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GDL 110: Hanley VS Hunt PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 5687 p4p, 24933 weight class) and Clyde Piper (ranked 562 p4p, 628 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clyde Piper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Piper's takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Piper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Piper fails to land the takedown.
Daniel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clyde Piper.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Piper looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Clyde Piper has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Piper shrugs off.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Piper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva has Piper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Piper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva lands an elbow just above Piper 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva stalling.
Silva working Piper over with knees to the body.
Silva presses Piper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Piper letting Silva take a breather here.
A short left from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva just leaning against Piper, taking a breather.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Silva.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva clinches.
Silva stalling.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Piper won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Piper's head.
Silva pushes Piper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Piper's defenses.
Silva cracks Piper with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva digs a right hand into Piper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Piper's gas tank.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clyde Piper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Piper wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Daniel Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva is leaning against Piper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is leaning against Piper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Piper won't want to take too many of those.
Piper is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Piper shrugs off.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Silva.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva is working Piper over against the cage.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piper can do to turn this around?
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Daniel Silva.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva gets through Piper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Piper takes a shot to the head.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
A knee to the head by Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clyde Piper'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. This is the final round!
Silva clinches.
Piper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Piper up against the cage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Piper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Piper being controlled against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Piper being controlled against the cage.
Silva is working Piper over against the cage.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Piper backwards.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
A short right from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Piper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Piper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva stalling.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Piper takes an elbow to the temple.
Piper is looking for a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Piper's ribcage.
Silva stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Piper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva pushes Piper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Piper's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva digs a right hand into Piper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Piper's gas tank.
Silva digs a right hand into Piper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Piper's gas tank.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva cracks Piper with a nice body shot.
Clyde Piper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Piper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Hernandez (ranked 6214 p4p, 10677 weight class) and Audie Graham (ranked 178 p4p, 202 weight class). Francisco Hernandez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Audie Graham 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Audie Graham !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Graham wants it to stay on the feet.
Graham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graham moves into the clinch.
Graham pulls guard effortlessly.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Graham is trying to keep Hernandez in close.
Hernandez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hernandez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hernandez is looking to work some ground and pound but Graham has wrist control.
Hernandez throws a big elbow that misses.
Hernandez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Graham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hernandez defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a big elbow that misses.
Graham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hernandez.
Graham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hernandez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Graham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hernandez.
Hernandez won't allow Graham to sweep him here.
Hernandez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hernandez landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez won't allow Graham to sweep him here.
Hernandez lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez throws a big elbow that misses.
Hernandez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graham throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hernandez throws a big elbow that misses.
Graham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hernandez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hernandez cracks Graham with a solid left hand.
Hernandez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Graham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hernandez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Graham 's head.
Hernandez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Graham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Graham looks winded!
Graham looking for a sweep. Not yet Graham , not yet.
Hernandez prevents Graham from getting back to his feet.
Hernandez throwing strikes from guard but Graham blocks nicely.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
Hernandez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hernandez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hernandez loads up on a big left hand. Graham felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Hernandez looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Graham can't hide his disappointment, as Hernandez celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francisco Hernandez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sapp (ranked 5856 p4p, 24520 weight class) and Chad Lincoln (ranked 174 p4p, 188 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Lincoln !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sapp shoots in for a takedown but Lincoln shows good takedown defense.
Lincoln clinches.
Lincoln is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sapp is defending well.
Sapp stops a takedown attempt from Lincoln .
Sapp slowing the pace effectively.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sapp is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Sapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lincoln swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sapp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lincoln is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapp has managed to clinch.
Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Lincoln throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lincoln fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sapp, pushing him back against the cage.
Lincoln tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sapp is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lincoln content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sapp can't break the clinch.
Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Sapp as Lincoln shoots in.
Sapp lands a left and a right that send Lincoln crashing to the mat, dazed. Sapp thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Chad Lincoln has been cut.
Sapp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lincoln pulls guard successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sapp looking to sit in guard and control but Lincoln gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sapp wants to sweep here but Lincoln controlling him for the moment.
Sapp is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lincoln dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sapp some visible discomfort.
Lincoln decides to stand back up.
Lincoln keeps the fight on the outside.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lincoln was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lincoln trying to control the position but Sapp is working away.
Sapp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lincoln on the ground.
Lincoln is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sapp has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sapp tries to improve position but can't.
Sapp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sapp tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp can't do much from the bottom here.
Sapp being controlled for a moment.
Sapp tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Lincoln easily slips into full mount!
Sapp looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lincoln controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lincoln is working for a guillotine from mount but Sapp frees his head quite easily.
Sapp is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Lincoln has taken his back!
Sapp is trying to stand back up.
Sapp showing good submission defense here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Lincoln dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Lincoln 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sapp tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lincoln defends well and Sapp ends up having to push Lincoln into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lincoln lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
Lincoln prevents Sapp from breaking the clinch.
