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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Zackrisson (ranked 936 p4p, 111 weight class) and Dyllz Tahere (ranked 1254 p4p, 153 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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160 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Zackrisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dyllz Tahere!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zackrisson throws a jab when Tahere was well out of range.
Zackrisson blocks a leg kick.
Tahere has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Zackrisson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tahere throws an overhand right that lands on Zackrisson's shoulder, as Zackrisson tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tahere.
Tahere throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tahere throws a leg kick but Zackrisson checks it.
Tahere throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zackrisson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zackrisson ducks under a wild hook from Tahere.
Tahere throws a shot from downtown. Zackrisson moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Zackrisson misses the target.
A big left from Tahere misses.
Tahere misses with a straight left.
Zackrisson throwing a counter right hand but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Zackrisson throws a jab when Tahere was well out of range.
Zackrisson throws out a leg kick but Tahere moves out of range and Zackrisson only half commits.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahere is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Tahere's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tahere throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zackrisson.
Tahere throws the kick towards the body but Zackrisson avoids it.
Tahere throws a lazy right hand but Zackrisson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zackrisson. Tahere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tahere misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere misses with a low kick.
Zackrisson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tahere's calf.
Tahere takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tahere misses with a left hand
and Zackrisson counters with a straight right hand.
Zackrisson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zackrisson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tahere tries a head kick but it misses.
Zackrisson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tahere, right into the meat.
Zackrisson misses with a hook. Tahere ducked under it nicely.
Tahere throws a big shot that misses.
Tahere avoids a kick to the body.
Zackrisson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tahere scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Zackrisson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tahere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tahere.
Tahere checks the leg kick.
Zackrisson scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Zackrisson.
Tahere will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tahere throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tahere throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tahere scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A lazy left from Zackrisson finds it's target.
Zackrisson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tahere.
Tahere misses with a straight left.
Tahere throws an overhand right that lands on Zackrisson's shoulder, as Zackrisson tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Zackrisson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tahere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick but Tahere sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tahere's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zackrisson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tahere scrambles back to his feet.
Tahere has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tahere there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Tahere finds it's way through Zackrisson's defenses.
Tahere tries to land a body kick
and Zackrisson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Tahere.
Tahere misses with a hook.
Zackrisson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Zackrisson misses the target.
Zackrisson missing with a left hand there. Tahere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zackrisson misses with a low kick.
Zackrisson blocks a leg kick.
Tahere throws a leg kick but Zackrisson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tahere uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zackrisson.
It seemed like Tahere was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tahere avoids the body shot from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson dodges the punch combination from Tahere.
Zackrisson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tahere.
Tahere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zackrisson.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. Zackrisson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zackrisson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zackrisson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tahere.
Tahere tries to bum rush Zackrisson with a series of wild strikes but Zackrisson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tahere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zackrisson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Zackrisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahere moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere fails to land with a series of punches.
Zackrisson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tahere slips a straight right by Zackrisson.
Tahere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zackrisson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zackrisson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tahere.
Tahere scores with a head kick.
Tahere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zackrisson.
Tahere slips under a jab from Zackrisson.
Tahere throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zackrisson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tahere doesn't seem bothered though.
Zackrisson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tahere bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zackrisson's head.
Tahere lands a glancing blow to the side of Zackrisson's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zackrisson lands a jab to the nose.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tahere.
Zackrisson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zackrisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Tahere checks a leg kick.
Tahere feints a counter leg kick.
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 Gabriel Zackrisson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zackrisson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tahere's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zackrisson under the eye.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tahere.
Tahere unleashes a big counter combination but Zackrisson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zackrisson swings for the body but Tahere moves out of range.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the side of Tahere's head but Tahere sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Tahere does no damage.
Tahere walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zackrisson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tahere fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zackrisson is out of range.
Zackrisson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Zackrisson misses its intended target.
Zackrisson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson connects with a looping right hand.
Zackrisson loads up on a big right hand but Tahere slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by Tahere.
Tahere throws a jab but it's blocked by Zackrisson.
Tahere scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Tahere misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tahere.
Zackrisson misses with a looping right.
Zackrisson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zackrisson lands with a shot to the body.
Zackrisson tests Tahere's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tahere throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zackrisson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zackrisson throws a poor cross that misses
and Zackrisson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tahere stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut
and Tahere counters with a nice uppercut.
Tahere takes one to the chin there.
Zackrisson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Tahere misses.
Zackrisson clobbers Tahere with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zackrisson misses with a leg kick.
Tahere throws a leg kick but Zackrisson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tahere on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere throws the kick towards the body but Zackrisson avoids it.
Tahere throws a sloppy head kick and Zackrisson moves out of range easily.
Zackrisson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zackrisson misses with a hook.
Zackrisson takes one on the button.
Zackrisson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tahere takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zackrisson scores with a head kick.
Zackrisson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tahere.
Tahere misses with a low kick as Zackrisson jumps back.
Tahere defending well as Zackrisson loads up on a big left hand.
Tahere looks to land a left hand but Zackrisson moved out of range nicely.
Zackrisson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tahere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tahere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Tahere.
Tahere scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Tahere tenderised Zackrisson's leg. Zackrisson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zackrisson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tahere stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tahere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zackrisson.
Tahere swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Tahere.
A big left from Tahere misses.
Zackrisson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tahere loads up on a big right hand but Zackrisson slips the punch.
Tahere attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zackrisson throws a big shot that misses.
Zackrisson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tahere is able to avoid easily.
Zackrisson moves out of range of the body kick.
Tahere connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zackrisson. Tahere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zackrisson throws a lazy right hand but Tahere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tahere throws an overhand right that lands on Zackrisson's shoulder, as Zackrisson tries to avoid the shot.
Tahere cracks the inside of Zackrisson's front leg.
Zackrisson blocks a jab.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the side of Tahere's head but Tahere sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zackrisson looks to land a body kick but Tahere moved away.
Tahere lands a jab.
Tahere connects with a right hand. Zackrisson shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tahere slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zackrisson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Zackrisson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tahere looks to land a left hand but Zackrisson moved out of range nicely.
Zackrisson looks to land a combination but Tahere avoids it well.
Tahere lands a head kick. Zackrisson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zackrisson misses the shot to the body.
Tahere is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zackrisson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahere tries to land a leg kick but Zackrisson saw it coming and moves away.
Tahere throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tahere dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zackrisson. That did some damage!
Zackrisson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zackrisson misses with a low kick as Tahere jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nice shot lands for Tahere.
Zackrisson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tahere misses with a body kick.
Tahere throws a head kick that misses.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zackrisson. Tahere does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tahere swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zackrisson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tahere. Tahere obviously looking to wear him down.
Tahere takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tahere.
A little jabbing left from Tahere on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zackrisson looks to land a right hand but Tahere moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Zackrisson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tahere doesn't seem phased though.
Tahere's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tahere keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson lunges at Tahere with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tahere's hand.
The fighters circling - Zackrisson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tahere only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zackrisson slips under a jab.
Zackrisson throws a quick counter head kick but Tahere was just out of range.
Tahere connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tahere throws a push kick but Zackrisson slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tahere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere tries to move into range but Zackrisson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zackrisson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tahere.
Zackrisson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zackrisson misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Tahere was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zackrisson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the side of Tahere's head but Tahere sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zackrisson connects with a single shot there.
