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UCF 33: Flanders v Taylor PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gray (ranked 2132 p4p, 3351 weight class) and Bennett Knightley (ranked 270 p4p, 372 weight class). Knightley has chosen Hang ‘Em High - NCR as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bennett Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knightley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knightley throws a looping overhand right but Gray ducks down to avoid it.
Knightley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gray.
Knightley cracks a nice hook into Gray's ribs.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Knightley throws a poor cross that misses
and Gray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knightley lands a two punch combo.
 It looks like Alex Gray has been cut.
Knightley throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
Knightley tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knightley misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Gray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knightley misses with a right hand
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knightley misses with a body punch
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Knightley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Knightley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knightley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gray walks into a jab.
Gray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knightley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gray looks to throw the jab but Knightley is out of range.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knightley moves away.
Knightley throws an off balance right hand
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knightley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knightley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Knightley throws a counter combo.
Knightley swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Gray throws a series of punches but Knightley moves out of range.
Knightley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray takes a swing at Knightley's ribcage but misses.
Gray scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been told by Gray's head coaches at Copes that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick from Knightley.
It looked like Gray was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knightley.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Knightley lands a glancing blow to the side of Gray's head.
Gray takes a swing at Knightley's ribcage but misses.
Gray misses with a hook. Knightley ducked under it nicely.
Knightley works over Gray's head and body with a nice combination.
Knightley lands with an uppercut that bounces Gray off the cage and back into range.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knightley.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Gray as he connects with a hook.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Knightley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knightley. That's going to slow Gray down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Knightley slips the punch.
Knightley unleashes a big counter combination but Gray bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gray scores with a jab to the body.
Gray takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knightley.
Gray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knightley looks for the body kick but Gray saw that one coming.
Gray takes a swing at Knightley's ribcage but misses.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray throws a big shot that misses.
And Knightley responds with a good body kick, but Gray manages to step out the way in time.
Gray is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gray scores with a body shot.
Gray lands a body shot.
Knightley walks into a straight right hand from Gray.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knightley misses the shot to the body.
Gray throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knightley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray is looking to wear down Knightley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knightley throws a head kick that half lands.
Knightley slips under a jab from Gray.
Gray throws a poor cross that misses
and Gray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knightley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knightley throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Knightley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Knightley.
Knightley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Gray's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Knightley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gray throws a lazy right hand but Knightley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knightley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gray lands a jab to Knightley's midsection.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knightley moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knightley! But no joy.
Knightley throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Gray scores with a hook.
Knightley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gray is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knightley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knightley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knightley misses with a hook
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Alex Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Gray works Knightley's body with a nice hook.
Gray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Gray.
Knightley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Knightley keeps the fight on the outside.
Knightley throws out a counter right but Gray avoids it with no problem.
Gray digs a good body shot into Knightley's ribs.
Knightley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gray takes one to the side of the head.
Knightley throws a right hand that misses
and Gray counters with a nice body shot.
Gray slips a jab and a cross from Knightley.
Knightley misses with a wild body shot.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knightley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Gray checks a low kick from Knightley.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knightley.
Knightley digs a good hook to Gray's body.
Knightley slips under a jab from Gray.
Gray misses the body punch
and Knightley counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray avoids the body shot from Knightley.
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knightley.
Knightley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knightley throws a leg kick
and Gray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knightley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Knightley moves away and avoids it.
Knightley throws a wild body kick that Gray sees coming a mile off.
Knightley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gray drives through and clinches with Knightley against the cage.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley prevents a body shot from Gray.
Gray misses with the head strike.
Knightley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray slips under a jab.
It looked like Gray was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knightley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a jab when Knightley was well out of range.
Knightley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knightley was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Knightley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gray instigates a clinch.
Knightley working aggressively here.
Gray tries to work over Knightley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray tries to work over Knightley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knightley tries to break the clinch but Gray is controlling the position.
Gray prevents a body shot from Knightley.
Knightley is trying to break free.
Gray lands with a light punch inside.
Gray prevents a body shot from Knightley.
Knightley lands with a left to the head.
Knightley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knightley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Gray misses.
