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DMMA Friday Night Fights VI PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Covid Gonna Get (ranked 22898 p4p, 23234 weight class) and Ngytsj Diesel (ranked 580 p4p, 619 weight class). The key to victory for Covid Gonna Get has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Covid Gonna Get!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngytsj Diesel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonna Get fails to land the takedown.
A jab lands there for Diesel.
Gonna Get shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diesel sprawls well. Diesel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gonna Get gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonna Get scores with a takedown into Diesel's guard.
Diesel keeping full guard, as Gonna Get tries to pass.
Gonna Get stops Diesel from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonna Get trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diesel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diesel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Gonna Get has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Diesel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonna Get, pushing him back against the cage.
Diesel throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonna Get.
Gonna Get goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diesel prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Covid Gonna Get. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonna Get blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonna Get is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonna Get.
Gonna Get is trying to trip Diesel. He has hold of a leg but Diesel is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gonna Get persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gonna Get trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diesel wants to sweep but no luck.
Diesel wants to stand but Gonna Get is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonna Get trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonna Get looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel controlling Gonna Get's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gonna Get is pushing down on Diesel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diesel is fighting to maintain full guard but Gonna Get has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gonna Get is pressing down on Diesel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diesel is holding on for now.
Diesel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gonna Get prevents Diesel from getting back to his feet.
Gonna Get stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diesel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonna Get slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gonna Get wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diesel keeps working.
Gonna Get working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Who's going to make the next move?
Diesel can't do much from the bottom here.
Diesel is not content to let Gonna Get control the position.
That's four 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.
Gonna Get advances to full mount.
Diesel 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.
Diesel is looking to improve his position but Gonna Get isn't that keen on the idea.
Gonna Get trying to control but Diesel is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ngytsj Diesel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gonna Get fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diesel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Diesel misses.
Gonna Get looks for a takedown but Diesel sprawls well.
Gonna Get closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diesel sneaks out the side door and pushes Gonna Get away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gonna Get throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diesel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gonna Get is in Diesel's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Diesel manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonna Get wants the takedown. Diesel is fighting it off but Gonna Get persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Diesel's guard against the cage.
Gonna Get wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Gonna Get is really struggling to control Diesel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gonna Get pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
Gonna Get trying to control the position from guard on top but Diesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonna Get drops back, looking for a kneebar! Diesel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Diesel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Diesel!
Gonna Get manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diesel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Diesel tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gonna Get controls his leg.
Well, if Diesel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gonna Get actively working from the bottom here.
Diesel stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonna Get is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diesel in particular looking to stall.
Diesel wants to pass the guard but Gonna Get is defending well.
Diesel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel prevents Gonna Get from improving his position.
Diesel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Diesel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diesel tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gonna Get.
Diesel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonna Get is trying to get back to full guard.
Gonna Get trying to hold on to Diesel's head to control him but Diesel postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonna Get tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diesel swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Covid Gonna Get. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonna Get shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diesel but Diesel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonna Get shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diesel as he jumps to the side.
Gonna Get fails with the takedown.
Diesel is looking for the big counter here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonna Get.
Diesel misses with a few strikes there.
Diesel throws a series of punches but Gonna Get avoids them all with ease.
Gonna Get half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Diesel scores with a jab. Gonna Get acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gonna Get ducks under a wild hook from Diesel.
A jab from Diesel misses.
Gonna Get half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gonna Get fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diesel avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Gonna Get with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Diesel misses.
Diesel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonna Get.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ngytsj Diesel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gonna Get shoots in and drives through. Diesel sprawls well.
Diesel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonna Get moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonna Get shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diesel but Diesel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonna Get shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Covid Gonna Get. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diesel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gonna Get momentarily.
Gonna Get staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diesel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diesel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonna Get stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gonna Get or perhaps it was just good defense by Diesel, which made it look bad.
Ngytsj Diesel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonna Get shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonna Get takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diesel misses with a hook.
Diesel lands with a nice combination. Gonna Get backs away looking to recover.
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!
Gonna Get avoids the head kick by Diesel.
Diesel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diesel misses with a looping left.
Gonna Get shoots in but no luck this time.
Diesel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonna Get shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gonna Get showed some decent athleticism there.
Diesel kicks off Gonna Get and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonna Get closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Diesel quickly recovers to half guard.
Diesel is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Diesel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diesel.
Diesel working a defensive guard here.
Gonna Get pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
Gonna Get sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diesel's guard.
Gonna Get has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonna Get avoids the attempt from Diesel to control.
Diesel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gonna Get avoids the attempt from Diesel to control.
Gonna Get tries to control but Diesel wriggling away.
Gonna Get controlling his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonna Get trying to control but Diesel is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngytsj Diesel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonna Get is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Diesel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gonna Get goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Diesel turns into him and now he's in Gonna Get's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonna Get working a defensive guard here.
Diesel controlling from the top position.
Diesel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonna Get swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonna Get being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ngytsj Diesel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diesel 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ngytsj Diesel!
A relieved looking Ngytsj Diesel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Covid Gonna Get was interviewed post fight and said 'Don't worry, I still got you.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Long Wang (ranked 23297 p4p, 23045 weight class) and Bubba Rolls (ranked 575 p4p, 577 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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Long Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Rolls!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang throws a looping overhand right but Rolls ducks down to avoid it.
Wang rushes Rolls and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rolls scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Rolls.
Rolls lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rolls decides to pull guard.
Rolls has control of Wang's left arm, preventing Wang from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolls preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wang throws a big right hand that misses.
Wang postures up in Rolls's guard and throws a big left but Rolls blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolls is pulling down on Wang's head to control his posture.
