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Highland 204 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Yan Chong (ranked 2371 p4p, 2012 weight class) and Jota Be (ranked 282 p4p, 253 weight class). Chong comes to the cage accompanied by Believer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, San Yan Chong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jota Be!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong wants to clinch up but Be keeps it at a distance.
Be doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice shot by Be.
San Yan Chong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Be.
Be throws a shot from downtown. Chong moves away and avoids it.
Chong blocks a jab.
Be pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Be avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Be tries a quick counter leg kick but Chong is wise to it.
Chong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Be scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Chong.
Chong has a couple of punches blocked by Be.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chong.
Still in the clinch, Chong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chong gets through Be's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Be blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Be is trying to push Chong away but Chong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chong swings wildly with an uppercut but Be uses good head movement to avoid it.
Be works on Chong's body with a couple of short punches.
Be avoiding damage.
Chong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Be lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Be's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Be takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chong tries to clinch up but Be circles away and keeps his distance.
Chong takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Chong.
Chong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Be looks winded!
Chong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Be has had enough of the clinch but Chong keeps him there for the moment.
Chong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 It looks like Jota Be has been cut.
A short uppercut from Chong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chong misses with a punch on the inside.
Chong scores with a shot to the side of Be's head.
Be's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Be is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chong lands with a left to the head.
Be wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Be taking a breather.
Be blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chong swings wildly with an uppercut but Be uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Chong on the inside.
Be tries to circle away but Chong has him pinned against the cage.
Be scores with a hook to the body.
Be tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Be is trying to force a seperation but Chong has the dominant position.
We've been informed that Be has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Chong lands with a short shot to the head.
Chong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Be misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chong keeps control of Be as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Be tries to break the clinch but Chong is controlling the position.
Be breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Chong as he connects with a hook.
Be throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Be manages to circle out of the way.
Chong clinches.
Chong keeps control of Be as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Be.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Be goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Be's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chong cracks Be with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Be looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Chong finish him?
 Be is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chong connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Be out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). San Yan Chong!
Our winner, San Yan Chong, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Schrute (ranked 2416 p4p, 1495 weight class) and Frank Jaeger (ranked 286 p4p, 193 weight class). Schrute comes to the cage accompanied by The Office theme song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwight Schrute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Jaeger!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaeger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jaeger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jaeger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schrute wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaeger has him pressed against the cage.
Schrute is trying to break the clinch but Jaeger has him pressed against the cage.
Jaeger lands an elbow inside that Schrute shrugs off.
 It looks like Dwight Schrute has been cut.
Jaeger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schrute tries to circle away but Jaeger has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schrute.
Jaeger misses with an elbow over the top.
Schrute tries to break the clinch but Jaeger is controlling the position.
Schrute wants to break free but Jaeger has control.
Jaeger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schrute definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jaeger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaeger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Schrute is trying to break the clinch but Jaeger is controlling him.
Schrute has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schrute avoids the elbow strike from Jaeger, against the cage.
Jaeger lands a nice elbow.
Schrute is trying to push Jaeger away but Jaeger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaeger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaeger pushes off an throws an elbow but Schrute leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jaeger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaeger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrute wants to break free but Jaeger has control.
Jaeger lands an elbow inside.
Dwight Schrute's cut is getting worse.
Schrute takes an elbow to the forehead.
Schrute is breathing heavily.
Jaeger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jaeger lands a damaging elbow.
Dwight Schrute's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Schrute takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaeger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jaeger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schrute's defenses.
Jaeger lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jaeger.
Schrute takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaeger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Dwight Schrute's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice elbow from Jaeger.
Schrute takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaeger lands an elbow inside that Schrute shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dwight Schrute's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Jaeger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Ryan (ranked 1634 p4p, 1434 weight class) and Amaru Kawiwasulu (ranked 213 p4p, 188 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caleb Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amaru Kawiwasulu!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kawiwasulu but Kawiwasulu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kawiwasulu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Caleb Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan tries for a takedown but Kawiwasulu circles away easily
and Kawiwasulu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Caleb Ryan has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Kawiwasulu. Beautiful body shot.