Good shot there by Gray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knightley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray tests Knightley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knightley throws a lazy head kick
and Gray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knightley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Knightley.
Knightley looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Knightley.
Knightley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knightley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knightley misses with a straight left.
Knightley throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray thuds a left hand into Knightley's body.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Knightley avoids the body shot from Gray.
Knightley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Gray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Gray's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Knightley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gray throws a lazy right hand but Knightley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knightley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knightley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knightley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gray. That did some damage!
Gray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gray throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Knightley counter with a right hand.
Gray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knightley swings widly with a right hand
and Gray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gray works Knightley's body with a nice hook.
Knightley takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray throws a body punch but Knightley moves out of range.
Gray walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knightley.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knightley moves away.
Knightley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley moves out of range of the strikes.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley lands a front kick.
Knightley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knightley has time to react.
Knightley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Knightley defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
Knightley flicks out a counter leg kick but Gray steps away.
Knightley digs a good body shot into Gray's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knightley.
Knightley moves out of range of the strikes.
Knightley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gray misses the jab.
A nice side step and Knightley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gray misses with a shot to the body
and Knightley counters with a two punch combo.
Knightley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knightley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knightley misses with a straight left.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knightley was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Knightley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knightley throws a sloppy head kick
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knightley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knightley avoids the body shot from Gray.
Knightley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gray with a body shot.
Knightley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Knightley swings widly with a right hand
and Gray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gray jabs Knightley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knightley throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gray misses.
Nice shot lands for Gray.
Knightley lands a glancing blow to the side of Gray's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gray.
Gray connects with a nice looking jab.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Knightley.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Gray misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Knightley to counter with a crisp jab.
Knightley throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gray misses with an uppercut. Knightley saw that one coming.
Knightley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gray moves away from the strike by Knightley.
Knightley misses with a wild body shot.
Knightley moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Knightley throws a series of punches but Gray moves out of range.
Knightley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knightley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Gray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gray throwing a counter right hand but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Gray lands a slapping body shot.
Knightley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gray counters with a straight right hand.
Gray misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knightley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray punishes Knightley's body with a nice straight punch.
Gray cracks a nice hook into Knightley's ribs.
Gray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knightley tries to land a leg kick but Gray saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray works Knightley's body with a nice hook.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray doesn't manage to clinch there - Knightley circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gray has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Gray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brody MacDonald (ranked 2589 p4p, 2898 weight class) and Praew Dao (ranked 312 p4p, 336 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Praew Dao!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from MacDonald.
MacDonald scores with a jab. Dao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MacDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Dao counters with a straight right hand.
Dao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. MacDonald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from MacDonald misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by MacDonald there.
Dao forces MacDonald back against the cage and clinches.
Dao tries a body shot but MacDonald blocks it.
Dao lands a hook that snaps the head of MacDonald backwards.
Nice body punch from Dao - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dao misses with a body punch.
Dao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MacDonald or not.
MacDonald manages to break the clinch.
MacDonald misses with an uppercut
and Dao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Brody MacDonald has been cut.
MacDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Dao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald throws a hook but Dao blocks it.
MacDonald loads up on a big right hand but Dao slips the punch.
Dao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
MacDonald cracks a nice hook into Dao's ribs.
MacDonald connects with a nice looking jab.
Dao slips a straight right by MacDonald.
MacDonald gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dao.
MacDonald misses with a right hand
enabling Dao to counter with a crisp jab.
Dao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MacDonald on the side of the head.
Dao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacDonald.
Dao clinches with his opponent.
Dao tries to work over MacDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Dao won't allow it.
MacDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacDonald blocks a body shot from Dao.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacDonald is looking to control Dao's arms but Dao gets an underhook and turns him. Now MacDonald has his back to the cage.
Dao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacDonald's elbow.
Dao manages to break the clinch.
Dao moves out of range as MacDonald strikes.
Dao cracks MacDonald with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from MacDonald misses the target.
Dao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacDonald swings widly with a right hand
and Dao counters with a slapping leg kick.
MacDonald throws a lazy uppercut
and Dao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacDonald lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacDonald throws out the jab.