Tahere is looking to score with low kicks.
Zackrisson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tahere.
Tahere lands an overhand right.
Zackrisson throws a jab when Tahere was well out of range.
Zackrisson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zackrisson tries to score with a low kick but Tahere moves his leg out of the way.
Tahere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tahere chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zackrisson can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zackrisson, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahere does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zackrisson is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zackrisson!
Zackrisson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zackrisson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tahere bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tahere swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tahere misses with a straight left.
A jab from Tahere does it's job there.
Tahere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tahere avoids the body shot from Zackrisson.
Tahere fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zackrisson.
Tahere ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tahere with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zackrisson to score with a decent uppercut.
Tahere tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zackrisson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tahere. That did some damage!
Zackrisson thumps Tahere with a low kick.
Tahere scores with a jab.
Zackrisson throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere lands a head kick!
Zackrisson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tahere checks it well.
Zackrisson throws a low kick but Tahere moves out of range easily.
Tahere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zackrisson missing with a left hand there. Tahere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tahere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zackrisson throws a body punch but Tahere moves out of range.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tahere.
Tahere throws a jab when Zackrisson was well out of range.
Tahere tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zackrisson is able to avoid easily.
Tahere throws a looping overhand right but Zackrisson ducks down to avoid it.
Tahere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zackrisson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zackrisson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zackrisson scores with a hook.
Tahere throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zackrisson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zackrisson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tahere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Tahere.
Tahere takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick but Tahere checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zackrisson. Tahere shrugs it off though.
Zackrisson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tahere. Tahere obviously looking to wear him down.
Tahere cracks Zackrisson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Tahere misses the target.
Tahere misses with a looping right.
Zackrisson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zackrisson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zackrisson takes a swing at Tahere's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zackrisson.
Tahere avoids the body shot from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson is looking to slow Tahere down with leg kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tahere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zackrisson throws a chopping leg kick but Tahere manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Tahere on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Tahere blocks it.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick but Tahere sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Zackrisson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zackrisson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Thornton (ranked 743 p4p, 95 weight class) and Carney Duffy (ranked 1086 p4p, 131 weight class). Thornton comes to the cage accompanied by Pusha T - Exodus 23:1. Duffy has chosen Brawl - Bloody spit as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
28 - 12 - 1 |
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36
187 lbs
28 - 25 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrence Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thornton throws a right hand that misses
and Duffy counters with a good, hard body kick but Thornton shrugs it off.
Thornton walks into a left hand.
Thornton 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.
Thornton dips to his left and cracks Duffy with an uppercut!
Thornton avoids the body shot from Duffy.
Thornton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duffy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duffy 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.
Duffy misses with a body kick.
Duffy lands a leg kick that knocks Thornton off balance momentarily.
Thornton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duffy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Terrence Thornton 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!
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duffy was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.
Duffy moves into the clinch.
Thornton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duffy has him pressed against the cage.
Thornton has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Duffy is trying to keep an underhook but Thornton manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Thornton moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Duffy.
Thornton is looking to take a break and control but Duffy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Duffy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Duffy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Thornton throws a strike but Duffy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thornton trying to control the position from guard on top but Duffy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duffy pulls Thornton in close to prevent any damage.
Duffy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thornton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thornton stands up over Duffy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thornton stands up over Duffy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thornton wants to control from the top but Duffy keeps moving.
Duffy has momentary wrist control but Thornton slips an elbow through the middle.
Duffy looking for a guillotine here but Thornton defends easily.
Duffy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Thornton passes Duffy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Duffy is looking to control Thornton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Duffy avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Duffy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Duffy is trying is best to control the position here.
Thornton lands strikes from half guard.
Thornton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Duffy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thornton pulls his head out easily.
Duffy is holding on to half guard well.
Thornton lands strikes from half guard.
Thornton trying to mount his opponent but Duffy defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton slips a nice elbow through Duffy's hands, connecting with Duffy's forehead.
Thornton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thornton is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Duffy working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thornton trying to control the position from guard on top but Duffy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duffy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thornton.
Thornton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Duffy's head.
Thornton postures up.
Thornton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duffy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrence Thornton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terrence Thornton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thornton clobbers Duffy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thornton throws a head kick that misses.
Duffy scores with a nice strike.
Duffy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thornton throws a body shot but no joy.
Duffy tries a quick counter leg kick but Thornton is wise to it.
Thornton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Terrence Thornton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Thornton finds it's way through Duffy's defenses.
Duffy scoring well with a low kick there.
Thornton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duffy counters with a nice uppercut.
Thornton moves away from the strike by Duffy.
Both fighters circling a little - Duffy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duffy misses with a head kick.
Duffy stuns Thornton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thornton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thornton misses the shot to the body.
Carney Duffy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thornton circles away quickly and effectively.
Duffy throws a leg kick but Thornton moved away.
Duffy avoids the head kick by Thornton.
Thornton shoots in looking for a takedown. Duffy tries to sprawl out of it but Thornton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duffy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thornton moves away from the strike by Duffy.
Duffy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Thornton misses.
Duffy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Duffy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A left lands for Duffy.
Duffy throws a front kick that sends Thornton stumbling back into the cage.
Duffy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thornton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duffy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton misses with an uppercut
and Duffy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thornton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duffy wants to counter the offense by Thornton and move into the clinch position.
Thornton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carney Duffy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thornton tries for a takedown but Duffy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Thornton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duffy throws a chopping leg kick but Thornton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thornton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duffy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thornton.
It looked like Thornton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thornton misses with a hook.
Duffy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thornton.
Duffy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duffy throws a wild body kick that Thornton sees coming a mile off.
Duffy throws a front kick that sends Thornton stumbling back into the cage.
Duffy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Duffy defending well as Thornton loads up on a big left hand.
Duffy wants to counter with a clinch but Thornton pushes him away.
Duffy wants to land a leg kick but Thornton is out of range.
Thornton looks to score with a jab to the body but Duffy is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy loads up on a big right hand but Thornton slips the punch.
Thornton misses with a series of wild punches.
Duffy shapes to counter with a head kick.
Duffy fakes the leg kick and cracks Thornton in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thornton. Duffy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thornton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thornton takes one to the chin there.
Thornton misses with a takedown attempt - Duffy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Duffy misses.
Duffy throws a shot to the body.
Duffy throws a sloppy head kick and Thornton moves out of range easily.
Thornton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thornton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duffy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thornton throws a shot to the body.
Duffy misses with a straight left.
Duffy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thornton. That did some damage!
Thornton sizes up Duffy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Duffy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thornton misses with a body shot.
Thornton dives in for a single leg takedown but Duffy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thornton looks to score with a jab to the body but Duffy is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Duffy.
Thornton lands with an overhand left.
Thornton motions for Duffy to come forward. Thornton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duffy dips to his left and cracks Thornton with an uppercut!
Thornton 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.
Carney Duffy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terrence Thornton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Duffy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thornton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thornton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thornton misses with a body shot.
Duffy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thornton.
Thornton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duffy.
Thornton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duffy.
Thornton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thornton is trying to work for a kimura but Duffy is defending well.
Duffy is controlling Thornton's trapped leg to prevent Thornton from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duffy's head.
Terrence Thornton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thornton trying to control the action but Duffy is working from the bottom.
