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OFK 105 - Sector Vs Gomez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Langfield (ranked 4451 p4p, 4715 weight class) and Orion Struss (ranked 497 p4p, 508 weight class). Struss has chosen Lil Gnar - New Bugatti as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Langfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Struss!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langfield gets a double leg takedown into Struss's guard.
Struss is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Struss blocks an uppercut.
Struss manages to break the clinch.
Langfield gets a clinch.
Struss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Struss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Struss swings for the body but Langfield moves out of range.
Langfield is looking for a counter combo.
Struss moves out of range of the body kick from Langfield.
Langfield clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Struss works on Langfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Langfield is trying to trip Struss. He has hold of a leg but Struss is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Langfield persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Langfield throws an elbow that misses. Struss uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Langfield's guard. Nice move by Struss!
Struss stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langfield dodges the punch combination from Struss.
Struss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Langfield throws a big counter combination but Struss scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Struss lands a jab to Langfield's midsection.
Struss avoids the body shot from Langfield.
Langfield looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langfield trying to control the action but Struss is working from the bottom.
Struss manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Struss looks to throw the jab but Langfield is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Struss breaks from the clinch.
Tyson Langfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Langfield shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Langfield has managed to clinch.
Langfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Langfield looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Struss manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Langfield closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Struss is trying to control Langfield's posture but Langfield avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Langfield tries to score with some ground and pound. Struss controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struss stops Langfield from passing to mount.
Struss is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Langfield's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Langfield is keen to just control but Struss is a slippery customer.
Struss tries to roll over but Langfield keeps him under control.
Langfield decides to stand and escape the position.
Langfield throws a chopping leg kick but Struss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Struss stuns Langfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struss swinging wildly here.
Struss scores with a hook to the body. Langfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Struss connects with a body shot.
Struss gets tackled into the cage by Langfield. Langfield maintains the clinch.
Langfield gets control of Struss's arms and successfully pulls guard. Langfield will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Langfield tries to strike from the bottom.
Langfield looking to control.
Struss sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Langfield controls Struss momentarily but Struss frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orion Struss dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Langfield gets a takedown into half guard.
Struss keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Struss manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struss is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langfield is looking to control Struss's arms but Struss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Langfield has his back to the cage.
Struss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Struss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Struss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Struss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Langfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Struss.
Langfield half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Struss lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Langfield looking to score a takedown here. Struss is defending well but Langfield drives through and ends up in Struss's guard.
Struss has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Langfield off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Struss is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Langfield rather than just go for the knockout.
Langfield shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Struss makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Struss scores with a jab to the body.
Langfield gets the takedown into side control.
Struss throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Langfield throws a lazy head kick
and Struss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Struss gets caught flat footed, as Langfield shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Struss scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Orion Struss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struss moves into range and connects with a jab.
Langfield scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Struss kicks Langfield off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Langfield doesn't seem bothered though.
Langfield darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Struss manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Langfield keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Langfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Struss controls his hands.
Struss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struss changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Struss does it's job there.
Orion Struss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Langfield clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson Langfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Langfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Struss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Langfield scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Struss is controlling Langfield's trapped leg to prevent Langfield from advancing to side control.
Struss is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Langfield's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Langfield's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Struss keeps control of the position as Langfield tries to break free.
Struss is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orion Struss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Langfield has closed the distance and engaged Struss in a clinch.
Struss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Langfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Struss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Langfield has managed to clinch.
Langfield lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Struss manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Struss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Struss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struss throws a right hand that Langfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Langfield also avoids with ease.
Langfield looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Struss has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Langfield is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Struss breaks the clinch.
Langfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Struss gets tackled into the cage by Langfield. Langfield maintains the clinch.
Struss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Struss gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Langfield to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Struss seems keen to control Langfield's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langfield stopping the sweep attempt from Struss.
Langfield wants to control from the top but Struss keeps moving.