Dao scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald swings widly with a right hand
and Dao counters with a low kick, right behind MacDonald 's knee.
Dao has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
MacDonald lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from MacDonald misses.
A big left from Dao misses.
MacDonald lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dao throws a poor cross that misses
and MacDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacDonald throws a big shot that misses.
MacDonald throws an off balance right hand
enabling Dao to counter with a crisp jab.
Brody MacDonald's cut is getting worse.
Dao misses with a two punch combination.
MacDonald throws a hook but Dao avoids it easily.
Dao clinches up with MacDonald and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dao lands with a light punch inside.
MacDonald blocks a body shot from Dao.
Come on MacDonald - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dao swings wildly with an uppercut but MacDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dao can't find room to land a body shot as MacDonald controls the action.
Dao struggles to land a body shot inside as MacDonald controls his hands.
Dao misses with a body punch.
Dao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacDonald manages to break the clinch.
MacDonald looks to throw the jab but Dao is out of range.
MacDonald misses with a hook. Dao ducked under it nicely.
Dao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
MacDonald misses with a series of wild punches.
Dao is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Praew Dao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brody MacDonald's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
MacDonald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dao momentarily.
A leg kick checked by MacDonald.
MacDonald looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range.
MacDonald looks to land a left hand but Dao moved out of range nicely.
Dao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
MacDonald misses with a hook
and Dao counters with a three punch combo that has MacDonald backing up. MacDonald nods at Dao to acknowledge the strikes.
MacDonald lands with a straight right. Dao didn't see that one coming.
 It looks like Praew Dao has been cut.
MacDonald tests Dao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
MacDonald misses with an uppercut.
MacDonald misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Dao to counter with a crisp jab.
MacDonald misses the jab.
Dao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacDonald loads up on a big right hand but Dao slips the punch.
Dao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MacDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dao counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dao clinches up against the cage.
MacDonald is trying to stall.
Dao keeps control of MacDonald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Dao.
MacDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dao tries to move into range but MacDonald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MacDonald missing with a left hand there. Dao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacDonald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by MacDonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
MacDonald looks to throw the jab but Dao is out of range.
MacDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacDonald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
MacDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Dao.
MacDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Dao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
MacDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MacDonald lands an overhand right.
MacDonald misses with a hook
and Dao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brody MacDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Dao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dao.
MacDonald throws the left hand but Dao avoids the punch easily.
Dao moves into the clinch successfully.
MacDonald breaks from the clinch.
MacDonald jabs Dao right on the nose. Dao blinks but takes it well.
A telegraphed right hand from MacDonald misses the target.
Dao tries a quick counter leg kick but MacDonald is wise to it.
Dao fails to land with a series of punches.
Dao misses with a looping right.
Dao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Dao misses.
MacDonald lands a lovely overhand right.
MacDonald throws a right hand that misses
and Dao counters with a good low kick that MacDonald was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from MacDonald.
Dao slips a jab from MacDonald.
MacDonald looks to throw the jab but Dao is out of range.
Dao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacDonald throws a looping overhand right but Dao ducks down to avoid it.
Dao looks to land a left hand but MacDonald moved out of range nicely.
Dao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacDonald.
Dao feints a counter leg kick.
MacDonald closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dao throws out a loose jab but MacDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacDonald. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dao's jab looks to have found its range, popping MacDonald under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brody MacDonald will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
MacDonald loads up on a big right hand but Dao slips the punch.
MacDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Dao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacDonald misses with an uppercut.
MacDonald throws a hook but Dao blocks it.
MacDonald lands a lovely overhand right.
MacDonald is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - MacDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brody MacDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dao gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacDonald working aggressively here.
MacDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Dao controls his hands.
Dao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacDonald tries to throw a body punch but Dao avoids it by throwing MacDonald back against the cage.
MacDonald lands a body shot in the clinch.
MacDonald has had enough of the clinch but Dao keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
Dao misses with a punch to the body.
Dao is leaning against MacDonald and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
MacDonald breaks from the clinch.
MacDonald scores with a jab to the head.
Dao throws a series of punches but MacDonald moves out of range.
MacDonald swings widly with a right hand
letting Dao counter with a right hand.