Ryan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ryan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kawiwasulu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caleb Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kawiwasulu's coach down at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kawiwasulu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A jab from Kawiwasulu finds it's way through Ryan's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawiwasulu cracks Ryan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ryan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kawiwasulu finish him?
 Ryan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Ryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Kawiwasulu clinches.
Ryan seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu misses with a knee strike.
Kawiwasulu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kawiwasulu has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Kawiwasulu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ryan up against the cage.
Ryan has Kawiwasulu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kawiwasulu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kawiwasulu tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Kawiwasulu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ryan.
Kawiwasulu missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kawiwasulu.
Caleb Ryan's cut is getting worse.
A bit of stalling here from Kawiwasulu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kawiwasulu.
Nice body punch from Kawiwasulu - that landed with a thud.
Kawiwasulu taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawiwasulu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kawiwasulu is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu scores with a shot to the side of Ryan's head.
Kawiwasulu misses with a punch to the body.
Kawiwasulu tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Kawiwasulu back against the cage.
Kawiwasulu prevents a takedown attempt there.
A body shot lands from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawiwasulu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Caleb Ryan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kawiwasulu misses with a punch to the body.
Kawiwasulu tries a knee to the head but Ryan blocks it.
Nice body punch from Kawiwasulu - that landed with a thud.
Kawiwasulu misses with a knee strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Kawiwasulu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kawiwasulu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu slowing the pace effectively.
A right hand to the body from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu is working Ryan over against the cage.
Kawiwasulu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawiwasulu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ryan or not.
Kawiwasulu lands with a light punch inside.
Kawiwasulu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kawiwasulu creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ryan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ryan drops to his knees and Kawiwasulu pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amaru Kawiwasulu!
A relieved looking Amaru Kawiwasulu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Killer (ranked 717 p4p, 875 weight class) and Liko Dares (ranked 90 p4p, 111 weight class). Dares has chosen I Saw the Sign as his entrance music. The key to victory for Buzz Killer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liko Dares!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dares gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Killer counter with a right hand.
Dares throws a leg kick
and Killer counters with a right hand to the body.
Dares tries to land a front kick but Killer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Killer misses with a hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dares has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Killer lands a right hook to the body.
Dares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Killer has managed to clinch.
Killer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killer misses with a wild combination.
Dares ducks right into an uppercut from Killer.
An inside leg kick from Dares misses.
Dares throws a head kick but Killer moves out of range.
Killer blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dares gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Killer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dares lands a knee to the body.
Killer avoiding damage as Dares throws knees to the body.
Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killer's corner calls for a 1-2. Killer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dares throws a leg kick that misses.
Killer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dares 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 Killer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Killer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Killer gets tackled into the cage by Dares. Dares maintains the clinch.
Killer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Killer.
Dares trying to land knees to the body.
Killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dares trying to land knees to the body.
Dares has Killer pressed against the cage, preventing Killer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dares tries to land a knee to the head but Killer blocks with his arms.
Killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Killer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dares throws a leg kick but Killer checks it.
Dares misses with a low kick.
Killer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dares connects with a leg kick.
Killer fails to land with a series of punches.
Dares instigates a clinch.
Killer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dares tries a low kick but Killer avoids it.
Killer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Killer has Dares up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer working hard to break the clinch.
Dares lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dares missing with knees to the body.
Dares misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killer.
Dares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Killer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Killer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dares lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dares tries to clinch but Killer is having none of it.
Killer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dares is looking to clinch but Killer is avoiding it.
Killer looks to score with a jab to the body but Dares is just out of range.
Dares scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dares is looking to clinch.
Dares throws a head kick that misses.
Dares throws a leg kick that misses.
Killer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Killer is looking to wear down Dares with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dares misses with a body kick.
Dares misses with a head kick.
Dares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Killer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dares tries to land a front kick but Killer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Killer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Killer moves out of range as Dares throws a body kick.
Killer clinches.
Dares looking to throw knees to the head but Killer is blocking nicely.
Dares tries to land a knee to the head but Killer blocks with his arms.
Killer stalling.
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 Buzz Killer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Killer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Killer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dares.
Dares is looking to score with low kicks.
Killer is looking to counter punch.
Dares has managed to clinch.
Killer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dares misses with a leg kick
letting Killer counter with a right hand.