Struss kicks Langfield off and gets to his feet.
A nice combination there by Langfield.
Struss lands a jab to Langfield's midsection.
Langfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Struss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langfield throws a leg kick
and Struss counters with a three punch combo that has Langfield backing up. Langfield nods at Struss to acknowledge the strikes.
Struss gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Langfield to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Struss pushes Langfield off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Struss connects with a body shot that sends Langfield's belly button to the back.
Langfield moves into range and clinches up with Struss.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Struss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Struss.
Struss breaks the clinch.
Langfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Langfield backs off Struss throws a huge counter combo but Langfield manages to avoid it all.
Struss lands a slapping body shot.
Struss throws a combination. Langfield tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Struss's jab looks to have found its range, popping Langfield under the eye.
Orion Struss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Struss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Langfield manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Struss on his heels. He'll look to pass Struss's guard now, I'm sure.
Struss has his feet on Langfield's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tyson Langfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Langfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orion Struss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Struss 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orion Struss!
Orion Struss thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Stone (ranked 3275 p4p, 3732 weight class) and Sho Pereyra (ranked 312 p4p, 352 weight class). Sho Pereyra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brett Stone's 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sho Pereyra!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stone wants to clinch up but Pereyra keeps it at a distance.
Pereyra feints the counter takedown.
Stone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pereyra moves into the clinch.
Pereyra jumps guard but Stone stands there with Pereyra around his waist. Pereyra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pereyra scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head.
Pereyra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pereyra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pereyra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Pereyra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereyra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereyra wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereyra.
Pereyra managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Pereyra looking to stall.
Pereyra avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereyra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone misses with a body punch.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Pereyra breaks the clinch.
Pereyra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Pereyra. No joy for Stone on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pereyra is looking for a sweep.
Stone throwing strikes but Pereyra manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Stone is looking to regain half guard here but Pereyra keeps moving and retains side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pereyra off and has taken his back!
Pereyra manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Pereyra.
Stone distracts Pereyra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone postures up and lands a big shot to Pereyra's brow.
Stone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone looking to sit in guard and control but Pereyra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stone wants to stand up but Pereyra is controlling him.
Stone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stone tries to get out of the position.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Pereyra from controlling successfully.
Pereyra forces his way into half guard.
Stone taking some punishment here, with Pereyra in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pereyra wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pereyra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone sets himself, and Pereyra steps forward looking for the clinch! Stone avoids it this time.
Stone wants to clinch up but Pereyra keeps it at a distance.
Pereyra wants to counter with a clinch but Stone pushes him away.
Pereyra stuffs the takedown attempt from Stone. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereyra.
Brett Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pereyra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereyra circles away.
Pereyra tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stone gets the takedown into side control.
Stone wants to stand but Pereyra has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereyra keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone passes Pereyra's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pereyra keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pereyra manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereyra tries to strike from the bottom.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
Stone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pereyra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pereyra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sho Pereyra will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stone shoots in and drives through. Pereyra sprawls well.
Pereyra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pereyra fails to land.
Pereyra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereyra lands a body punch.
Pereyra has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pereyra's face.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereyra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereyra lands a shoulder strike.
Pereyra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereyra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereyra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereyra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereyra.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereyra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Pereyra controls the action.
Pereyra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pereyra manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pereyra keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass.
Stone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pereyra on the ground.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Stone would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stone won't allow Pereyra to sweep him here.
Pereyra looking to control.
Pereyra might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stone haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pereyra has control of Stone's left arm, preventing Stone from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone stands and throws Pereyra's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stone working the body and head with strikes.
Stone grinds an elbow into Pereyra's temple.
Stone working the ground and pound from side control.
Stone trying to control the position but Pereyra is working away.
Pereyra being controlled for a moment.
Stone cracks Pereyra with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Stone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stone working the head and body with strikes.
Pereyra manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pereyra is just content to waste time from the top position. Stone takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stone holds on and takes a little breather.