Rolls utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wang throws an elbow that misses. Rolls uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wang's guard. Nice move by Rolls!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolls chips away with some ground and pound.
Rolls looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wang 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.
Wang has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rolls has passed into side control.
Rolls working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rolls content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang is looking to regain half guard here but Rolls keeps moving and retains side control.
Wang sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wang wants to get back to full guard.
Rolls controlling the pace.
Rolls seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wang is pressing down on Rolls's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang pushes Rolls off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wang tries to clinch up
and Rolls connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wang misses the shot to the body.
Wang misses with a body shot.
Wang looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wang throws a hook but Rolls avoids it easily.
Wang ducks right into an uppercut from Rolls.
Rolls blocks a low kick nicely.
Rolls jabs at Wang's body.
Rolls fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rolls punishes Wang's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Wang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wang connects with a leg kick.
Wang walks into a straight right hand from Rolls.
 Wang is rocked!
Rolls cracks Wang with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bubba Rolls!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Udonis Okoro (ranked 4077 p4p, 3776 weight class) and Panda One (ranked 512 p4p, 485 weight class). Okoro comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Sad But True. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Udonis Okoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda One!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One drives through and clinches with Okoro against the cage.
Okoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okoro has managed to clinch.
Okoro misses with a short punch on the inside.
One jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Okoro walks away with a smile on his face. One gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
One scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by One.
One throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okoro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Panda One has been cut.
Okoro tries to clinch there but One circles away.
Okoro tries to clinch but One is having none of it.
Okoro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
One tries a body shot but Okoro blocks it.
Okoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
One breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoro misses with a double jab.
Okoro lands with a slapping head kick.
Okoro has managed to clinch.
One tries to work over Okoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
One is trying to pull guard but Okoro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
One taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One has a couple of punches blocked by Okoro.
Okoro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
One digs a right hand underneath Okoro's ribcage. Okoro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
One jumps guard.
One looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
One throws his legs up looking for a submission but Okoro uses it to pass to side control.
Okoro decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Udonis Okoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okoro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by One.
One shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Okoro lands an overhand right.
One drives through with a takedown into guard.
Okoro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes One off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
One lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Okoro tries to clinch up but One circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
One misses with a wild body shot.
Okoro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
One throws the left hand but Okoro avoids the punch easily.
Okoro misses with a head kick.
Okoro tries to clinch but One is having none of it.
Okoro throws a low kick but One avoids it.
One is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Okoro's half guard.
Okoro has one foot on One's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
One throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okoro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okoro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
One shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Okoro but Okoro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Udonis Okoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panda One.
Okoro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from One finds it's way round the side to connect with Okoro's head.
One fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Okoro moves in looking to clinch but One pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One shoots in looking for a takedown but Okoro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing One's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Okoro misses with a left hand
and One counters with a shoot takedown. Okoro fights it but they end up in guard.
One has gone for a leg lock! Okoro slips out almost immediately though and dives into One's guard.
Okoro distracts One with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
One working for a triangle but Okoro defends it easily.
One looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Okoro has picked One up and slammed him! One can't keep hold of the triangle and Okoro manages to pass to side control!
We've been hearing that Okoro has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
One tries to buck Okoro off but Okoro is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okoro stands up.
Okoro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okoro.
Okoro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro misses with an uppercut.
One ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
One uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okoro.
One feints the counter takedown.
Okoro wants to clinch up but One keeps it at a distance.
Okoro tries to clinch there but One circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
One scores with a shot to the body.
One digs a good body shot into Okoro's ribs.
Okoro misses the shot to the body.
One throws a body punch but Okoro moves out of range.
Okoro looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Okoro looks to land a combination but One avoids it well.
One clobbers Okoro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
One rushes Okoro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
One's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One thuds a left hand into Okoro's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One cracks Okoro with a right hand to the side of the head.
One swats away the attempt to clinch by Okoro.
Okoro wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Udonis Okoro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Panda One's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
One swings and misses with a hook to the body.
One goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
One throws the left hand but Okoro avoids the punch easily.
Okoro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okoro sizes up One with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okoro tries to clinch but One is having none of it.
One throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okoro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okoro lands a big head kick that sends One tumbling to the mat! Okoro takes a step backwards and waves One back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 One is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okoro scores with a hook to the body. One takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
One is still on wobbly legs! Can Okoro finish him?
Okoro finds One's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! One flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Okoro lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure One will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Udonis Okoro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toe Fungas (ranked 2358 p4p, 3869 weight class) and Robert Helpmann (ranked 294 p4p, 445 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toe Fungas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Helpmann!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fungas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helpmann scores with a jab. Fungas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Toe Fungas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fungas misses with a few strikes there.
Helpmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Fungas is just out of range.
Fungas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fungas tries to bum rush Helpmann with a series of wild strikes but Helpmann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fungas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Helpmann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Helpmann connects with a looping right hand.
Fungas misses with the combination.
Fungas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fungas duly obliges.
Helpmann misses with a hook. Fungas ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helpmann takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fungas throws a series of punches but Helpmann moves out of range.
Helpmann throws a hook but Fungas avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Helpmann.
Fungas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Fungas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fungas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helpmann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fungas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helpmann dodges the punch combination from Fungas.
Helpmann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Helpmann lands with a cross.
Helpmann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helpmann misses with a double jab.
Fungas slips a jab from Helpmann.
Fungas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Helpmann counters with a stiff right hand.
Fungas is rocked!
Helpmann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Fungas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fungas is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Helpmann doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Fungas crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Fungas's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Helpmann!
