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CCC 17 : Francis vs Wilder PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Ellis (ranked 25262 p4p, 23244 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 593 p4p, 587 weight class). Mariusz Pudzianowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Quinton Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 71 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Ellis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ellis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pudzianowski avoids it really well and circles away.
Ellis tries for a takedown but Pudzianowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pudzianowski throws a leg kick but Ellis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pudzianowski throws a chopping leg kick but Ellis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ellis closes the distance and clinches up with Pudzianowski, looking for a takedown. Ellis pushes Pudzianowski against the cage but Pudzianowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pudzianowski misses with a low kick.
Pudzianowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ellis checks it well.
A good leg kick by Pudzianowski.
Ellis shoots for a double leg takedown but Pudzianowski sprawls well. He's pushed Ellis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Ellis blocks the leg kick.
Ellis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pudzianowski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ellis is in Pudzianowski's guard.
Ellis cracks Pudzianowski with a solid left hand.
Ellis is looking to work some ground and pound but Pudzianowski has wrist control.
Ellis looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis 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.
Ellis stops Pudzianowski from standing up.
Pudzianowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pudzianowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ellis working some strikes from top position.
Pudzianowski has momentary wrist control but Ellis slips an elbow through the middle.
Ellis distracts Pudzianowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ellis working some strikes from top position.
Ellis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ellis stopping the sweep attempt from Pudzianowski.
Ellis is working Pudzianowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ellis pushing down on Pudzianowski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pudzianowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pudzianowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ellis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ellis controlling the pace.
Ellis 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis passes to side control.
Pudzianowski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ellis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ellis has hold of Pudzianowski's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Pudzianowski seems comfortable defending it but Ellis has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Pudzianowski is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Pudzianowski is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ellis couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Quinton Ellis!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kangaroo Jack (ranked 2381 p4p, 24374 weight class) and Johan Svedberg (ranked 180 p4p, 388 weight class). Svedberg has chosen bis - Statement of Intent as his entrance music. Kangaroo Jack has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kangaroo Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Svedberg!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svedberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Svedberg.
Svedberg throws out a leg kick but Jack moves out of range and Svedberg only half commits.
Jack swings for the body but Svedberg moves out of range.
Svedberg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Svedberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack tests Svedberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Svedberg throws the kick towards the body but Jack avoids it.
Svedberg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svedberg ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
It seemed like Svedberg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svedberg throws out a counter right but Jack avoids it with no problem.
Svedberg misses with a double jab.
Jack lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jack throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jack blocks the body kick.
Jack went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jack throws a head kick that misses.
Svedberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svedberg slips under a jab from Jack.
Jack moves out of range as Svedberg strikes.
Jack lands a jab to Svedberg's midsection.
Jack slips a jab from Svedberg.
Svedberg throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jack lands with a slapping head kick.
 Svedberg is rocked!
Svedberg throws the kick towards the body but Jack avoids it.
Jack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Svedberg misses.
Svedberg avoids the head kick by Jack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svedberg. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svedberg. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Jack. Those never looked like landing.
Svedberg throws a head kick that misses.
As Svedberg looks to move away, Jack throws a big counter combo but Svedberg just gets out of the way.
Svedberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svedberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Svedberg cracks Jack with an open hand slap.
Svedberg misses with a jab to the body
and Jack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jack throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Svedberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Jack finish him?
Jack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jack pounces like a tiger and cracks Svedberg with a vicious hook! Svedberg is down but not out! Jack follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kangaroo Jack!
Johan Svedberg spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be better!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Walters (ranked 5959 p4p, 4839 weight class) and Caden Lee (ranked 306 p4p, 275 weight class). Lee has chosen Purge announcement as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Demarcus Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Caden Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Walters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Walters manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lee has Walters in his guard.
Walters really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Walters from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee has his foot on Walters's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walters works his way back into a safe position though.
Walters wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walters defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Walters passes into side control.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Walters keeps moving and retains side control.
Walters will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Lee tries to buck Walters off but Walters is having none of it.
Walters slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Lee.
