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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Handicks (ranked 3304 p4p, 3589 weight class) and Bsmds Nasmfus (ranked 428 p4p, 453 weight class). Bsmds Nasmfus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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7 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bsmds Nasmfus!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasmfus drops his hands momentarily and Handicks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Handicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Nasmfus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nasmfus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Handicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Handicks lands a nice hook to Nasmfus's body. Nasmfus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nasmfus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasmfus tries to clinch but Handicks moves out of range.
Nasmfus tries to move into range but Handicks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good exchange - Handicks coming out on top.
Nasmfus moves forwards but Handicks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Handicks looks to land a right hand but Nasmfus moved out of range.
Nasmfus throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasmfus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Handicks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Handicks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nasmfus 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 Handicks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Handicks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It looked like Handicks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nasmfus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Handicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Handicks misses with a two punch combination.
Handicks misses with a looping right.
Nasmfus is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nasmfus tries to clinch but Handicks moves out of range.
Handicks looks to land a left hand but Nasmfus moved out of range nicely.
Handicks throws out a powerful jab.
Handicks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nasmfus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Handicks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nasmfus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handicks throws out the jab.
Nasmfus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johny Handicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nasmfus.
Handicks explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nasmfus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bsmds Nasmfus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handicks lunges at Nasmfus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nasmfus's hand.
Handicks keeps the fight on the outside.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nasmfus.
Handicks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Handicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Handicks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nasmfus backs up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nasmfus 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.
Nasmfus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Handicks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nasmfus closes the distance and clinches up with Handicks, looking for a takedown. Nasmfus pushes Handicks against the cage but Handicks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nasmfus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Handicks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nasmfus moves into the clinch successfully.
Nasmfus looking to stall.
Handicks breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handicks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Handicks seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nasmfus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Handicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Nasmfus
and Nasmfus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Handicks throws a body shot but no joy.
Nasmfus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice uppercut lands for Handicks. That snapped Nasmfus's head back.
Nasmfus closes the distance and clinches.
Handicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nasmfus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handicks.
Handicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nasmfus.
Handicks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nasmfus looks for the body kick but Handicks saw that one coming.
Handicks is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nasmfus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Handicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Handicks lands with an overhand left.
Nasmfus closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handicks gets underhooks to prevent Nasmfus's takedown attempt.
Nasmfus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Handicks avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handicks is looking to break free of the clinch but Nasmfus has double underhooks.
Handicks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nasmfus moves into range and clinches up with Handicks.
Handicks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nasmfus tries to work over Handicks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nasmfus goes for a takedown attempt but Handicks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johny Handicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bsmds Nasmfus.
Handicks lands with a right hand.
Nasmfus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Handicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nasmfus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Handicks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nasmfus misses with a double jab.
Nasmfus blocks a jab.
Nasmfus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nasmfus clinches up with Handicks and pushes him back against the cage.
Nasmfus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Handicks's efforts to push away.
Handicks breaks the clinch.
Handicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nasmfus is looking to clinch.
Nasmfus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handicks keeps the fight on the outside.
Handicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handicks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Handicks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nasmfus can do to turn this around?
Nasmfus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handicks.
A slow jab from Handicks misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasmfus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Handicks seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nasmfus closes the distance but Handicks moves to the side
and Handicks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Handicks loads up on a big right hand but Nasmfus slips the punch.
A punch combination from Nasmfus misses.
A little feinted left hand from Handicks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nasmfus lands a head kick. Handicks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Handicks cracks Nasmfus with an open hand slap.
Nasmfus tries to clinch up
and Handicks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Handicks.
Handicks keeps the fight on the outside.
Handicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nasmfus was well out of range. Poor timing from Handicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nasmfus.
Handicks connects with a nice looking jab.
Nasmfus wants to clinch.
Nasmfus misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Handicks throws a jab when Nasmfus was well out of range.
Nasmfus clinches up with Handicks and pushes him back against the cage.
Handicks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nasmfus tries to close the distance and clinch but Handicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Handicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasmfus.
Nasmfus is looking to clinch.
Handicks scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus throws a body shot but no joy.
Handicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nasmfus.
Nasmfus tries a head kick but it misses.
Nasmfus closes the distance but Handicks moves to the side
and Handicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nasmfus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nasmfus drives through and clinches with Handicks against the cage.
Handicks tries to break the clinch but Nasmfus is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Handicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bsmds Nasmfus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nasmfus rushes Handicks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Handicks manages to break the clinch.
Nasmfus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Bsmds Nasmfus has been cut.
Nasmfus moves to clinch but Handicks breaks away
and Handicks counters with a straight right hand.
Nasmfus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus tries to clinch up but Handicks circles away and keeps his distance.
Handicks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nasmfus on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasmfus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johny Handicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Nasmfus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Handicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Handicks dips to his left and cracks Nasmfus with an uppercut!
Nasmfus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Handicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nasmfus takes the fight into the clinch.