After winning the bout, Robert Helpmann thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Fury (ranked 3928 p4p, 3178 weight class) and Gabriel Havran (ranked 418 p4p, 360 weight class). Fury comes to the cage accompanied by Astronaut in the ocean. 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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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Havran!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury connects with a body shot.
Donk. Havran catches Fury right on the button with a cross.
Havran connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Havran has closed the distance and engaged Fury in a clinch.
Havran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fury has picked Havran up - he's going for a ride! Fury dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fury is trying to control the action in half guard but Havran is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fury is looking for a kimura here.
Havran makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Havran gets a clinch.
Havran effectively controlling the action here.
Havran lands a hook that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havran throws a head punch that misses.
Havran working aggressively here.
Fury breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Havran missing with a left hand there. Fury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Havran misses with a body shot.
Fury throws a big counter combination but Havran scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Fury.
It looks like Gabriel Havran has been cut.
Fury lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fury.
Havran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by Havran.
Fury throws out a powerful jab.
Havran forces Fury back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Havran throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havran lands with a light punch inside.
Fury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Havran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury blocking some punches.
Havran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Havran misses with a body punch.
Havran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furys head.
Havran manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fury wants to break free but Havran has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havran scores with a shoulder strike.
Havran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Havran keeps control of Fury as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Havran misses with some punches.
Havran gets underhooks to prevent Fury's takedown attempt.
Havran keeps control of Fury as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Havran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Havran works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Havran scores with a shoulder strike.
Fury tries to break the clinch but Havran is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havran is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Havran gets through Fury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Havran scores with a shoulder strike.
Havran lands with a short shot to the head.
Havran digs a right hand underneath Fury's ribcage. Fury let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fury is breathing heavily.
Havran presses Fury against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Havran lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Havran avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Havran.
Havran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fury.
Havran tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Havran back against the cage.
Havran can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Havran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Havran's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fury tries to bum rush Havran with a series of wild strikes but Havran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Havran throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Havran moves into the clinch.
Havran is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gabriel Havran seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fury is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Havran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Havran lands a body punch.
A short left from Havran.
Havran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury blocking some punches.
Havran misses with some punches.
Havran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fury or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Havran lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havran pushes Fury back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Havran lands an uppercut.
Fury blocks a body shot from Havran.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Havran.
Havran lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Havran.
Havran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Havran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Havran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Havran presses Fury against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Havran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Havran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Havran is leaning against Fury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Havran.
Nice body punch from Havran - that landed with a thud.
Havran content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Havran stalls.
Havran tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Havran.
Havran misses with the head strike.
Havran works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Havran lands a left hand.
Havran digs a right hand underneath Fury's ribcage. Fury let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Havran lands with a short shot to the head.
Havran pushes Fury back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Havran tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Havran back against the cage.
Havran has Fury pushed against the cage.
Havran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Havran.
Havran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fury or not.
Havran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Havran lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Havran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Havran lands a right hand.
Fury is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Havran pushes Fury back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Fury is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Havran taking a breather.
Havran misses with a body punch.
Fury seems to have got his legs back now.
Havran lands a body punch in the clinch.
Havran scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Havran just leaning against Fury, taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Havran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Havran's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Havran scores with a jab to the body.
Havran lands a glancing blow to the side of Fury's head.
Havran throws a series of punches but Fury moves out of range.
Havran rushes Fury and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Havran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Havran lands an uppercut.
Havran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fury blocks a body shot from Havran.
Havran lands a body punch.
Havran lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Havran.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Havran.
Havran lands a hook that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Havran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Havran scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Havran.
Fury being controlled against the cage.
Fury being controlled against the cage.
Havran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Havran is leaning against Fury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Havran.
Havran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fury or not.
Havran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Havran lands a right hand.
Havran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Havran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Havran lands a body shot.
Havran is working Fury over against the cage.
Havran lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Havran.
Havran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Havran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Havran.
Havran drops Fury onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Fury is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havran creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fury's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fury drops to his knees and Havran pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Havran!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Blaydes (ranked 1987 p4p, 1931 weight class) and Jacques Swanson (ranked 244 p4p, 238 weight class). Blaydes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sunshine - White Zombie. Swanson has chosen Gorillaz- Clint Eastwood as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Swanson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaydes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
Blaydes thumps Swanson with a low kick.
Swanson clinches up with Blaydes and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Swanson.
Swanson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Blaydes on the inside.
Swanson lands a left hand.
Blaydes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
Blaydes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaydes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaydes has a couple of punches blocked by Swanson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson is trying to break the clinch but Blaydes has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Blaydes on the inside.
Swanson blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Blaydes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blaydes misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaydes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaydes controls his hands.
Blaydes manages to break the clinch.
Blaydes misses the shot to the body.
Blaydes scores with a jab.
Blaydes jabs Swanson right on the nose. Swanson blinks but takes it well.
Blaydes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blaydes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swanson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaydes.
Swanson 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.
Swanson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaydes avoids the head kick by Swanson.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaydes misses the target.
Swanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blaydes lands with a nice body punch.
That kick from Swanson tenderised Blaydes's leg. Blaydes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Swanson blocks a head kick by Blaydes.
Blaydes checks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaydes lunges at Swanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swanson's hand.
Swanson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Swanson with a nice calf kick.
Swanson moves in looking to clinch but Blaydes pushes him off.
Blaydes wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes throws a head kick that misses.
Blaydes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
Blaydes cracks a nice hook into Swanson's ribs.
Blaydes checks a leg kick nicely.
As Swanson backs away, Blaydes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Swanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blaydes jabs at Swanson's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaydes.
