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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hubley (ranked 4743 p4p, 4443 weight class) and JB Penn (ranked 408 p4p, 395 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie Hubley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JB Penn!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hubley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn trying to control but Hubley postures up.
Penn is trying to stand up here but Hubley is controlling him well.
Hubley is thwarting Penn's attempts to control the position.
Hubley not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn tries to roll over but Hubley keeps him under control.
Hubley stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hubley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hubley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn taking some punishment here, with Hubley in his half guard.
Penn tries to roll over but Hubley keeps him under control.
Hubley is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hubley has hold of Penn's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Penn manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hubley avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
Hubley looking to finish Penn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Penn!
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
Hubley lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hubley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Penn's face.
Hubley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
 Penn is rocked!
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!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hubley! Penn is hurt baaadly! Hubley is firing away with more strikes - Penn is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Hubley!
Charlie Hubley took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Baker (ranked 4593 p4p, 4721 weight class) and Bubba Bubmeister (ranked 270 p4p, 238 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Bubmeister!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker tries for a takedown but Bubmeister sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baker shoots in but Bubmeister avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bubmeister fails with a takedown attempt.
Baker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bubmeister stalling the fight.
Baker tries to score a body lock takedown but Bubmeister shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bubmeister tries to pull guard but Baker holds him up against the cage and eventually Bubmeister drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bubmeister pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Baker tries to pull guard but Bubmeister holds him up against the cage and eventually Baker drops back down to his feet.
Bubmeister fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bubmeister tries to break free but Baker pushes him back against the cage.
Baker manages to break the clinch.
Bubmeister is looking to clinch.
Bubmeister shoots in but no luck this time.
Baker rushes Bubmeister and presses him up against the cage.
Baker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bubmeister up against the cage.
Baker jumps guard but Bubmeister stands there with Baker around his waist. Baker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bubmeister is trying to drag Baker to the mat but Baker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Baker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubmeister is looking to take this one to the mat.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bubmeister has eaten all the pies!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Baker.
Baker breaks from the clinch.
Bubmeister shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baker but Baker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker fails with the takedown.
Bubmeister feints the counter takedown.
Baker with a poor takedown
and Bubmeister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bubmeister defends it nicely.
Bubmeister looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baker is fending him off so far but Bubmeister persists. Nope, Baker circles away and we're back to standing.
Baker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker stands up from half guard.
Bubmeister shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baker pinned against the cage. Baker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker trying to pass the guard but Bubmeister defending well.
Baker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baker controlling the action here.
Bubmeister keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Baker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bubmeister blocks a head kick by Baker.
Bubmeister is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bubmeister tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baker defends well and Bubmeister ends up having to push Baker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bubmeister tries for a takedown but Baker circles away easily
and Baker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baker wants a takedown.
Baker has Bubmeister pressed against the cage, preventing Bubmeister from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bubmeister tries to break the clinch but Baker is controlling the position.
Baker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bubmeister tries to circle away but Baker has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker tightens his grip and picks Bubmeister up, before dumping him to the ground. Bubmeister manages to land in guard.
Bubmeister not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baker 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.
Baker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Baker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Baker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bubmeister.
Seth Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Bubmeister.
Baker shoots in but no luck this time.
Baker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
 It looks like Seth Baker has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bubmeister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a lazy right hand but Bubmeister sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baker has a takedown stuffed.
Bubmeister with the counter takedown but Baker avoids it easily.
Bubmeister misses with a low kick as Baker jumps back.
Bubmeister misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bubmeister.
Baker walks into a straight right hand from Bubmeister.
Baker shoots in looking for a takedown but Bubmeister manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubmeister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baker tries to clinch up but Bubmeister circles away and keeps his distance.
Baker shoots and misses
and Bubmeister counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bubmeister tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
Baker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bubmeister is fending him off so far but Baker persists. Nope, Bubmeister circles away and we're back to standing.
Bubmeister feints the counter takedown.
Bubmeister dives in and grabs Baker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baker pushes down on Bubmeister's head and hops out.
Bubmeister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bubmeister closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baker circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubmeister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bubmeister gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bubmeister on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baker scores with a takedown into Bubmeister's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bubmeister can do to turn this around?
Baker advances to half guard.
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!
Baker is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bubmeister!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Baker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seth Baker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baker rushes Bubmeister and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Baker breaks from the clinch.
Bubmeister shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baker but Baker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bubmeister stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bubmeister is defended easily by Baker.
Baker tries to counter with a takedown but Bubmeister is quick to defend against it.