Handicks is trying to break the clinch but Nasmfus is controlling him.
Handicks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Handicks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Handicks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Handicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasmfus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Handicks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bsmds Nasmfus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Handicks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nasmfus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Handicks swivels and escapes.
Handicks looks to land a right hand but Nasmfus moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasmfus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Handicks. That snapped Nasmfus's head back.
Handicks scores with a shot to the body.
Handicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nasmfus.
Nasmfus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasmfus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nasmfus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Handicks is defending well.
Nasmfus tries to pull guard but Handicks won't allow it.
Johny Handicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bsmds Nasmfus.
Handicks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasmfus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nasmfus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Handicks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nasmfus.
Nasmfus stalling.
Handicks wants to control but Nasmfus is keeping busy.
Handicks preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Johny Handicks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handicks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nasmfus wants to take a breather but Handicks is having none of it.
Handicks keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Nasmfus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nasmfus ducks under a wild hook from Handicks.
Handicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Handicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nasmfus moves away.
Bsmds Nasmfus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handicks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nasmfus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Handicks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Handicks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nasmfus at a distance.
Nasmfus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nasmfus tries to clinch up but Handicks circles away and keeps his distance.
Nasmfus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Handicks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nasmfus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Handicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Handicks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nasmfus wants to clinch.
Nasmfus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nasmfus moves in looking to clinch but Handicks pushes him off.
Handicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasmfus.
An attempted straight right counter from Handicks misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Handicks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Handicks misses with a body shot.
Handicks looks to land a combination but Nasmfus avoids it well.
Nasmfus throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Handicks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Handicks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Handicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nasmfus.
Nasmfus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Handicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nasmfus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nasmfus moves in looking to clinch but Handicks pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Nasmfus.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Handicks looks to land a right hand but Nasmfus moved out of range.
A slow jab from Handicks misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Handicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Handicks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Handicks!
Johny Handicks decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Cristopher La Vellei (ranked 2439 p4p, 3144 weight class) and Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf (ranked 307 p4p, 372 weight class). Jean Cristopher La Vellei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamdfjsmf drives through and clinches with La Vellei against the cage.
Tamdfjsmf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Vellei.
La Vellei manages to break the clinch.
La Vellei throws a right and a left that both miss.
La Vellei lands a head kick!
La Vellei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamdfjsmf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tamdfjsmf shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with La Vellei but La Vellei pushes him off and we're back to square one.
La Vellei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
La Vellei changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tamdfjsmf looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tamdfjsmf explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamdfjsmf tries to clinch there but La Vellei circles away.
It looked like La Vellei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tamdfjsmf shoots in but La Vellei avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tamdfjsmf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tamdfjsmf tries to clinch there but La Vellei circles away.
Tamdfjsmf wants to clinch up but La Vellei keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tamdfjsmf there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tamdfjsmf shoots in looking for a takedown. La Vellei tries to sprawl out of it but Tamdfjsmf keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. La Vellei manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf.
La Vellei shoots in and gets a takedown into Tamdfjsmf's guard.
Tamdfjsmf wriggles free and stands up.
La Vellei bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamdfjsmf is trying to control La Vellei's posture but La Vellei avoids it.
Tamdfjsmf has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
La Vellei is trying to get an arm triangle but Tamdfjsmf is defending well.
Tamdfjsmf sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei is controlling the pace.
La Vellei wants to pass to mount but Tamdfjsmf is defending the position.
La Vellei not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamdfjsmf has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. La Vellei is working away from the top position though.
Tamdfjsmf gets full guard.
La Vellei trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
La Vellei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tamdfjsmf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tamdfjsmf is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
La Vellei pushing down on Tamdfjsmf's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf is looking to improve his position.
La Vellei is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
La Vellei lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
La Vellei gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Tamdfjsmf fails with a takedown attempt.
La Vellei tries for a takedown but Tamdfjsmf sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tamdfjsmf tries to close the distance and clinch but La Vellei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Vellei circles away from the clinch attempt.
La Vellei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tamdfjsmf rushes La Vellei and presses him up against the cage.
Tamdfjsmf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf tries to land knees in the clinch but La Vellei avoids the damage to the body.
La Vellei prevents the takedown attempt.
Tamdfjsmf is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables La Vellei to keep the fight standing.
La Vellei blocks an elbow strike.
Tamdfjsmf trying to land knees to the body.
Tamdfjsmf goes for a takedown in the clinch but La Vellei prevents it.
Tamdfjsmf is trying to pull guard but La Vellei turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
La Vellei manages to break the clinch.
Tamdfjsmf tries to close the distance and clinch but La Vellei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Vellei lands with a nice body kick.
Tamdfjsmf doesn't manage to clinch there - La Vellei circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
La Vellei scores with a jab to the jaw.
La Vellei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
La Vellei shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tamdfjsmf regains full guard. Nicely done.
La Vellei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tamdfjsmf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
La Vellei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
La Vellei trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
La Vellei with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Vellei throws a big right hand that misses.