Blaydes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blaydes looks to score with a jab to the body but Swanson is just out of range.
Blaydes doesn't manage to clinch there - Swanson circles away.
Blaydes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Swanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Swanson needs to keep his hands up - Blaydes had a free shot at his head there.
Blaydes misses with a leg kick.
Blaydes tried to score with a low kick but Swanson checks it.
Swanson tries to work over Blaydes's front leg with a kick but Blaydes checks it.
Swanson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaydes. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blaydes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blaydes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swanson, pushing him back against the cage.
Blaydes working aggressively here.
Swanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaydes swings wildly with an uppercut but Swanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaydes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaydes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Blaydes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaydes misses with a kick to the body
letting Swanson counter with a right hand.
Swanson tries to land a front kick but Blaydes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Swanson throws a leg kick which misses Blaydes's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaydes tries to avoid it.
A jab from Blaydes finds it's way through Swanson's defenses.
A leg kick checked by Blaydes.
Blaydes clinches up with Swanson and pushes him back against the cage.
Swanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Swanson is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blaydes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson throws a leg kick
and Blaydes counters with a solid body kick.
Blaydes thuds his right hand into Swanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blaydes checks the leg kick.
Blaydes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Swanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaydes misses with a punch on the inside.
Swanson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blaydes tries a body shot but Swanson blocks it.
Blaydes scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson slows down the pace here.
Swanson misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Blaydes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blaydes takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Swanson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oscar Blaydes is winning the standup battle so far.
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blaydes is able to avoid easily.
Blaydes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blaydes scores with a push kick.
Swanson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blaydes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaydes.
Blaydes jabs Swanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Swanson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blaydes tries to clinch but Swanson is having none of it.
Swanson motions for Blaydes to come forward. Swanson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blaydes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
Swanson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blaydes's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaydes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Swanson. Swanson obviously looking to wear him down.
Swanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Swanson wants to slow Blaydes down by chopping away at his legs.
Swanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blaydes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Blaydes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Swanson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throws a right and a left that Blaydes avoids nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Swanson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blaydes is out of range and Swanson settles back down.
Blaydes blocks a leg kick.
Blaydes scores with a nice head shot.
Blaydes lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaydes.
Blaydes avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Blaydes scores with a nice strike.
Swanson takes one to the chin there.
Blaydes tries to clinch but Swanson is having none of it.
Swanson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blaydes lands a really nice looking cross but Swanson seems unphased.
Swanson throws a wild body kick that Blaydes sees coming a mile off.
A leg kick checked by Blaydes.
Blaydes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blaydes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swanson looks to land a right hand but Blaydes moved out of range.
Blaydes is looking to counter punch.
Blaydes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Blaydes moved away.
Swanson takes one to the chin there.
Blaydes tries to clinch up but Swanson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Swanson on the side of the head.
Swanson thows a leg kick but Blaydes checks it
and Blaydes counters with an inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blaydes!
Blaydes pushes Swanson away with a front kick.
Swanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blaydes.
Blaydes rushes Swanson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blaydes misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaydes.
Blaydes cracks Swanson with a nice body shot.
Blaydes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Swanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blaydess head.
Blaydes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaydes misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaydes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaydes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Swanson tenderised Blaydes's leg. Blaydes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Swanson is looking to land body kicks.
As Swanson backs away, Blaydes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Swanson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Swanson throws a body kick that misses.
Blaydes lands with a hook. Swanson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blaydes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swanson manages to break the clinch.
Blaydes moves out of range of the leg kick from Swanson.
Blaydes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Swanson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blaydes.
Swanson avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaydes.
Blaydes forces Swanson back against the cage and clinches.
Swanson tries to work over Blaydes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swanson prevents a body shot from Blaydes.
Blaydes takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Swanson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaydes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swanson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Swanson just leaning against Blaydes, taking a breather.
Blaydes blocks an uppercut.
Swanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blaydes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson blocks an uppercut.
Blaydes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Swanson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blaydes.
Swanson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Swanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swanson is trying to push Blaydes away but Blaydes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaydes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Swanson prevents a body shot from Blaydes.
Swanson blocks an uppercut.
Blaydes lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Blaydes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Blaydes finds it's way through Swanson's defenses.
Blaydes missing with a left hand there. Swanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oscar Blaydes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Swanson. Those never looked like landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Swanson 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 Blaydes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blaydes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Swanson tried to score with a low kick but Blaydes checks it.
Blaydes scoring well with a low kick there.
Blaydes moves in looking to clinch but Swanson pushes him off.
Blaydes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Swanson scores with a leg kick.
Blaydes checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Blaydes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blaydes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swanson throws a chopping leg kick but Blaydes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swanson, pushing him back against the cage.
Swanson scores with a shot to the side of Blaydes's head.
Blaydes struggles to land a body shot inside as Swanson controls his hands.
Blaydes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
Blaydes blocking some punches.
Swanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blaydes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blaydes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blaydes throws a leg kick which misses Swanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Swanson tries to avoid it.
Blaydes moves in looking to clinch but Swanson pushes him off.
Blaydes checks a leg kick.
It looks like Blaydes has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Swanson throws out a loose jab but Blaydes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaydes catches Swanson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blaydes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Swanson.
Blaydes thows a body kick. Swanson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blaydes thumps Swanson with a low kick.
Good work by Blaydes as he checks the leg kick.
Blaydes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swanson misses with a leg kick
and Blaydes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Swanson really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson misses with a straight left.
Blaydes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blaydes with a nice calf kick.
Swanson throws a leg kick which misses Blaydes's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaydes tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Blaydes checks a leg kick.
Swanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Swanson takes one to the chin there.
