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GC 325 Bianchi vs Mayer PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xande Moreno (ranked 2009 p4p, 266 weight class) and Richie Fortune (ranked 1007 p4p, 149 weight class). Richie Fortune is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xande Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richie Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortune tries to close the distance and clinch but Moreno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fortune dodges the punch combination from Moreno.
Fortune has Moreno up against the cage in a clinch.
Moreno blocks an uppercut.
Moreno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortune swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreno uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moreno throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moreno scores with a shot to the side of Fortune's head.
Fortune lands a hook that snaps the head of Moreno backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Moreno.
Moreno scores with a shot to the side of Fortune's head.
A right hand to the body from Moreno.
Fortune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortune takes a shot to the head.
Fortune swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortune swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortune misses with the head strike.
Fortune misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortune misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moreno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fortune takes a swing at Moreno's ribcage but misses.
Fortune digs a good hook to Moreno's body.
Moreno throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fortune fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moreno on the side of the head.
Moreno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Moreno wants to land a leg kick but Fortune is out of range.
Fortune shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moreno eats them both and turns towards Fortune to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortune throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortune. Moreno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moreno misses with the combination.
Fortune is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moreno with a body shot.
A combination from Fortune does no damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moreno throws a head punch that misses.
Moreno blocks an uppercut.
Fortune misses with the head strike.
Moreno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fortunes head.
Moreno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fortune misses with the head strike.
Fortune breaks the clinch.
Moreno scores with a nice strike.
Fortune is rocked!
Moreno fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Fortune out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Xande Moreno!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Rothschild (ranked 2851 p4p, 358 weight class) and James Harden (ranked 2273 p4p, 284 weight class). Rothschild comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden- Wrathchild. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Harden!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Rothschild.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harden throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Harden throws a one two combo.
Rothschild misses with a looping right.
Rothschild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harden. Harden obviously looking to wear him down.
Rothschild bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harden's head.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Harden slips the punch.
Rothschild misses with a hook.
Harden lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild misses with a shot to the body
and Harden counters with a stiff right hand.
Harden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.
Harden avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Harden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothschild manages to avoid it.
Rothschild takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harden takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild throws out a loose jab but Harden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harden throws a low kick, looking for Rothschild's leg but Rothschild calmly moves out of range.
Harden throws an overhand right that lands on Rothschild's shoulder, as Rothschild tries to avoid the shot.
Rothschild staying out of range there.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rothschild throws out the jab.
Rothschild lands a head kick. Harden smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like James Harden has been cut.
Rothschild takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harden lands a nice shot that snaps Rothschild's head back.
Rothschild lands a big head kick that sends Harden tumbling to the mat! Rothschild takes a step backwards and waves Harden back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harden is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harden. That did some damage!
Harden is still on wobbly legs! Can Rothschild finish him?
Rothschild walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Harden drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Rothschild swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Harden's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Rothschild!
A victorious Andy Rothschild thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 1628 p4p, 219 weight class) and Alen Ohanian (ranked 2554 p4p, 325 weight class). Orion comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ohanian's choice of entrance music: The Eternals - Wrath of Zeus . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
37 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Ohanian!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohanian scores with a spinning back kick!
Cole Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion tests Ohanian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ohanian jabs at Orion's body.
Orion throws a poor cross that misses
and Ohanian counters with a body kick that stops Orion in his tracks momentarily.
Orion swings widly with a right hand
and Ohanian counters with a nice leg kick.
Orion throws a looping overhand right but Ohanian ducks down to avoid it.
Orion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orion throws a combination that misses
letting Ohanian counter with a right hand.
Orion throws an overhand right that lands on Ohanian's shoulder, as Ohanian tries to avoid the shot.
Orion feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ohanian sprawling to the canvas! Ohanian rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Orion finish him?!
Ohanian is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohanian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ohanian is still on wobbly legs! Can Orion finish him?
Orion circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Ohanian tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Orion wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cole Orion!
A very excited looking Cole Orion made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Bohi (ranked 1140 p4p, 142 weight class) and Scott Watt (ranked 2581 p4p, 284 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Watt's choice of entrance music: Edmund Fitzgerald. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dakota Bohi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bohi's head backwards.