Killer misses with a double jab.
Dares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dares throws a leg kick
and Killer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Killer closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dares unloads a knee to the mid-section. Killer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dares misses with a knee to the head.
Dares tries to land knees in the clinch but Killer avoids the damage to the body.
Killer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daress head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dares connects with a nasty looking knee right to Killer's face.
Dares landing knees to the head.
Killer avoiding damage as Dares throws knees to the body.
Killer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dares rushes Killer and presses him up against the cage.
Dares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Killer.
Killer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dares trying to land knees to the body.
Dares tries a knee to the head but Killer blocks it.
Dares with a knee to the head.
Dares looking to throw knees to the head but Killer is blocking nicely.
Killer lands with a right to the head.
Dares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Killer avoids it.
Killer avoiding damage as Dares throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dares stalling in the clinch but Killer improves position.
Killer controlling the action here for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Killer managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
Dares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Killer leaning against his opponent.
Killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Killer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Killer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dares has him pressed against the cage.
Killer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dares backwards.
Killer misses with some punches.
Killer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dares throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dares misses with a knee strike.
Liko Dares seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Killer managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
Dares tries to land a knee to the head but Killer blocks with his arms.
Dares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Killer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Killer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Killer as Dares tries to tie him up.
Killer stalling.
Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killer misses with a double jab
and Dares moves into the clinch.
Dares throws a knee to the head but misses.
Killer managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dares blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer managing to block the knees to the body from Dares.
Killer has had enough of the clinch but Dares keeps him there for the moment.
Dares trying to stall but Killer improves his position.
Dares trying to land knees to the body.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.
Killer lands a nice uppercut.
Killer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dares tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Killer avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Killer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dares in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Killer tries to circle away but Dares has him pinned against the cage.
Dares is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Killer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dares closes the distance and clinches.
Killer breaks from the clinch.
Dares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Liko Dares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Dares.
Killer rushes Dares and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Killer breaks the clinch.
Killer misses with a few strikes there.
Dares wants to counter the offense by Killer and move into the clinch position.
Dares takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dares throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dares has closed the distance and engaged Killer in a clinch.
Dares is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Killer.
Killer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dares putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Killer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dares with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dares misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Killer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dares trying to land knees to the body.
Dares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Killer fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killer.
Dares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Killer breaks the clinch.
Killer has closed the distance and engaged Dares in a clinch.
Killer presses Dares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Killer is looking to break free of the clinch but Dares has double underhooks.
Killer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Killer as Dares tries to tie him up.
Killer is looking to break free of the clinch but Dares has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Killer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dares eats them both and turns towards Killer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Buzz Killer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Killer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dares slips a jab from Killer.
Killer misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dares takes a jab right on the kisser.
Killer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Killer lands with a shot to the body.
Dares throws a low kick but Killer moves out of range easily.
Liko Dares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killer lunges at Dares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dares's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dares throws a low kick but it's checked well by Killer.
Killer cracks Dares with an open hand slap.
Dares thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Killer if he has to take too many more of those.
Killer scores with a decent looking hook.
Buzz Killer is winning the standup battle so far.
Killer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dares, pushing him back against the cage.
Dares is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.
Killer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dares throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Killer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dares misses with a leg kick
and Killer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Killer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Killer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Killer circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Killer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dares throws a low kick but Killer avoids it.
A combination from Killer does no damage.
Dares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dares with a nice calf kick.
Killer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dares moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Killer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Killer lands with a light punch inside.
Dares trying to land knees to the body.
Killer trying to control the position but instead, Dares has worked for underhooks and has pushed Killer into the cage.
Nice body punch from Killer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buzz Killer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Killer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Killer!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Buzz Killer waved his t-shirt featuring Bondi MMA ðŸï¸'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Beast (ranked 666 p4p, 1171 weight class) and Micah Murray (ranked 70 p4p, 130 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
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7 - 3 - 0 |
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27
150
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Murray!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast tries to close the distance and clinch but Murray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beast is looking to clinch.
Murray closes the distance and clinches.
Murray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Beast just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beast gets control of Murray's arms and successfully pulls guard. Beast will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Beast throws his legs up looking for a submission but Murray uses it to pass to side control.