Tamdfjsmf throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tamdfjsmf wants to sweep here but La Vellei controlling him for the moment.
La Vellei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
La Vellei wants to control from the top but Tamdfjsmf keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei passes into half guard.
Tamdfjsmf taking some punishment here, with La Vellei in his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tamdfjsmf manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
La Vellei landing with the ground and pound.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
La Vellei missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
La Vellei showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
La Vellei will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tamdfjsmf is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
La Vellei is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
La Vellei lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei wants to control from the top but Tamdfjsmf keeps moving.
Tamdfjsmf looking to hit a scissor sweep but La Vellei is one step ahead there.
Tamdfjsmf wants to stand but La Vellei is controlling the position.
La Vellei controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
La Vellei passes easily into side control. Nice work.
La Vellei is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tamdfjsmf is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tamdfjsmf is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
La Vellei working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
La Vellei lands an elbow.
La Vellei scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tamdfjsmf to see if he's OK.
La Vellei lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tamdfjsmf down.
La Vellei decides to stand back up.
La Vellei lands a glancing blow to the side of Tamdfjsmf's head.
Tamdfjsmf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Vellei fails to land the takedown.
La Vellei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Vellei throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Psmfisd Tamdfjsmf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamdfjsmf scores with a takedown into La Vellei's guard.
La Vellei 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Vellei throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tamdfjsmf escapes and throws La Vellei's legs to the side, diving into side control!
La Vellei is looking to reverse the position.
Tamdfjsmf is looking to take a break and control but La Vellei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
La Vellei wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
La Vellei taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
La Vellei shoots and misses
and Tamdfjsmf counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
La Vellei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tamdfjsmf is looking to clinch.
Tamdfjsmf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tamdfjsmf fails with an attempt to clinch.
La Vellei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tamdfjsmf fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from La Vellei on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tamdfjsmf shoots in for a double leg but La Vellei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
La Vellei shoots in and gets a takedown into Tamdfjsmf's guard.
La Vellei sitting in guard, not really doing much.
La Vellei trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamdfjsmf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Vellei thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tamdfjsmf dives on top into guard.
Tamdfjsmf wants to pass the guard but La Vellei is keeping the position.
La Vellei has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tamdfjsmf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tamdfjsmf trying to control but La Vellei is working from the bottom.
La Vellei looking for a triangle here. Tamdfjsmf is fighting it but it looks tight! La Vellei pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tamdfjsmf is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
An out of breath Jean Cristopher La Vellei 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Mullin (ranked 1879 p4p, 2426 weight class) and Thorvald Nansen (ranked 242 p4p, 289 weight class). Nansen has chosen Benny Jamz - Torden as his entrance music. Thorvald Nansen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Herbert Mullin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorvald Nansen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nansen tries to clinch but Mullin is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Nansen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mullin doesn't seem phased though.
Mullin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mullin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nansen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mullin is out of range and Nansen settles back down.
Nansen lunges at Mullin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mullin's hand.
Nansen misses with a looping left.
Mullin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nansen cracks Mullin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab lands there for Nansen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nansen tests Mullin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nansen!
Mullin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mullin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed right hand from Mullin misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nansen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nansen lands an overhand right.
Nansen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mullin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mullin throws a body shot but no joy.
Mullin closes the distance and clinches.
Mullin breaks from the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nansen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mullin - the referee stops the clock and Nansen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mullin. Nansen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mullin forces Nansen back against the cage and clinches.
Nansen wants the takedown. Mullin is fighting it off but Nansen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mullin's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nansen is controlling him.
Nansen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mullin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nansen is controlling him.
Mullin is trying to control the position but Nansen postures up.
Nansen prevents Mullin from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Mullin is retaining full guard.
Nansen stops Mullin from standing up.
Nansen passes Mullin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mullin is looking to escape.
Nansen wants to take a breather but Mullin is having none of it.
Nansen wants to pass the guard but Mullin is defending well.
Nansen prevents Mullin from standing back up.
Nansen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mullin is trying to stand up here but Nansen is controlling him well.
Mullin is not content to let Nansen control the position.
Mullin trying to hold on to Nansen's head to control him but Nansen postures up.
Nansen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nansen stops Mullin from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nansen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nansen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mullin tries to get to full guard but Nansen has control of the leg.
Nansen is looking to advance position but Mullin won't allow it.
Nansen prevents Mullin from standing back up.
Nansen trying to control from half guard but Mullin is working away.
Mullin is trying to stand up here but Nansen is controlling him well.
Nansen working Mullin over with strikes.
Mullin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nansen is working away from the top position though.
Mullin pushes Nansen off looking to stand but Nansen dives back in and keeps control.
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.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nansen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Nansen is looking for a kimura here.
Nansen stops Mullin from getting back to his feet.
Nansen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mullin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nansen.
Nice strikes from Nansen there.
Nansen working the head and body with strikes.