Lee is looking to improve his position but Walters isn't that keen on the idea.
Lee flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lee looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Walters pushes past his half guard into mount!
Lee flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Walters prevents Lee from getting the reversal.
Walters lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lee is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Lee slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Walters seems to be looking for submissions.
Lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Walters pushes past his half guard into mount!
Lee can't escape the position.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walters tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Walters blocks Lee's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lee gets back to half guard.
Lee is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Walters jumps into side control!
Walters trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Walters is really struggling to control Lee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lee is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Walters is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't escape the position.
Walters can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lee throwing hammer fists to the chest of Walters. What's that going to do exactly?
Lee can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee is still trying to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Walters dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walters counters with a head kick. That will keep Lee thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Walters throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walters off to one side.
Walters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Walters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Walters counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walters is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Walters circles away and we're back to standing.
Demarcus Walters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caden Lee.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters tightens his grip and picks Lee up, before dumping him to the ground. Lee manages to land in guard.
Walters avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walters trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working for a triangle but Walters defends it easily.
Walters wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walters can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walters controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Walters from controlling successfully.
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.
Lee working for a triangle but Walters defends it easily.
Walters trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lee's guard.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Walters pushes his legs off easily.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Walters pushes his legs off easily.
Walters wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Demarcus Walters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee has his foot on Walters's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walters works his way back into a safe position though.
Walters wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Walters avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee throws his legs up looking for a submission but Walters uses it to pass to side control.
Lee throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to move to half guard but instead Walters has passed into mount! Damn!
Walters prevents Lee from getting the reversal.
Walters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Walters controlling his opponent.
Walters wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walters wants to stand but Lee is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
Lee is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Walters dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walters circles away.
Walters stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
As Lee looks to move away, Walters throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
Lee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Walters manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Walters has wrist control.
Lee preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Walters is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Walters has escaped and now he's on top!
Lee is looking for a triangle but Walters pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee working for a triangle but Walters defends it easily.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walters doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walters manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Walters defends easily.
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walters can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Walters defends easily.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walters doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walters manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Walters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walters trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walters doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walters manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walters is aware though and is defending well.
Walters wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walters gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walters doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walters manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Walters trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Walters is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Walters defends well.
Lee looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Walters is defending well. Lee quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Walters has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lee celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caden Lee!
An out of breath and clearly excited Caden Lee thanked sale cheap affordable cost money save deal discoun for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Han Seul Kim (ranked 4595 p4p, 24864 weight class) and Alan West (ranked 468 p4p, 556 weight class). Alan West is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Han Seul Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan West!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by West.
 It looks like Alan West has been cut.
West looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like West was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kim looks to clinch
letting West counter with a right hand.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
Kim tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rising Sun Training in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks West to the ground! Kim dives into full mount looking to finish!
West is rocked!
Kim is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but West is surviving well by controlling Kim's body position as best he can.
West is still in real trouble! Can Kim finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
West seems to have recovered his senses.
West walks into a jab.
West slaps away a takedown attempt from Kim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
West looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim with a poor takedown
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Seul Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West blocks a head kick by Kim.
West swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
West looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kim moves into range and clinches up with West.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
West prevents a takedown attempt there.
A left hand lands to the body for West.
Kim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. West gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
West ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. West no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
West really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kim wants to pass the guard but West is keeping the position.
Kim drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and West dives on top into guard.
West gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kim darts in trying to clinch
and West counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but West is out of range.
Kim throws a head kick that half lands.
Kim tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Han Seul Kim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan West's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kim misses with a combination
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but West paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like West was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
West has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
West swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Han Seul Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from West! But no joy.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
West swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. West manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
West has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kim has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Kim pulls guard successfully.
West lying in Kim's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Kim decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! West taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Han Seul Kim!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chance Greyvine (ranked 23784 p4p, 2959 weight class) and Banderleii Showgun (ranked 545 p4p, 333 weight class). Greyvine comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of Spades - Motorhead. Showgun has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Chance Greyvine has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 3 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chance Greyvine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Banderleii Showgun!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Showgun throws a left and a right that both miss
and Greyvine counters with a right hand to the body.