Lincoln pulls guard effortlessly.
Sapp preventing the sweep.
Lincoln doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sapp controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lincoln has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sapp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lincoln 's head.
Lincoln controlling Sapp's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lincoln gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lincoln jumps guard and drags Sapp to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lincoln has his feet on Sapp's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
No luck for Lincoln with that takedown attempt.
Lincoln tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sapp swivels and escapes.
Sapp moves in looking to clinch but Lincoln pushes him off.
Sapp lands a jab to the nose.
Lincoln fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bob Sapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Lincoln .
Sapp with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sapp jumps guard but Lincoln turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lincoln successfully pulls guard.
Sapp trying to move into half guard but instead Lincoln has managed to sweep!
Lincoln won't allow Sapp to sweep him here.
Sapp throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sapp looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lincoln passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Lincoln seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lincoln thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sapp's head.
Lincoln decides to stand and escape the position.
Sapp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lincoln gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sapp is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lincoln is keeping busy.
Lincoln fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sapp is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lincoln is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sapp to the mat. Sapp regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sapp looking to control.
Sapp wants to control but Lincoln passes easily into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Lincoln showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Lincoln 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Sapp moves out of range as Lincoln strikes.
Sapp clinches up with Lincoln and pushes him back against the cage.
Sapp has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lincoln after a bit of a struggle.
Sapp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Lincoln is controlling him.
Sapp stops a takedown attempt from Lincoln .
Lincoln manages to pull guard.
Sapp looking to sit in guard and control but Lincoln gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapp trying to control the position.
Lincoln stands and steps away. Sapp gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lincoln paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Lincoln releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sapp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sapp wants to clinch
and Lincoln counters with a three punch combo that has Sapp backing up. Sapp nods at Lincoln to acknowledge the strikes.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Lincoln clinches.
Lincoln turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sapp tries to improve position but can't.
Lincoln is looking to take a break and control but Sapp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sapp is trying to improve his position.
Sapp struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp pushes Lincoln away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lincoln gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sapp is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Lincoln are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sapp is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bob Sapp is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Lincoln with that takedown attempt.
Lincoln has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lincoln avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Lincoln 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lincoln shoots for a takedown but Sapp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bob Sapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Lincoln .
Lincoln closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chad Lincoln seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Lincoln is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lincoln .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sapp wants to break free but Lincoln has control.
Lincoln has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sapp seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lincoln can turn it around.
Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sapp tries to clinch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sapp avoids it really well and circles away.
Sapp doesn't manage to clinch there - Lincoln circles away.
Sapp wants to clinch
and Lincoln counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bob Sapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sapp tries to clinch up but Lincoln circles away and keeps his distance.
Lincoln forces Sapp back against the cage and clinches.
Sapp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
Bob Sapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chad Lincoln is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sapp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Lincoln comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lincoln winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Lincoln !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Graves (ranked 6752 p4p, 3623 weight class) and Dumuzid Milani (ranked 575 p4p, 436 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dumuzid Milani!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milani punishes Graves's body with a nice straight punch.
We've been informed that Milani has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Milani lands with a shot to the body.
Milani looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Milani lands a lovely overhand right.
Milani jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Graves staying out of range there.
Milani lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Graves moves to clinch but Milani breaks away
and Milani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Milani.
Milani throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Milani stuns Graves with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Graves does no damage.
Graves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick by Graves misses
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Graves misses
and Milani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Milani throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
A head kick by Graves misses
and Milani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Milani throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Milani lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
Graves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Milani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milani lands with an uppercut that bounces Graves off the cage and back into range.
Milani scores with a jab to the body.
Graves misses with a double jab
and Milani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves is breathing heavily.
Graves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Milani finds it's way round the side to connect with Graves's head.
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Milani.
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Graves takes a swing at Milani's ribcage but misses.
Milani scores with a hook to the body. Graves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Milani lands with a good body shot.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milani.
Milani misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milani lands a right hook to the body.
Graves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Milani lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Milani.
Milani is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Graves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Milani lands the left hand.
Graves slips under a jab from Milani.
Graves slips under a jab.
Graves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Milani.
Milani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milani throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milani just misses with a punch to the body.
Milani ducks right into an uppercut from Graves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Milani looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Milani misses the target.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milani scores with a body shot.
Graves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Milani catches Graves right on the button with a cross.
Graves has closed the distance and engaged Milani in a clinch.
The referee calls for Milani to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dumuzid Milani dominated that round.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Milani scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Milani.
Dumuzid Milani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though.
Milani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Milani lands a right hook to the body.
Milani lands a body shot.
Dumuzid Milani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milani looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Graves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milani misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Graves counters with a left and a right that stings Milani.