Watt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bohi needs to keep his hands up - Watt had a free shot at his head there.
Bohi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bohi scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Watt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Watt misses with a two punch combination.
Bohi clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bohi.
Watt blocks a body shot from Bohi.
Bohi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bohi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watt's efforts to push away.
Bohi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bohi lands a hook that snaps the head of Watt backwards.
Bohi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bohi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Bohi - that landed with a thud.
Bohi misses with a punch to the body.
Bohi is working Watt over against the cage.
Watt blocks a body shot from Bohi.
Bohi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watt or not.
Bohi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Watt tries to break free but Bohi pushes him back against the cage.
Bohi tries to throw a body punch but Watt avoids it by throwing Bohi back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bohi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bohi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Watt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bohi lands a shot to the body.
Watt looks winded!
Watt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watt is rocked!
Bohi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watt is still on wobbly legs! Can Bohi finish him?
Bohi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bohi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watts head.
Watt prevents a body shot from Bohi.
Bohi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bohi drops Watt onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Watt is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohi creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Watt's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Watt drops to his knees and Bohi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dakota Bohi!
In his post fight interview, Dakota Bohi gave a big smile as he said 'THE RUN ISN'T OVER. I WANT THAT BELT. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bale (ranked 2933 p4p, 372 weight class) and Bob Grill (ranked 1237 p4p, 181 weight class). Tony Bale could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Grill's chin.
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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
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Bob Grill!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grill fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bale is out of range.
Grill looks to land a left hand but Bale moved out of range nicely.
Bale throws a front kick aimed at Grill's knee but Grill avoids it well.
A left lands for Grill.
Grill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grill cracks Bale with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Grill takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Bale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Bale misses.
Bale is looking to clinch but Grill is avoiding it.
Nice jab there from Bale.
Grill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bale.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Grill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bale.
Grill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bale misses with a left hand
letting Grill counter with a right hand.
Grill moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Bale misses with a left hand
and Grill counters with a right hand to the body.
Bale looks for a takedown but Grill sprawls well.
Grill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grill misses the shot to the body.
Grill dodges the punch combination from Bale.
Grill misses with a looping left.
Bale appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bale looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bob Grill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grill.
Bale takes one to the chin there.
Bale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grill looks to throw the jab but Bale is out of range.
Bale has managed to clinch.
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bale misses with a left hand
and Grill counters with a stiff right hand.
Bale misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Grill releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Grill misses the target.
Bale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grill.
Bale misses with a right hand
and Grill counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Bale misses.
A little jabbing left from Grill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Bale. Those never looked like landing.
Grill dips to his left and cracks Bale with an uppercut!
Grill has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
Bale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grill.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Grill is just out of range.
Grill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bale has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grill has Bale pressed against the cage, preventing Bale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bale lands with a right to the head.
Bale is trying to force a seperation but Grill has the dominant position.
Grill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bale looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grill throws out a counter right but Bale avoids it with no problem.
Bale throws out a loose jab but Grill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bale scores with a jab to the body.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Grill.
Grill slips a straight right by Bale.
Grill is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bale had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grill shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bale jabs Grill right on the nose. Grill blinks but takes it well.
Grill stuns Bale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bale misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bale.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grill.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Grill. Beautiful body shot.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Grill.
Grill looks to throw the jab but Bale is out of range.
Bale's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grill under the eye.
Bale misses with a combination
and Grill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.
Bale throws a poor cross that misses
and Grill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grill.
Grill just misses with a punch to the body.
Grill misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Bale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale misses with a hook.
Grill moves out of range of the strikes.
Bale lands with an uppercut that bounces Grill off the cage and back into range.
Bale misses with a leg kick
and Grill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Grill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale'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.
Bale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bale.
Bale checks a leg kick.
Grill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale is looking to counter punch.
Grill throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Bale misses.
Bale is looking to slow Grill down with leg kicks.
Bale tries to clinch up.
Grill works Bale's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grill. Bale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale misses with a looping right.
Grill connects with a right hand. Bale shakes it off.
Bale slips under a jab.
Grill stuffs the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grill.
Grill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Grill.
It looked like Bale wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Bale misses.