MacDonald pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dao back to the cage. MacDonald follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
MacDonald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacDonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dao counters with a good low kick that MacDonald was not able to check.
MacDonald misses with a series of wild punches.
MacDonald misses with a hook. Dao ducked under it nicely.
As MacDonald backs off Dao throws a huge counter combo but MacDonald manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacDonald swings widly with a right hand
and Dao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from MacDonald.
Dao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dao slips a straight right by MacDonald.
Dao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacDonald.
A jab from MacDonald misses.
Dao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
MacDonald lunges at Dao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dao's hand.
MacDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dao counters with a nice uppercut.
Dao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MacDonald checks a leg kick.
Dao missing with a left hand there. MacDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald misses with an uppercut. Dao saw that one coming.
Dao feints a counter leg kick.
MacDonald missing with a left hand there. Dao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dao ducks under a wild hook from MacDonald.
MacDonald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
MacDonald throws a looping overhand right but Dao ducks down to avoid it.
Dao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dao lands with a left to the head.
MacDonald is trying to push Dao away but Dao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dao misses with a body punch.
MacDonald breaks the clinch.
MacDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Dao.
Dao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MacDonald has time to react.
MacDonald misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from MacDonald finds it's way through Dao's defenses.
A jab from Dao does it's job there.
Brody MacDonald's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacDonald.
The fighters circling - MacDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Dao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
MacDonald lands with a straight right. Dao didn't see that one coming.
Dao moves out of range as MacDonald strikes.
MacDonald misses with a straight left.
Dao flicks out a counter leg kick but MacDonald steps away.
Dao blocks a jab.
MacDonald looks to land a left hand but Dao moved out of range nicely.
Dao has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brody MacDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
I think MacDonald has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Morterero (ranked 2037 p4p, 3392 weight class) and Aingot Nofud (ranked 261 p4p, 377 weight class). Morterero comes to the cage accompanied by Tequila Sunrise (Spanish Version). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emilio Morterero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aingot Nofud!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nofud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morterero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Nofud.
Morterero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nofud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nofud throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Morterero to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Nofud misses the target.
Nofud misses with a kick to the body.
Morterero scores with a hook.
Morterero explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Morterero jabs Nofud right on the nose. Nofud blinks but takes it well.
Nofud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morterero counters with a series of strikes. Nofud will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aingot Nofud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Nofud looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nofud misses the shot to the body.
Morterero has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nofud shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nofud throws a good cross that connects.
Nofud loads up on a big right hand but Morterero slips the punch.
Nofud takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morterero throws a body kick that misses.
Morterero tries to bum rush Nofud with a series of wild strikes but Nofud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nofud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morterero.
 Nofud is rocked!
Nofud throws a hook but Morterero blocks it.
Nofud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morterero throws out the jab.
Morterero misses with an uppercut. Nofud saw that one coming.
Morterero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Morterero. That snapped Nofud's head back.
Morterero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nofud.
Morterero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nofud moves forwards but Morterero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morterero lands a hook that stumbles Nofud back into the cage. Morterero follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Nofud to the canvas! Morterero pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Nofud has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Emilio Morterero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Debt Metal (ranked 2662 p4p, 2778 weight class) and Kane Williams (ranked 335 p4p, 350 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad to the Bone. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Debt Metal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kane Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Metal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Williams keeping full guard, as Metal tries to pass.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Metal from controlling successfully.
Metal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metal postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams is trying to keep Metal in close.
Metal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Metal from controlling successfully.
Metal slips nicely into half guard.
Metal controlling the action here.
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.
Metal is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Metal trying to advance position but Williams counters by regaining guard.
Metal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Metal. Metal maintains the clinch.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Metal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Metal can't fight it off and eventually Williams manages to take the fight to the floor. Metal looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Metal keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams trying to control but Metal is working from the bottom.
Metal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
My spies in Catch Wrestling L.A. inform me that Williams has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Metal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Metal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four 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.
Metal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Metal trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Metal keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams cracks Metal with a solid left hand.
Metal pulls Williams in to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Metal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a strike but Metal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Metal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Metal throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Debt Metal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Metal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Metal closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Metal lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Metal's guard.