Thornton wants to work for an arm triangle but Duffy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Duffy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thornton is working away from the top position though.
Duffy keeping hold of Thornton's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Duffy trying to control here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thornton lands a nice short elbow.
Thornton working over Duffy with some ground and pound. Duffy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Duffy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thornton.
Duffy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thornton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thornton's back!
Duffy not allowing Thornton to control his hands.
Thornton avoids the strikes from Duffy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton staying busy and making it hard for Duffy to control.
Duffy slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Duffy working for a choke but Thornton is defending well.
Thornton breaks Duffy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Duffy wants to sweep but no luck.
Thornton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duffy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duffy has momentary wrist control but Thornton slips an elbow through the middle.
Duffy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton is looking to work some ground and pound but Duffy has wrist control.
Thornton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duffy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thornton is aware though and is defending well.
Duffy has his foot on Thornton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thornton works his way back into a safe position though.
Thornton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duffy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thornton.
Thornton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thornton throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duffy controls Thornton momentarily but Thornton frees himself.
Thornton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrence Thornton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thornton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrence Thornton!
After the fight, Terrence Thornton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Carney Duffy stepped up to the mic, saying 'It is what it is.. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linus Akerman (ranked 623 p4p, 78 weight class) and Sairanix Lokren (ranked 644 p4p, 82 weight class). Lokren is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Beast. Linus Akerman 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linus Akerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sairanix Lokren!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokren moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lokren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akerman's brow.
Lokren throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lokren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lokren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lokren gets a clinch.
Lokren throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akerman.
Akerman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akerman misses with a punch on the inside.
Akerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akerman walks away with a smile on his face. Lokren gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lokren defending well as Akerman loads up on a big left hand.
Lokren gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Akerman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman stalling in the clinch but Lokren improves position.
Lokren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Linus Akerman has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lokren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akerman blocks an elbow strike from Lokren.
A shot in the inside from Akerman.
Lokren throws an elbow but it misses.
Lokren breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Akerman.
Akerman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lokren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akerman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lokren clinches.
Lokren prevents a body shot from Akerman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lokren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lokren lands a nice elbow.
Lokren misses with an elbow strike.
Akerman pushes Lokren back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lokren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akerman blocks an elbow strike from Lokren.
Akerman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akerman taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Akerman fails to land.
Akerman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Akerman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lokren blocks a body shot from Akerman.
Lokren misses with an elbow over the top.
Lokren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akerman lands with a short shot to the head.
Lokren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lokren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Akerman takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lokren throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lokren.
Akerman lands a nice uppercut.
Akerman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lokren lands an elbow inside that Akerman shrugs off.
Akerman throws a head punch that misses.
Akerman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lokren is leaning against Akerman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Akerman blocks an elbow strike from Lokren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren throws an elbow but it misses.
Akerman takes an elbow to the temple.
Akerman lands with a short shot to the head.
Lokren misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lokren.
Lokren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lokren throws an elbow that misses.
Akerman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Lokren.
Lokren can't find room to land a body shot as Akerman controls the action.
Lokren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akerman misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lokren.
Lokren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akerman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Akerman fails to land.
Akerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lokren uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lokren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Akerman.
Lokren is trying to break the clinch but Akerman has him pressed against the cage.
Lokren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Linus Akerman's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lokren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akerman backwards.
Lokren pushes off an throws an elbow but Akerman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lokren lands an elbow inside.
Lokren struggles to land a body shot inside as Akerman controls his hands.
Akerman tries to work over Lokren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lokren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akerman's elbow.
Lokren tries to pull guard but Akerman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Linus Akerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sairanix Lokren.
Akerman lands an uppercut.
Akerman looking to stall.
Akerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akerman takes an elbow to the temple.
Akerman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sairanix Lokren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Linus Akerman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lokren drives through and clinches with Akerman against the cage.
Akerman digs a right hand underneath Lokren's ribcage. Lokren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akerman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akerman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lokren's elbow.
Akerman blocks an elbow strike.
Lokren lands an elbow that stopped Akerman in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lokren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akerman's brow.
Lokren prevents a body shot from Akerman.
Akerman breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Akerman.
Akerman misses with a straight left.
Lokren closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akerman.
Lokren pushes off an throws an elbow but Akerman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lokren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lokren jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akerman walks away with a smile on his face. Lokren gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Akerman scoring well with a low kick there.
Akerman throws a front kick aimed at Lokren's knee but Lokren avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lokren throws a body punch but Akerman moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lokren. Akerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akerman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lokren.
Lokren tries to clinch up.
Lokren walks into a jab.
Akerman looks for the body kick but Lokren saw that one coming.
Lokren takes one to the side of the head.
Lokren has closed the distance and engaged Akerman in a clinch.
Lokren works on Akerman's body with a couple of short punches.
Lokren lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lokren lands a nice elbow.
Linus Akerman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lokren lands an elbow inside that Akerman shrugs off.
Lokren jumps guard but Akerman stands there with Lokren around his waist. Lokren gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lokren struggles to land a body shot inside as Akerman controls his hands.
Lokren lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lokren lands an elbow just above Akerman 's eye.
Lokren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akerman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Linus Akerman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Akerman dodges an elbow strike from Lokren.
Lokren swings wildly with an uppercut but Akerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokren lands an elbow that stopped Akerman in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Linus Akerman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sairanix Lokren!
Sairanix Lokren got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Blake (ranked 656 p4p, 106 weight class) and Sonny Ray Razor (ranked 835 p4p, 136 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Cry of the Blackbirds. Razor has chosen ONYX Feat. Biohazard - Judgment Night as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Ray Razor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Razor is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Razor! But no joy.
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Razor's sensitive parts.
Razor misses with an uppercut
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Blake throws a head kick but Razor moves out of range.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blake misses with a kick to the body
and Razor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Razor throws a right hand that misses
and Blake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Razor's knee momentarily.
We've been told by Blake's head coaches at Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Razor jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Blake bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Razor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Razor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Razor misses with a left hand
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Razor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Razor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blake. Blake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Edward Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor throws a big shot that misses.
Razor checks a low kick from Blake.
A nice side step and Razor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Razor. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Razor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake sizes up Razor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blake throws the kick towards the body but Razor avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Razor misses.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blake.
Razor swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a big head kick but Razor shrugs it off.
Razor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blake tries to land a front kick but Razor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Razor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blake.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blake lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Razor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Razor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Razor misses with a body shot.
Blake bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blake.
Blake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Razor throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Blake misses.
Razor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Razor throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Razor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake scoring well with a low kick there.
Razor just misses with a punch to the body.
Razor lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razor moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Razor shoots and misses
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Razor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blake is out of range and Razor settles back down.
Blake throws a series of punches but Razor moves out of range.
Razor lands a head shot.
Razor misses with a right hand
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Razor.
Razor tries to land a front kick but Blake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blake thinks about countering with a body kick.
Razor misses with a straight left.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Razor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Razor misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blake scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Razor.
Blake avoids the body shot from Razor.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Razor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Razor lands a right hook to the body.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Razor.
Blake is looking to chop away at Razor's legs.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Razor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Razor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake scores with a sloppy right hand. Razor should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Razor's head but Razor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Razor.
Blake misses with an uppercut
letting Razor counter with a right hand.
Razor throws a right hand that misses
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edward Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Razor checks it well.