Bale throws a right hand that misses
enabling Grill to counter with a crisp jab.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Grill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grill only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grill lands with a shot to the body.
Grill slips under a jab from Bale.
Grill throws a lazy right hand but Bale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Bale. Those never looked like landing.
Grill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Bale misses
and Grill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Grill throws a hook but Bale blocks it.
Grill throws a low kick but Bale moves out of range easily.
Bale missing with a left hand there. Grill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck for Bale with that takedown attempt.
Bob Grill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grill, right into the meat.
Grill moves away from the strike by Bale.
Bale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bale looks to land a right hand but Grill moved out of range.
Grill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grill feints and then cracks Bale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bale down.
Bale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grill.
Bale moves into the clinch.
Bale can't break the clinch.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Grill is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grill 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 Bale has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bale and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bale misses with a straight right.
Grill misses with a series of wild punches.
Grill throws a leg kick but Bale moved away.
Grill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grill.
Bale is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bale doesn't manage to clinch there - Grill circles away.
It seemed like Grill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grill.
Grill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grill throws a jab when Bale was well out of range.
Bale tries to clinch there but Grill circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bale throws the left hand but Grill avoids the punch easily.
Grill is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bale with a body shot.
Bale throws an off balance right hand
and Grill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bale looks to land a left hand but Grill moved out of range nicely.
Grill appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bale misses the target.
Grill moves away from the strike by Bale.
Grill moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Bale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grill counters with a straight right hand.
Tony Bale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Grill misses the jab.
Bale misses with a straight left.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale darts in trying to clinch
and Grill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Grill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bale throws a hook but Grill avoids it easily.
Grill bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bale's head backwards.
Bale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bale swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bale with a nice cross.
Bale lands an overhand right.
Bale throws a hook but Grill blocks it.
Grill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grill! But no joy.
Bale throws a body punch but Grill moves out of range.
Grill misses with an uppercut.
Bale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale throws a lazy uppercut
and Grill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bale scores with a jab.
Grill jabs at Bale's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grill counters with a low kick, right behind Bale 's knee.
Grill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grill circles away quickly and effectively.
Grill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bale throws out a leg kick but Grill moves out of range and Bale only half commits.
Bale takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bale throws a leg kick
and Grill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bale misses with a right hand
enabling Grill to counter with a crisp jab.
Bale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A cross from Grill lands.
Grill scores with a shot to the body.
Grill connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grill cracks Bale with an open hand slap.
Jeez, Tony Bale's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grill looks to land a right hand but Bale moved out of range.
Grill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bale tries to clinch there but Grill circles away.
Grill throws a shot from downtown. Bale moves away and avoids it.
Grill staying out of range there.
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grill lands a leg kick that knocks Bale off balance momentarily.
Bale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grill counters with a nice uppercut.
Grill misses with a straight right.
Bale ducks right into an uppercut from Grill.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Bale's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bob Grill!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo De Barros (ranked 2468 p4p, 276 weight class) and Alex Polyanskiy (ranked 2810 p4p, 308 weight class). Polyanskiy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oxxxymiron - Signs of life. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bernardo De Barros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Polyanskiy!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polyanskiy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Barros connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Polyanskiy scrambles back to his feet.
De Barros changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Polyanskiy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
De Barros connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Polyanskiy some visible discomfort.
Polyanskiy is trying to control De Barros's posture but De Barros avoids it.
Polyanskiy manages to get back to half guard.
De Barros lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polyanskiy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Polyanskiy.
De Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Polyanskiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Polyanskiy controls De Barros momentarily but De Barros frees himself.
De Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Polyanskiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Barros wants to control from the top but Polyanskiy keeps moving.
Polyanskiy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Barros is aware though and is defending well.
Polyanskiy keeping moving, preventing De Barros from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Barros passes Polyanskiy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
De Barros trying to pass the guard but Polyanskiy defending well.
De Barros wants to work for an arm triangle but Polyanskiy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Barros is trying to control the action in half guard but Polyanskiy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Polyanskiy trying to control here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Barros is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Polyanskiy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Barros wants to work for an arm triangle but Polyanskiy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Barros is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Barros is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Polyanskiy sees it coming and defends easily.
De Barros looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Polyanskiy is trying to control but can't.