Baker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bubmeister manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bubmeister is looking to stand back up but Baker counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bubmeister.
Bubmeister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Baker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bubmeister looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bubmeister is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baker throws some wild stikes that Bubmeister manages to avoid easily.
Baker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Baker avoids the attempt from Bubmeister to control.
Baker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bubba Bubmeister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seth Baker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Baker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleister End (ranked 4706 p4p, 4309 weight class) and Chang Hsueh Liang (ranked 431 p4p, 410 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleister End!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chang Hsueh Liang!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hsueh Liang throws the left hand but End avoids the punch easily.
Hsueh Liang throws a jab but it's blocked by End.
Hsueh Liang gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aleister End!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aleister End made sure he mentioned Shadow Realm Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Angle (ranked 4529 p4p, 4580 weight class) and Sloan Wickenhauser (ranked 429 p4p, 433 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aaron Angle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sloan Wickenhauser!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wickenhauser closes the distance and clinches.
Wickenhauser tries to break the clinch but Angle is controlling the position.
Angle pulls guard effortlessly.
Wickenhauser must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Angle looking for a triangle here. Wickenhauser is fighting it but it looks tight! Angle pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wickenhauser is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aaron Angle!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grayson Fry (ranked 4674 p4p, 4410 weight class) and Aiden Pearce (ranked 259 p4p, 251 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grayson Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aiden Pearce!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pearce counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pearce.
Fry is trying to push Pearce away but Pearce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pearce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fry moves out of range of the body kick from Pearce.
Fry throws a head kick that misses
and Pearce counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fry preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pearce tries to strike from the bottom.
Pearce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pearce keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Pearce is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Pearce looking for a guillotine here but Fry defends easily.
Pearce keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Fry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pearce wants to get back to his feet but Fry passes into half guard.
Fry is trying to control. Pearce wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pearce tries to roll over but Fry keeps him under control.
Pearce manages to get to full guard.
Fry tries to free his leg and advance position but Pearce is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearce is looking to sweep but instead, Fry has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry lands with a punch from half guard.
Fry works his way into side control.
Pearce keeping his opponent close.
Fry is trying to move to mount but Pearce reverses beautifully and ends up in Fry's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearce landing some decent shots from guard.
Pearce scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pearce sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fry looking to control.
Pearce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pearce decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pearce throws a body kick that misses.
Fry wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Pearce dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fry tries to sprawl but Pearce drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fry is trying to escape back to his feet but Pearce uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Pearce is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pearce working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fry struggling a bit here.
Pearce looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fry gets back to half guard.
Fry manages to get to full guard.
Aiden Pearce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fry trying to keep a closed guard but Pearce is proving a slippery customer.
Pearce working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fry is working an open guard so Pearce takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pearce shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pearce is looking to advance position but Fry won't allow it.
Fry trying to control from the bottom.
Fry moves into full guard.
Fry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pearce controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce postures up.
Pearce stands up from Fry's guard - Pearce perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pearce closes the distance and clinches up with Fry, looking for a takedown. Pearce pushes Fry against the cage but Fry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fry misses with a takedown attempt - Pearce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pearce scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pearce is breathing heavily.
Pearce decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry dives in for a single leg takedown but Pearce sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pearce gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fry trying to hold on to Pearce's head to control him but Pearce postures up.
Pearce seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pearce slows the pace down in half guard.
Pearce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fry sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fry makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Pearce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fry is defended easily by Pearce.
Pearce shoots in for a takedown but Fry shows good takedown defense.
Pearce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fry swivels and escapes.
Fry with a poor takedown
and Pearce counters by moving into the clinch.
Pearce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fry tries to stall but Pearce uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearce lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fry gets back to full guard.
Pearce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fry is looking for a triangle but Pearce pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pearce decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pearce bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pearce. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pearce working away.
Pearce is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fry struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry seems a little lost for a moment, as Pearce dominates the positioning.
Fry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pearce creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry is looking to regain half guard here but Pearce keeps moving and retains side control.
Pearce taking a breather here.
Pearce stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nice takedown defense from Pearce. No joy for Fry on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grayson Fry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearce looks to land a combination but Fry avoids it well.
Pearce misses with a takedown attempt - Fry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fry wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry fails with a takedown attempt.
Fry backing away here, and Pearce unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pearce throws a sloppy head kick and Fry moves out of range easily.
Pearce looking to score a takedown here. Fry is defending well but Pearce drives through and ends up in Fry's guard.
Fry is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pearce dives into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pearce working the ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden Pearce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pearce has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Pearce!
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