Beast definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Beast is trying to control Murray's posture but Murray avoids it.
Beast trying to control but Murray flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Beast trying to control the hands but Murray won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Murray gets his hands free as Beast looks to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Murray is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Beast is in bad spot here.
Beast trying to control the action but Murray just sinks the hooks in.
Beast tries to escape but Murray has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Beast is working hard here to advance position.
Beast trying to control the action but Murray just sinks the hooks in.
You can see the frustration on Beast's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Murray trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Beast doesn't escape.
Beast trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Murray trying to control momentarily.
Murray has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Beast's body.
Murray gets his hands free as Beast looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast tries to escape the position.
Beast just trying to survive but Murray is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Beast is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Beast is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Beast trying to control the action but Murray just sinks the hooks in.
Beast tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast wants to control his opponent's hands but Murray gets his hands free.
Murray is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Murray has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Beast.
Murray not allowing Beast to control his hands.
Beast is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray is looking to control Beast but Beast is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Beast looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Beast is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Murray dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Beast moves into the clinch.
Beast drags the fight down to the ground.
Beast had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murray defends it easily.
Murray trying to control but Beast is working from the bottom.
Beast is looking for a triangle but Murray pushes his legs off easily.
Murray trying to control but Beast is working from the bottom.
Murray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murray sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Murray escapes and throws Beast's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Beast keeps Murray under control for a moment.
Beast trying to control but Murray flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Beast can't escape the position.
Murray avoiding Beast 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast tries to break free.
Murray tries to get the hooks in deep but Beast pushed the leg off.
Murray not allowing Beast to control his hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Beast looking very determined here, making life difficult for Murray.
Murray is not going to allow Beast to sit and survive in this position.
Beast is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast just trying to survive but Murray is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Micah Murray has got the better of the ground game so far.
What can Beast do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Beast trying to control the hands but Murray won't let him.
Good control from Murray.
Beast trying to control the position but Murray manages to sink in the hooks.
Murray controls the action.
Beast just trying to survive but Murray is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Beast rolls, trying to escape but Murray keeps control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Beast's body.
Beast is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Beast tries to clinch but Murray is having none of it.
Beast moves into range and clinches up with Murray.
Murray manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Murray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beast drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beast jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beast trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Murray manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Beast not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murray pushes down on Beast's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beast actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is trying to control the action in half guard but Beast is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murray perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Beast trying to hold on to Murray's head to control him but Murray postures up.
Murray tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beast knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Murray is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Beast looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murray prevents Beast from improving his position.
Beast looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Beast wants to control but Murray is keeping busy.
Murray prevents Beast from improving his position.
Murray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Beast manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Beast has an active guard here but Murray has managed to pass into half guard.
Beast looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murray not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beast keeps working.
Beast trying to hold on to Murray's head to control him but Murray postures up.
Murray is trying to control the action in half guard but Beast is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
Beast is looking to clinch.
Murray tests Beast's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beast tries to close the distance and clinch but Murray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murray scores with a jab to the head.
Beast doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beast fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beast has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Beast clinches up with Murray and pushes him back against the cage.
Beast manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Beast working for submissions but it's allowed Murray to get to half guard.
Beast trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beast is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murray pulls his head out easily.
Don Beast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Micah Murray is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Beast looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micah Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murray 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micah Murray!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schlunckr Diesel (ranked 1707 p4p, 579 weight class) and Ricky Thompson (ranked 221 p4p, 87 weight class). Ricky Thompson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Schlunckr Diesel's chin.
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Schlunckr Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel misses the shot to the body.
Thompson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diesel missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diesel throws a body shot but no joy.
Diesel moves out of range of the strikes.
Diesel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diesel.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diesel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been told by Diesel's head coaches at Deep waters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diesel misses with a looping left.
Diesel throws a body shot but no joy.
Schlunckr Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Diesel moved away.
Diesel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diesel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diesel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Diesel.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
As Thompson tries to get set, Diesel tries to push him back and clinch up but Thompson manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Diesel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Schlunckr Diesel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Diesel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thompson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diesel defends well and Thompson ends up having to push Diesel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Diesel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diesel.