Showgun throws a lazy head kick
and Greyvine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greyvine throws a series of punches but Showgun moves out of range.
Greyvine stuffs the takedown.
Showgun throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greyvine's waist but Greyvine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Showgun off to one side.
Greyvine throws a series of punches but Showgun moves out of range.
Showgun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Greyvine blocks the leg kick.
Greyvine lunges at Showgun with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Showgun's hand.
Greyvine drives through and clinches with Showgun against the cage.
Greyvine has Showgun pushed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greyvine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Showgun taking a breather.
Greyvine avoids the elbow strike from Showgun, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greyvine stalling the fight.
Showgun tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Greyvine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Greyvine 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.
Chance Greyvine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Banderleii Showgun.
Showgun is trying to break the clinch but Greyvine is controlling him.
Showgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greyvine avoids it.
Showgun tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Showgun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greyvine.
Greyvine gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Showgun has a hand on Greyvine's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Greyvine takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Greyvine landing strikes from the mount.
Greyvine lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Showgun hang on?
Greyvine working Showgun over with strikes here.
Greyvine has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Showgun's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Showgun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Showgun in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Greyvine controlling from the full mount.
Greyvine raining down shots from the mount!
Greyvine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greyvine looking to finish Showgun with some ground and pound. This is bad for Showgun!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Greyvine connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Showgun is rocked!
Showgun really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Greyvine connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Showgun is still in real trouble! Can Greyvine finish him?
Greyvine is landing with some decent strikes but Showgun is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Showgun seems to have recovered his senses.
Showgun tries to lock up and control but Greyvine gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Showgun is trying to escape the mount.
Greyvine working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Greyvine lands a big elbow - Showgun is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Showgun is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chance Greyvine!
A relieved looking Chance Greyvine thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Averescu (ranked 2162 p4p, 2548 weight class) and Samuel Barfield (ranked 255 p4p, 296 weight class). Averescu comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Averescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Barfield!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Averescu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barfield slips a jab from Averescu.
Barfield misses with a body punch
and Averescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Averescu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barfield.
Barfield clinches up against the cage.
Barfield pulls guard successfully.
Averescu gets to his feet - Barfield follows without any prompting.
Good leg kick by Barfield.
Barfield looks to throw the jab but Averescu is out of range.
Averescu throwing a counter right hand but Barfield manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barfield scores with a leg kick.
Averescu moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Averescu misses the target.
Barfield misses the body punch
and Averescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barfield ducks under a wild hook from Averescu.
Barfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Averescu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfield throws a lazy right hand but Averescu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Averescu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Averescu misses with a looping right.
Averescu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Averescu avoids the body shot from Barfield.
Averescu gets tackled into the cage by Barfield. Barfield maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barfield.
Barfield cracks Averescu with a nice body shot.
Barfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barfield is working Averescu over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Barfield.
Barfield lands a takedown into guard.
Averescu is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Barfield presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Averescu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barfield turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Barfield manages to end up in side control.
Averescu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barfield scoring with punches from side control.
Averescu tries to bench press Barfield off him but Barfield keeps the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Barfield working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Barfield scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu is trying to improve his position.
Barfield works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Averescu is looking for a sweep.
Barfield landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barfield in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Averescu is being controlled here.
Barfield working the body and head with strikes.
Averescu wants to get back to his feet.
Averescu tries to bench press Barfield off him but Barfield keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The referee warns Averescu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
 It looks like Dan Averescu has been cut.
Averescu tries to reverse the position but Barfield maintains control.
Barfield is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Averescu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Barfield working the ground and pound effectively.
Barfield working the ground and pound effectively.
Averescu is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Barfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Averescu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barfield with the inside leg kick.
Averescu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barfield is looking to score with low kicks.
Averescu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barfield.
Averescu keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Averescu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barfield connects with an inside leg kick.