Razor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Blake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blake lands a glancing blow to the side of Razor's head.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Razor throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razor missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Razor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Razor finds it's way through Blake's defenses.
Blake throws a good cross that connects.
A left lands for Blake.
Razor checks a leg kick.
Blake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake throws a leg kick
and Razor counters with a straight right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Razor might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blake has got the better of the exchanges.
Razor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Razor swings and misses with a 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!
Nice body punch from Razor.
Razor avoids a kick to the body.
Blake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Razor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Razor throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Razor can do to turn this around?
Razor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blake is keeping busy.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Razor in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Sonny Ray Razor has been cut.
Razor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Razor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Razor.
Donk. Razor catches Blake right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Razor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Razor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blake misses with a body shot
enabling Razor to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake scoring well with a low kick there.
Blake misses the jab.
Razor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Razor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blake is rocked!
Blake slips a jab from Razor.
Blake misses with a hook
and Razor counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Razor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blake manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Razor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Razor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blake pulls Razor in to control the position.
Blake seems to have got his legs back now.
Blake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blake wants to sweep here but Razor controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blake lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Razor wants to stand but Blake is controlling the position.
Blake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blake looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sonny Ray Razor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Jab by Blake.
Razor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Razor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blake doesn't seem bothered though.
Razor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Razor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Razor.
Razor lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Razor moved out of range.
Razor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Razor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake drops his hands momentarily and Razor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Razor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Razor throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Razor throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Razor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blake lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Razor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Razor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Razor is looking for the big counter here.
Razor looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Razor.
Blake with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws the kick towards the body but Razor avoids it.
Razor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Razor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blake is looking to clinch but Razor is avoiding it.
Blake tries to clinch but Razor moves away
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Razor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Razor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Razor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Razor backs away, Blake returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Razor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blake throwing a counter right hand but Razor manages to avoid it.
Blake instigates a clinch.
Blake working aggressively here.
Razor is trying to break the clinch but Blake is controlling him.
Blake lands an elbow inside that Razor shrugs off.
Blake prevents the takedown attempt.
Blake lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razor is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake tries a body shot but Razor blocks it.
Razor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Razor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Razor has Blake pressed against the cage.
Razor avoids the elbow strike from Blake, against the cage.
Razor trying to control the position but instead, Blake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Razor into the cage.
Razor tries to score a body lock takedown but Blake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Edward Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Ray Razor.
Blake tries to work over Razor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Razor trying to control the position but instead, Blake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Razor into the cage.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Razor in his tracks for a moment.
Blake tries to work over Razor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blake lands an elbow inside that Razor shrugs off.
Razor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Blake - that landed with a thud.
Razor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Razor tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Razor trying to stall but Blake improves his position.
Blake lands an elbow inside.
Blake leaning against his opponent.
Blake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from Blake.
Edward Blake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blake scores with a shoulder strike.
Blake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Razors head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Razor is rocked!
Razor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Razor can turn it around.
Razor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Razor is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Razor can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
Blake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Razor tries to break the clinch but Blake is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Blake!
Edward Blake tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 469 p4p, 74 weight class) and Ricky Blazer (ranked 495 p4p, 78 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Blazer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sole cracks Blazer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blazer throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Sole looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blazer. Sole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sole 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.
Sole throws a front kick aimed at Blazer's knee but Blazer avoids it well.
Sole throws out a loose jab but Blazer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blazer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blazer! But no joy.
Sole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blazer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blazer slips a straight right by Sole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sole connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blazer. Blazer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blazer throws a head kick that misses.
Blazer thows a leg kick but Sole checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sole throws a jab when Blazer was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blazer! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sole scores with a one two! Blazer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blazer throws a leg kick but Sole moved away.
Sole scores with a hook.
Sole connects with a solid leg kick.
Sole blocks the body kick.
Blazer throws a body shot but no joy.
Sole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sole throws a leg kick
and Blazer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jacks Sole has been cut.
Sole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blazer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Blazer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Blazer blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blazer counters with an inside leg kick.
Blazer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blazer throws a leg kick which misses Sole's front leg but catches the back leg as Sole tries to avoid it.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blazer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Blazer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sole misses with a hook. Blazer ducked under it nicely.
Blazer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blazer.
Sole moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blazer thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Sole misses the target.
Blazer throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a right hand that Blazer ducks under and follows up with a left that Blazer also avoids with ease.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Blazer tries a head kick but it misses.
Blazer throws a right hand that Sole ducks under and follows up with a left that Sole also avoids with ease.
Sole's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blazer under the eye.
Blazer lands a nice shot that snaps Sole's head back.
Blazer ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Blazer throws out a counter right but Sole avoids it with no problem.
Sole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blazer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sole scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sole throws an off balance right hand
and Blazer counters with an inside leg kick.
Sole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blazer's hands.
Sole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sole throws a solid leg kick but Blazer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sole.
Sole lands with an overhand left.
Sole lands the left hand.
Sole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blazer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sole scrambles back to his feet.
Sole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blazer.
Sole throws a hook but Blazer blocks it.
Sole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blazer.
Blazer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sole. Blazer does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Jacks Sole will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacks Sole'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.
Blazer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blazer misses with a head kick.
Sole scores with a one two! Blazer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jacks Sole is winning the standup battle so far.
Sole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blazer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sole throws a hook to the side of Blazer's head but Blazer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blazer slips a jab from Sole.
Blazer throws a body shot but no joy.
Blazer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Sole misses
and Blazer counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Sole.
Sole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blazers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole feints and then cracks Blazer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blazer down.
Sole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blazer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sole with a body shot.
Sole throws a poor cross that misses
and Blazer counters with an outside leg kick.
Blazer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sole takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sole throws a leg kick
and Sole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sole throws a body kick that misses
and Blazer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Blazer moved out of range.
Sole throws out a leg kick but Blazer moves out of range and Sole only half commits.
It seemed like Blazer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blazer throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Sole 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.
Sole looks to land a left hand but Blazer moved out of range nicely.
Blazer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sole.
Blazer throws out a counter right but Sole avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blazer.
Blazer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blazer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sole moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBlazer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole misses with a hook.
Blazer steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Sole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blazer doesn't seem phased though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blazer.
Sole throws a front kick that sends Blazer stumbling back into the cage.
Blazer throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
Sole throws a jab when Blazer was well out of range.
Sole tries a head kick but it misses.
Sole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blazers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blazer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Sole.
Sole looks to land a left hand but Blazer moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Blazer misses the target.
Sole throws a hook but Blazer avoids it easily.
Blazer defending well as Sole loads up on a big left hand.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blazer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sole slips a straight right by Blazer.
Sole lands a leg kick that knocks Blazer off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazer connects with a solid leg kick.
Blazer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Sole misses.
Sole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blazer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blazer lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blazer slips under a jab from Sole.
Blazer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sole's head.
Sole throws a low kick, looking for Blazer's leg but Blazer calmly moves out of range.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Blazer.
An attempted straight right counter from Sole misses the target.
Blazer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sole. Sole obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacks Sole'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!
Blazer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sole.
Sole throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Blazer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blazer scores with a head kick. Sole tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sole misses with a hook
and Blazer counters with a stiff right hand.
Sole throws a leg kick that misses.