Pereyra wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stone working for a triangle but Pereyra defends it easily.
Stone is pulling down on Pereyra's head. It's preventing any offense from Pereyra, at least for the moment.
Stone has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pereyra off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Pereyra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pereyra tries to counter with a clinch but Stone shakes him off and moves away.
Pereyra keeps the fight on the outside.
Pereyra is looking to clinch.
Stone tries to counter by clinching up but Pereyra breaks away and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Stone dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stone looks to land a left hand but Pereyra moved out of range nicely.
Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Stone lands a body shot.
Stone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pereyra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereyra wants a takedown but no success here.
Pereyra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone working aggressively here.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereyra.
Pereyra wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereyra avoids the damage to the body.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Pereyra blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereyra taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pereyra misses with some punches.
Pereyra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Pereyra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone tries a body shot but Pereyra blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Pereyra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Pereyra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brett Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pereyra can't get the takedown.
Pereyra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereyra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Stone tries to clinch but Pereyra is having none of it.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stone looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pereyra kicks off Stone and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereyra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pereyra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereyra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereyra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereyra wants to break free but Stone has control.
Pereyra managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Pereyra blocks a body shot from Stone.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereyra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereyra avoids it.
Pereyra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Stone.
Pereyra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pereyra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pereyra swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Pereyra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pereyra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereyra jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stone is nestled in close to Pereyra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stone seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Pereyra has recovered full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pereyra keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Pereyra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pereyra throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stone won't allow Pereyra to sweep him here.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone is in close to Pereyra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stone connects with a couple of short punches.
Stone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone with a nice head shot there.
Pereyra is working an open guard so Stone takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Pereyra. Those never looked like landing.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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!
Pereyra circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brett Stone.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sho Pereyra!
Sho Pereyra took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I couldn't do this without my team. Thanks Big Chief Nutrition. Thank you God. Thank you fans. See you all next time.'.
The defeated Brett Stone had this to say: 'Firstly I would like to thank my supporters for their unwavering support and to also apologize for my performance today, I promise to do better next time '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mono Loco (ranked 2810 p4p, 2215 weight class) and Roger Dawson (ranked 279 p4p, 219 weight class). Roger Dawson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dawson circles away.
Dawson pushes Loco up against the cage in a clinch.
Dawson lands with a right to the head.
Dawson lands a hook that snaps the head of Loco backwards.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Dawson.
Dawson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loco.
Dawson lands with a short shot to the head.
Dawson working aggressively here.
Loco tries to pull guard but Dawson won't allow it.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Loco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Loco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dawson is just riding it out for now. Loco eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dawson.
Dawson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Loco wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
Dawson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Loco drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dawson dives on top into guard.
Loco trying to control the position.
Loco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Loco looking for subs off his back but Dawson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Still in half guard, Dawson seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is looking to advance position but Loco won't allow it.
Loco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dawson is working away from the top position though.
Loco gets full guard.
Loco being controlled here, momentarily.
Dawson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tōshi. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Loco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dawson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Loco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
Dawson postures up.
Loco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dawson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dawson 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.
Dawson passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loco trying to control here.
Dawson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dawson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dawson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Loco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Loco showed some decent athleticism there.
Dawson is looking to control Loco's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dawson avoid being mounted?
Loco prevents Dawson from improving his position.
Dawson is staying active underneath Loco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson wants to control but Loco is keeping busy.
Loco wants to take a breather but Dawson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson is trying to control but Loco manages to pass to mount!
Dawson tries to hold on but Loco postures up.
Loco looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Loco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dawson holds on to Loco as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dawson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dawson is looking for a sweep. Loco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dawson trying to control but Loco postures up.
Dawson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Loco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco 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.
Dawson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Loco is looking to control Dawson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Loco avoid being mounted?
Loco tries to get to full guard but Dawson has control of the leg.