De Barros is working for a kimura but Polyanskiy is defending it quite comfortably.
De Barros is thwarting Polyanskiy's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Barros looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Polyanskiy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions off his back.
De Barros working over Polyanskiy with some ground and pound. Polyanskiy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Barros working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Polyanskiy's thigh. Polyanskiy counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Polyanskiy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Barros loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Barros passes Polyanskiy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Polyanskiy is looking to control De Barros's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Polyanskiy avoid being mounted?
Polyanskiy won't allow De Barros to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Barros looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De Barros is looking for a kimura here.
De Barros is working for a kimura but Polyanskiy is defending it quite comfortably.
De Barros is trying to work for a kimura but Polyanskiy is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Barros trying to mount his opponent but Polyanskiy defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo De Barros dominated that round.
That's time! De Barros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown but Polyanskiy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Barros tries for a takedown but Polyanskiy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Polyanskiy as he avoids it easily.
Polyanskiy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polyanskiy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by De Barros.
De Barros shoots in but no luck this time.
Polyanskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Polyanskiy.
Polyanskiy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Barros looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Polyanskiy throws a hook to the side of De Barros's head but De Barros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Barros feinted with a counter takedown.
Polyanskiy walks into a straight right hand from De Barros.
De Barros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Polyanskiy avoids it really well and circles away.
Polyanskiy with the counter takedown but De Barros avoids it easily.
De Barros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polyanskiy can do to turn this around?
Polyanskiy connects with a looping right hand.
Polyanskiy looking to score a takedown here. De Barros is defending well but Polyanskiy drives through and ends up in De Barros's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Barros is looking for a triangle here but Polyanskiy uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Polyanskiy swings around for an armbar but De Barros sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Polyanskiy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyanskiy wants to sweep but no luck.
Polyanskiy can't keep his opponent in guard - De Barros advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Barros wants to pass to mount but Polyanskiy is defending the position.
Polyanskiy is defending against the submission attempts here by De Barros.
Polyanskiy actively working from the bottom here.
De Barros is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions off his back.
De Barros is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy actively working from the bottom here.
Bernardo De Barros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Polyanskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Barros pulls his head out easily.
De Barros trying to pass the guard but Polyanskiy defending well.
De Barros is keen to just control but Polyanskiy is a slippery customer.
De Barros is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De Barros prevents Polyanskiy from improving his position.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Polyanskiy looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy is looking to control De Barros's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Polyanskiy avoid being mounted?
De Barros works his way into full mount!
Polyanskiy can't escape the position.
Polyanskiy reaches up and holds on to De Barros to control the position.
De Barros trying to control but Polyanskiy is having none of it.
De Barros fails to take his opponent's back.
The referee warns Polyanskiy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Barros tries to control but Polyanskiy wriggling away.
De Barros putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Polyanskiy wants to control but De Barros is having none of it.
Polyanskiy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
De Barros has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Polyanskiy's face.
Polyanskiy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Barros with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polyanskiy tries to hold on but De Barros pushes him away.
De Barros with a couple of short strikes.
De Barros is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo De Barros dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Polyanskiy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Polyanskiy wants it to stay on the feet.
A slow jab from De Barros misses its intended target.
Nice sprawl there from Polyanskiy as De Barros shoots in.
Polyanskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polyanskiy throws a shot to the body.
De Barros dives in for a single leg takedown but Polyanskiy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo De Barros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Barros shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab from Polyanskiy misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Polyanskiy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Polyanskiy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Barros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Barros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Barros throws a hook to the side of Polyanskiy's head but Polyanskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Barros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Barros feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Polyanskiys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Barros tries to score with a low kick but Polyanskiy moves his leg out of the way.
Bernardo De Barros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polyanskiy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Barros.
De Barros shoots in for a double leg but Polyanskiy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Polyanskiy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Polyanskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Barros.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polyanskiy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Barros.
De Barros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Barros jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Barros. Polyanskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Polyanskiy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Polyanskiy's corner calls for a 1-2. Polyanskiy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab, jab by Polyanskiy - just one landing.
De Barros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Barros dives in for a single leg takedown but Polyanskiy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
De Barros shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Polyanskiy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polyanskiy struggling a bit here.