Graves scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milani misses with a looping right.
Milani thuds a left hand into Graves's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milani.
Joseph Graves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Milani looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Milani.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Milani in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Milani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milani ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Milani ducks down to avoid it.
Milani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Milani. That did some damage!
Milani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milani jabs at Graves's body.
Milani stuns Graves with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milani scores with a hook to the body. Graves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Graves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Milani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Milani changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves tries to move into range but Milani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Graves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Milani getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Milani misses with a hook.
Milani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Milani throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milani missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Milani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Graves was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Milani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Milani tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Milani connects with a body shot that sends Graves's belly button to the back.
Milani digs a good hook to Graves's body.
Milani lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Milani throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves tries to counter by clinching up but Milani breaks away and moves out of range.
Graves slips a straight right by Milani.
It looked like Graves was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Graves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Milani looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Milani throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Graves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graves is looking to clinch but Milani is avoiding it.
Milani appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Milani with a jab.
Graves throws a leg kick that is checked
and Milani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves is looking to chop away at Milani's legs.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
Milani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Graves dodges the punch combination from Milani.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dumuzid Milani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Milani lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Graves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milani doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Milani lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Milani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graves slips a jab from Milani.
Milani scores with a body shot.
Milani scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Graves tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Milani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Milani connects with the punch.
 Graves is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milani cracks Graves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graves gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Milani gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dumuzid Milani!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Wilson (ranked 5220 p4p, 24519 weight class) and Stewart Folayang (ranked 610 p4p, 693 weight class). Folayang comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Francis Magalona - Man from Manila kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Stewart Folayang looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stewart Folayang!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson clinches.
Folayang looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Folayang is trying to drag Wilson to the mat but Wilson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wilson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Folayang uses from the top position.
Wilson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilson wants to stand but Folayang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Folayang trying to strike off his back.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Folayang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Folayang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Folayang keeps moving.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Folayang is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Folayang keeps moving.
Wilson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Folayang keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Folayang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Folayang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Wilson passes Folayang's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Folayang has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wilson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Folayang felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wilson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking for a kimura here.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Folayang is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Folayang sees it coming and defends easily.
Wilson seems to be working for a kimura but Folayang defends the submission attempt.
Wilson seems to be looking for submissions.
Folayang should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Folayang defends it well.
Wilson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Folayang!
Wilson looking for a guillotine from mount but Folayang is having none of it.
Wilson lands with some strikes.
Wilson is working for a guillotine from mount but Folayang frees his head quite easily.
Wilson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilson tries to control but Folayang wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Wilson dominated that 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.
No luck for Wilson with that takedown attempt.
Wilson has Folayang up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson trying to control the position but instead, Folayang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilson into the cage.
Folayang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson gets control of Folayang's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wilson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Folayang is breathing heavily.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Folayang defends it easily.
Wilson working for a triangle but Folayang defends it easily.
Folayang wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wilson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Folayang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilson working for submissions but it's allowed Folayang to get to half guard.
Wilson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilson trying to control but Folayang postures up.
Folayang thows a huge punch but Wilson dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folayang is looking for a kimura but Wilson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Folayang to get the leverage.
Wilson trying to control here.
Wilson has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Folayang. Oh but Wilson has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Folayang goes limp - he's gone! Wilson jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Wilson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joachin Svenson (ranked 24219 p4p, 3032 weight class) and Ethan Mayer (ranked 701 p4p, 405 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joachin Svenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Svenson.
Mayer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svenson throws the kick towards the body but Mayer avoids it.
Svenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Svenson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mayer scores with a shot to the body.
Svenson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Svenson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mayer has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Svenson.
It looks like Ethan Mayer has been cut.
Svenson misses with a double jab.
Svenson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mayer scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svenson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mayer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Svenson! Mayer lets Svenson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 It looks like Joachin Svenson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Svenson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mayer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Svenson is breathing heavily.
Mayer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svenson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Svenson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Mayer.
Svenson drops his hands momentarily and Mayer needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Svenson just on the top of the head. Svenson drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Svenson - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ethan Mayer!
A very excited looking Ethan Mayer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Fochi (ranked 2925 p4p, 4464 weight class) and Chasen West (ranked 389 p4p, 521 weight class). Chasen West will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Fochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chasen West!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West misses with a hook.
Fochi throwing a counter right hand but West manages to avoid it.
Fochi avoids the head kick by West.
Fochi throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
West misses with a looping right.
Fochi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
West takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fochi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by West.
West throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fochi misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
West throws a sloppy head kick
and Fochi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Chasen West has been cut.
West misses with a left hand
and Fochi counters with a nice right hand that sends West toppling to the canvas! West scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fochi finish him?!