Dawson controlling the pace.
Loco is trying to control but Dawson manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco tries to lock up and control but Dawson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dawson content just to control the position here.
Mono Loco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dawson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Loco is desperately trying to improve his position but Dawson has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawson content just to control the position here.
Dawson wants to control the pace but Loco is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roger Dawson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dawson throws a lazy uppercut
and Loco counters with a single leg into guard. Dawson didn't expect that.
Loco being controlled here momentarily.
Dawson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dawson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dawson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Loco looking for a sweep. Not yet Loco, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dawson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dawson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dawson trying to control but Loco is working from the bottom.
Loco 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco being controlled here, momentarily.
Loco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dawson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Loco trying to control the position.
Loco keeping full guard, as Dawson tries to pass.
Loco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Loco keeping full guard, as Dawson tries to pass.
Loco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawson is one step ahead there.
Dawson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Loco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dawson is aware though and is defending well.
Loco is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dawson is aware though and is defending well.
Loco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Loco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dawson controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dawson throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco shoots for a double leg takedown but Dawson sprawls well. He's pushed Loco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dawson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Dawson.
Dawson throws a head kick but Loco moves out of range.
Loco drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dawson sprawls and moves away.
Dawson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dawson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawson misses with a body kick.
Dawson connects with an inside leg kick.
Loco closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dawson to the mat! Dawson manages to get full guard.
Dawson pulls Loco in to control the position.
Loco trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loco is one step ahead there.
Loco is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson working a defensive guard here.
Loco trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawson pulls Loco in close to prevent any damage.
Mono Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roger Dawson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Loco throwing strikes from guard but Dawson blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mono Loco.
I think Dawson 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roger Dawson!
Roger Dawson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutalis Rhino (ranked 2538 p4p, 1393 weight class) and Rou Joukani (ranked 356 p4p, 199 weight class). Brutalis Rhino could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rou Joukani's chin.
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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 11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rou Joukani!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joukani.
Joukani takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joukani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rhino drops Joukani with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Joukani! Rhino dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutalis Rhino!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralphie White (ranked 1076 p4p, 2481 weight class) and Samson Komua (ranked 166 p4p, 372 weight class). Komua is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fangai Lupe. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ralphie White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samson Komua!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands with a kick to the ribs.
White goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Komua manages to avoid it.
White with a hook.
White slips a straight right by Komua.
White tries to move into range but Komua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Komua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
White catches Komua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White misses with a right hand
and Komua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
White misses the body punch
and Komua counters with a stiff right hand.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White drops Komua with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Komua! White dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralphie White!
Ralphie White decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lancaster (ranked 592 p4p, 2975 weight class) and Jon Horn (ranked 91 p4p, 397 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Horn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
Horn moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been informed that Horn 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.
Jon Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horn throws a sloppy head kick and Lancaster moves out of range easily.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Horn avoids the punch easily.
Horn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That kick from Horn tenderised Lancaster's leg. Lancaster is trying to keep his angry face on.
Horn misses with a straight left.
Horn misses with a head kick.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
Lancaster takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the body.
Horn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lancaster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Horn thinking.
Horn throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Lancaster. That snapped Horn's head back.
 It looks like Jon Horn has been cut.
Lancaster clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Horn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lancaster is working Horn over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Horn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lancaster lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lancaster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster.
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
 Horn is rocked!
A hook to the body from Lancaster.
Horn looks winded!
Lancaster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lancaster creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Horn with a big uppercut! Horn tries to clinch up but Lancaster pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Horn to the mat! Horn covers up and Lancaster unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henry Lancaster!
A very excited looking Henry Lancaster rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scot Harwath (ranked 1140 p4p, 730 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 171 p4p, 107 weight class). Doko Dokov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scot Harwath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Harwath. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harwath.
It looks like Doko Dokov has been cut.
Dokov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dokov is looking to clinch but Harwath is avoiding it.