Mullin tries to kick Nansen off but Nansen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nansen wants to pass to mount but Mullin is defending the position.
Mullin wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullin kicks off Nansen and gets to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Nansen dominated that round.
That's time! Mullin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mullin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheers as Nansen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mullin doesn't seem phased though.
Mullin misses with a jab to the body
and Nansen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mullin tries to clinch there but Nansen circles away.
Nansen throws out a counter right but Mullin avoids it with no problem.
Nansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nansen misses with a two punch combination.
Mullin clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nansen.
Nansen misses with a punch to the body.
Nansen takes a shot to the head.
Mullin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullin gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nansen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mullin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mullin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mullin misses with a head kick.
Nansen lands a jab.
Nansen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mullin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mullin.
Nansen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Mullin.
Nansen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nansen tries to clinch but Mullin moves out of range.
Mullin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mullin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thorvald Nansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mullin.
Mullin looking to slow down the pace here.
Mullin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nansen dives in for a single leg takedown but Mullin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nansen closes the distance and clinches up with Mullin, looking for a takedown. Nansen pushes Mullin against the cage but Mullin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Mullin.
Nansen throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Mullin. Those never looked like landing.
Nansen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mullin throws a nice head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Mullin. No joy for Nansen on that attempt.
Mullin throws a counter high kick but Nansen was just alert enough to avoid it.
Herbert Mullin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thorvald Nansen.
Nansen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nansen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mullin finds it's way round the side to connect with Nansen's head.
Mullin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mullin feints a jab promting Nansen to slip. Mullin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nansen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin moves in looking to clinch but Nansen pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Nansen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mullin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nansen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Herbert Mullin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nansen throws a body punch but Mullin moves out of range.
Mullin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nansen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mullin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nansen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mullin pushes Nansen up against the cage in a clinch.
Mullin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mullin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nansen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nansen lands a slapping body shot.
Nansen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mullin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nansen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nansen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullin moves in looking to clinch but Nansen pushes him off.
Nansen shoots in but Mullin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mullin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nansen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nansen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nansen lands a slapping body shot.
Mullin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nansen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nansen slips a jab and a cross from Mullin.
A head kick misses from Mullin.
Nansen scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Mullin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nansen wants to clinch.
Mullin tries to clinch but Nansen moves out of range.
Mullin throws a series of punches but Nansen moves out of range.
Mullin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nansen throws a wild body kick that Mullin sees coming a mile off.
Nansen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nansen lands in his opponent's guard.
Nansen wants to control from the top but Mullin keeps moving.
Thorvald Nansen has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullin wants to stand up but Nansen is controlling him.
Nansen forces his way into half guard.
Mullin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nansen cracks Mullin with an open hand slap.
Mullin takes the fight into the clinch.
Mullin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nansen throws a head kick that misses.
Mullin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mullin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nansen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nansen swinging wildly here.
Nansen misses the jab.
Nansen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nansen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nansen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nansen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mullin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Mullin cracks Nansen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nansen wants to clinch up but Mullin keeps it at a distance.
As Nansen backs away, Mullin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nansen throws out a loose jab but Mullin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nansen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nansen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 Mullin is rocked!
Herbert Mullin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nansen steps in with a hook that catches Mullin right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nansen follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Mullin looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thorvald Nansen!
Our winner, Thorvald Nansen, 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 Sonny Day (ranked 1601 p4p, 2767 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 210 p4p, 326 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jackie Chan enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Day manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Day is looking to counter punch.
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Day lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Day has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Day uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Day connects with a jab.
Day connects with a solid leg kick.
Day connects with a nice looking jab.
Day lands an overhand right.
Day blocks the body kick.
Jab by Day.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Day both land. Nice combination.
Day scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Day lands a really nice looking cross but Chan seems unphased.
Chan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chan walks into a left hand.
 Chan is rocked!
Chan tries to clinch up.
Day's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Day duly obliges.
Chan is still on wobbly legs! Can Day finish him?
Chan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chan throws a head kick but Day moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day connects with a jab.
Day cracks Chan with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Chan tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Day pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Chan is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Day!
Sonny Day was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winks (ranked 2104 p4p, 1452 weight class) and RaeRae Usman (ranked 285 p4p, 199 weight class). Usman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yaba Buluku kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Harry Winks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, RaeRae Usman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winks throws a hook to the side of Usman's head but Usman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Winks misses.
Winks lands a two punch combo.
It looks like RaeRae Usman has been cut.
Winks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Winks has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Winks stuffs the takedown.
Usman tries for a takedown but Winks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Winks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Usman.
Usman misses with a looping right.
RaeRae Usman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Usman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Winks has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Usman should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Winks has tightened it up now! Usman 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 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Harry Winks!
Harry Winks decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, RaeRae Usman stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'd like to thank my opponent for helping me to train harder than I ever had before. I'll be back, and ready to fight again soon!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gus McCrae (ranked 1244 p4p, 1966 weight class) and Bum Phillips (ranked 163 p4p, 244 weight class). Gus McCrae had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gus McCrae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bum Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCrae throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phillips on the side of the head.
