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CoMMA Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Good (ranked 6852 p4p, 5477 weight class) and Lloyd Lander (ranked 729 p4p, 659 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lloyd Lander enters 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lloyd Lander!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good tries to keep at a distance but Lander has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lander breaks the clinch.
Good darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Good definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lander gets full guard.
Lander has his hands on Good's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Lander has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Good being controlled here momentarily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lander fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Good, pushing him back against the cage.
Lander presses Good against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lander stalls.
Lander jumps guard.
Good trying to control but Lander is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Good gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lander controlling Good's posture.
Lander really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Good. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lander looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lander has his foot on Good's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Good works his way back into a safe position though.
Good won't allow Lander to sweep him here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good is fighting to break Lander's control of his arms but Lander is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lander's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lander duly obliges.
 It looks like Buddy Good has been cut.
Lander closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lander is looking to take a break and control but Good is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Good taking some punishment here, with Lander in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lander is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Good!
Lander trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lander breaks from Good's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lander looking to control but Good is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lander scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lander cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lander lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lander is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lander in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lander can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Good is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lander pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Lander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buddy Good's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lander is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Lander misses.
Lander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lander clinches with his opponent.
Lander lands an elbow that stopped Good in his tracks for a moment.
Lander is struggling to control the position.
Lander gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lander scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Good taking some punishment here, with Lander in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lander winds up and cracks Good with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lander connects with a nice short shot to Good's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lander connects with a nice short shot to Good's temple.
Lander controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Good is staying active underneath Lander, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lander decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Lander closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Good quickly recovers to half guard.
Lander scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lander lands with a punch from half guard.
Lander uses his free foot to push down on Good's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Good.
Lander is landing with some decent strikes but Good is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander working Good over with strikes here.
Lander lands a nice shot to the head.
 Good is rocked!
Lander lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Good is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lander with shots to the head and body - Good looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Lander! Good is hurt baaadly! Lander is firing away with more strikes - Good is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lloyd Lander!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Condit (ranked 6837 p4p, 6148 weight class) and Georges Stpierre (ranked 683 p4p, 649 weight class). Condit kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Burn It To The Ground. Stpierre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Numéro 1 - Sans Pression. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Stpierre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condit tries to clinch up.
Condit tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Condit as Stpierre shoots in.
Stpierre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Condit is trying to defend but Stpierre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stpierre is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Condit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stpierre controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Condit wants to get back to his feet but Stpierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stpierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Condit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stpierre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Condit wants to stand up but Stpierre is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stpierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Condit is retaining full guard.
Stpierre prevents Condit from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Donald Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condit clinches with his opponent.
Condit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Condit throws an elbow that misses.
Stpierre managing to block the knees to the body from Condit.
Nice elbow from Condit.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Condit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Condit lands an elbow inside.
Stpierre looking for a takedown.
Stpierre looks winded!
Condit lands a knee to the head.
Condit lands an elbow that stopped Stpierre in his tracks for a moment.
Stpierre avoiding damage as Condit throws knees to the body.
Stpierre pulls guard successfully.
Condit won't allow Stpierre to sweep him here.
Condit will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre controls Condit momentarily but Condit frees himself.
Condit decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stpierre tries to keep at a distance but Condit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Condit misses with an elbow over the top.
Stpierre dodges an elbow strike from Condit.
Condit lands an elbow just above Stpierre 's eye.
Condit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stpierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Condit.
Stpierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre blocks the elbow strike.
Stpierre is looking to take this one to the mat.
Donald Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges Stpierre.
Condit lands a good knee to the midsection. Stpierre won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Condit.
Condit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Condit throws an elbow that misses.
Stpierre takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stpierre dodges an elbow strike from Condit.
Condit lands a knee to the body.
Stpierre is trying to stall.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
Stpierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Condit.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Condit as Stpierre tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Condit dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Condit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Condit scores with a knee to the head.
Stpierre blocks a body shot from Condit.
With the fighters up against the cage, Condit throws an elbow but misses.
Stpierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Condit with a knee to the head.
Condit lands a good knee to the midsection. Stpierre won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Condit lands a damaging elbow.
Stpierre is breathing heavily.
Stpierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Condit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stpierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stpierre dodges an elbow strike from Condit.
Stpierre blocks an elbow strike from Condit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Condit.
Stpierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Condit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Condit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stpierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Condit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stpierre blocks it with crossed arms.
Condit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Condit lands an elbow just above Stpierre 's eye.