 West is rocked!
West has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Fochi finish him?
Fochi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fochi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fochi lunges in with a left hook that violently twists West head around and knocks him out cold! Fochi hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Fochi!
In defeat, Chasen West stepped up to the mic, saying 'I gotta work on my wrestling obviously, but I will be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dempsey (ranked 4048 p4p, 24379 weight class) and Gregory Fartface (ranked 125 p4p, 207 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregory Fartface!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fartface has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Gregory Fartface has been cut.
Dempsey swats away the attempt to clinch by Fartface.
Fartface moves into the clinch successfully.
Dempsey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dempsey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Advanced Fitness Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
Oooooh!!! Dempsey has knocked Fartface down with a huge combo! Dempsey steps away and waves a wobbly Fartface back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dempsey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fartface fails with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Dempsey misses its target.
Sloppy strikes from Dempsey. Those never looked like landing.
Dempsey sets himself, and Fartface steps forward looking for the clinch! Dempsey avoids it this time.
Sloppy strikes from Dempsey. Those never looked like landing.
Dempsey throws a series of punches but Fartface avoids them all with ease.
Dempsey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fartface circles away quickly and effectively.
Dempsey misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fartface dodges the punch combination from Dempsey.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Fartface has eaten all the pies!
Fartface moves in looking to clinch but Dempsey pushes him off.
Fartface shoots in looking for a takedown. Dempsey tries to sprawl out of it but Fartface keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dempsey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fartface throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dempsey's waist but Dempsey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fartface off to one side.
Jack Dempsey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Fartface.
Fartface moves forwards but Dempsey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That has opened up Gregory Fartface's cut even more.
Dempsey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fartface on the side of the head.
Fartface tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fartface showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dempsey.
Fartface unleashes a big counter combination but Dempsey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fartface misses with a double jab
and Dempsey counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Dempsey.
A combination from Dempsey does no damage.
Dempsey circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Fartface to the canvas! Fartface doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Dempsey keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Dempsey!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sukan Medik (ranked 3482 p4p, 2878 weight class) and Nils Hoglander (ranked 428 p4p, 365 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sukan Medik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nils Hoglander!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medik avoids the body shot from Hoglander.
Hoglander slips a jab from Medik.
Hoglander looks to land a right hand but Medik moved out of range.
Hoglander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Medik.
Medik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Medik misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hoglander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Medik misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoglander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoglander slips a jab from Medik.
Hoglander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoglander has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Medik looks to land a right hand but Hoglander moved out of range.
Hoglander doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Medik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoglander.
Medik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoglander throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Medik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Medik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoglander.
Nice uppercut lands for Hoglander. That snapped Medik's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoglander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Medik.
Hoglander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Medik.
Medik misses with a wild body shot.
Hoglander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Medik was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoglander.
Nice shot by Medik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoglander connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Medik momentarily.
Hoglander throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoglander throws a hook to the side of Medik's head but Medik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoglander lands the left hand.
Medik is rocked!
Medik misses with a straight right.
Oh Medik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Medik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoglander.
Hoglander throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Medik lands a jab to the nose.
Hoglander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Medik.
Medik throws an off balance right hand
and Hoglander counters with a crisp right that sends Medik to the canvas! Hoglander follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nils Hoglander!
Nils Hoglander 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hanley (ranked 2834 p4p, 1848 weight class) and Damian Hunt (ranked 383 p4p, 257 weight class). Hunt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hate the other side kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Hanley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hanley misses with a takedown attempt - Hunt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hanley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hanley scores with a takedown into Hunt's guard.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Hanley from controlling successfully.
Hunt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hanley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hanley trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanley being controlled here momentarily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hunt can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanley wants to pass the guard but Hunt is keeping the position.
Hunt can't keep his opponent in guard - Hanley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hanley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hunt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hanley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hunt defends it well.
Hunt is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hanley is working for a submission of some sort.
Hanley is just content to waste time from the top position. Hunt takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hanley trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Hanley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hanley blocks a jab.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanley moves away.
Hanley shoots in for a double leg but Hunt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanley misses with a looping left.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanley tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Ryan Hanley has been cut.
Damian Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanley looks for a takedown but Hunt sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hanley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Hanley is out of range.
Hunt cracks Hanley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt throws a hook but Hanley avoids it easily.
Hunt swings for the body but Hanley moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanley misses the target.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hanley thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hanley misses with a two punch combination.
Hanley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hanley blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanley shoots for a takedown but Hunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hanley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunt circles away.
Hanley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hunt defends it nicely.
Hunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunt steps in with a hook that catches Hanley right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hunt follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hanley looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Hunt! Damian Hunt retains his light heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Damian Hunt waved his t-shirt featuring Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$ 's logo in front of the cameras.
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