Barfield throws a right hand that misses
and Averescu counters with a straight right hand.
Barfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Averescu.
Samuel Barfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu slips under a jab from Barfield.
Averescu moves away from the strike by Barfield.
Averescu throwing a counter right hand but Barfield manages to avoid it.
Barfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Barfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Averescu tries to keep at a distance but Barfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfield successfully pulls guard.
Averescu wanted to stand there but Barfield had control of the position.
Barfield seems keen to control Averescu's posture.
Samuel Barfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Averescu wants to get up but he can't break Barfield's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barfield is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barfield stalling.
Averescu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barfield pulls his head out easily.
Barfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barfield pulls his head out easily.
Barfield working over Averescu with some ground and pound. Averescu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've been hearing good reports from Averescu's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Barfield keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barfield lands strikes from half guard.
Averescu looking for submissions off his back.
Averescu is trying to get back to full guard.
Barfield is nestled in close to Averescu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Averescu wants to get back to his feet.
Barfield looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barfield lands a nice short elbow.
Averescu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barfield pulls his head out easily.
Barfield with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Barfield has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barfield passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Averescu!
Barfield lands a heavy elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Barfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Averescu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Averescu blocks a jab.
Barfield moves in looking to clinch but Averescu pushes him off.
Averescu throws a looping overhand right but Barfield ducks down to avoid it.
Barfield throws a shot from downtown. Averescu moves away and avoids it.
Averescu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barfield lands with a nice body punch.
Barfield with a nice calf kick.
Averescu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barfield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barfield works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Averescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Barfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barfield lands a really nice looking cross but Averescu seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barfield swings widly with a right hand
and Averescu counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfield throws a quick inside leg kick.
Averescu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barfield misses with a body shot
and Averescu counters with a straight right hand.
Barfield lands a nice looking kick to the body. Averescu takes a step back to recover.
Barfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Averescu.
Barfield misses with a leg kick.
Averescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A left lands for Barfield.
Barfield slips under a jab from Averescu.
Barfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the body from Barfield misses
and Averescu counters with a nice uppercut.
Barfield misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Averescu counters with a stiff right hand.
Barfield walks into a left hand.
Barfield throws a low kick but Averescu avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barfield fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Averescu.
Barfield rushes Averescu and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Averescu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barfield lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Averescu wants to get back to full guard.
Barfield controlling the action here.
Averescu looking for submissions off his back.
Barfield seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Barfield is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu wants to improve his position but Barfield is controlling well.
Barfield frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barfield looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barfield cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barfield looking to control and managing it successfully.
Averescu is looking to improve his position but Barfield isn't that keen on the idea.
Barfield working Averescu over with strikes here.
Dan Averescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barfield content just to control the position here.
Averescu is looking to improve his position but Barfield isn't that keen on the idea.
Averescu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Barfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barfield has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Barfield!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 1196 p4p, 3557 weight class) and AJ Menendez (ranked 159 p4p, 385 weight class). Menendez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kurt Angle Theme. Magnus Gunnarsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to AJ Menendez's chin.
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9 - 13 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Magnus Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Menendez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Menendez, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gunnarsson has clasped his hands together around Menendez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Menendez seems a little lost for a moment, as Gunnarsson dominates the positioning.
Gunnarsson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Menendez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gunnarsson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Menendez to see if he's OK.
Gunnarsson lands some shots froms side control.
Gunnarsson swings around for an armbar but Menendez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gunnarsson's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gunnarsson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menendez stopping the sweep attempt from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson pulls Menendez in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gunnarsson is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gunnarsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gunnarsson is pushing down on Menendez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Menendez is fighting to maintain full guard but Gunnarsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson works his way into side control.
Gunnarsson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gunnarsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menendez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Menendez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson happy to just control the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunnarsson'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.
Gunnarsson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Menendez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Menendez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gunnarsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gunnarsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gunnarsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gunnarsson tries for a kimura but Menendez is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunnarsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Gunnarsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Menendez tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Menendez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gunnarsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gunnarsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gunnarsson passes into half guard.