Dokov moves out of range as Harwath strikes.
Harwath thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dokov slips a straight right by Harwath.
Dokov moves into the clinch.
Harwath blocks an elbow strike from Dokov.
Harwath pushes Dokov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harwath.
Harwath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dokov blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Dokov.
Harwath throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokov.
Harwath lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harwath throws a head punch that misses.
Harwath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dokov misses with a punch on the inside.
Dokov scores with a shot to the side of Harwath's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov gets through Harwath's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harwath misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Harwath fails to land.
Dokov drags the fight down to the ground.
Harwath postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dokov trying to keep a closed guard but Harwath is proving a slippery customer.
Harwath throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dokov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dokov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harwath defends well.
Dokov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harwath throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dokov has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Harwath is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Harwath working aggressively here.
Harwath throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokov.
Harwath misses with a punch on the inside.
Dokov blocking some punches.
Harwath misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwath lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dokov misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Harwath fails to land.
Harwath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harwath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harwath blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokov.
Dokov blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Harwath fails to land.
Harwath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harwath throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harwath.
Harwath blocking some punches.
Dokov misses with the head strike.
Dokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Harwath fails to land.
Dokov misses with the head strike.
Dokov blocking some punches.
Harwath has a couple of punches blocked by Dokov.
Dokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harwath has a couple of punches blocked by Dokov.
Harwath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dokov swings wildly with an uppercut but Harwath uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokov.
Harwath throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokov.
A head punch on the inside from Harwath fails to land.
Harwath throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dokovs head.
Harwath misses with the head strike.
Harwath has a couple of punches blocked by Dokov.
Harwath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harwath working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harwath.
Harwath working aggressively here.
Dokov blocking some punches.
Harwath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harwath has a couple of punches blocked by Dokov.
Harwath throws a head punch that misses.
Dokov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harwath throws a head punch that misses.
Harwath has a couple of punches blocked by Dokov.
Harwath has a couple of punches blocked by Dokov.
Dokov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harwath backwards.
Dokov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Harwath swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dokov moves into the clinch successfully.
Harwath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harwath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Harwath dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doko Dokov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harwath smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harwath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harwath misses the jab.
Dokov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dokov avoids the strikes from the bottom by Harwath.
Harwath misses with a strike from the bottom.
Dokov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dokov blocks the strikes from Harwath.
Dokov decides to stand back up.
Dokov drops his hands momentarily and Harwath takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harwath waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dokov.
Dokov clinches up with Harwath and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harwath swings wildly with an uppercut but Dokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harwath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dokov blocking some punches.
Dokov struggles to land a body shot inside as Harwath controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov trying to stall but Harwath improves his position.
Harwath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harwath working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harwath avoids a wild elbow strike from Dokov.
Harwath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harwath is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dokov can do to turn this around?
Dokov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokov.
Harwath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harwath misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harwath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harwath misses with a punch on the inside.
Harwath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dokov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Harwath fails to land.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Harwath misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harwath.
Harwath throws a head punch that misses.
Dokov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harwath lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dokov blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dokov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dokov struggles to land a body shot inside as Harwath controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harwath.
Harwath misses with the head strike.
Harwath being controlled against the cage.
Dokov blocking some punches.
Harwath throws a head punch that misses.
Dokov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harwath avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harwath misses with a punch on the inside.
Dokov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harwath smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokov moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harwath.
Harwath throws a head punch that misses.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Harwath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harwath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scot Harwath has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harwath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dokov blocking some punches.
Dokov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Harwath fails to land.
Dokov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harwath smiles and moves away.
Scot Harwath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doko Dokov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harwath misses with an uppercut. Dokov saw that one coming.
Dokov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dokov tries to clinch but Harwath is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Harwath misses the target.
Harwath misses with a lunging right hand
and Dokov counters with a series of strikes. Harwath will be more careful next time no doubt.