McCrae throws a shot to the body.
Phillips with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCrae counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good shot there by McCrae.
Phillips takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCrae misses with a double jab.
McCrae uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Phillips takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCrae 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.
A shot to the liver by McCrae. Beautiful body shot.
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!
McCrae misses with a looping right.
McCrae works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Phillips shoots in and drives through. McCrae sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCrae takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Phillips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gus McCrae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bum Phillips.
McCrae moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCrae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gus McCrae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCrae with a jab.
McCrae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCrae misses with a body shot.
Phillips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCrae.
A little jabbing left from Phillips on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips walks into a left hand.
McCrae just misses with a punch to the body.
McCrae fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCrae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phillips looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Phillips looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Phillips takes a jab right on the kisser.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from McCrae.
Phillips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCrae.
McCrae swings for the body but Phillips moves out of range.
McCrae missing with a left hand there. Phillips was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCrae looks to land a combination. Phillips sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCrae is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCrae is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Phillips shoots for a takedown but McCrae saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCrae 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.
Gus McCrae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCrae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phillips moves away.
McCrae just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooh!!! McCrae has knocked Phillips down with a huge combo! McCrae steps away and waves a wobbly Phillips back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Phillips is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by McCrae there.
Phillips is still on wobbly legs! Can McCrae finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! McCrae gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gus McCrae!
Gus McCrae made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Threads in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Faulk (ranked 1051 p4p, 1221 weight class) and AJ Llewellyn (ranked 140 p4p, 160 weight class). Llewellyn has chosen Doomsday as his entrance music. Kevin Faulk 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AJ Llewellyn!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulk throws a sloppy head kick and Llewellyn moves out of range easily.
Llewellyn is looking to clinch.
As Llewellyn looks to move away, Faulk throws a big counter combo but Llewellyn just gets out of the way.
Llewellyn misses with a left hand
and Faulk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like AJ Llewellyn has been cut.
Llewellyn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Llewellyn digs a right hand underneath Faulk's ribcage. Faulk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Llewellyn.
Faulk leaning against his opponent.
Llewellyn tries to pull guard but Faulk holds him up against the cage and eventually Llewellyn drops back down to his feet.
Faulk prevents a body shot from Llewellyn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Llewellyn jumps guard but Faulk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Llewellyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Llewellyn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kevin Faulk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Llewellyn.
Llewellyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llewellyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faulk's elbow.
Llewellyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Faulk controls his hands.
Llewellyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Llewellyn can't find room to land a body shot as Faulk controls the action.
Llewellyn is trying to pull guard but Faulk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Faulk stalling.
Llewellyn fails to pull guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Faulk.
Faulk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Llewellyn.
Faulk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Llewellyn tries to throw a body punch but Faulk avoids it by throwing Llewellyn back against the cage.
Llewellyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Llewellyn misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faulk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Llewellyn jumps guard but Faulk stands there with Llewellyn around his waist. Llewellyn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Faulk manages to break the clinch.
Faulk takes the fight into the clinch.
Llewellyn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faulk walks away with a smile on his face. Llewellyn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big left from Faulk misses.
Llewellyn's corner calls for a 1-2. Llewellyn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Faulk takes the fight into the clinch.
Faulk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk lands a shoulder strike.
Faulk just leaning against Llewellyn, taking a breather.
Llewellyn lands a hook that snaps the head of Faulk backwards.
Still in the clinch, Faulk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faulk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Llewellyn up against the cage.
Llewellyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faulk's elbow.
Llewellyn is working for takedown but Faulk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Llewellyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faulk's elbow.
Llewellyn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Faulk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Faulk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Llewellyn.
Llewellyn with the counter takedown but Faulk avoids it easily.
Llewellyn tries to clinch up
and Faulk counters with a straight right hand.
Llewellyn has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk throws a sloppy head kick
and Llewellyn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Faulk manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Llewellyn keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Llewellyn is trying to pull guard but Faulk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Llewellyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Faulk controls his hands.
Llewellyn has clasped his hands together around Faulk's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes there by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faulk keeps working.
Faulk managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn tries to score with some ground and pound. Faulk controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Llewellyn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Faulk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AJ Llewellyn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Faulk gets a clinch.
Llewellyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Llewellyn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Faulk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Llewellyn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faulk walks away with a smile on his face. Llewellyn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Faulk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Llewellyn doesn't manage to clinch there - Faulk circles away.
We've been told by Faulk's head coaches at Sparks gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick misses from Faulk.
Llewellyn feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faulk closes the distance and pushes Llewellyn back into the cage.
Faulk blocks a body shot from Llewellyn.
Faulk stalls.
Llewellyn scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llewellyn tries to throw a body punch but Faulk avoids it by throwing Llewellyn back against the cage.
Llewellyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faulk blocks a body shot from Llewellyn.
Faulk effectively controlling the action here.
Kevin Faulk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faulk lands a nice shot to the body.
Llewellyn misses with a punch to the body.
Llewellyn tries to work over Faulk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faulk is pressed up against the cage. Llewellyn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faulk down to the mat. Faulk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kevin Faulk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Llewellyn.
Faulk forces Llewellyn back against the cage and clinches.
Llewellyn decides to pull guard.
Llewellyn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Llewellyn working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faulk is controlling him.
Llewellyn is looking for a triangle but Faulk pushes his legs off easily.
Llewellyn working a defensive guard here.
Llewellyn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
AJ Llewellyn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Llewellyn looking for a sweep. Not yet Llewellyn, not yet.
Llewellyn is still trying to improve position.
Llewellyn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Llewellyn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Faulk is aware though and is defending well.
Faulk won't allow Llewellyn to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk postures up.
Llewellyn working a defensive guard but Faulk passes into half guard.
Llewellyn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Faulk stands up from half guard.
Faulk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faulk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Faulk throws a nice looking combination but Llewellyn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faulk closes the distance and clinches.
Llewellyn is trying to pull guard but Faulk has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Faulk.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Faulk.
Llewellyn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faulk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Llewellyn can do to turn this around?
Faulk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Llewellyn jumps guard but Faulk stands there with Llewellyn around his waist. Llewellyn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Faulk to keep the fight standing.
Llewellyn tries for a takedown but Faulk manages to get underhooks.
Faulk digs a right hand underneath Llewellyn's ribcage. Llewellyn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Faulk taking a breather.
Llewellyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Faulk.
Faulk just leaning against Llewellyn, taking a breather.
Faulk lands a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faulk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faulk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Llewellyn backwards.
Faulk manages to break the clinch.
Faulk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Faulk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on AJ Llewellyn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Llewellyn shoots in but Faulk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Faulk clinches up with Llewellyn and pushes him back against the cage.
Faulk manages to break the clinch.
Faulk looks to score with a jab to the body but Llewellyn is just out of range.
Faulk has managed to clinch.
Llewellyn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Faulk manages to get himself to full guard.
Llewellyn trying to control the position from guard on top but Faulk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Llewellyn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llewellyn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faulk is keeping the position for now.
Llewellyn throwing strikes from guard but Faulk blocks nicely.
Faulk can't keep his opponent in guard - Llewellyn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Faulk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Llewellyn.
AJ Llewellyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Llewellyn stops Faulk from getting back to his feet.
Llewellyn trying to control from half guard but Faulk is working away.
Llewellyn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Faulk wants to get back to full guard.
Faulk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Llewellyn trying to control the action but Faulk is working from the bottom.
Llewellyn misses with a head shot. Faulk uses the momentum to regain guard.
Llewellyn throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Llewellyn with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Faulk throws a shot to the body.
Faulk misses with a two punch combination.
Llewellyn throws an overhand right that lands on Faulk's shoulder, as Faulk tries to avoid the shot.
Kevin Faulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Llewellyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Llewellyn goes for a double leg but Faulk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Faulk continues to drive forward.
Faulk instigates a clinch.
Faulk prevents a body shot from Llewellyn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn tries to pull guard but Faulk won't allow it.
Kevin Faulk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Llewellyn.
Llewellyn tries a body shot but Faulk blocks it.
Llewellyn tries a body shot but Faulk blocks it.
The referee calls for Faulk to work.
Llewellyn is trying to pull guard but Faulk has him pressed against the cage.
Faulk lands a shoulder strike.
Llewellyn tries to work over Faulk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faulk manages to break the clinch.
Llewellyn gets tackled into the cage by Faulk. Faulk maintains the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Llewellyn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Faulk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Llewellyn can't find room to land a body shot as Faulk controls the action.
Faulk stalling.
Kevin Faulk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Llewellyn swings wildly with an uppercut but Faulk uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Faulk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faulk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Faulk!
Kevin Faulk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Chandler (ranked 813 p4p, 1279 weight class) and Mangas Coloradas (ranked 123 p4p, 168 weight class). Mangas Coloradas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coloradas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Coloradas feints and then cracks Chandler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chandler down.
Chandler shoots in and bounces Coloradas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chandler throws a big elbow that misses.
Chandler throwing strikes from guard but Coloradas blocks nicely.
Chandler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chandler trying to control but Coloradas is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chandler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing that Chandler has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Chandler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Coloradas's head.
Coloradas seems keen to control Chandler's posture.
Chandler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler being controlled here momentarily.
Chandler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coloradas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chandler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coloradas seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chandler scoring with some ground and pound.
Chandler preventing the sweep.
Chandler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Coloradas's head.
Chandler looking to sit in guard and control but Coloradas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coloradas stopping the sweep attempt from Chandler.
Chandler 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chandler looking for a sweep. Not yet Chandler, not yet.