Nice uppercut there from Blaydes.
Swanson throws a front kick aimed at Blaydes's knee but Blaydes avoids it well.
Swanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blaydes checks the leg kick.
Swanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Swanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaydes.
Swanson throws a wild body kick that Blaydes sees coming a mile off.
Blaydes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blaydes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Blaydes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blaydes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Swanson looks to land a body kick but Blaydes moved away.
Swanson throws a solid leg kick but Blaydes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swanson.
Swanson misses with a leg kick.
Blaydes darts in and clinches Swanson up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson trying to control the position but instead, Blaydes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Swanson into the cage.
Swanson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaydes misses with some punches.
Blaydes misses with a body punch.
Blaydes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Swanson backwards.
Blaydes working aggressively here.
Swanson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blaydes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Swanson.
Blaydes tries to throw a body punch but Swanson avoids it by throwing Blaydes back against the cage.
Blaydes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Swanson misses with some punches.
Blaydes misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swanson.
Blaydes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaydes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaydes pushes Swanson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaydes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaydes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swanson.
Blaydes blocks a body shot from Swanson.
Swanson manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Swanson.
Jacques Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Blaydes lands a body shot.
Swanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaydes drives through and clinches with Swanson against the cage.
Swanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaydes lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Blaydes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blaydes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Blaydes!
A very excited looking Oscar Blaydes 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.
The defeated Jacques Swanson had this to say: 'I don't think I have what it takes right now. I'm going to sit down and have a long talk with my family. See which way I want to go in life.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kowalski (ranked 2815 p4p, 2543 weight class) and Joshua Floyd (ranked 327 p4p, 301 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Floyd!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floyd wants to clinch up but Kowalski keeps it at a distance.
Floyd stuffs the takedown attempt from Kowalski. Kowalski gets slowly back to his feet.
Floyd closes the distance and clinches.
Floyd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kowalski.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Floyd.
Floyd successfully pulls guard.
Kowalski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kowalski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kowalski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kowalski landing with the ground and pound.
Kowalski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd wants to sweep here but Kowalski controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kowalski is stalling in the full guard.
Kowalski connects with a couple of short punches.
Floyd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Floyd has momentary wrist control but Kowalski slips an elbow through the middle.
Kowalski scoring with some ground and pound.
Floyd working a defensive guard here.
Kowalski chips away with some ground and pound.
Kowalski is working Floyd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kowalski is in close to Floyd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Floyd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Floyd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Floyd has momentary wrist control but Kowalski slips an elbow through the middle.
Floyd has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kowalski should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Floyd has tightened it up now! Kowalski should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joshua Floyd!
Our winner, Joshua Floyd, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Niaz (ranked 2677 p4p, 3216 weight class) and Joseph Futeran (ranked 307 p4p, 350 weight class). Futeran has chosen Jesus Christ Superstar as his entrance music. Joseph Futeran 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Niaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Futeran!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Futeran shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Niaz is trying to defend but Futeran finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Futeran prevents Niaz from improving his position.
Futeran sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Niaz defending well though.
Futeran throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Futeran missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Niaz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Niaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Niaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Futeran's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Futeran's back!
Niaz working for a choke but Futeran reverses nicely into Niaz 's guard.
Futeran tries to free his leg and advance position but Niaz is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futeran stopping the sweep attempt from Niaz.
Futeran throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Niaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Niaz has his foot on Futeran's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Futeran works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niaz keeping moving, preventing Futeran from controlling successfully.
Niaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Futeran missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Futeran is looking to work some ground and pound but Niaz has wrist control.
Niaz pulls Futeran in close to his closed guard and prevents Futeran from doing any damage or advancing position.
Futeran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Niaz is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Futeran working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Niaz looking for a guillotine here but Futeran defends easily.
Niaz keeping full guard, as Futeran tries to pass.
Futeran's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Niaz working a defensive guard here.
Futeran trying to control but Niaz is working from the bottom.
Futeran is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz moves into range and clinches up with Futeran.
Futeran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Niaz is looking to control Futeran's arms but Futeran gets an underhook and turns him. Now Niaz has his back to the cage.
Futeran misses with a punch to the body.
Futeran scores a nice knee to the body.
Niaz jumps guard but Futeran turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Niaz tries to pull guard but Futeran forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Niaz has Futeran pushed against the cage.
Futeran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niaz.
Niaz tries to pull guard but Futeran holds him up against the cage and eventually Niaz drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Niaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niaz jumps guard but Futeran stands there with Niaz around his waist. Niaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futeran is working Niaz over against the cage.
Niaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Futeran walks away with a smile on his face. Niaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Futeran throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Niaz tries to clinch but Futeran moves out of range.
Niaz tries to clinch up
and Futeran counters with a straight right hand.
Futeran looks to throw the jab but Niaz is out of range.
Niaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Futeran takes a swing at Niaz's ribcage but misses.
Niaz gets caught napping as Futeran dives in and scores a takedown. Niaz manages to retain guard.
Niaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Futeran dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Futeran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niaz.
Niaz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Niaz tries to clinch there but Futeran circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Niaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Futeran, which made it look bad.
Futeran throws a jab but it's blocked by Niaz.
Futeran lands a jab.
Futeran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Futeran throws a hook but Niaz avoids it easily.
Futeran throws a chopping leg kick but Niaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futeran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Futeran. Niaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niaz closes the distance but Futeran moves to the side
letting Futeran counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Futeran as Niaz shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futeran misses with a double jab
and Niaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Niaz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Futeran dives on top into guard.
Futeran working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Niaz is trying to keep Futeran in close.
Niaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Futeran gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Niaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Niaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Futeran defends well.