Condit throws an elbow but it misses.
Condit lands a nice knee to the body.
Stpierre wants a takedown but no success here.
Donald Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges Stpierre.
Condit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stpierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Condit crunches a lovely knee into Stpierre's ribcage.
Condit scores a nice knee to the body.
Condit lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Condit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Condit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stpierre.
Condit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Condit misses with a knee to the head.
Condit misses with an elbow over the top.
Condit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stpierre is defending well for now.
Stpierre is looking to take this one to the mat.
Condit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stpierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Condit lands a knee to the head.
Stpierre is trying to pull guard but Condit has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Condit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stpierre's brow.
Condit gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Condit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stpierre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Condit lands a nice elbow.
Condit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Condit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stpierre can do to turn this around?
Condit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stpierre blocks an elbow strike.
Condit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stpierre is looking for a takedown.
Condit tries to land knees in the clinch but Stpierre avoids the damage to the body.
Stpierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stpierre blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stpierre dodges an elbow strike from Condit.
Stpierre is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Condit is defending well.
Condit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Condit prevents the takedown attempt.
Stpierre is trying to pull guard but Condit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Condit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Condit misses with an elbow strike.
Stpierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Condit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Condit throws a punch but it's blocked by Stpierre.
Condit lands an elbow inside that Stpierre shrugs off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Condit dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Condit tries to clinch up.
Condit closes the distance and pushes Stpierre back into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Condit obliges.
Stpierre dodges an elbow strike from Condit.
Condit throws an elbow but it misses.
Condit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stpierre blocks an elbow strike from Condit.
Condit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Condit misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Condit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Condit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Condit.
Nice elbow from Condit.
Stpierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stpierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Condit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stpierre.
Condit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Condit throws an elbow but misses.
Condit scores with a hook to the body.
Condit tries to land a knee to the head but Stpierre blocks with his arms.
Condit prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the fighters up against the cage, Condit throws an elbow but misses.
Condit landing knees to the head.
Condit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stpierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre is looking for a takedown.
Stpierre blocks the elbow strike.
Condit lands an elbow just above Stpierre 's eye.
Condit lands a knee to the body.
Stpierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Condit.
Stpierre blocks the elbow strike.
Condit lands a nice elbow.
Stpierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stpierre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Condit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Donald Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges Stpierre.
Condit lands an elbow that stopped Stpierre in his tracks for a moment.
Stpierre blocks an elbow strike from Condit.
Condit with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Condit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Condit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stpierre's defenses.
Stpierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Condit lands an elbow inside that Stpierre shrugs off.
Condit with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Condit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stpierre's brow.
Condit misses with an elbow over the top.
Condit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Condit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Condit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stpierre's defenses.
Stpierre blocks an elbow strike from Condit.
Condit misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Condit throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stpierre dodges an elbow strike from Condit.
Stpierre tries to circle away but Condit has him pinned against the cage.
Stpierre blocks the elbow strike.
Condit tries to throw a body punch but Stpierre avoids it by throwing Condit back against the cage.
Condit misses with an elbow strike.
Stpierre wants a takedown.
Condit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stpierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Condit smiles and moves away.
Georges Stpierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Condit clinches with his opponent.
Georges Stpierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donald Condit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stpierre fails to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Condit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Condit, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Condit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Harrington (ranked 6565 p4p, 6410 weight class) and Wojtek The Soldier Bear (ranked 620 p4p, 611 weight class). Wojtek The Soldier Bear 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drake Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wojtek The Soldier Bear!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Soldier Bear shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harrington makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The Soldier Bear displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrington.
Harrington slaps away a takedown attempt from The Soldier Bear, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Soldier Bear instigates a clinch.
Harrington wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harrington jumps into guard, dragging The Soldier Bear to the mat.
The Soldier Bear loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been hearing good reports from Harrington's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are working up against the cage. Harrington manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Soldier Bear.
Drake Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wojtek The Soldier Bear.
The Soldier Bear looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrington is fending him off so far but The Soldier Bear persists. Nope, Harrington circles away and we're back to standing.
The Soldier Bear shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harrington pinned against the cage. Harrington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Soldier Bear tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harrington swivels and escapes.
Harrington seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The Soldier Bear gets caught napping as Harrington dives in and scores a takedown. The Soldier Bear manages to retain guard.
Harrington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Soldier Bear looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Soldier Bear can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Soldier Bear works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harrington controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrington pushing down on The Soldier Bear's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harrington 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.
