
Impaler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Paulin misses with a left hand
and Impaler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulin throws a leg kick
and Impaler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paulin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Impaler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulin misses with a looping right.
Paulin throws a lazy uppercut
and Paulin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Impaler lands with a shot to the body.
Impaler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Paulin slips a straight right by Impaler.
Impaler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paulin on the side of the head.
Paulin throws a big shot that misses.
Impaler cracks Paulin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paulin throws a leg kick
enabling Impaler to counter with a crisp jab.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick and Impaler moves out of range easily.
Impaler throws a lazy uppercut
and Paulin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Impaler misses with a right hand
and Paulin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Impaler. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Paulin.
Paulin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paulin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Impaler throws a good cross that connects.
Paulin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulin looks to throw the jab but Impaler is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Impaler! But no joy.
Impaler moves out of range as Paulin strikes.
Paulin throws out a leg kick but Impaler moves out of range and Paulin only half commits.
Paulin misses with an uppercut
and Impaler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Impaler loads up on a big right hand but Paulin slips the punch.
A head kick by Paulin misses
and Impaler counters with a nice uppercut.
Paulin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick and Impaler moves out of range easily.
Impaler throws a lazy right hand but Paulin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paulin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Impaler was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulin.
A little jabbing left from Impaler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paulin misses with an uppercut. Impaler saw that one coming.
Impaler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulin lands a jab to the head.
Paulin throws a hook but Impaler avoids it easily.
Paulin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Impaler's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Paulin misses with a hook.
Paulin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paulin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Impaler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Impaler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thierry Paulin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Impaler misses with a hook. Paulin ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Impaler misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Paulin misses its target.
Impaler scores with a nice strike.
Impaler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulin.
Impaler walks into a left hand.
Vladimir Impaler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paulin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulin misses with an uppercut. Impaler saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulin. Impaler does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Impaler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Impaler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Impaler blocks the low kick.
Paulin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Impaler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Impaler throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Impaler coming out on top.
Paulin misses with a looping left.
Paulin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Impaler connects with a single shot there.
Impaler looks to land a left hand but Paulin moved out of range nicely.
Paulin scores with a body shot.
Paulin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick by Paulin misses
and Impaler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Impaler throws out a counter right but Paulin avoids it with no problem.
Paulin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Impaler misses with an uppercut
and Paulin counters with a nice uppercut.
Paulin throws the kick towards the body but Impaler avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paulin.
Paulin throws a leg kick
and Impaler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Impaler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Impaler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paulin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paulin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Impaler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulin throws a big shot that misses.
Paulin misses with a left hand
enabling Impaler to counter with a crisp jab.
Impaler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paulin.
Impaler throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Paulin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paulin tries a head kick but it misses.
Impaler misses with a lunging right hand
and Paulin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paulin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paulin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
enabling Impaler to counter with a crisp jab.
Paulin is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Impaler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulin throws a right hand that misses
and Impaler counters with a series of strikes. Paulin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oh Paulin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paulin looks to land a combination but Impaler avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Paulin.
Impaler blocks a head kick by Paulin.
A countering left hand to the body from Impaler misses.
Paulin seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Impaler.
Paulin throws a head kick that misses.
Impaler missing with a left hand there. Paulin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paulin misses the jab.
Impaler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paulin.
Impaler clobbers Paulin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Impaler misses with a body punch
and Paulin counters with a straight right hand.
Paulin connects with a body shot.
Impaler looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulin is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Impaler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Impaler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Impaler!
Vladimir Impaler decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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