Blazer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blazer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blazer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sole slips a straight right by Blazer.
Sole scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazer throws a sloppy body shot
and Sole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blazer misses the jab.
Sole avoids the body shot from Blazer.
A big left from Sole misses.
Sole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blazer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sole.
Blazer feints a counter leg kick.
Blazer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blazer throws a hook but Sole avoids it easily.
Blazer moves out of range of the strikes.
Blazer looks to throw the jab but Sole is out of range.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blazer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blazer there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazer misses with a hook.
Sole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Sole - just one landing.
Blazer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from Blazer.
An attempted straight right counter from Sole misses the target.
Sole cracks a nice hook into Blazer's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blazer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sole throws a lazy head kick
and Blazer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sole lands a leg kick that knocks Blazer off balance momentarily.
Sole slips under a jab from Blazer.
Blazer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sole fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blazer is out of range.
And Blazer responds with a good body kick, but Sole manages to step out the way in time.
Sole scores with a leg kick.
Blazer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Blazer misses.
Blazer misses with a looping right.
Sole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blazer throws a hook but Sole avoids it easily.
Blazer moves away from the strike by Sole.
Blazer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blazer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Blazer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
Blazer moves out of range of the strikes.
Sole darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sole thows a leg kick but Blazer checks it
and Blazer counters with a stiff right hand.
Blazer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a big shot that misses.
Blazer misses with a head kick.
Blazer looks to score with a jab to the body but Sole is just out of range.
Sole scores with a head kick.
Ricky Blazer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blazer.
Sole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazer takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Sole scores with a push kick.
Sole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sole scores with a leg kick.
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blazer can do to turn this around?
Blazer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacks Sole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sole 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
After winning the bout, Jacks Sole thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hunt (ranked 839 p4p, 101 weight class) and Tel Britton (ranked 975 p4p, 115 weight class). Matt Hunt 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tel Britton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Britton finds it's way through Hunt's defenses.
It looks like Matt Hunt has been cut.
Britton swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a good low kick that Britton was not able to check.
Britton throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hunt.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Britton slips a straight right by Hunt.
Britton throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Tel Britton has been cut.
Hunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Britton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Britton throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Britton throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Britton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Britton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Britton throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Britton misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Britton throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Hunt tumbling to the canvas!
Britton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Britton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Britton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Britton throws a big elbow that misses.
Britton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt trying to control the position.
Britton connects with a couple of short punches.
Britton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Britton.
Britton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Britton throwing strikes but missing.
Britton throwing strikes but missing.
Britton has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Holding Cell. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Britton chips away with some ground and pound.
Britton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Britton's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunt is one step ahead there.
Hunt looking to sit in guard and control but Britton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Britton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Britton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Matt Hunt's cut is getting worse.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Britton.
Britton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Britton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Britton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunt wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Britton throws a strike but Hunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britton throws a couple of heel strikes.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Britton keeps moving.
Hunt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Britton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hunt, into his guard.
Britton is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Britton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Britton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Britton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Britton throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Britton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Britton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Britton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Britton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Matt Hunt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Britton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunt has momentary wrist control but Britton slips an elbow through the middle.
Jeez, Matt Hunt's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Hunt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tel Britton!
After the big win, Tel Britton made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BuriedAlive// Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Johnson (ranked 186 p4p, 28 weight class) and Valentine Masterson (ranked 281 p4p, 43 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy e- real mother fuckin gs. On his way into the cage it seems that DeShawn Johnson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily DeShawn Johnson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, DeShawn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valentine Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Masterson counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Masterson staying out of range there.
Masterson scores with a leg kick.
Masterson throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Masterson's defenses.
Masterson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like DeShawn Johnson has been cut.
Masterson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masterson.
Masterson blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Masterson 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.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Masterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body kick there by Masterson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Masterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at Crassus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Masterson cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Masterson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Masterson.
Masterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masterson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Masterson misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Masterson moves out of range easily.
Masterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Masterson moves out of range easily.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Masterson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Masterson scores with a hook.
Masterson works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Masterson tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Masterson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Masterson.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masterson slips under a jab.
Masterson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Masterson misses with an uppercut.
Masterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Johnson takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Masterson sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Johnson bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valentine Masterson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 83 p4p, 14 weight class) and Pete Granger (ranked 82 p4p, 13 weight class). Glass's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack. Granger has chosen Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Glass. Beautiful body shot.
Granger misses with an uppercut
and Glass counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Granger looks to throw the jab but Glass is out of range.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
Glass on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Granger.
Glass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Granger throws a hook to the side of Glass's head but Glass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Granger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Glass is out of range.
Glass moves out of range of the body kick from Granger.
A clash of legs there as Granger blocks the low kick.
Glass throws a low kick but Granger avoids it.
Granger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Granger thumps Glass with a low kick.
Glass checks a leg kick nicely.
Glass fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Glass misses with a looping right.
Granger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger drops his hands momentarily and Glass takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Granger cracks Glass with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Glass moves out of range of the leg kick from Granger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger throws a low kick, looking for Glass's leg but Glass calmly moves out of range.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Glass has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Glass throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glass throws an off balance right hand
and Granger counters with a stiff right hand.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granger.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Glass.
Granger misses with an uppercut. Glass saw that one coming.
Glass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Granger can pounce on him.
Glass 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.
Good leg kick by Glass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glass was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
Granger slips under a jab from Glass.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Granger.
Glass works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glass can pounce on him.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Granger throws a leg kick which misses Glass's front leg but catches the back leg as Glass tries to avoid it.
Glass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Glass thuds his right hand into Granger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Glass checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Glass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granger.
Granger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick from Granger misses.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Glass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Granger. Granger obviously looking to wear him down.
Glass 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.
Granger scores with a jab.
Glass lands with an uppercut that bounces Granger off the cage and back into range.
Granger lunges at Glass with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Glass's hand.
Granger feints and then cracks Glass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glass down.
Glass on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Granger thows a body kick. Glass tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Granger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Glass misses with a shot to the body
and Granger counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Glass eats them both and turns towards Granger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Granger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Glass misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Granger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A left lands for Glass.
Granger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Granger.
Glass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glass, right into the meat.
Glass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Glass throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Granger on the side of the head.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Granger misses with a straight right.
Glass misses with a looping right.
Granger swings for the body but Glass moves out of range.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger scores with a jab to the body.
Glass is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Granger throws a low kick, looking for Glass's leg but Glass calmly moves out of range.
Glass misses with a straight right.
A big left from Granger misses.
Glass takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab from Granger.
Granger 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.
Glass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Glass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Granger misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass is looking to score with low kicks.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Glass lands with a shot to the body.
Glass checks a low kick from Granger.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pete Granger will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Granger moves out of range as Glass strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Glass checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Granger lands a jab to Glass's midsection.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
It seemed like Granger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granger slips under a jab from Glass.
Glass will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Granger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Granger is looking to score with low kicks.
Granger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Granger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Granger.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
Granger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Granger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glass throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Granger.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Granger staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Granger.
Glass lands a right hook to the body.
Glass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glass listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Granger.
Granger checks the leg kick.
Granger jabs Glass to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Granger, as that shot connected.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Glass throws a looping overhand right but Granger ducks down to avoid it.
Glass loads up on a big right hand but Granger slips the punch.