Harrington decides to stand up.
Harrington pushes The Soldier Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Soldier Bear is defending well.
The Soldier Bear is working for takedown but Harrington is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Soldier Bear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harrington is pressed up against the cage. The Soldier Bear has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harrington down to the mat. Harrington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harrington gets caught flat footed, as The Soldier Bear shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Harrington pushes The Soldier Bear off and scrambles back to his feet.
Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington is struggling to control the position.
The Soldier Bear is trying to break the clinch but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrington manages to get an easy takedown there - catching The Soldier Bear on his heels. He'll look to pass The Soldier Bear's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Soldier Bear looking for subs off his back but Harrington has passed one foot through into half guard.
Harrington is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Harrington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Soldier Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harrington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for The Soldier Bear with that takedown attempt.
Harrington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harrington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Soldier Bear can't find room to land a body shot as Harrington controls the action.
Harrington dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington is trying to force a seperation but The Soldier Bear has the dominant position.
The Soldier Bear is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrington throws an overhand right that lands on The Soldier Bear's shoulder, as The Soldier Bear tries to avoid the shot.
The Soldier Bear tries to clinch up.
The Soldier Bear looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drake Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wojtek The Soldier Bear.
The Soldier Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Soldier Bear fails with a takedown attempt.
Harrington stuffs the takedown attempt from The Soldier Bear. The Soldier Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been informed that The Soldier Bear has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The Soldier Bear is breathing heavily.
Harrington shoots in for a double leg but The Soldier Bear sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harrington scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Harrington seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Soldier Bear for as long as he can get away with.
Harrington slips a nice elbow through The Soldier Bear's hands, connecting with The Soldier Bear's forehead.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Harrington continues to stall.
The Soldier Bear really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Soldier Bear is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Harrington is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for The Soldier Bear!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Soldier Bear wants to hold on but Harrington pushes him away.
Harrington is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Harrington extends the arm and The Soldier Bear is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Drake Harrington!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Davis (ranked 5995 p4p, 6315 weight class) and Old Man (ranked 288 p4p, 297 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Old Man!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Man throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man with the counter takedown but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Craig Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Man checks it.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Davis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Man throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Davis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Davis throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Man.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a jab to the nose.
Davis throws a combination. Man tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Davis misses with the combination.
Man feints the counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Man misses with a combination
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Davis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Man if he has to take too many more of those.
It looks like Davis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Davis throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Davis defends it well.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Davis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Craig Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Davis looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Man tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with the combination.
Craig Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Man feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Man as he avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Davis throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Man tries to counter it with a takedown but Davis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Old Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Davis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Davis feints a jab promting Man to slip. Davis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Man slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Davis defends it well.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt - Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Man tries to counter it with a takedown but Davis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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.
Man wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davis moves away from the strike by Man.
Davis punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Davis.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Davis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Man doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.
Man misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a left to the body.
Man misses with a double jab
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Old Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Omelchenko (ranked 4718 p4p, 6541 weight class) and Person Killer (ranked 526 p4p, 619 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
270
1 - 0 - 0 |
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25
278
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Self confident |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Artur Omelchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Person Killer!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer has closed the distance and engaged Omelchenko in a clinch.
Omelchenko stalls.
Killer jumps guard and drags Omelchenko to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Killer looking for a guillotine here but Omelchenko defends easily.
Killer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omelchenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Killer is keeping the position for now.
Killer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omelchenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Killer wants to stand but Omelchenko is controlling the position.
Killer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Killer is trying to pull guard but Omelchenko has him pressed against the cage.
Omelchenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Killer manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omelchenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Killer has his foot on Omelchenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Omelchenko works his way back into a safe position though.
Killer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Omelchenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Killer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Killer is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omelchenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Killer on the ground.
Killer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Omelchenko is keeping the position for now.
Killer throws a big right hand that misses.
Omelchenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Omelchenko tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Killer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Killer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Killer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Omelchenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artur Omelchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Person Killer.
Killer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Omelchenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Killer somewhat.
Omelchenko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Killer instigates a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Killer tries to pull guard but Omelchenko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Person Killer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Killer staying out of range there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Killer throws an elbow that misses.
Killer has Omelchenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Omelchenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Omelchenko is looking to control Killer's arms but Killer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Omelchenko has his back to the cage.
Omelchenko letting Killer take a breather here.
Killer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Omelchenko.
Killer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer shoots and misses
and Omelchenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Omelchenko connects with a crisp jab.