De Barros has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ground and pound from De Barros seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Polyanskiy can't do much from the bottom here.
Polyanskiy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Barros wants to control but Polyanskiy is keeping him busy.
Alex Polyanskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy wants to control but De Barros postures up.
De Barros creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polyanskiy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Polyanskiy wants to control but De Barros postures up.
De Barros wants to control but Polyanskiy is keeping him busy.
Polyanskiy is looking to reverse the position.
De Barros working away.
De Barros wants to control but Polyanskiy is keeping him busy.
Polyanskiy gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
De Barros lands a couple of good shots and Polyanskiy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Polyanskiy wants to control his opponent's hands but De Barros gets his hands free.
De Barros is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy trying to control the action but De Barros just sinks the hooks in.
Polyanskiy tries to escape the position.
De Barros is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Polyanskiy is defending well though. De Barros let's go of the attempt for now.
Polyanskiy wants to escape the position.
De Barros not allowing Polyanskiy to control his hands.
De Barros wants to control but Polyanskiy is keeping busy.
Polyanskiy wants to control his opponent's hands but De Barros gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polyanskiy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control De Barros haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Polyanskiy is trying to break free.
Oooh a big shot gets through from De Barros. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
De Barros working for the choke.
De Barros scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Polyanskiy is taking damage to the body and head.
Polyanskiy rolls, trying to escape but De Barros keeps control of the position.
De Barros has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
De Barros avoiding Polyanskiy 's attempts to control his hands.
De Barros is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Polyanskiy is defending well though. De Barros let's go of the attempt for now.
De Barros tries to keep control of the position but Polyanskiy is staying busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernardo De Barros showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Barros, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernardo De Barros!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naiki Nekele (ranked 1064 p4p, 54 weight class) and Tyson Cobb (ranked 1477 p4p, 76 weight class). Naiki Nekele has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cobb tries to score with a low kick but Nekele moves his leg out of the way.
Tyson Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nekele ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Nekele is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb throws a looping overhand right but Nekele ducks down to avoid it.
Nekele scores with a hook to the body. Cobb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cobb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nekele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nekele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cobb under the eye.
Nekele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nekele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nekele throws a sloppy head kick and Cobb moves out of range easily.
Nekele misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb misses the jab.
Nekele blocks a head kick by Cobb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Cobb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cobb looks to land a body kick but Nekele moved away.
Nekele 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.
Nekele is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cobb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nekele takes one on the button.
Cobb avoids the body shot from Nekele.
Nekele tries to land a front kick but Cobb steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cobb is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nekele with a body shot.
Cobb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nekele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cobb takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Tyson Cobb has been cut.
Nekele 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.
Nekele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nekele walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nekele lands a leg kick that knocks Cobb off balance momentarily.
Nekele takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nekele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cobb.
Nekele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Nekele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nekele.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick and Nekele moves out of range easily.
Cobb lands a jab to Nekele's midsection.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nekele.
An attempted straight right counter from Nekele misses the target.
Cobb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nekele is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Nekele misses the target.
Cobb's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nekele under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb walks into a jab.
Cobb throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cobb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nekele misses with a straight left.
Cobb tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nekele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Nekele slips the punch.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch but Nekele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Nekele saw that one coming.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Cobb misses with a shot to the body
and Nekele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nekele throws the left hand but Cobb avoids the punch easily.
Cobb looks to land a body kick but Nekele moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Cobb. Beautiful body shot.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Cobb throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nekele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick from Nekele.
Cobb swings widly with a right hand
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nekele takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nekele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Nekele just misses with a punch to the body.
Nekele throws a body kick that misses
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Nekele.
Nekele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Nekele misses the target.
Nekele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyson Cobb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyson Cobb's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nekele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cobb throws a hook but Nekele blocks it.
Nekele is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nekele staying out of range there.
Nekele loads up on a big right hand but Cobb slips the punch.
Cobb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nekele.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nekele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyson Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb throws a hook but Nekele blocks it.
Cobb lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nekele manages to avoid it.
Cobb throws a leg kick
and Nekele counters with a stiff right hand.
Nekele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Nekele.