Gunnarsson seems to be working for a kimura but Menendez defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Magnus Gunnarsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menendez wants to improve his position but Gunnarsson is controlling well.
Gunnarsson controlling the action here.
Gunnarsson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Menendez is in a horrible position here. Gunnarsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Menendez has given up his back here. Will Gunnarsson look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Gunnarsson biding his time, controlling Menendez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson has Menendez flattened out and is raining down punches.
It looks like AJ Menendez has been cut.
Gunnarsson has managed to slip his arm under Menendez's chin. This could be all over... yep, Menendez is tapping out! Submission win for Gunnarsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Magnus Gunnarsson!
Magnus Gunnarsson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaquiel Igwe (ranked 1549 p4p, 1150 weight class) and Marion Williamson (ranked 89 p4p, 72 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaquiel Igwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marion Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igwe looks to land a right hand but Williamson moved out of range.
Igwe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williamson swings widly with a right hand
and Igwe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Marion Williamson has been cut.
Igwe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williamson.
Igwe throws a hook to the side of Williamson's head but Williamson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williamson defending well as Igwe loads up on a big left hand.
Igwe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williamson lands with a shot to the body.
Igwe slips under a jab from Williamson.
Williamson drops Igwe with a beautiful combination! Igwe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Williamson is looking for the KO!
 Igwe is rocked!
It looks like Shaquiel Igwe has been cut.
Shaquiel Igwe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Are you kidding me?! Williamson ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Igwe clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marion Williamson!
A relieved looking Marion Williamson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Lancaster (ranked 1163 p4p, 2102 weight class) and James Butler Hickok (ranked 74 p4p, 112 weight class). Lancaster's entrance music is Slipknot - I Am Hated. A fine choice. Shane Lancaster could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Butler Hickok's chin.
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11 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Good chin |
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Butler Hickok!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster looks for a takedown but Hickok sprawls well.
Hickok misses with a hook
and Lancaster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hickok thinking.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Hickok misses with a head kick.
Lancaster shoots in and bounces Hickok off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lancaster trying to control but Hickok is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hickok is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lancaster is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hickok must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster'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.
Hickok is looking to work some ground and pound but Lancaster has wrist control.
Hickok has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tran MMA Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hickok wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
Lancaster wants to sweep but no luck.
Hickok wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
Lancaster preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lancaster lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lancaster might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hickok throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lancaster trying to control the position from guard on top but Hickok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster landing some decent shots from guard.
Hickok throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lancaster content to stall in guard here.
Lancaster won't allow Hickok to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hickok displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Shane Lancaster has been cut.
Hickok lands with a right hand.
Hickok misses with a series of wild punches.
Hickok throws a combination that misses
and Lancaster counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lancaster passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lancaster lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster cracks Hickok with a big right hand but Hickok just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hickok is trying to improve his position.
Lancaster looks up at the clock and then as Hickok takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lancaster smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hickok struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lancaster scoring with punches from side control.
Hickok is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Lancaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Lancaster's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hickok closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lancaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like James Butler Hickok has been cut.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hickok can do to turn this around?
Hickok misses with a double jab.
Hickok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lancaster feinted with a counter takedown.
Hickok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James Butler Hickok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lancaster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hickok lands a high kick!
Hickok misses with a body shot.
Hickok gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickok can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
Hickok keeps control of Lancaster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lancaster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lancaster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lancaster scores with a hook.
Hickok lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lancaster circles away quickly and effectively.
Lancaster half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hickok misses with a looping right.
Lancaster with a hook.
Hickok forces Lancaster back against the cage and clinches.
Hickok misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Hickok controls his hands.
Lancaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hickok misses with a series of wild punches.
Lancaster appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lancaster takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hickok thuds a left hand into Lancaster's body.
Hickok throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster is looking to wear down Hickok with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickok takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster moves out of range as Hickok strikes.
Hickok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Hickok shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lancaster eats them both and turns towards Hickok to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hickok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Hickok misses.