Scot Harwath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dokov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harwath.
Nice takedown defense from Harwath. No joy for Dokov on that attempt.
A jab from Harwath misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harwath throws out a loose jab but Dokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harwath keeps the fight on the outside.
Harwath rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dokov counters with a two punch combo.
Harwath seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dokov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harwath but Harwath pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Scot Harwath is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Harwath misses.
A little jabbing left from Dokov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dokov takes one on the button.
Harwath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dokov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That has opened up Doko Dokov's cut even more.
Harwath throws a lazy right hand but Dokov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dokov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Dokov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scot Harwath dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doko Dokov's cut.
That's time! Harwath's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harwath misses with an uppercut.
Harwath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dokov.
Dokov blocks a jab.
Dokov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dokov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harwath manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harwath misses with a hook
and Dokov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harwath keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Harwath. That snapped Dokov's head back.
Dokov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harwath throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokov.
Harwath blocks a body shot from Dokov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harwath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harwath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harwath lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
Harwath throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokov.
Dokov manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harwath forces Dokov back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harwath fails to land.
Harwath misses with some punches.
Dokov misses with a punch to the body.
Dokov gets control of Harwath's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dokov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Harwath working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dokov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harwath is controlling him.
Harwath won't allow Dokov to sweep him here.
Doko Dokov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harwath throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dokov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harwath.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harwath stops Dokov from standing up.
Dokov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harwath scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harwath with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dokov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harwath's guard.
Harwath looking for a sweep. Not yet Harwath, not yet.
Scot Harwath is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dokov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harwath pulls Dokov in to control the position.
Harwath wants to sweep here but Dokov controlling him for the moment.
Dokov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harwath, up you get!
Dokov swinging wildly here.
Dokov defending well as Harwath loads up on a big left hand.
Harwath rushes Dokov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Dokov to work.
Dokov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doko Dokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dokov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harwath lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dokov working aggressively here.
Harwath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harwath misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harwath.
Dokov is trying to break free.
Dokov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dokov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harwath misses with the head strike.
Dokov misses with some punches.
Harwath blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scot Harwath.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harwath, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scot Harwath!
After winning the bout, Scot Harwath thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaia Ky Jr (ranked 898 p4p, 872 weight class) and Miguel Harper (ranked 57 p4p, 55 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harper's choice of entrance music: Al Compás De Mi Caballo. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaia Ky Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Harper!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ky Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Ky Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Harper throws a big shot that misses.
Ky Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Ky Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
Ky Jr slips under a jab.
Harper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harper sizes up Ky Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ky Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ky Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harper finds it's way round the side to connect with Ky Jr's head.
 Ky Jr is rocked!
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ky Jr moves away.
Oh Ky Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harper looks to land a right hand but Ky Jr moved out of range.
Ky Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Ky Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harper cracks Ky Jr with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ky Jr tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Harper pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ky Jr is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Harper!
Miguel Harper is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Miguel Harper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between CJ Tripp (ranked 445 p4p, 560 weight class) and Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 67 p4p, 85 weight class). Drizzt Do Urden has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with CJ Tripp's chin.
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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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Tripp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Urden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tripp counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Tripp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Do Urden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Do Urden throws a series of punches but Tripp moves out of range.
Tripp blocks a jab.
Do Urden looks to land a right hand but Tripp moved out of range.
Tripp seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Do Urden.
Tripp moves away from the strike by Do Urden.
Do Urden lands a nice shot that snaps Tripp's head back.
Do Urden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do Urden lands with a nice body punch.
Tripp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tripp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do Urden throws the left hand but Tripp avoids the punch easily.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tripp slips under a jab from Do Urden.
Do Urden throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp catches Do Urden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tripp takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 It looks like CJ Tripp has been cut.
Tripp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do Urden.
Tripp is looking to counter punch.
Do Urden cracks a nice hook into Tripp's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Tripp.
Do Urden misses with a straight left.
It appears Tripp was looking to counter with a kick there.