Cobb throws a right hand that misses
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cobb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nekele quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cobb lands a nice shot that snaps Nekele's head back.
Cobb tries to clinch but Nekele moves out of range.
Nekele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cobb misses with the body kick
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekele moves away.
Nekele works the jab nicely.
Cobb darts in and clinches Nekele up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Cobb tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nekele.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as Nekele controls his hands.
Cobb misses with a body punch.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Nekele is trying to break the clinch but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
Cobb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nekele's face.
It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
Cobb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nekele backwards.
Cobb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cobb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cobb on the inside.
Cobb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Cobb.
Nekele blocks a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cobb looking to throw knees to the head but Nekele is blocking nicely.
Cobb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nekele blocking some punches.
Cobb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nekele backwards.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Cobb.
A short left from Cobb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cobb blocking some punches.
A short right from Cobb.
Nekele has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nekele working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson Cobb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cobb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nekele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Cobb.
Nekele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Nekele.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Nekele prevents a body shot from Cobb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Cobb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nekele.
Cobb gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nekele.
Nekele blocks a jab.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Nekele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nekele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cobb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nekele slips a jab from Cobb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Nekele saw that one coming.
Cobb lands with an uppercut that bounces Nekele off the cage and back into range.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Nekele quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cobb takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nekele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Nekele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Nekele sets himself, and Cobb steps forward looking for the clinch! Nekele avoids it this time.
Nekele fakes the leg kick and cracks Cobb in the body.
Cobb throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nekele throws a head kick but Cobb moves out of range.
Nekele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Nekele is just out of range.
Nekele misses with a body kick.
Nekele lunges at Cobb with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cobb's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to clinch but Nekele is having none of it.
Nekele swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb moves out of range as Nekele throws a body kick.
Cobb connects with a body shot that sends Nekele's belly button to the back.
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nekele was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
Cobb throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nekele misses with a low kick as Cobb jumps back.
Nekele has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cobb.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nekele in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nekele connects with a looping right hand.
Cobb works Nekele's body with a nice hook.
Cobb swings for the body but Nekele moves out of range.
Nekele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nekele throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Nekele misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cobb darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nekele throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Nekele throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Cobb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nekele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cobb ducks right into an uppercut from Nekele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a low kick.
Nekele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cobb on the side of the head.
Nekele moves out of range of the body kick from Cobb.
It looked like Nekele was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cobb.
Cobb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nekele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nekele blocks a leg kick.
Cobb throws a hook but Nekele avoids it easily.
Cobb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Nekele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb lands the left hand.
Cobb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Naiki Nekele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nekele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyson Cobb.
Well Cobb 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Cobb!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 620 p4p, 74 weight class) and Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 936 p4p, 109 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amodei lands with a thumping leg kick.
Amodei throws an overhand right that lands on De Andrade's shoulder, as De Andrade tries to avoid the shot.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from De Andrade.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from De Andrade.
De Andrade has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
De Andrade misses with an uppercut. Amodei saw that one coming.
De Andrade misses with a straight left.
Amodei lands a leg kick that knocks De Andrade off balance momentarily.
De Andrade listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Giuseppe Amodei has been cut.
De Andrade throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Andrade. Amodei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amodei is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Andrade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Amodei.
A jab from De Andrade misses.
De Andrade misses the jab.
De Andrade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amodei.
Amodei is looking to chop away at De Andrade's legs.
De Andrade throws the left hand but Amodei avoids the punch easily.
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!
De Andrade lands a jab to the nose.
Amodei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Andrade momentarily.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andrade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amodei.
Amodei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Andrade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from De Andrade. Those never looked like landing.
Amodei tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Andrade throws the left hand but Amodei avoids the punch easily.
De Andrade cracks Amodei with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from De Andrade misses its intended target.
Amodei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Andrade's corner calls for a 1-2. De Andrade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Amodei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Andrade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amodei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Amodei! But no joy.
De Andrade checks a leg kick.
De Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Amodei manages to avoid it.
De Andrade takes one on the button.
Sloppy strikes from De Andrade. Those never looked like landing.
Amodei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Andrade misses with a double jab
and Amodei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Andrade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Andrade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Andrade connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade misses with an uppercut.
De Andrade throws a lazy right hand but Amodei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from De Andrade misses its intended target.