Lancaster looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hickok!
Lancaster works to advance to full mount. Hickok defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lancaster lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lancaster 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.
Lancaster takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hickok is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is landing with some decent strikes but Hickok is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lancaster cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hickok is in a horrible position here. Lancaster smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hickok is rocked!
Lancaster avoids the attempt from Hickok to control.
Lancaster wants to control the pace but Hickok is squirming around nicely.
Shane Lancaster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster cracks Hickok with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lancaster sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lancaster can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hickok is looking to escape.
Lancaster is landing with some decent strikes but Hickok is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hickok is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Lancaster dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hickok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lancaster shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hickok's guard.
Lancaster trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hickok manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lancaster keeping moving, preventing Hickok from controlling successfully.
Lancaster is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hickok preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lancaster is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lancaster's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hickok wants to control but Lancaster passes easily into half guard.
Hickok really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lancaster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lancaster scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hickok is trying to stand back up but Lancaster is controlling him
Lancaster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickok has hold of Lancaster's hands but Lancaster slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hickok is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lancaster scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hickok is still in real trouble! Can Lancaster finish him?
Lancaster lands strikes from half guard.
James Butler Hickok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hickok seems to have recovered his senses.
Lancaster scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lancaster is looking to take a break and control but Hickok is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lancaster working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lancaster content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lancaster is nestled in close to Hickok, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lancaster lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hickok! More strikes land and this one is all over! Lancaster jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Lancaster!
Shane Lancaster seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Francis (ranked 1771 p4p, 693 weight class) and Colton Wilder (ranked 217 p4p, 83 weight class). Wilder has chosen Tombstone - Avatar Darko as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayson Francis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colton Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder pushes Francis up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilder blocks an uppercut.
Wilder tries to pull guard but Francis won't allow it.
Wilder tries to pull guard but Francis holds him up against the cage and eventually Wilder drops back down to his feet.
Francis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Francis stalling in the clinch but Wilder improves position.
Francis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jayson Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Wilder.
Wilder jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Francis walks away with a smile on his face. Wilder gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Francis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wilder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilder is looking to clinch.
Wilder closes the distance and pushes Francis back into the cage.
Francis tries to work over Wilder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilder fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis trying to stall but Wilder improves his position.
Wilder tries for a takedown but Francis manages to get underhooks.
Wilder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as Wilder controls the action.
Wilder has hold of one of Francis's legs. Francis is fighting the takedown attempt but Wilder gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder looking to pass the guard.
Francis pulls Wilder in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder wants to pass the guard but Francis is keeping the position.
Wilder is still trying to improve position.
Francis is pulling down on Wilder's head to control his posture.
Francis trying to keep a closed guard but Wilder is proving a slippery customer.
Wilder trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilder looking to pass the guard.
Francis wants to sweep here but Wilder controlling him for the moment.
Francis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilder on the ground.
Francis is working hard here to advance position.
Wilder stands up over Francis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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.
Francis 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.
Francis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wilder stopping the sweep attempt from Francis.
Francis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilder wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving.
Francis managing to control the position.
Wilder stopping the sweep attempt from Francis.
Wilder makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wilder lands a couple of elbows.
Francis pulls Wilder in to control the position.
Francis keeping full guard, as Wilder tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wilder trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Francis keeping moving, preventing Wilder from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilder throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilder tries to free his leg and advance position but Francis is retaining full guard.
Wilder with a nice head shot there.
Wilder throwing strikes from guard but Francis blocks nicely.
Francis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilder manages to get himself to full guard.
Francis forces his way into half guard.
Wilder wants to get back to full guard.
Wilder regains full guard. Nicely done.
Francis controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Francis manages to get himself to full guard.
Wilder is looking to work some ground and pound but Francis has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilder trying to control but Francis is working from the bottom.
Wilder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilder trying to control but Francis is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Francis controlling Wilder's posture.
Wilder is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colton Wilder will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wilder wants to clinch.
Francis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Francis as he avoids it easily.