Killer has his takedown stuffed
and Omelchenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artur Omelchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Person Killer.
Killer drives through and clinches with Omelchenko against the cage.
Killer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Killer misses with a takedown
and Omelchenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Omelchenko connects with a body shot.
Omelchenko misses the jab.
Killer wants to counter the offense by Omelchenko and move into the clinch position.
Artur Omelchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Killer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Omelchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Omelchenko defends well and Killer ends up having to push Omelchenko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Killer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Omelchenko's waist but Omelchenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Killer off to one side.
Person Killer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Omelchenko coming out on top.
Killer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Omelchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Person Killer has been cut.
Killer is breathing heavily.
Omelchenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Killer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Killer wants to clinch.
It looked like Omelchenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Omelchenko throws a hook to the side of Killer's head but Killer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Killer misses with a takedown attempt
and Omelchenko counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omelchenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Artur Omelchenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Killer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Killer misses with a takedown attempt
and Omelchenko counters with a nice body shot.
No luck for Killer with that takedown attempt.
Omelchenko throws a hook to the side of Killer's head but Killer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Omelchenko scores with a jab to the head.
Killer defending well as Omelchenko loads up on a big left hand.
Killer shoots and misses
and Omelchenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Killer defending well as Omelchenko loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omelchenko throws a hook but Killer blocks it.
Omelchenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Omelchenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Omelchenko looks to land a left hand but Killer moved out of range nicely.
Killer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Killer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Omelchenko.
Omelchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Omelchenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Killer doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Killer.
Killer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Killer misses with a takedown
and Omelchenko counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Omelchenko's waist but Omelchenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Killer off to one side.
Omelchenko missing with a left hand there. Killer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Omelchenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Person Killer'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. 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.
Killer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Omelchenko's waist but Omelchenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Killer off to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Omelchenko misses its target.
Person Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Omelchenko.
Killer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Omelchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Omelchenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Omelchenko misses with a looping left.
Killer closes the distance and clinches.
Killer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omelchenko looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Omelchenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer gets control of Omelchenko's arms and successfully pulls guard. Killer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Killer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Killer pulls Omelchenko in close to his closed guard and prevents Omelchenko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Killer is trying to control the position but Omelchenko postures up.
Killer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Killer manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omelchenko tries to stall but Killer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Omelchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Omelchenko misses.
Killer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Killer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Killer showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Omelchenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omelchenko wants to get back to full guard but Killer has passed into side control.
Omelchenko parries the strikes from Killer easily there. Killer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Omelchenko to escape.
Omelchenko tries to buck Killer off but Killer is having none of it.
Killer happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Killer working away.
Killer decides to stand up, so the ref orders Omelchenko to his feet.
Omelchenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Killer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Omelchenko's waist but Omelchenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Killer off to one side.
Artur Omelchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Person Killer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Killer slips a straight right by Omelchenko.
Killer wants to counter the offense by Omelchenko and move into the clinch position.
No luck for Killer with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Person Killer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Killer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Person Killer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saopish Burdala (ranked 5383 p4p, 5241 weight class) and Rice Flair (ranked 552 p4p, 542 weight class). Rice Flair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
155
1 - 2 - 0 |
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155
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saopish Burdala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rice Flair!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdala shoots in but no luck this time.
Flair closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burdala counters with a single leg into guard. Flair didn't expect that.
Burdala drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Flair manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Burdala has Flair in his guard.
Burdala has momentary wrist control but Flair slips an elbow through the middle.
Flair controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Burdala is adopting a defensive guard.
Burdala's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've been hearing good reports from Burdala's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Flair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burdala has his foot on Flair's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flair works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burdala controlling Flair's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flair landing with the ground and pound.
Flair engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Burdala is looking for a triangle but Flair pushes his legs off easily.
Burdala looking for a sweep. Not yet Burdala, not yet.
Burdala looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burdala working for a triangle but Flair defends it easily.
Burdala can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Flair controls the pace.
Burdala is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Flair is aware though and is defending well.
Burdala looking for a sweep. Not yet Burdala, not yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burdala escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flair gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Burdala is breathing heavily.
Flair controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Burdala utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burdala wants to hit a sweep here but Flair passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Burdala there!
Flair avoids the attempt from Burdala to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Flair unloading with bombs!
Flair lands a couple of good shots and Burdala has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Burdala is rocked!
Burdala looking very determined here, making life difficult for Flair.
Oh Burdala is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burdala is really stuck here.