Diesel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Diesel lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diesel cracks Thompson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thompson throws a hook but Diesel blocks it.
Diesel lands a really nice looking cross but Thompson seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a front kick aimed at Diesel's knee but Diesel avoids it well.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Diesel punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diesel.
Thompson throws a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Diesel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diesel looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson feints the counter takedown.
Thompson jabs at Diesel's body.
Nice shot lands for Diesel.
Thompson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diesel is out of range and Thompson settles back down.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diesel throws out a powerful jab.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Diesel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diesel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Diesel misses.
Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thompson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diesel is fending him off so far but Thompson persists. Nope, Diesel circles away and we're back to standing.
Schlunckr Diesel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Thompson.
The crowd cheers as Diesel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thompson doesn't seem phased though.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diesel.
Diesel throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Diesel lands with a hook. Thompson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diesel with a nice cross.
Thompson throws a low kick, looking for Diesel's leg but Diesel calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Diesel misses its intended target.
Diesel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diesel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diesel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Thompson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Thompson tries a low kick but Diesel avoids it.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diesel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Diesel throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Thompson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diesel's head.
Diesel misses with the combination.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown but Diesel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thompson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diesel throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Diesel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diesel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Diesel punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schlunckr Diesel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diesel throwing a counter right hand but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diesel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Diesel misses with a body shot.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Diesel sprawls well.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Diesel ducks down to avoid it.
Diesel scores with a jab to the head.
Diesel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Diesel jabs Thompson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diesel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diesel. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schlunckr Diesel is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson takes one to the chin there.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diesel misses with an uppercut.
Thompson unleashes a big counter combination but Diesel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diesel circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Diesel throws a big shot that misses.
Diesel throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diesel defends it well.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diesel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diesel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diesel throws out the jab.
Diesel throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diesel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Diesel misses with a hook
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diesel taking some punishment here, with Thompson in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diesel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diesel tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Thompson is looking to advance position but Diesel won't allow it.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Diesel dodges it nicely.
Diesel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Thompson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thompson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson uses his free foot to push down on Diesel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Diesel.
Thompson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Diesel covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Thompson!
Ricky Thompson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladamir Fedetenko (ranked 271 p4p, 2623 weight class) and Mariusz Dominator (ranked 40 p4p, 317 weight class). 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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270
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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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladamir Fedetenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Mariusz Dominator!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominator fails to land with a series of punches.
Fedetenko throwing a counter right hand but Dominator manages to avoid it.
Dominator misses the shot to the body.
Dominator lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fedetenko circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Fedetenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fedetenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fedetenko connects with the punch.
A left lands for Fedetenko.
Fedetenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dominator.
A telegraphed right hand from Fedetenko misses the target.
Dominator let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dominator throws a looping overhand right but Fedetenko ducks down to avoid it.
Fedetenko avoids the head kick by Dominator.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedetenko moves out of range of the body kick from Dominator.
Fedetenko throwing a counter right hand but Dominator manages to avoid it.
Dominator misses with a hook
and Fedetenko counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dominator! Fedetenko lets Dominator back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Dominator is rocked!
It looks like Mariusz Dominator has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedetenko lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladamir Fedetenko!
An out of breath Vladamir Fedetenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torraso Fisticuffs (ranked 401 p4p, 394 weight class) and Jorlan Vieira (ranked 59 p4p, 57 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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275
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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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torraso Fisticuffs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorlan Vieira!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vieira tries to move into range but Fisticuffs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've been told by Fisticuffs's head coaches at Ludus Magnus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vieira digs a good hook to Fisticuffs's body.
Fisticuffs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've been informed that Vieira has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vieira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vieira prevents a body shot from Fisticuffs.
Fisticuffs blocks the elbow strike.
Fisticuffs misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vieira just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fisticuffs's brow.
Fisticuffs working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Fisticuffs fails to land.
Vieira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fisticuffs throws a hook but Vieira avoids it easily.
Vieira swings for the body but Fisticuffs moves out of range.
Fisticuffs has Vieira up against the cage in a clinch.
Fisticuffs has a couple of punches blocked by Vieira.
Vieira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fisticuffs misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisticuffs has a couple of punches blocked by Vieira.