Futeran postures up in Niaz's guard and throws a big left but Niaz blocks it.
Joseph Futeran has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futeran throwing strikes but missing.
Niaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Futeran missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Futeran trying to control but Niaz is working from the bottom.
Futeran wants to pass the guard but Niaz is keeping the position.
Futeran wants to control from the top but Niaz keeps moving.
Futeran stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Niaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futeran cracks Niaz with a solid left hand.
Futeran lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Niaz being controlled here, momentarily.
Futeran trying to control but Niaz is working from the bottom.
Futeran is looking to work some ground and pound but Niaz has wrist control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Futeran throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Futeran gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Niaz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Futeran keeping moving, preventing Niaz from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futeran pulls Niaz in close to prevent any damage.
Futeran lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Futeran got a little sloppy there for a moment and Niaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Futeran has managed to get both his arms back between Niaz's legs - danger averted.
Niaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Futeran 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. This is the final round!
Niaz misses with a takedown attempt - Futeran sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Futeran throws a body shot but no joy.
Futeran takes a swing at Niaz's ribcage but misses.
Niaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Futeran.
Futeran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Niaz.
Futeran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Futeran misses with a series of wild punches.
Futeran misses with a hook. Niaz ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Futeran misses.
Niaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joseph Futeran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Futeran misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futeran throws a lazy uppercut
and Niaz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Futeran is staying active underneath Niaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Niaz is looking for a kimura but Futeran is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Niaz to get the leverage.
Niaz trying to control the action but Futeran is working from the bottom.
Futeran gets full guard.
Niaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Futeran has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Futeran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dick Niaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futeran misses with a leg kick
and Niaz counters with a single leg into guard. Futeran didn't expect that.
Niaz passes Futeran's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Futeran keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Futeran is trying to control but can't.
Futeran makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Futeran.
Futeran pulls Niaz in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futeran keeping moving, preventing Niaz from controlling successfully.
Niaz stopping the sweep attempt from Futeran.
Joseph Futeran is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Niaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Futeran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four 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.
Niaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Futeran.
Futeran scores with a nice strike.
Niaz avoids the body shot from Futeran.
Niaz shoots in for a double leg but Futeran sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Futeran is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Niaz with a body shot.
Niaz has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Niaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Futeran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Niaz swings for the body but Futeran moves out of range.
Niaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Futeran throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niaz thumps Futeran with a low kick.
Niaz misses with a kick to the body.
Niaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Futeran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Futeran 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Futeran!
After winning the bout, Joseph Futeran 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Koos Van Asch (ranked 259 p4p, 486 weight class) and Tom Bickle (ranked 32 p4p, 58 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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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Bickle!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle has managed to clinch.
Van Asch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Asch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Van Asch blocks it.
Van Asch manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bickle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Bickle.
A frustrated look appears on Van Asch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Asch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bickle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bickle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Bickle.
Van Asch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick from Van Asch, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Asch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bickle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bickle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Asch. That did some damage!
Bickle moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Asch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bickle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Asch - the referee stops the clock and Bickle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Asch. Bickle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Asch lands a jab to Bickle's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch drops his hands momentarily and Bickle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Asch throws a body kick that misses.
Van Asch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good work by Bickle as he checks the leg kick.
Van Asch slips under a jab.
Van Asch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It appears Van Asch was looking to counter with a kick there.
Van Asch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Asch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bickle.
Bickle scores with a body shot.
Bickle takes a swing at Van Asch's ribcage but misses.
Bickle wants to clinch.
Van Asch misses with a hook. Bickle ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Bickle catches Van Asch right on the button with a cross.
Van Asch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Bickle tries to clinch but Van Asch is having none of it.
Bickle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Van Asch, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bickle moves out of range of the body kick.
Bickle tries to clinch but Van Asch moves out of range.
Bickle has managed to clinch.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bickle has a couple of punches blocked by Van Asch.
Van Asch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bickle throws an off balance right hand
and Van Asch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bickle moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Asch swats away the attempt to clinch by Bickle.
Van Asch tries to move into range but Bickle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bickle is looking to clinch but Van Asch is avoiding it.
Bickle has closed the distance and engaged Van Asch in a clinch.
Van Asch ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Van Asch no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Van Asch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bickle is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch working a defensive guard but Bickle manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bickle stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bickle closes the distance and clinches.
Van Asch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Asch can't break the clinch.
Van Asch can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Asch.
Van Asch blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Van Asch.
Van Asch blocking some punches.
Bickle lands with a light punch inside.
Van Asch breaks from the clinch.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Asch tries to keep at a distance but Bickle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bickle scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Asch working hard to break the clinch.
Van Asch breaks the clinch.
Van Asch just misses with a punch to the body.
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Van Asch slips the punch.
Van Asch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Asch throws a hook but Bickle blocks it.
Van Asch is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Asch scores with a jab to the body.
Bickle throws a shot from downtown. Van Asch moves away and avoids it.
Van Asch digs a good body shot into Bickle's ribs.
Van Asch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Asch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Bickle dominated that round.
That's time! Van Asch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Asch.
Van Asch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bickle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bickle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bickle misses the target.
Bickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Asch manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Van Asch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bickle throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Asch counters with a good low kick that Bickle was not able to check.
A clash of legs there as Bickle blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Van Asch misses its intended target.
Van Asch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Asch wants to land a leg kick but Bickle is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Asch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bickle! But no joy.
Van Asch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bickle throws out the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bickle checks a leg kick.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Asch tries to land a leg kick but Bickle saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch swings widly with a right hand
and Bickle counters with a straight right hand.
Van Asch lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Van Asch misses.