Burdala grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Burdala tries to escape but Flair has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burdala looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Flair is punishing Burdala with some ground and pound.
Flair lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair gets his hands free as Burdala looks to control.
Flair patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flair is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Burdala is defending well though. Flair let's go of the attempt for now.
Burdala tries to break free.
Flair has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Burdala.
Flair has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Burdala defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Flair's arms.
Even with his hooks in, Flair manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Burdala tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rice Flair 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.
Flair gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Burdala to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Burdala seems to have got his legs back now.
Burdala looking to pass the guard.
Burdala slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Flair wants to control but Burdala postures up.
Burdala tries for a kimura but Flair is defending well.
Flair wants to control but Burdala postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burdala working the head with strikes.
Flair can't do much from the bottom here.
Flair has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flair sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdala lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Burdala is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Flair doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burdala.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burdala lands a nice short elbow.
Flair has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burdala is working away from the top position though.
Flair is positioning himself well to prevent Burdala advancing to mount.
Burdala is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burdala is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Flair doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burdala.
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.
Burdala is nestled in close to Flair, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Flair is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Flair is looking to improve his position.
Burdala controlling the pace.
Flair wants to control but Burdala is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Flair desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdala is looking for a kimura but Flair is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burdala to get the leverage.
Burdala is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Flair is just riding it out for now. Burdala eventually gives up the hold.
Burdala is looking to stall here but Flair recovers full guard.
Burdala avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Burdala trying to control the position from guard on top but Flair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burdala postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Flair is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Burdala, into his guard.
Flair working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burdala's head.
Flair wants to control from the top but Burdala keeps moving.
Flair passes Burdala's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Flair with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Flair prevents Burdala from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burdala wants to get back to full guard but Flair has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Burdala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saopish Burdala dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Flair leaves Burdala with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burdala shoots in for a double leg but Flair sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Flair closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burdala counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burdala.
Burdala scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burdala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flair is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burdala is aware though and is defending well.
Burdala drops back, looking for a kneebar! Flair looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Flair looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Flair!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burdala is working to avoid the ground and pound but Flair connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burdala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burdala wants to control but Flair postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burdala keeps working.
Burdala tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Flair wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Flair works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Flair happy to just control the position for now.
Flair cracks Burdala with a big right hand but Burdala just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Flair tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Flair connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Burdala some visible discomfort.
Flair is trying to get an arm triangle but Burdala is defending well.
Burdala tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair is trying to get an arm triangle but Burdala is defending well.
Flair working the ground and pound.
Flair thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Burdala tries to buck Flair off but Flair is having none of it.
Flair works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Flair scores with punches from side control.
Burdala is trying to get back to half guard.
Flair misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdala being controlled for a moment.
Burdala is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Flair is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Burdala is looking to improve his position but Flair isn't that keen on the idea.
Flair looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Burdala is working to get back to half guard.
Burdala regains half guard.
Flair trying to control the action but Burdala is working from the bottom.
Burdala looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Burdala is looking to improve his position.
Burdala has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Flair is working away from the top position though.
Burdala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flair pulls his head out easily.
Flair passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Burdala!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flair punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rice Flair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flair 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rice Flair!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mads Dalby (ranked 5933 p4p, 4166 weight class) and Selem Fellbiest (ranked 677 p4p, 554 weight class). Dalby comes to the cage accompanied by For Evigt. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mads Dalby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Selem Fellbiest!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalby closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fellbiest's guard.
Dalby trying to control but Fellbiest is working from the bottom.
Fellbiest is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dalby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fellbiest is keeping the position for now.
Dalby trying to control but Fellbiest is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fellbiest managing to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalby is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fellbiest looks to throw a body kick
and Dalby counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fellbiest!
Fellbiest struggling a bit here.
Dalby trying to control the position but Fellbiest is working away.
Fellbiest tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dalby wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fellbiest keeps working.
Fellbiest tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fellbiest is trying to work for a sweep but Dalby has mounted him!
Fellbiest wants to hold on but Dalby pushes him away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dalby tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fellbiest wants to hold on but Dalby pushes him away.
Dalby controlling his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fellbiest can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fellbiest tries to hold on but Dalby postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dalby wants to control the pace but Fellbiest is squirming around nicely.
Fellbiest has given up his back here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalby trying to control.
Fellbiest biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mads Dalby dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fellbiest throws a combination. Dalby tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dalby blocks a head kick by Fellbiest.
Fellbiest sizes up Dalby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fellbiest is looking to land body kicks.