Fisticuffs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vieira blocking some punches.
A short right from Fisticuffs on the inside.
Fisticuffs tries a body shot but Vieira blocks it.
Fisticuffs blocks an elbow strike from Vieira.
Fisticuffs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fisticuffs throws a head punch that misses.
Fisticuffs misses with some punches.
Fisticuffs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Vieira.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vieira.
A short left from Fisticuffs.
A head punch on the inside from Fisticuffs fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Vieira fails to land.
Nice body punch from Vieira.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fisticuffs.
A head punch on the inside from Fisticuffs fails to land.
A short uppercut from Vieira.
Vieira blocks a body shot from Fisticuffs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisticuffs tries to work over Vieira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vieira is struggling to control the position.
Fisticuffs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Vieira.
Fisticuffs is breathing heavily.
Vieira digs a right hand underneath Fisticuffs's ribcage. Fisticuffs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vieira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fisticuffs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vieira lands with a shot to the body.
Vieira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vieira misses with a body kick.
Vieira with a jab.
Fisticuffs is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fisticuffs. Vieira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vieira slips under a jab from Fisticuffs.
Vieira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fisticuffs circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Vieira misses.
Vieira 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.
Vieira lands a nice hook to Fisticuffs's body. Fisticuffs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira missing with a left hand there. Fisticuffs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vieira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vieira misses the jab.
Jab from Fisticuffs.
Vieira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vieira jabs Fisticuffs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Fisticuffs misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Vieira misses.
Fisticuffs misses with an uppercut.
Fisticuffs throws a lazy uppercut
and Vieira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vieira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fisticuffs.
Vieira misses the shot to the body.
Vieira throws out a powerful jab.
Vieira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fisticuffs tests Vieira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisticuffs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fisticuffs throws a punch but it's blocked by Vieira.
Fisticuffs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vieira backwards.
Vieira drops Fisticuffs onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Fisticuffs is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Fisticuffs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vieira creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Fisticuffs with a big uppercut! Fisticuffs tries to clinch up but Vieira pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Fisticuffs to the mat! Fisticuffs covers up and Vieira unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jorlan Vieira!
After the fight, Jorlan Vieira was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Berge (ranked 432 p4p, 398 weight class) and Xon HiChi (ranked 66 p4p, 61 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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28
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11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Berge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Xon HiChi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HiChi throws a looping overhand right but Berge ducks down to avoid it.
Berge throws a leg kick but HiChi checks it.
HiChi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Berge walks into a jab.
HiChi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've been hearing reports that Berge has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
HiChi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berge.
Jab from HiChi.
Berge fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. HiChi defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Berge changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. HiChi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Berge goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, HiChi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Berge's guard! Nice work there by HiChi!
Berge looking for subs off his back but HiChi has passed one foot through into half guard.
Berge wants to improve his position but HiChi is controlling well.
HiChi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Berge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berge trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berge actively working from the bottom here.
Berge wants to control but HiChi is keeping busy.
Berge wants to get back to full guard but HiChi has mounted him!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berge is working to get back to half guard.
Berge wants to hold on but HiChi pushes him away.
Berge is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berge tries to hold on but HiChi postures up.
HiChi prevents Berge from getting the reversal.
Berge is working hard here to advance position.
Berge tries to hold on but HiChi pushes him away.
We've been informed that HiChi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
HiChi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
HiChi avoids the attempt from Berge to control.
Berge keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
HiChi looking to control but Berge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
HiChi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berge working to try and regain half guard.
Berge manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xon HiChi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
HiChi takes a swing at Berge's ribcage but misses.
Xon HiChi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berge with a poor takedown
and HiChi counters with a stiff right hand.
HiChi lands with a shot to the body.
HiChi misses with an uppercut.
HiChi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berge tries for a takedown but HiChi circles away easily
and Berge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
HiChi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berge shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and HiChi counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Berge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
HiChi looks to land a right hand but Berge moved out of range.
Berge is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from HiChi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. HiChi catches Berge right on the button with a cross.
HiChi lands a slapping body shot.
Xon HiChi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
HiChi lands with a right hand.
Berge is looking to clinch but HiChi is avoiding it.
HiChi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Berge slips a jab from HiChi.