Francis throws a wild body kick that Wilder sees coming a mile off.
Wilder tries to clinch but Francis is having none of it.
Francis wants to land a leg kick but Wilder is out of range.
Wilder has closed the distance and engaged Francis in a clinch.
Francis tries to throw a body punch but Wilder avoids it by throwing Francis back against the cage.
Francis digs a right hand underneath Wilder's ribcage. Wilder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilder jumps guard but Francis stands there with Wilder around his waist. Wilder gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Francis.
Wilder is trying to pull guard but Francis has him pressed against the cage.
Jayson Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Wilder.
Wilder tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Francis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Francis misses with the head strike.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilder.
Francis trying to stall but Wilder improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
Wilder tries to pull guard but Francis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wilder jumps guard but Francis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wilder jumps guard but Francis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wilder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Francis smiles and moves away.
Francis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilder has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Francis clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wilder throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Wilder thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wilder's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wilder doesn't have the hooks in and Francis manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis won't allow Wilder to sweep him here.
Francis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Francis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilder is trying to control the position but Francis postures up.
Wilder 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.
Wilder pulls Francis in close to prevent any damage.
Francis 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.
Francis trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilder trying to control the position.
Wilder is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Francis wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilder, not yet.
Francis trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wilder has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Francis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Francis throws a solid leg kick but Wilder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Francis.
Wilder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilder shoots in looking for a takedown but Francis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wilder forces Francis back against the cage and clinches.
Wilder jumps guard but Francis stands there with Wilder around his waist. Wilder gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wilder jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Francis walks away with a smile on his face. Wilder gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch lands to the side of Wilder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Francis sprawls well. Francis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilder gets slowly back to his feet.
Francis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Francis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wilder tries to clinch up but Francis circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilder looks to clinch
and Francis counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jayson Francis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Francis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wilder gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Francis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wilder fails to pull guard.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Wilder fails to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayson Francis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilder doesn't manage to clinch there - Francis circles away.
Wilder closes the distance and pushes Francis back into the cage.
Francis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
Wilder is trying to pull guard but Francis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wilder successfully pulls guard.
Francis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Francis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wilder manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wilder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Francis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder keeps trying to improve his position.
Wilder throwing strikes from guard but Francis blocks nicely.
Wilder trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilder is fighting to break Francis's control of his arms but Francis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Francis controls Wilder momentarily but Wilder frees himself.
Wilder distracts Francis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Francis trying to control the position here.
Francis wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis controlling Wilder's posture.
Wilder's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wilder postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wilder throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Wilder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Francis is keeping the position for now.
Francis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Francis controlling the action here.
Wilder wants to control but Francis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wilder is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Francis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Francis's back!
Francis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wilder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Francis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilder.
Wilder is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Francis!
Wilder controlling from the full mount.
Francis tries to hold on but Wilder pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder looking to control but Francis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wilder controlling from mount.
Wilder avoids the attempt from Francis to control.
Wilder landing punches.
Wilder lands a couple of good shots and Francis has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Francis is taking damage to the body and head.
Well, with Wilder on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Francis is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Francis is trying to break free.
Francis avoids the strikes from Wilder.
Francis tries to roll but Wilder sticks to his back.
Francis trying to control the hands but Wilder breaks the grip.
Wilder scores with punches and elbows.
Francis is covering up but some of the strikes from Wilder are getting through and doing damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Colton Wilder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilder scores with strikes from the back.
Wilder lands punches and elbows.
Francis looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wilder is working the ground and pound. Can Francis escape?
Wilder has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Francis's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Francis!
Francis is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Wilder.
Francis can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colton Wilder really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilder has a takedown stuffed.
Francis misses with a body kick.
Francis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wilder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Francis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Francis misses with a kick to the body.
Francis gets tackled into the cage by Wilder. Wilder maintains the clinch.
Wilder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Francis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilder tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Francis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jayson Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Wilder.
Francis lands a nice uppercut.
Wilder tries to pull guard but Francis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis misses with the head strike.