Granger has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Granger misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glass misses with a leg kick
and Granger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Granger looks to throw the jab but Glass is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Glass was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Granger.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Granger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Glass throws a hook but Granger avoids it easily.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger connects with a right hand. Glass shakes it off.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Granger.
Glass throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Glass takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
Glass throws a jab when Granger was well out of range.
Granger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glass stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Granger scores with a jab to the head.
Glass throws a leg kick which misses Granger's front leg but catches the back leg as Granger tries to avoid it.
Glass throws a leg kick but Granger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Granger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Granger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws an off balance right hand
and Granger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Granger walks into a straight right hand from Glass.
Glass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
Glass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Glass misses
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glass moves out of range as Granger throws a body kick.
Granger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Glass misses the body punch
and Granger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glass avoids a kick to the body.
Glass is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Granger takes one to the side of the head.
Glass throws a jab but it's blocked by Granger.
Granger looks for the body kick but Glass saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Granger.
It looked like Glass wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Glass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granger.
Granger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Granger slips a straight right by Glass.
Glass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands the left hand.
Granger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Glass.
Granger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Glass lands a body shot.
Glass takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Granger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass lands with a shot to the body.
Granger throws out a leg kick but Glass moves out of range and Granger only half commits.
Glass takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Glass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Granger defending well as Glass loads up on a big left hand.
Glass throws a leg kick but Granger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Granger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glass looks to land a left hand but Granger moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pete Granger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Glass scores with a decent looking hook.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Granger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Granger throws a low kick, looking for Glass's leg but Glass calmly moves out of range.
Glass misses with a straight left.
Glass swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Granger lands a really nice looking cross but Glass seems unphased.
Glass misses the jab.
Granger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
Glass looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Glass uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Granger has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glass takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glass tried to score with a low kick but Granger checks it.
Granger thinks about the counter body kick.
Glass cracks Granger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Glass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger defending well as Glass loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Glass lands an impressive looking overhand right. Granger doesn't seem phased though.
Glass looks to land a left hand but Granger moved out of range nicely.
Glass checks a leg kick nicely.
Glass stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Granger cracks the inside of Glass's front leg.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Glass motions for Granger to come forward. Glass throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Glass throws a shot to the body.
Glass connects with a jab.
Granger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Glass sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Granger lands with a good body shot.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Glass throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glass takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Glass.
Glass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Granger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Granger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glass stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Glass misses with a left hand
and Granger counters with a nice body kick.
Granger blocks a jab.
Glass walks into a straight right hand from Granger.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Granger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Glass takes a swing at Granger's ribcage but misses.
Granger moves away from the strike by Glass.
A punch lands to the side of Granger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Glass.
Granger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glass.
Granger slips under a jab from Glass.
Granger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Granger throws a looping overhand right but Glass ducks down to avoid it.
Granger moves out of range of the leg kick from Glass.
Granger avoids the body shot from Glass.
Glass misses with a left hand
and Granger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glass throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Glass throws a sloppy body shot
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glass walks into a straight right hand from Granger.
Granger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Glass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glass moves out of range as Granger throws a body kick.
Granger tries to work over Glass's front leg with a kick but Glass checks it.
Glass swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glass manages to avoid it.
Glass misses with a jab to the body
and Granger counters with a nice leg kick.
Pete Granger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glass swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Granger checks a low kick from Glass.
Pete Granger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger on the wrong end of a vicious looking 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!
Granger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Granger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Granger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Glass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Granger throws out a counter right but Glass avoids it with no problem.
Granger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Glass.
Glass throws a hook but Granger blocks it.
Glass throws a low kick but it's checked well by Granger.
Granger scores with a nice body kick.
Glass misses with an uppercut.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Granger scores with a nice strike.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Glass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Granger throws out the jab.
Granger scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pete Granger.
Well Granger 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Granger!
After the fight, Pete Granger was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Desmond Glass was interviewed post fight and said 'I have to get with my coaches and manager, and rethink my gameplan going forward. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 103 p4p, 18 weight class) and Davie Brophy (ranked 91 p4p, 14 weight class). Grande comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Dawn by Deicide . Brophy has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Davie Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grande sizes up Brophy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Brophy as he connects with a hook.
Brophy throws a chopping leg kick but Grande manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grande swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brophy looks to land a combination but Grande avoids it well.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Grande lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brophy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grande scores with a hook to the body. Brophy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brophy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grande has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Brophy cracks Grande with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grande swinging wildly here.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grande.
Brophy keeps Grande at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Grande moved out of range.
Grande moves forwards but Brophy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A good leg kick by Brophy.
Grande misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Brophy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grande lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grande keeps Brophy at a distance using the push kick.
Brophy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Grande swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brophy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grande throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Grande checks it.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Brophy connects with a body shot that sends Grande's belly button to the back.
Grande fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brophy is out of range.
It seemed like Brophy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grande throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grande misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brophy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brophy staying out of range there.
Brophy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brophy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Grande is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Grande misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick and Grande moves out of range easily.
Grande throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Brophy blocks the low kick.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brophy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grande is out of range and Brophy settles back down.
Grande lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brophy's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy connects with a jab.
Grande missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grande lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Grande moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Grande throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brophy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grande with a body shot.
Grande misses with a shot to the body
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Grande throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grande looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Grande.
Grande throws a big shot that misses.
Brophy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grande throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grande takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grande had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Grande.
Brophy connects with a single shot there.
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Grande was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Brophy is looking to chop away at Grande's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grande.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brophy! But no joy.
Brophy wants to land a leg kick but Grande is out of range.
Grande missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grande checks a low kick from Brophy.
Grande was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grande lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grande connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grande is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
Grande moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
Grande bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brophy 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.
Brophy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grande to score with a decent uppercut.
Brophy moves out of range as Grande strikes.
Grande avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grande.
Grande throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grande blocks a leg kick.
Brophy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brophy defending well as Grande loads up on a big left hand.
Grande misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Grande throws a solid leg kick but Brophy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grande.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Grande.
Grande misses with a hook
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
Brophy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Brophy scores with the left hand. Grande knows he should have avoided that one.
Grande with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Grande as he connects with a hook.
Jab by Grande.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brophy was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Grande chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Brophy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brophy works over Grande's head and body with a nice combination.
Grande has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brophy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brophy slips a jab from Grande.
Grande thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brophy slips under a jab.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy throws a solid leg kick but Grande takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brophy.
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 Jesus Chico Grande will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grande chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brophy misses with an uppercut. Grande saw that one coming.
Brophy misses with a body kick.
Grande connects with a nice looking jab.
Grande checks the leg kick.
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick.
Brophy throws a hook but Grande avoids it easily.
Jesus Chico Grande is winning the standup battle so far.
Grande lands with a shot to the body.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Grande.
Grande staying out of range there.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Grande avoids it with no problem.
Brophy misses the jab.
Grande throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy misses with a hook.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grande is looking to land body kicks.
Brophy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brophy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Brophy. Those never looked like landing.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy throws a hook but Grande blocks it.
Grande connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brophy. Brophy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brophy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grande misses with a double jab
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brophy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grande on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brophy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grande looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Grande throws a leg kick
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grande checks a leg kick nicely.
Grande pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brophy is out of range and Grande settles back down.
Brophy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grande.