Coloradas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chandler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coloradas's guard.
Chandler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chandler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coloradas pulls Chandler in close to prevent any damage.
Coloradas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Coloradas wants to stand but Chandler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler trying to keep a closed guard but Coloradas is proving a slippery customer.
Coloradas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chandler 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.
Chandler is working hard here to advance position.
Coloradas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chandler's guard.
Chandler trying to keep a closed guard but Coloradas is proving a slippery customer.
Chandler 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.
Coloradas wants to stand but Chandler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Coloradas stopping the sweep attempt from Chandler.
Coloradas 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coloradas as he jumps to the side.
Coloradas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chandler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coloradas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coloradas works the jab nicely.
Chandler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coloradas avoids the body shot from Chandler.
Coloradas slips a jab from Chandler.
Coloradas misses with a few strikes there.
Mangas Coloradas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coloradas 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 Chandler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chandler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chandler attempts a counter takedown but Coloradas avoids it well and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mangas Coloradas will probably get the nod.
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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chandler.
Coloradas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chandler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler is looking to take this one to the mat.
Coloradas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chandler tries to circle away but Coloradas has him pinned against the cage.
Coloradas taking a breather.
Coloradas stalling in the clinch but Chandler improves position.
Coloradas prevents Chandler from breaking the clinch.
Chandler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Coloradas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coloradas was well out of range. Poor timing from Chandler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coloradas feints and then cracks Chandler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chandler down.
Chandler works Coloradas's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coloradas connects with an inside leg kick.
Coloradas misses with a low kick.
Chandler lands a nice looking body shot.
Coloradas throws an overhand right that lands on Chandler's shoulder, as Chandler tries to avoid the shot.
Coloradas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chandler is out of range.
Chandler attempts a counter takedown but Coloradas avoids it well and moves away.
Chandler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Coloradas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chandler.
Chandler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chandler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown but Coloradas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Coloradas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chandler tries to keep at a distance but Coloradas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Coloradas - that landed with a thud.
Chandler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chandler misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler takes a swing at Coloradas's ribcage but misses.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Mangas Coloradas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coloradas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chandler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chandler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coloradas defends it nicely.
Chandler misses with a wild body shot.
Coloradas keeps Chandler at a distance using the push kick.
Coloradas throws a head kick that Chandler semi-blocks.
Chandler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coloradas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Coloradas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Coloradas misses.
Chandler looks to score with a jab to the body but Coloradas is just out of range.
Chandler swings for the body but Coloradas moves out of range.
Coloradas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coloradas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chandler.
Chandler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas is looking to regain half guard here but Chandler keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Coloradas is looking for a sweep.
Chandler wants to control but Coloradas is keeping him busy.
Chandler in side control, throwing shots but Coloradas defends.
Coloradas wants to control but Chandler postures up.
Coloradas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chandler working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chandler postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Coloradas struggling a bit here.
Chandler throws an elbow but Coloradas slips to the side and avoids it well.
Coloradas is looking for a sweep.
Coloradas is not content to let Chandler control the position.
The strikes coming from Chandler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chandler is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Coloradas is looking to regain half guard here but Chandler keeps moving and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Chandler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mangas Coloradas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chandler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chandler has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coloradas.
Chandler is looking to wear down Coloradas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chandler shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Coloradas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Coloradas wants to sweep here but Chandler controlling him for the moment.
Chandler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coloradas is keeping the position for now.
Chandler wants to control from the top but Coloradas keeps moving.
Coloradas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler scoring with some ground and pound.
Chandler throws a strike but Coloradas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coloradas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chandler throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Coloradas stopping the sweep attempt from Chandler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler controls Coloradas momentarily but Coloradas frees himself.
Chandler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chandler trying to keep a closed guard but Coloradas is proving a slippery customer.
Chandler 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.
Coloradas wanted to stand there but Chandler had control of the position.
Coloradas stopping the sweep attempt from Chandler.
Chandler working a defensive guard here.
Joey Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chandler pulls Coloradas in to control the position.
Coloradas won't allow Chandler to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Coloradas.
Chandler cracks Coloradas with a good jab.
Coloradas tries to clinch but Chandler is having none of it.
Chandler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coloradas was well out of range. Poor timing from Chandler.
A good leg kick by Coloradas.
Chandler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Coloradas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chandler takes a step back to recover.
Chandler fails to land the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coloradas.
Chandler just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Coloradas coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler keeps the fight on the outside.
Chandler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coloradas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coloradas misses the shot to the body.
Chandler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chandler shoots in but no luck this time.
Coloradas scores with a sloppy right hand. Chandler should have avoided that one.
Coloradas scores with a spinning back kick!
Coloradas throws a leg kick which misses Chandler's front leg but catches the back leg as Chandler tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coloradas. That's going to slow Chandler down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coloradas.
Chandler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chandler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Coloradas counters with a low kick, right behind Chandler 's knee.
Chandler misses with a shot to the body
and Coloradas counters with an outside leg kick.