Dalby changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fellbiest lands with a nice combination. Dalby backs away looking to recover.
Dalby misses with a takedown
enabling Fellbiest to counter with a crisp jab.
Dalby is rocked!
Selem Fellbiest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fellbiest tries a head kick but it misses.
Dalby fails with a takedown attempt.
Fellbiest misses with a few strikes there.
Dalby shoots for a takedown but Fellbiest saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mads Dalby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellbiest fakes the leg kick and cracks Dalby in the body.
Fellbiest connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dalby. Dalby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dalby moves out of range as Fellbiest throws a body kick.
Dalby goes for a double leg but Fellbiest avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fellbiest continues to drive forward.
Fellbiest has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fellbiest is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fellbiest breaks the clinch.
We've been informed that Fellbiest has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dalby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fellbiest jabs at Dalby's body.
Fellbiest lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oh Dalby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fellbiest fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fellbiest knocks out Dalby with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Fellbiest before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Fellbiest picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Selem Fellbiest!
Selem Fellbiest was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Camden Raynard (ranked 5100 p4p, 4552 weight class) and Dante Burham (ranked 649 p4p, 607 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Camden Raynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Burham!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burham looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Burham gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No joy there for Burham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raynard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raynard tries to counter with a takedown but Burham is quick to defend against it.
Burham lands a jab to the nose.
Burham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Burham.
Burham is looking to clinch but Raynard is avoiding it.
Raynard clinches with his opponent.
Raynard has hold of one of Burham's legs. Burham is fighting the takedown attempt but Raynard gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Burham pushes Raynard off and scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Burham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burham wants to clinch up but Raynard keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raynard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Burham connects with a body shot.
Burham misses with a wild combination.
Burham misses with a wild body shot.
Raynard tries to counter with a takedown but Burham is quick to defend against it.
Burham misses with a few strikes there.
Burham wants to clinch up but Raynard keeps it at a distance.
Raynard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Burham misses with a straight right.
Burham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burham pushes Raynard up against the cage in a clinch.
Burham lands with a right to the head.
Raynard looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Raynard keeps control of Burham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burham is trying to force a seperation but Raynard has the dominant position.
Burham is trying to break free.
Burham throws a head punch that misses.
Raynard pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burham gets to his feet - Raynard follows without any prompting.
A head kick misses from Burham.
Raynard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burham uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Raynard clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burham scores with a shoulder strike.
Raynard jumps guard and drags Burham to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Burham wants to stand but Raynard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Burham stands and steps away. Raynard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Burham scores with a shot to the body.
Raynard takes one to the chin there.
Burham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Burham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raynard doesn't seem phased though.
Burham just misses with a punch to the body.
Raynard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Burham sprawls and moves away.
Dante Burham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burham gets a clinch.
Burham scores with a shoulder strike.
Burham tries to break the clinch but Raynard is controlling the position.
Burham wants to break free but Raynard has control.
Raynard tries to pull guard but Burham holds him up against the cage and eventually Raynard drops back down to his feet.
Burham scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raynard jumps guard but Burham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Raynard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Burham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Camden Raynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Burham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raynard walks into a left hand.
Burham catches Raynard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Camden Raynard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burham lands a nice hook to Raynard's body. Raynard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burham tries to clinch up.
Raynard tries to counter with a takedown but Burham is quick to defend against it.
Burham scores with a jab.
Dante Burham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burham lands with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Burham. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Burham misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raynard lands with a nice body punch.
Raynard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raynard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Burham releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raynard throws a right hand that Burham ducks under and follows up with a left that Burham also avoids with ease.
Burham smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burham throws a body kick that misses.
Raynard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Burham closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Raynard quickly recovers to half guard.
Raynard is looking to improve his position.
Burham tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Burham is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burham stands up and beckons Raynard to join him on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raynard.
Burham looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burham trying to stand up but can't free himself from Raynard's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynard is working an open guard so Burham takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Good work by Raynard as he checks the leg kick.
Burham uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burham tries to clinch up.
Raynard has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Burham fails to land.
Burham wants to get back to striking at distance but Raynard won't allow it.
Burham is trying to break the clinch but Raynard is controlling him.
Burham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raynard blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raynard.
Raynard goes for a takedown attempt but Burham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burham has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Burham fails to land with a series of punches.
As Burham looks to move away, Raynard throws a big counter combo but Burham just gets out of the way.
Burham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raynard has time to react.