Grande bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grande lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grande scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Grande misses its intended target.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grande.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws a leg kick but Brophy moved away.
Grande uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grande appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grande looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grande avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grande. Brophy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grande turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Nice uppercut there from Grande.
Brophy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grande takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brophy.
Grande swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Grande 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Grande moved away.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Grande checks it.
Grande takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brophy throws a poor cross that misses
letting Grande counter with a right hand.
Grande looks to land a combination but Brophy avoids it well.
Brophy throws a front kick aimed at Grande's knee but Grande avoids it well.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but Grande is out of range.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Grande throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brophy 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.
Brophy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grande sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grande throws a body shot but no joy.
Grande tries to work over Brophy's front leg with a kick but Brophy checks it.
Grande swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grande throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Grande takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grande takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brophy throws a jab when Grande was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brophy misses with a left hand
letting Grande counter with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grande, right into the meat.
Grande thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Grande sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but Grande is out of range.
Brophy loads up on a big right hand but Grande slips the punch.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Grande.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Grande moved out of range.
Brophy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grande has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grande wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brophy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grande eats them both and turns towards Brophy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brophy slips a jab from Grande.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande lands a head shot.
Grande does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Grande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Davie Brophy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Grande's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Grande slips under a jab from Brophy.
A combination from Brophy does no damage.
Brophy checks a leg kick.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Grande scores with a sloppy right hand. Brophy should have avoided that one.
Brophy misses with a body shot.
Grande slips a straight right by Brophy.
Brophy blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from Grande is predictable there
and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Brophy misses.
Brophy walks into a left hand.
Brophy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grande blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grande moves out of range of the leg kick from Brophy.
Brophy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grande scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grande, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grande throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Grande looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
A good leg kick by Grande.
Grande throws a shot from downtown. Brophy moves away and avoids it.
Brophy takes a swing at Grande's ribcage but misses.
Brophy thuds a left hand into Grande's body.
Nice cross by Brophy.
Grande blocks the body kick.
Grande lands with a nice body kick.
Brophy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grande's sensitive parts.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grande throws out the jab.
Brophy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brophy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Brophy.
Grande throws a big counter combination but Brophy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grande looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grande.
Brophy misses with a low kick as Grande jumps back.
Grande lands a jab.
Brophy is looking to slow Grande down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grande throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Grande throws a low kick but Brophy moves out of range easily.
A big left from Grande misses.
Grande throws a sloppy head kick and Brophy moves out of range easily.
Grande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Grande.
Grande throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Grande misses.
Grande throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grande looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Grande there.
Grande checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Grande.
A leg kick checked by Grande.
Brophy lands a slapping body shot.
Brophy throws the left hand but Grande avoids the punch easily.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grande manages to avoid it.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brophy. Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grande avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grande appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brophy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brophy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brophy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brophy avoids the body shot from Grande.
Brophy misses the jab.
Grande takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brophy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grande on the side of the head.
Grande checks the leg kick.
Brophy misses with a double jab.
Grande connects with a leg kick. Brophy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grande slips under a jab from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Grande misses with a low kick.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
Grande paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Brophy scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Brophy misses with a hook. Grande ducked under it nicely.
Brophy slips a jab from Grande.
Grande chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brophy can pounce on him.
Grande tries to score with a low kick but Brophy moves his leg out of the way.
Grande is looking to chop away at Brophy's legs.
Brophy is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Grande misses the target.
Brophy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grande ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Grande swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy throws the left hand but Grande avoids the punch easily.
Grande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Both fighters circling a little - Brophy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grande wants to clinch up but Brophy keeps it at a distance.
Grande scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grande misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
Brophy throws out a counter right but Grande avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jesus Chico Grande did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grande uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Grande feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Grande throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grande lands the left hand.
Brophy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grande tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grande takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grande.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Grande swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grande attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Grande misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Grande.
Grande misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grande.
Brophy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brophy misses the shot to the body.
Grande throws a right hand that misses
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grande misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Grande sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Grande.
Grande bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grande scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good shot there by Grande.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Grande tries to land a leg kick but Brophy saw it coming and moves away.
No joy there for Grande, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grande rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Grande throws a right hand that Brophy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brophy also avoids with ease.
Grande throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brophy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grande swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Davie Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grande closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brophy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grande throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brophy.
Grande jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brophy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grande is out of range.
Brophy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy misses with an uppercut. Grande saw that one coming.
Grande misses with a low kick as Brophy jumps back.
Grande moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Grande checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brophy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grande throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy throws a leg kick but Grande sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grande dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brophy. That did some damage!
Grande avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grande swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grande rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brophy throws a wild body kick that Grande sees coming a mile off.
Brophy throws a hook but Grande blocks it.
Grande throws a head kick but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy throws a low kick but Grande moves out of range easily.
Grande takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Grande ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brophy checks a leg kick.
Grande backing away here, and Brophy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brophy connects with a solid leg kick.
Grande on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brophy. Brophy obviously looking to wear him down.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Grande scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grande tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brophy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brophy moves away.
Brophy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grande avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grande connects with a solid leg kick.
Brophy throws out a loose jab but Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande rushes Brophy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brophy struggles to land a body shot inside as Grande controls his hands.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Grande lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grande finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy cracks the inside of Grande's front leg.
Brophy catches Grande with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Brophy there.
Grande slips a straight right by Brophy.
Grande lands with a straight right. Brophy didn't see that one coming.
Grande uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grande throws out the jab.
Brophy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grande with a body shot.
Grande chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brophy cracks the inside of Grande's front leg.
Grande moves out of range as Brophy throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Grande.
It seemed like Brophy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Brophy misses
and Grande counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Davie Brophy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grande rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brophy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Brophy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grande lands the left hand.
Grande cracks Brophy with an open hand slap.
Grande throws a low kick, looking for Brophy's leg but Brophy calmly moves out of range.
Brophy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grande has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Grande.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Brophy thumps Grande with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Brophy.
Grande listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brophy misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Brophy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grande moves away.
Grande misses with a straight right.
Brophy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Grande throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brophy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grande.
Grande lands a really nice looking cross but Brophy seems unphased.
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brophy misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Grande misses.
Brophy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grande moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brophy cracks Grande with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Grande. Beautiful body shot.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
Brophy throws a body shot but no joy.
Grande tries to work over Brophy's front leg with a kick but Brophy checks it.
Grande attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grande moves out of range of the leg kick from Brophy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brophy.
Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grande throws an overhand right that lands on Brophy's shoulder, as Brophy tries to avoid the shot.
Brophy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grande.
A good leg kick by Grande.
Grande lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Grande moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Brophy. Beautiful body shot.
Brophy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brophy throws a body kick that misses.
Brophy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grande's hands.
Grande jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brophy misses with a straight left.
Brophy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grande throws a low kick, looking for Brophy's leg but Brophy calmly moves out of range.
Grande checks a leg kick.
Grande misses with a looping left.
Brophy drops his hands momentarily and Grande takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Grande is just out of range.
Grande connects with a right hand. Brophy shakes it off.
Grande throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good shot there by Grande.
Grande with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brophy to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Grande coming out on top.
Grande tries to land a leg kick but Brophy saw it coming and moves away.
Brophy connects with a single shot there.