Jab, jab by Van Asch - just one landing.
A low kick lands for Bickle.
Bickle tries to clinch but Van Asch moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Van Asch tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle misses with a body shot.
Van Asch throws a push kick but Bickle slaps the foot to one side.
Bickle just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Asch misses the target.
Bickle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Asch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bickle.
A leg kick checked by Van Asch.
Bickle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Asch in his tracks.
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!
Van Asch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bickle moves away.
A nice leg kick from Van Asch, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle cracks Van Asch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Asch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Asch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Asch misses with a body punch
and Van Asch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Asch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bickle.
Van Asch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bickle throws out a counter right but Van Asch avoids it with no problem.
Bickle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Asch back to the cage. Bickle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bickle doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Asch circles away.
Bickle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bickle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Asch.
Van Asch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bickle throws out the jab.
Van Asch checks a leg kick.
Van Asch appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick from Bickle is predictable there
and Van Asch counters with a body kick that stops Bickle in his tracks momentarily.
Van Asch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Asch scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Asch.
Bickle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Asch's head backwards.
Bickle is looking to clinch.
Van Asch misses with a leg kick
and Bickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Koos Van Asch is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Asch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bickle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Asch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bickle checks a leg kick nicely.
Bickle takes a swing at Van Asch's ribcage but misses.
Bickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bickle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bickle throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Asch is looking to counter punch.
Van Asch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Asch missing with a left hand there. Bickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bickle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Bickle misses.
Bickle checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Asch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Asch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle closes the distance and pushes Van Asch back into the cage.
Bickle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Asch blocks an uppercut.
Van Asch tries to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling the position.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Asch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Asch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
Bickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from Bickle.
Van Asch defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
Van Asch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Asch misses with a straight right.
Bickle tries to clinch
and Van Asch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Asch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Van Asch tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bickle connects with a nice looking jab.
Bickle looks to clinch
and Van Asch counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Bickle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Asch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bickle can pounce on him.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Bickle throws an off balance right hand
and Van Asch counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Asch throws a body kick that misses.
Van Asch throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Asch. That snapped Bickle's head back.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Bickle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bickle lands a leg kick that knocks Van Asch off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bickle cracks Van Asch with a good jab.
Bickle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Asch lands a nice hook to Bickle's body. Bickle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Asch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Asch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch walks into a straight right hand from Bickle.
Bickle jabs at Van Asch's body.
Bickle instigates a clinch.
Bickle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bickle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Asch blocks an uppercut.
Van Asch breaks the clinch.
Bickle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bickle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Asch, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Asch is looking to break free of the clinch but Bickle has double underhooks.
Van Asch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Asch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Asch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bickle counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Asch misses with a leg kick
and Bickle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Asch moves forwards but Bickle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bickle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Asch.
Bickle scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Asch dips to his left and cracks Bickle with an uppercut!
Bickle lands an overhand right.
Bickle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Van Asch tries to land a front kick but Bickle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bickle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Asch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bickle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Asch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Asch throwing a counter right hand but Bickle manages to avoid it.
Van Asch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Asch connects with a nice looking jab.
Bickle throws a series of punches but Van Asch moves out of range.
Bickle has closed the distance and engaged Van Asch in a clinch.
Van Asch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Asch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Asch scores with a shot to the body.
Bickle moves out of range as Van Asch throws a body kick.
Van Asch defending well as Bickle loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bickle connects with a right hand. Van Asch shakes it off.
Bickle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van Asch misses with a jab to the body
and Bickle counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Asch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bickle throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Asch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Asch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Asch throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Asch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koos Van Asch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Van Asch slips the punch.
Van Asch throws a leg kick but Bickle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Bickle misses.
Van Asch swings widly with a right hand
and Bickle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Asch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bickle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Asch blocks a jab.
Bickle scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Asch misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bickle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bickle.
Van Asch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bickle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bickle lands a jab.
Bickle moves into the clinch.
Van Asch tries to pull guard but Bickle holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Asch drops back down to his feet.
Bickle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
Bickle pushes Van Asch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Asch throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Bickle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bickle can't find room to land a body shot as Van Asch controls the action.
Van Asch scores with a shoulder strike.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Van Asch blocks a body shot from Bickle.
Tom Bickle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bickle pushes Van Asch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Bickle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bickle 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 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Bickle!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey McGraugh (ranked 376 p4p, 649 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 47 p4p, 97 weight class). McGraugh comes to the cage accompanied by CROM!!!!!. Pinkman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DLZ by TV on the Radio kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Corey McGraugh is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey McGraugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGraugh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McGraugh moves out of range as Pinkman strikes.
McGraugh attempts a counter takedown but Pinkman avoids it well and moves away.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut.
Pinkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGraugh manages to avoid it.
It looked like McGraugh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice straight punches there by Pinkman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pinkman.
Pinkman scores with the left hand. McGraugh knows he should have avoided that one.
Jesse Pinkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinkman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinkman punishes McGraugh's body with a nice straight punch.
Pinkman lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraugh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinkman.
McGraugh defending well as Pinkman loads up on a big left hand.
McGraugh jabs at Pinkman's body.
Pinkman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraugh tries to clinch but Pinkman moves out of range.
Pinkman throws a hook but McGraugh blocks it.
McGraugh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinkman throws a series of punches but McGraugh avoids them all with ease.
McGraugh moves away from the strike by Pinkman.
Pinkman throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McGraugh to counter with a crisp jab.
McGraugh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pinkman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGraugh.
Pinkman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGraugh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
McGraugh avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
Jesse Pinkman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinkman looks to land a right hand but McGraugh moved out of range.