Amodei let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Amodei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Andrade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Amodei counters with a nice leg kick.
De Andrade throws a body punch but Amodei moves out of range.
De Andrade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from De Andrade misses.
De Andrade misses with a hook
and Amodei counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Andrade's knee momentarily.
De Andrade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amodei counters with a nice uppercut.
De Andrade misses the shot to the body.
De Andrade throws out a loose jab but Amodei uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Andrade throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Amodei counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Amodei pushes down on De Andrade's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Amodei is looking for a kimura but De Andrade is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Amodei to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Amodei seems to be working for a kimura but De Andrade defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Andrade is staying active underneath Amodei, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Andrade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Amodei on the ground.
Amodei is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Amodei trying to control from half guard but De Andrade is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Andrade is positioning himself well to prevent Amodei advancing to mount.
Amodei is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Andrade doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Amodei.
De Andrade is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Amodei's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Amodei's back!
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 Marcelo Costa De Andrade will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Amodei's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amodei, right into the meat.
Amodei shoots for a takedown but De Andrade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Amodei slips under a jab.
Amodei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Andrade.
It looked like De Andrade was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De Andrade misses with a looping right.
De Andrade moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Andrade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Amodei.
Amodei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Andrade manages to avoid it.
Amodei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
De Andrade lands a left and a right that send Amodei crashing to the mat, dazed. De Andrade thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Amodei is rocked!
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!
De Andrade is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from De Andrade shuts the power down on Amodei. Lights out, game over! De Andrade is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
A relieved looking Marcelo Costa De Andrade thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fanta Coco (ranked 1114 p4p, 22 weight class) and Thierry Paulin (ranked 1425 p4p, 27 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coco connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Paulin is looking to land body kicks.
Paulin misses with the body kick
and Coco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coco thumps Paulin with a low kick.
Paulin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coco moves away.
Paulin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coco scores with a sloppy right hand. Paulin should have avoided that one.
Coco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulin counters with a body kick.
Coco throws the kick towards the body but Paulin avoids it.
Paulin swinging wildly here.
Paulin connects with an inside leg kick.
Paulin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Fanta Coco has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coco throws the kick towards the body but Paulin avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coco. That's going to slow Paulin down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paulin cracks the inside of Coco's front leg.
A head kick by Coco misses
and Paulin counters with a stiff right hand.
Coco blocks a head kick by Paulin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coco. That's going to slow Paulin down.
Paulin misses with a head kick.
Coco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Paulin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Coco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paulin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Coco. Those never looked like landing.
Coco misses with a wild body shot.
Coco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Coco. That one must have hurt.
Paulin lands a jab to the nose.
Fanta Coco's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulin was well out of range. Poor timing from Coco.
An inside leg kick lands from Paulin.
Paulin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coco. That did some damage!
Fanta Coco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Coco does no damage.
Coco scores with a sloppy right hand. Paulin should have avoided that one.
Coco tries to work over Paulin's front leg with a kick but Paulin checks it.
Paulin tests Coco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paulin drops Coco with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Coco! Paulin dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thierry Paulin!
Thierry Paulin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bianchi (ranked 604 p4p, 78 weight class) and Damen Mayer (ranked 1095 p4p, 135 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Bianchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Damen Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bianchi ducks under a wild hook from Mayer.
A little feinted left hand from Bianchi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Bianchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mayer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mayer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mayer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayer pulls guard.
Mayer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bianchi is one step ahead there.
Bianchi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mayer is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianchi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mayer's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mayer looking for a guillotine here but Bianchi defends easily.
Bianchi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mayer is proving hard to escape from.
Mayer is looking for a triangle but Bianchi pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bianchi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bianchi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mayer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bianchi manages to avoid it.
Mayer misses with an uppercut. Bianchi saw that one coming.
Bianchi tries to sprawl but Mayer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bianchi is trying to stand.
Bianchi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mayer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mayer's back!
Bianchi trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Mayer doesn't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer trying to control the hands but Bianchi won't let him.
Mayer is trying to break free.
Bianchi tries to get the hooks in deep but Mayer pushed the leg off.
Mayer wants to escape the position.
Bianchi is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Bianchi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bianchi continues to stall.