Raynard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burham throws a nice looking combination but Raynard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raynard tries to counter by clinching up but Burham breaks away and moves out of range.
Raynard gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burham is trying to stand back up but Raynard is controlling him
Raynard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Burham 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. This is the final round!
Burham moves in looking to clinch but Raynard pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Burham misses the target.
Raynard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Burham's corner calls for a 1-2. Burham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Burham misses.
Raynard is looking to counter punch.
Raynard throws an overhand right that lands on Burham's shoulder, as Burham tries to avoid the shot.
Burham throws a sloppy head kick and Raynard moves out of range easily.
Burham misses with a wild body shot.
Raynard attempts a counter takedown but Burham avoids it well and moves away.
Burham thuds a left hand into Raynard's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynard misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Burham. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Raynard's head backwards.
Burham scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burham stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Raynard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Burham.
A head kick misses from Burham.
Burham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raynard counters with a left and a right that stings Burham.
A lazy left from Burham finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burham misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burham closes the distance but Raynard moves to the side
and Raynard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raynard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Raynard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burham kicks Raynard off and gets back to his feet.
Raynard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burham.
Burham tries to clinch but Raynard moves away
and Raynard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Burham pushes Raynard off looking to stand but Raynard dives back in and keeps control.
Raynard is looking for a kimura but Burham is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raynard to get the leverage.
Burham tries to kick Raynard off but Raynard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burham pushes Raynard off and gets back to his feet.
A combination from Burham does no damage.
Burham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Raynard shoots for a double leg takedown but Burham sprawls well. He's pushed Raynard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Burham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raynard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raynard staying out of range there.
Raynard rushes Burham and presses him up against the cage.
Raynard keeps control of Burham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burham is trying to push Raynard away but Raynard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Camden Raynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Raynard.
Burham is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burham presses Raynard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burham is trying to break the clinch but Raynard is controlling him.
Burham has had enough of the clinch but Raynard keeps him there for the moment.
Raynard decides to pull guard.
Burham would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dante Burham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Burham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burham 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Burham!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between World Destroyer (ranked 6295 p4p, 3470 weight class) and Cudi Williams (ranked 476 p4p, 336 weight class). Williams has chosen Kid Cudi - Flight At First Sight as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145
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150
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, World Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cudi Williams!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams scores with a head kick. Destroyer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Destroyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Destroyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Destroyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Destroyer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Destroyer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Cudi Williams has been cut.
Destroyer closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
I was talking to Destroyer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Destroyer is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Destroyer into the cage.
Destroyer lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Destroyer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer fails to pull guard.
A bit of stalling here from Destroyer.
Williams is pushing Destroyer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Destroyer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Destroyer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Destroyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Destroyer.
Williams wanted to stand there but Destroyer had control of the position.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Destroyer working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Destroyer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Williams is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Destroyer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Destroyer avoid being mounted?
Williams stands up out of the half guard.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Destroyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Williams's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Destroyer wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Destroyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Destroyer forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Destroyer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Destroyer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for World Destroyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Destroyer.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Destroyer.
Williams has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Destroyer uses from the top position.
Destroyer looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Destroyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Destroyer looking for a sweep. Not yet Destroyer, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cudi Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cudi Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Destroyer misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Destroyer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Destroyer from controlling successfully.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Destroyer wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Destroyer.
Williams working for a triangle but Destroyer defends it easily.
Destroyer wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Destroyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Destroyer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Destroyer trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Destroyer.
Destroyer tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
World Destroyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Destroyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Destroyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Destroyer.
Destroyer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice side step and Williams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Destroyer moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Destroyer didn't expect that.
Destroyer keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Williams stays in close to Destroyer's body and controls the position.
Destroyer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Destroyer throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is fighting to break Williams's control of his arms but Williams is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cudi Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Destroyer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Destroyer stays in close to Williams's body and controls the position.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Destroyer from controlling successfully.
Williams trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Destroyer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that World Destroyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cudi Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Destroyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Destroyer misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Destroyer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Destroyer controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Williams is looking to stand up but Destroyer won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Destroyer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Destroyer from controlling successfully.
Destroyer controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Destroyer is really struggling to control Williams but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Williams is pulling down on Destroyer's head. It's preventing any offense from Destroyer, at least for the moment.
Destroyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Destroyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Destroyer dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Destroyer's head and hops out.
Destroyer moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Destroyer moves out of range easily.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Destroyer tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Destroyer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Destroyer tries to clinch up
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
World Destroyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Williams lands but Destroyer takes it in his stride.