Do Urden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tripp counters with a thumping low kick.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut.
Tripp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Do Urden misses with a hook
and Tripp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Do Urden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tripp finds it's way round the side to connect with Do Urden's head.
Tripp swings for the body but Do Urden moves out of range.
Tripp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Do Urden has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do Urden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tripp lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tripp ducks under a wild hook from Do Urden.
Tripp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tripp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tripp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Do Urden.
Nice straight punches there by Do Urden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Do Urden.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut. Tripp saw that one coming.
Do Urden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tripp is looking to counter with a body kick.
Do Urden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripp.
Do Urden moves out of range as Tripp throws a body kick.
Tripp throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Do Urden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tripp blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden throws a hook but Tripp avoids it easily.
Do Urden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do Urden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tripp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Do Urden jabs Tripp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tripp looks for the body kick but Do Urden saw that one coming.
Tripp lands a head kick!
Do Urden throws a right and a left that Tripp avoids nicely.
Tripp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Do Urden scores with a nice strike.
Do Urden throws a right hand that misses
and Tripp counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tripp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Do Urden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do Urden moves out of range of the body kick from Tripp.
Do Urden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Do Urden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tripp. Tripp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Do Urden misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Tripp on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tripp misses with a body kick.
Do Urden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tripp had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Do Urden misses with a right hand
and Tripp counters with a straight right hand.
Tripp takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tripp wants to slow Do Urden down by chopping away at his legs.
Do Urden takes a swing at Tripp's ribcage but misses.
Do Urden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tripp's head.
Do Urden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Do Urden lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tripp ducks right into an uppercut from Do Urden.
Tripp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drizzt Do Urden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on CJ Tripp'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.
Do Urden misses with a straight left.
Do Urden 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.
Jab by Do Urden.
Do Urden moves out of range of the body kick from Tripp.
Do Urden misses the jab.
Tripp fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Do Urden on the side of the head.
Do Urden misses with a hook
and Tripp counters with a right hand to the body.
Tripp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Do Urden misses.
It looked like Tripp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Do Urden lands a nice hook to Tripp's body. Tripp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A swing and a miss from Do Urden.
An attempted straight right counter from Tripp misses the target.
Tripp slips a straight right by Do Urden.
Do Urden scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tripp misses with a lunging right hand
and Do Urden counters with a nice uppercut.
Do Urden throws a poor cross that misses
and Tripp counters with a good low kick that Do Urden was not able to check.
Tripp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do Urden.
Do Urden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Do Urden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tripp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tripp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tripp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Do Urden misses with the combination.
Do Urden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Tripp misses
and Do Urden counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tripp misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden misses the jab.
Do Urden lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut
and Tripp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Do Urden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Do Urden moves out of range as Tripp throws a body kick.
Do Urden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Do Urden's corner calls for a 1-2. Do Urden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Do Urden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tripp moves away from the strike by Do Urden.
Tripp feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Do Urden misses with a hook.
Do Urden lands a slapping body shot.
Do Urden misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tripp misses.
Tripp throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Do Urden. Those never looked like landing.
Tripp tries to land a front kick but Do Urden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Do Urden connects with a jab.
Tripp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do Urden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big left from Tripp misses.
Tripp throws a leg kick which misses Do Urden's front leg but catches the back leg as Do Urden tries to avoid it.
Tripp has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tripp looks for the body kick but Do Urden saw that one coming.
Do Urden misses with a few strikes there.
Do Urden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Do Urden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tripp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tripp might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Do Urden throws a right and a left that Tripp avoids nicely.
Tripp walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tripp looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Do Urden misses with a double jab
and Tripp counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Do Urden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tripp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tripp throws a head kick that misses
and Do Urden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Do Urden takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tripp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Do Urden finds it's target.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Do Urden with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drizzt Do Urden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on CJ Tripp'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!
Do Urden lands a nice looking body shot.