McGraugh throwing a counter right hand but Pinkman manages to avoid it.
Pinkman swings for the body but McGraugh moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman throws a hook to the side of McGraugh's head but McGraugh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinkman misses the target.
McGraugh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pinkman misses with a looping left.
Pinkman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pinkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGraugh manages to avoid it.
Pinkman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGraugh attempts a counter takedown but Pinkman avoids it well and moves away.
Pinkman lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinkman scores with a shot to the body.
McGraugh misses the body punch
and Pinkman counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGraugh moves away.
McGraugh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pinkman sprawls and moves away.
McGraugh staying out of range there.
McGraugh misses with a hook. Pinkman ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman cracks a nice hook into McGraugh's ribs.
McGraugh throws the left hand but Pinkman avoids the punch easily.
McGraugh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pinkman lands a head shot.
Pinkman throws a body shot but no joy.
McGraugh is looking to counter punch.
Pinkman throws a lazy uppercut
and McGraugh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pinkman has momentary wrist control but McGraugh slips an elbow through the middle.
McGraugh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McGraugh controlling from the top position.
Our spies down at at Heartless Team inform us that Pinkman has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
McGraugh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pinkman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGraugh stopping the sweep attempt from Pinkman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGraugh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGraugh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pinkman wants to sweep here but McGraugh controlling him for the moment.
McGraugh trying to control but Pinkman is working from the bottom.
McGraugh connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinkman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McGraugh stacks Pinkman on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by McGraugh!
Pinkman looking for a sweep but McGraugh has passed into full mount! Oh no!
McGraugh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pinkman throws a hook but McGraugh blocks it.
McGraugh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinkman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut.
McGraugh went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McGraugh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinkman manages to avoid it.
Pinkman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jesse Pinkman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGraugh manages to avoid it.
Pinkman misses with a hook. McGraugh ducked under it nicely.
McGraugh shoots for a takedown but Pinkman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pinkman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGraugh walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraugh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGraugh takes one on the button.
Pinkman throws a shot from downtown. McGraugh moves away and avoids it.
McGraugh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A jab from Pinkman does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinkman.
Pinkman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGraugh throws out the jab.
Pinkman throws an overhand right that lands on McGraugh's shoulder, as McGraugh tries to avoid the shot.
McGraugh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinkman throws a looping overhand right but McGraugh ducks down to avoid it.
McGraugh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut. McGraugh saw that one coming.
McGraugh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pinkman throws a hook but McGraugh avoids it easily.
Pinkman throws a lazy right hand but McGraugh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinkman looks to score with a jab to the body but McGraugh is just out of range.
McGraugh throwing a counter right hand but Pinkman manages to avoid it.
McGraugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinkman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGraugh manages to avoid it.
McGraugh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Pinkman to counter with a crisp jab.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
Pinkman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinkman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pinkman throws a poor cross that misses
and McGraugh counters with a right hand to the body.
Pinkman connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinkman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Pinkman. Beautiful body shot.
A punch lands to the side of McGraugh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGraugh blocks a jab.
McGraugh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A punch combination from Pinkman misses.
McGraugh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinkman.
A counter left hand to the body from McGraugh misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinkman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McGraugh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pinkman has his foot on McGraugh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGraugh works his way back into a safe position though.
Pinkman keeping full guard, as McGraugh tries to pass.
McGraugh trying to control but Pinkman is working from the bottom.
McGraugh landing some decent shots from guard.
Pinkman is pulling down on McGraugh's head. It's preventing any offense from McGraugh, at least for the moment.
Pinkman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGraugh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh is working Pinkman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGraugh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGraugh wants to control from the top but Pinkman keeps moving.
McGraugh is looking to work some ground and pound but Pinkman has wrist control.
Corey McGraugh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGraugh looking to sit in guard and control but Pinkman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pinkman postures up.
McGraugh keeping moving, preventing Pinkman from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pinkman throws a right hand that misses
letting McGraugh counter with a right hand.
Pinkman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGraugh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pinkman misses with a hook.
Pinkman looks to score with a jab to the body but McGraugh is just out of range.
McGraugh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Pinkman to counter with a crisp jab.
Pinkman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGraugh's head.
McGraugh shoots in and drives through. Pinkman sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGraugh cracks Pinkman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGraugh connects with the punch.
Pinkman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGraugh needs to keep his hands up - Pinkman had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGraugh misses with the combination.
McGraugh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pinkman has time to react.
Good shot there by Pinkman.
McGraugh misses with a right hand
and Pinkman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinkman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGraugh blocks a jab.
McGraugh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pinkman is fending him off so far but McGraugh persists. Nope, Pinkman circles away and we're back to standing.
McGraugh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Corey McGraugh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesse Pinkman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinkman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGraugh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinkman.
McGraugh misses with a hook
and Pinkman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGraugh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pinkman counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey McGraugh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinkman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGraugh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pinkman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pinkman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinkman lands with a good body shot.
Pinkman gets caught napping as McGraugh dives in and scores a takedown. Pinkman manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McGraugh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McGraugh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pinkman wants to improve his position but McGraugh is controlling well.
McGraugh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pinkman is looking to control McGraugh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pinkman avoid being mounted?
McGraugh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pinkman is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman actively working from the bottom here.
McGraugh working over Pinkman with some ground and pound. Pinkman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pinkman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGraugh is working away from the top position though.
McGraugh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pinkman actively working from the bottom here.
McGraugh is looking for a kimura here.
Pinkman is looking to control McGraugh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pinkman avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesse Pinkman.
I've got Pinkman 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Pinkman!
In his post fight interview, Jesse Pinkman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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