Williams throws a head kick that Destroyer semi-blocks.
Destroyer tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Destroyer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
Destroyer tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Destroyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams tries to counter with a clinch but Destroyer shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams shapes to counter with a head kick.
Destroyer misses with a two punch combination.
Williams feints and as Destroyer raises his hands in defense, Williams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams postures up.
Williams won't allow Destroyer to sweep him here.
Williams controlling from the top position.
Destroyer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cudi Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cudi Williams!
Cudi Williams decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Sultan (ranked 4127 p4p, 2646 weight class) and Ace Dudley (ranked 530 p4p, 363 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin Sultan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ace Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dudley's corner calls for a 1-2. Dudley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dudley 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.
Sultan shoots in but Dudley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dustin Sultan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sultan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sultan lands in his opponent's guard.
Dudley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dudley looking to control.
Sultan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sultan is in close to Dudley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sultan is working Dudley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dudley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dudley is controlling Sultan's posture.
Sultan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sultan 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.
Sultan is looking to work some ground and pound but Dudley has wrist control.
Sultan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dudley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sultan scoring with some ground and pound.
Dudley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sultan defends it easily.
Sultan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dudley is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley keeping moving, preventing Sultan from controlling successfully.
Sultan cracks Dudley with a solid left hand.
Sultan connects with a couple of short punches.
Sultan throwing strikes but missing.
Dudley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sultan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dudley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sultan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sultan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
 Dudley is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sultan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dudley is still in real trouble! Can Sultan finish him?
Sultan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sultan looking to sit in guard and control but Dudley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dudley seems to have recovered his senses.
Dudley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dudley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sultan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dudley manages to get himself to full guard.
Sultan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dudley's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultan trying to move into half guard but instead Dudley has managed to sweep!
Dudley trying to control the position from guard on top but Sultan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dudley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dudley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Sultan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sultan shoots in looking for a takedown but Dudley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sultan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dudley misses with the combination.
Sultan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dudley misses with a two punch combination.
Dudley missing with a left hand there. Sultan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sultan darts in looking for a takedown but Dudley gets double underhooks and turns Sultan into the cage.
Dudley breaks from the clinch.
Sultan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dudley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Sultan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sultan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultan has his takedown stuffed
letting Dudley counter with a right hand.
Ace Dudley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Dudley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dudley.
Sultan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudley regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley is pressing down on Sultan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sultan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dudley is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dudley has escaped and now he's on top!
Dudley tries to stand but Sultan is controlling from the bottom.
Dudley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dudley wants to stand but Sultan is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dudley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sultan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sultan controls Dudley momentarily but Dudley frees himself.
Dudley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sultan wants to sweep but no luck.
Dudley with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultan is trying to keep Dudley in close.
Dudley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sultan trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dudley throws a front kick that sends Sultan stumbling back into the cage.
Dudley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dudley misses with a hook. Sultan ducked under it nicely.
Sultan slips a jab and a cross from Dudley.
Sultan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dudley sprawls well initially but Sultan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sultan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dustin Sultan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dudley actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultan lands strikes from half guard.
Sultan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sultan is looking to take a break and control but Dudley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sultan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sultan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sultan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dudley's head.
Sultan is nestled in close to Dudley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sultan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sultan slips a nice elbow through Dudley's hands, connecting with Dudley's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Dudley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sultan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sultan.
Sultan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Sultan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dudley wants it to stay on the feet.
Sultan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dudley finds it's way round the side to connect with Sultan's head.
Dudley slaps away a takedown attempt from Sultan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dudley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dudley throws a nice looking combination but Sultan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sultan gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Dudley is controlling Sultan's trapped leg to prevent Sultan from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan drops an elbow to the side of Dudley's head.
Dudley wants to control but Sultan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sultan lands a nice short elbow.
Sultan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dudley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dudley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sultan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sultan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sultan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sultan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dudley regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sultan.
Sultan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sultan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sultan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dudley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dudley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dudley!
Dudley tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sultan is not content to let Dudley control the position.
Dudley tries to move to mount but Sultan blocks the move with his legs.
Sultan can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dudley lands a decent elbow from side control.
The strikes coming from Dudley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dudley wants to stand but Sultan has his arm trapped.
Dudley trying to control the action but Sultan is working from the bottom.
Dudley working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dudley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sultan keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sultan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Dudley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dudley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Dudley!
Ace Dudley took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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