Bianchi controlling well, preventing Mayer from escaping the position.
Bianchi controls the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayer turns into Bianchi and is now in his guard.
Bianchi pushes Mayer off and scrambles back to 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 Bobby Bianchi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bianchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mayer thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Bianchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayer.
Mayer shoots in and drives through. Bianchi sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Bianchi misses the target.
Bianchi staying out of range there.
Mayer slips a straight right by Bianchi.
Bianchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mayer.
Mayer wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Bianchi misses the target.
Mayer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi trying to keep a closed guard but Mayer is proving a slippery customer.
Mayer preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer wants to pass the guard but Bianchi is keeping the position.
Bianchi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mayer manages to get himself to full guard.
Bianchi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mayer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bianchi has managed to get both his arms back between Mayer's legs - danger averted.
Mayer can't keep his opponent in guard - Bianchi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bianchi uses his free foot to push down on Mayer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mayer.
Mayer wants to hold on but Bianchi pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi wants to control but instead Mayer manages to regain half guard.
Mayer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bianchi wants to take a breather but Mayer is having none of it.
Mayer is trying to get back to full guard.
Mayer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bianchi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mayer wants to get back to full guard.
Bianchi wants to stand up but Mayer is controlling the position.
Mayer actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer wants to control but Bianchi is keeping busy.
Bianchi wants to get back to his feet.
Bianchi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mayer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bianchi swivels and escapes.
Mayer looks to land a right hand but Bianchi moved out of range.
Bianchi dips to his left and cracks Mayer with an uppercut!
Mayer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bianchi on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayer lands an overhand right.
Damen Mayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bobby Bianchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damen Mayer.
Bianchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayer throws out the jab.
Bianchi defending well as Mayer loads up on a big left hand.
Mayer has closed the distance and engaged Bianchi in a clinch.
Bianchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bianchi working aggressively here.
Bianchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Mayer as the two fighters clinch.
Mayer blocks an uppercut.
Bianchi gets underhooks to prevent Mayer's takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Bianchi.
A hook to the body from Mayer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bianchi backwards.
Mayer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bianchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayer controls his hands.
Mayer blocks a body shot from Bianchi.
Bianchi misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Bianchi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bianchi walks into a straight right hand from Mayer.
Bianchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayer throws a right and a left that Bianchi avoids nicely.
Mayer tries to clinch there but Bianchi circles away.
Bianchi is looking to counter punch.
Bianchi jabs Mayer right on the nose. Mayer blinks but takes it well.
Damen Mayer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mayer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bianchi.
Mayer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mayer staying out of range there.
Mayer moves away from the strike by Bianchi.
Bianchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayer moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Mayer.
Mayer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bianchi pinned against the cage. Bianchi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mayer ducks under a wild hook from Bianchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer scores with a shot to the body.
Bianchi slips under a jab.
Mayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bianchi.
Mayer feints the counter takedown.
Mayer tests Bianchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mayer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bianchi circles away.
Mayer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mayer being controlled here momentarily.
Bianchi keeping moving, preventing Mayer from controlling successfully.
Bianchi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mayer is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi wants to stand up but Mayer is controlling him.
Bianchi has Mayer pulled in close to control his posture.
Mayer wants to control from the top but Bianchi keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mayer won't allow Bianchi to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bobby Bianchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mayer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bianchi!
Bianchi throws Mayer to one side and escapes!
Mayer swings for the body but Bianchi moves out of range.
Mayer throws a hook but Bianchi avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bianchi misses the target.
Mayer tries to close the distance and clinch but Bianchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bianchi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bianchi slips under a jab.
Mayer fails with a takedown attempt.
Bobby Bianchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damen Mayer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mayer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayer throws a lazy uppercut
and Bianchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Mayer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bianchi.
Bianchi misses with a looping left.
Bianchi throws a jab when Mayer was well out of range.
Mayer ducks under a wild hook from Bianchi.
Mayer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mayer has gone for a leg lock! Bianchi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mayer's guard.
Damen Mayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bianchi wanted to stand there but Mayer had control of the position.
Bianchi slips nicely into half guard.
Bianchi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
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 Bobby Bianchi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bianchi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bianchi!
A very excited looking Bobby Bianchi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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