Francis lands a body punch.
Francis tries to throw a body punch but Wilder avoids it by throwing Francis back against the cage.
Wilder is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A right hook to the body lands for Francis.
Francis scores with a shoulder strike.
Francis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wilders head.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wilder is trying to pull guard but Francis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Francis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilder.
Wilder tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Francis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wilder pulls guard effortlessly.
Wilder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Francis advances to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Francis wants to stand up but Wilder has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Francis is pressing down on Wilder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wilder is holding on for now.
Francis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wilder is not content to let Francis control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis tries to pass to full mount but Wilder defends it.
Wilder wants to improve his position but Francis is controlling well.
Francis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wilder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Francis is working away from the top position though.
Francis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Wilder controls his leg.
Wilder wants to improve his position but Francis is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is holding on to half guard well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Francis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Francis gets tackled into the cage by Wilder. Wilder maintains the clinch.
Wilder tries to pull guard but Francis won't allow it.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilder is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Francis to keep the fight standing.
Wilder is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Francis to keep the fight standing.
Wilder jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Francis walks away with a smile on his face. Wilder gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Francis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wilder tries to clinch up but Francis circles away and keeps his distance.
Francis with the inside leg kick.
Wilder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Francis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilder shoots and misses
and Francis counters with a nice body shot.
Francis swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilder.
Wilder looks to clinch
and Francis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Francis.
Wilder wants to clinch
and Francis counters with a left to the body.
Colton Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Francis!
Francis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Francis is looking to wear down Wilder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Francis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilder is out of range.
Wilder is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Francis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilder misses with a takedown
and Francis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Francis as he avoids it easily.
Francis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayson Francis had his way with Colton Wilder in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wilder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Francis smiles and moves away.
Wilder tries to clinch but Francis is having none of it.
Francis throws a counter high kick but Wilder was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wilder moves in looking to clinch but Francis pushes him off.
Francis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wilder tries to clinch but Francis is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilder.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Francis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wilder clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis is trying to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Francis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jayson Francis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Francis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Francis smiles and moves away.
Jayson Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Wilder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Francis can pounce on him.
Wilder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Francis but Francis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilder clinches up with Francis and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilder jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Francis walks away with a smile on his face. Wilder gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wilder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Francis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wilder's knee momentarily.
Wilder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wilder is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wilder takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilder tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Francis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wilder tries to pull guard but Francis holds him up against the cage and eventually Wilder drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilder blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Francis.
Wilder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Francis smiles and moves away.
Francis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Francis keeps the fight on the outside.
Francis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Francis circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilder jumps guard but Francis stands there with Wilder around his waist. Wilder gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wilder jumps guard but Francis stands there with Wilder around his waist. Wilder gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Francis.
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!
Wilder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wilder tries to pull guard but Francis holds him up against the cage and eventually Wilder drops back down to his feet.
Francis tries a body shot but Wilder blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Wilder.
Francis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Francis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilder's elbow.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis misses with the head strike.
Wilder tries to pull guard but Francis holds him up against the cage and eventually Wilder drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Francis.
A right hook to the body lands for Francis.
Wilder has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Francis clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Francis trying to control the hands but Wilder breaks the grip.
Wilder controlling from the back.
Can Francis hold on?! Wilder is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Wilder lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Francis hold on?!
Francis staying busy and making it hard for Wilder to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francis is taking damage to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis tries to roll but Wilder sticks to his back.
Francis trying to control the position but Wilder manages to sink in the hooks.
Francis is trying to break free.
Wilder scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Francis is looking for a way out.
Wilder is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Francis. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
It looks like Jayson Francis has been cut.
Francis is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Wilder trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Wilder landing with strikes.
Wilder biding his time, controlling Francis.
Francis trying to control the hands but Wilder breaks the grip.
Wilder scores with punches to the body.
Francis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jayson Francis.
I think Francis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jayson Francis!
Jayson Francis retains his heavyweight title!
Jayson Francis 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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