HiChi looks to score with a jab to the body but Berge is just out of range.
Berge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from HiChi.
Berge moves out of range of the strikes.
HiChi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Berge.
Berge is rocked!
HiChi avoids the body shot from Berge.
Oh Berge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berge looks up at the clock. Bad move! HiChi lands a right hand from hell, dropping Berge. HiChi pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xon HiChi!
An out of breath Xon HiChi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Tobias Berge had this to say: 'It's whatever man. I'm gonna go smoke some weed after I get home and forget this ever happened.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zahn Dingo (ranked 704 p4p, 1193 weight class) and Ryder Young (ranked 103 p4p, 161 weight class). Young comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Of Monsters and Men - Destroyer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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28
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275
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahn Dingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryder Young!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Dingo misses.
Dingo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young drives through and clinches with Dingo against the cage.
Dingo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dingo misses with some punches.
Dingo misses with a punch to the body.
Young jumps into guard, dragging Dingo to the mat.
Dingo tries to stand but Young is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is adopting a defensive guard.
Dingo wanted to stand there but Young had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been told by Dingo's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dingo throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Dingo shows good takedown defense.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dingo throws out the jab.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dingo lands with a good body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Dingo as Young shoots in.
Young moves away from the strike by Dingo.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dingo tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dingo misses with a few strikes there.
Young wants to clinch up but Dingo keeps it at a distance.
Dingo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Young gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dingo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young has Dingo pressed against the cage, preventing Dingo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young fails to pull guard.
Zahn Dingo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryder Young.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Dingo avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Young on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dingo tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young taking a breather.
Dingo swings wildly with an uppercut but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young blocks a body shot from Dingo.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dingo wants to break free but Young has control.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Young wants to take the fight to the mat but Dingo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dingo blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Young.
Young has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dingo after a bit of a struggle.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dingo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dingo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Young or not.
Young drags the fight down to the ground.
Young manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dingo manages to get himself to full guard.
Young is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dingo is looking to sweep but instead, Young has passed into half guard.
Young with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryder Young will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Young drives through and clinches with Dingo against the cage.
Young decides to pull guard.
Dingo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Young's guard.
Young bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dingo's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo keeping full guard, as Young tries to pass.
Young is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dingo can't keep his opponent in guard - Young advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dingo is doing well to control the position and prevent Young from advancing to side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Young in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Young wants to pass to mount but Dingo is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Young in particular looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dingo defends well and Young ends up having to push Dingo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dingo lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back.
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dingo, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Young gets control of Dingo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Young will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dingo wants to stand and escape but instead Young has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Young controls from within his opponent's guard.
Young's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Young stops Dingo from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryder Young 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!
Young looks for a takedown but Dingo sprawls well.
Dingo throws a leg kick but Young sees it coming and moves out of range.
Young shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dingo sprawls well. Dingo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Young gets slowly back to his feet.
Young shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dingo counters with a two punch combo.
Zahn Dingo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryder Young.
Young walks into a straight right hand from Dingo.
Dingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Young throws out a counter right but Dingo avoids it with no problem.
Ryder Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dingo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.
It looked like Dingo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dingo connects with a crisp jab.
Young moves out of range of the strikes.
Zahn Dingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dingo circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a takedown
and Dingo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Dingo lands.
Young fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dingo misses with a body shot
and Young counters with a three punch combo that has Dingo backing up. Dingo nods at Young to acknowledge the strikes.
Young takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dingo misses with a wild combination.
Dingo throws a chopping leg kick but Young manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dingo thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Young has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dingo tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Young.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dingo's elbow.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young prevents a body shot from Dingo.
Young is trying to stall.
Dingo tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Ryder Young seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Dingo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dingo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryder Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Young has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dingo uses from the top position.
Zahn Dingo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Young pulls Dingo in close to prevent any damage.
Dingo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dingo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dingo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Young pulls Dingo in to control the position.
Dingo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Young is proving hard to escape from.
Dingo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ryder Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dingo wants to sweep here but Young controlling him for the moment.
Young engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Young stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Young shoots in for a takedown but Dingo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zahn Dingo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryder Young!
Ryder Young gave a mention to Highland Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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