Grande ducks under a wild hook from Brophy.
Grande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
A punch combination from Brophy misses.
Brophy throws a jab but it's blocked by Grande.
Nice cross by Grande.
Grande scores with a jab.
Grande tries to score with a low kick but Brophy moves his leg out of the way.
Grande chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grande throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grande tries to work over Brophy's front leg with a kick but Brophy checks it.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Grande throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
Brophy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Brophy misses the target.
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grande takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grande smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grande moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Brophy misses.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Brophy misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy checks a leg kick nicely.
Grande takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brophy throws a jab when Grande was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brophy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
Grande waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brophy.
Grande scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesus Chico Grande.
I think Grande has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Chico Grande!
Jesus Chico Grande retains his featherweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Jesus Chico Grande said 'Stop saying that I look like Goofy! In Colombia, I am known as La Bestia! Stop saying that I look like the Disney character! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Volya Nikolaev (ranked 51 p4p, 8 weight class) and Dixie Small (ranked 87 p4p, 11 weight class). Nikolaev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fever . Small has chosen Penis song as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 31 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Small!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small misses with a body shot.
Small gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nikolaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nikolaev looks to land a right hand but Small moved out of range.
Small 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.
Dixie Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nikolaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Small throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Nikolaev misses its target.
Small throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nikolaev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Small is in Nikolaev's guard.
Nikolaev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nikolaev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Small manages to get himself to full guard.
Nikolaev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nikolaev wants to take a breather but Small is having none of it.
Small is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nikolaev pulls his head out easily.
Nikolaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small looking for submissions off his back.
Nikolaev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Small is trying to control but can't.
Small is trying to control but Nikolaev manages to pass to mount!
Small is in a horrible position here. Nikolaev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Small is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nikolaev trying to control but Small is having none of it.
Nikolaev is working for a guillotine from mount but Small frees his head quite easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small tries to hold on but Nikolaev postures up.
Nikolaev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Small can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nikolaev landing punches.
Small sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Small slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nikolaev defends well.
Nikolaev scoring with some ground and pound.
Small working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nikolaev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nikolaev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Small has momentary wrist control but Nikolaev slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev scoring with some ground and pound.
Small working for a triangle but Nikolaev defends it easily.
Nikolaev cracks Small with a solid left hand.
Nikolaev lands a couple of digs.
Small isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nikolaev stacks Small on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nikolaev!
Small is not content to let Nikolaev control the position.
You can see the frustration on Small's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev scoring with punches and elbows.
Small tries to improve position but can't.
Nikolaev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nikolaev scores with punches from side control.
Small manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Small wants to control but Nikolaev is keeping busy.
Nikolaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Small with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Small is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Small is not content to let Nikolaev control the position.
Small looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volya Nikolaev 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.
Small moves away from the strike by Nikolaev.
The crowd cheers as Nikolaev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Small doesn't seem phased though.
Small will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Small fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Small misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikolaev lands a jab-cross combination.
A big right from Nikolaev misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikolaev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Small misses.
Nikolaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Small can do to turn this around?
Nikolaev misses with a hook.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikolaev moves away.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Small is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nikolaev rather than just go for the knockout.
Small lands a jab-cross combination.
Nikolaev throws a big shot that misses.
Nikolaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Small misses with a hook
and Nikolaev counters with a nice uppercut.
Nikolaev slaps away a takedown attempt from Small, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nikolaev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nikolaev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Small misses with a straight right.
Small looks to land a right hand but Nikolaev moved out of range.
Small misses with a jab to the body
and Nikolaev counters with a stiff right hand.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev misses the shot to the body.
Small scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikolaev shoots in for a double leg but Small sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Small catches Nikolaev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Small takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Small throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nikolaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nikolaev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Small fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Small changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Small misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dixie Small seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Small misses with a hook.
Small throws a lazy right hand but Nikolaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small swings widly with a right hand
and Nikolaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Small connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nikolaev. Nikolaev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Small looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikolaev is just out of range.
Small looks to land a left hand but Nikolaev moved out of range nicely.
Nikolaev slips under a jab from Small.
Nikolaev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Small shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nikolaev but Nikolaev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An attempted straight right counter from Nikolaev misses the target.
Small rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nikolaev counters with a stiff right hand.
Small lands with an overhand left.
Nikolaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikolaev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Small misses with a body shot
and Nikolaev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nikolaev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Small shoots in looking for a takedown but Nikolaev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Small's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Volya Nikolaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dixie Small.
Nikolaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Small connects with a right hand. Nikolaev shakes it off.
Small lands a nice hook to Nikolaev's body. Nikolaev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nikolaev scores with the left hand. Small knows he should have avoided that one.
Small slips under a jab.
A combination from Nikolaev does no damage.
Nikolaev closes the distance and clinches.
Nikolaev working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nikolaev.
Small lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dixie Small showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nikolaev looks to throw the jab but Small is out of range.
A jab from Small does it's job there.
Nikolaev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Small defends well and Nikolaev ends up having to push Small into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Small looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nikolaev is fending him off so far but Small persists. Nope, Nikolaev circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikolaev throwing a counter right hand but Small manages to avoid it.
Nikolaev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Small slips under a jab from Nikolaev.
Small throws out a counter right but Nikolaev avoids it with no problem.
Nikolaev slips under a jab from Small.
Small lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small misses with an uppercut. Nikolaev saw that one coming.
Nikolaev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nikolaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikolaev walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev instigates a clinch.
Small taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
Nikolaev prevents a body shot from Small.
Small stalling in the clinch but Nikolaev improves position.
Nikolaev is trying to drag Small to the mat but Small just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nikolaev breaks the clinch.
Small scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nikolaev doesn't seem bothered though.
Nikolaev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikolaev moves away.
Nikolaev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Small throws a lazy right hand but Nikolaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nikolaev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Small.
Nikolaev misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev wants to clinch but Small slips to the side
and Nikolaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nikolaev tries to close the distance and clinch but Small swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Small misses with a body shot
and Nikolaev counters with a left and a right that stings Small.
Nikolaev missing with a left hand there. Small was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nikolaev avoids the body shot from Small.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small misses with a hook
and Nikolaev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nikolaev takes one to the side of the head.
Small lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Small lunges at Nikolaev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nikolaev's hand.
Small misses with a lunging right hand
and Nikolaev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Small swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikolaev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small throws a body shot but no joy.
Nikolaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Small tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Small rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nikolaev counters with a nice uppercut.
Small slips under a jab.
Small displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nikolaev throws out the jab.
Small listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nikolaev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Small.
Nikolaev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nikolaev clinches with his opponent.
Nikolaev wants the takedown. Small is fighting it off but Nikolaev persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Small's guard against the cage.
Volya Nikolaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Small looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nikolaev passes into side control.
Small is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nikolaev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nikolaev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Small is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Small struggling a bit here.
Small is looking for a sweep.
Small wants to control but Nikolaev postures up.
Nikolaev working the ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Volya Nikolaev.
I think Nikolaev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Volya Nikolaev!
A relieved looking Volya Nikolaev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Dixie Small had this to say: 'It was a good win, but nevertheless, I'll still be bringing home my opponent's girl . Don't feel left out man. And as usual, we'll be making a pov video for all you fans out there. Sayonara'.
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