Coloradas lands a nice shot to the body.
Coloradas staying out of range there.
Coloradas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coloradas lands a leg kick that knocks Chandler off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Chandler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chandler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coloradas defends it nicely.
Coloradas throws out a counter right but Chandler avoids it with no problem.
Coloradas clinches up against the cage.
Mangas Coloradas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chandler misses with some punches.
Chandler misses with some punches.
Chandler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Coloradas lands an uppercut.
Chandler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coloradas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Coloradas prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Coloradas works on Chandler's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mangas Coloradas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Coloradas 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mangas Coloradas!
After winning the bout, Mangas Coloradas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dean (ranked 322 p4p, 957 weight class) and Brownie Anderson (ranked 35 p4p, 139 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean scores with a nice strike.
Dean drops Anderson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Anderson looks back up at him and smiles so Dean waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Anderson is rocked!
Dean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dean finish him?
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!
Dean lands a jab to the head.
Dean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dean lands an uppercut, right on the button! Anderson tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Dean!
An out of breath Brian Dean 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Dixon (ranked 515 p4p, 519 weight class) and Tino Takala (ranked 77 p4p, 78 weight class). Tino Takala acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Takala!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Dixon misses
and Takala counters by moving into the clinch.
Takala breaks from the clinch.
Dixon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Takala is looking for the big counter here.
Dixon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Takala.
Takala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takala stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Takala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch but Takala keeps him there for the moment.
Takala keeps control of Dixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takala is pushing Dixon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Takala pushes Dixon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala pushes Dixon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Takala lands a nice uppercut.
Takala misses with a punch to the body.
Takala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takala pushes Dixon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Takala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Takala.
Takala has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dixon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Takala can turn it around.
Takala presses Dixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
Takala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takala fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Dixon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon misses with a two punch combination.
Takala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dixon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takala moves into the clinch.
Takala is leaning against Dixon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takala stalling the fight.
Takala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Takala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dixon's efforts to push away.
Takala lands a left hand.
Dixon wants to break free but Takala has control.
Takala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dixon wants to break free but Takala has control.
Takala lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takala scores with a shoulder strike.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Takala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dixons head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takala.
Takala tries to work over Dixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dixon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takala counters by clinching up.
Takala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Takala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but Takala has him pressed against the cage.
Takala lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dixon is trying to break free.
Takala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takala!
Dixon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dixon misses with an uppercut
and Takala counters with a nice uppercut.
Dixon throws a body punch but Takala moves out of range.
Takala now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Takala lands with an overhand left.
Takala has Dixon up against the cage in a clinch.
Takala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takala misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tino Takala 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.
Dixon's corner calls for a 1-2. Dixon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dixon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takala counters by clinching up.
Takala is stalling here.
The referee calls for Takala to work.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Takala.
Takala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takala pushes Dixon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon tries to break the clinch but Takala is controlling the position.
Takala avoiding damage.
Takala lands a nice uppercut.
Takala scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dixons head.
Come on Takala - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dixon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Takala.
Takala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takala.
Takala taking a breather.
Takala lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Takala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
A short right from Takala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala lands a left hand.
Dixon is rocked!
Takala stalls.
Oh Dixon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takala lands a right hand.
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!
Dixon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dixon seems to have got his legs back now.
Dixon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takala stalls.
Takala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Takala connects with a big uppercut there that sends Dixon tumbling to the ground! Takala follows him down into his guard.
Takala wants to stand but Dixon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Takala stops Dixon from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dixon manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Takala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dixon backwards.
Dixon is trying to force a seperation but Takala has the dominant position.
Takala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dixon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Takala - the referee stops the clock and Dixon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Takala. Dixon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Takala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takala with the inside leg kick.
Takala looks to land a combination but Dixon avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takala throws a series of punches but Dixon moves out of range.
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!
Dixon misses with a left hand
and Takala counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dixon thinking.
Ali Dixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dixon misses the jab.
Takala is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dixon cracks Takala with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Dixon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dixon throws a combination that misses
and Takala counters with an inside leg kick.
Dixon avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tino Takala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Takala ducks under a wild hook from Dixon.
Takala throws a poor cross that misses
and Dixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dixon misses with a left hand
and Takala counters with a leg kick.
Takala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dixon throws a nice looking combination but Takala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dixon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Takala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Takala.
Dixon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takala counters with an outside leg kick.
Dixon misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon shoots in looking for a takedown. Takala tries to sprawl out of it but Dixon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dixon misses with a double jab.
Takala cracks Dixon with an open hand slap.
Takala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takala was well out of range. Poor timing from Dixon.
Dixon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but Takala won't allow it.
Takala has Dixon pressed against the cage, preventing Dixon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tino Takala 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.
A short right from Takala on the inside.
Takala gets through Dixon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takala misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takala.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takala lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dixon to his knees! Takala keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tino Takala!
A relieved looking Tino Takala 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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