Do Urden throws a hook to the side of Tripp's head but Tripp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tripp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tripp takes one to the side of the head.
Tripp throws a right hand that misses
and Tripp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Do Urden throws a jab when Tripp was well out of range.
Do Urden throws a body punch but Tripp moves out of range.
Tripp connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Do Urden cracks a nice hook into Tripp's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tripp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Do Urden looks to score with a jab to the body but Tripp is just out of range.
Tripp is looking for a counter combo.
Both fighters circling a little - Tripp finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Do Urden throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Do Urden throws the left hand but Tripp avoids the punch easily.
Do Urden closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tripp misses with a body punch
and Do Urden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Tripp.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do Urden. Tripp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Do Urden throws a jab but it's blocked by Tripp.
Do Urden misses with a body punch
and Tripp counters with a nice body shot.
Tripp throws a body kick that misses.
Tripp throws a shot from downtown. Do Urden moves away and avoids it.
Tripp dips to his left and cracks Do Urden with an uppercut!
Do Urden walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tripp.
CJ Tripp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Do Urden avoids the body shot from Tripp.
Tripp misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tripp lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Do Urden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Do Urden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Do Urden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Do Urden works Tripp's body with a nice hook.
Do Urden lands a glancing blow to the side of Tripp's head.
Tripp moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
CJ Tripp's cut is getting worse.
Tripp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tripp's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Do Urden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tripp scrambles back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tripp.
Do Urden lands with a straight right. Tripp didn't see that one coming.
Tripp looks for the body kick but Do Urden saw that one coming.
Do Urden's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tripp connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Do Urden scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Do Urden drops his hands momentarily and Tripp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tripp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Do Urden lands with an uppercut that bounces Tripp off the cage and back into range.
Tripp is rocked!
Do Urden connects with a solid leg kick.
Tripp misses with a low kick.
Tripp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Do Urden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tripp circles away quickly and effectively.
Tripp went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Do Urden lands a nice shot that snaps Tripp's head back.
Do Urden throws a shot from downtown. Tripp moves away and avoids it.
Tripp was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Do Urden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oh Tripp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tripp looks to throw the jab but Do Urden is out of range.
Tripp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Do Urden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tripp.
Do Urden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripp.
Do Urden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tripp doesn't seem bothered though.
Tripp seems to have got his legs back now.
Do Urden scores with a jab. Tripp acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Do Urden getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Do Urden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tripp throws a body kick that misses.
Do Urden throws a lazy uppercut
and Tripp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drizzt Do Urden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Do Urden throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drizzt Do Urden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Do Urden 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drizzt Do Urden!
After the big win, Drizzt Do Urden made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Summa Sector (ranked 73 p4p, 371 weight class) and Schwartz Gomez (ranked 11 p4p, 55 weight class). Gomez has chosen POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Summa Sector could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Schwartz Gomez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Summa Sector!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez scores with a nice right hand.
Gomez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gomez lands with a right hand.
Gomez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Sector to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez takes a swing at Sector's ribcage but misses.
Sector seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sector avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sector wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Gomez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gomez looks to land a body kick but Sector moved away.
Sector just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez misses with the body kick
and Sector makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sector counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Gomez throws a lazy uppercut
and Sector counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Sector.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sector misses with a looping right.
Sector slips a jab from Gomez.
An inside leg kick lands from Sector.
Sector avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Gomez coming out on top.
Sector throws a hook but Gomez avoids it easily.
Sector tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Sector blocks the leg kick.
Sector connects with a single shot there.
Gomez moves away from the strike by Sector.
Gomez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomez throws a lazy uppercut
and Sector counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sector is looking to clinch.
Gomez tries to bum rush Sector with a series of wild strikes but Sector uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sector lands a big head kick that sends Gomez to the canvas! Sector follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Summa Sector!
Summa Sector retains his welterweight title!
Summa Sector 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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