Metal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Metal blocks nicely.
Williams throws a strike but Metal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
It looks like Debt Metal has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Metal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Metal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Metal keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams pushes down on Metal's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Metal's head.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Metal is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Williams is working for a kimura but Metal is defending it quite comfortably.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Metal defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Metal defending well though.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Metal is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Metal keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Metal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams is taking a breather. Metal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Williams throwing shots but Metal is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metal is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Metal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Metal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Debt Metal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane Williams.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Metal sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Metal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams goes for a double leg but Metal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Metal continues to drive forward.
Williams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Metal!
Metal manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Metal's head.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Metal defending well though.
Metal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Debt Metal's cut.
That's time! Metal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Metal. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Metal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Metal tries to get out of the position.
Metal keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Metal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams throws an elbow that misses. Metal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Williams's guard. Nice move by Metal!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metal trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Metal is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metal wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Metal is stalling in the full guard.
Metal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Metal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Metal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Metal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams is trying to keep Metal in close.
Williams controlling Metal's posture.
Metal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metal trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Williams looks for a takedown but Metal sprawls well.
Williams dives in and grabs Metal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Metal pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Metal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Debt Metal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane Williams.
Metal rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Williams wants a takedown.
Williams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Metal after a bit of a struggle.
Metal gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Metal takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Williams trying to control but Metal postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metal thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Metal frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Metal working the ground and pound effectively.
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Metal lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Metal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Debt Metal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Metal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Debt Metal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Ole Dick Twist (ranked 1210 p4p, 1684 weight class) and MF Jones (ranked 164 p4p, 227 weight class). MF Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Ole Dick Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, MF Jones!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Dick Twist shoots in.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones misses with a kick to the body
and Dick Twist counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dick Twist.
Dick Twist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Our spies down at at Gronk Apes inform us that Jones has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dick Twist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dick Twist postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones is controlling Dick Twist's posture.
Dick Twist throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Dick Twist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Dick Twist is proving a slippery customer.
Dick Twist throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick Twist trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dick Twist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dick Twist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dick Twist wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Dick Twist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dick Twist is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Dick Twist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones has his hands on Dick Twist's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Dick Twist drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jones sprawls and moves away.
That's two 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.
Jones throws a jab when Dick Twist was well out of range.
Dick Twist slips under a jab from Jones.
That kick from Jones tenderised Dick Twist's leg. Dick Twist is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dick Twist darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dick Twist.
Dick Twist 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.
Dick Twist throws a strike but Jones avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dick Twist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dick Twist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dick Twist postures up.
Dick Twist landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones pulls Dick Twist in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick Twist lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dick Twist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dick Twist throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Dick Twist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dick Twist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dick Twist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dick Twist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dick Twist scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dick Twist throwing strikes but missing.
Dick Twist trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick Twist landing with the ground and pound.
Dick Twist looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Dick Twist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dick Twist wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick Twist lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dick Twist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Ole Dick Twist dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dick Twist shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Jones is controlling Dick Twist's posture.
Dick Twist is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Dick Twist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dick Twist passes into half guard.
Dick Twist throws a strike but Jones avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick Twist throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The Ole Dick Twist overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dick Twist is looking for a triangle here but Jones uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dick Twist is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick Twist is trying to improve his position.
Jones gets to mount! Dick Twist was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dick Twist wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Dick Twist is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dick Twist is working hard here to advance position.
Dick Twist breaks Jones's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dick Twist keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick Twist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dick Twist is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Dick Twist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dick Twist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones is controlling Dick Twist's posture.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick Twist is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dick Twist forces his way into half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dick Twist.
Dick Twist is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dick Twist slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Dick Twist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Dick Twist has control of the leg.
Dick Twist is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick Twist throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dick Twist.
Jones is controlling Dick Twist's trapped leg to prevent Dick Twist from advancing to side control.
Dick Twist sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Dick Twist controlling the pace.
Dick Twist not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick Twist scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dick Twist throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Dick Twist.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Ole Dick Twist dominated that second round.
That's time! Dick Twist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dick Twist dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
MF Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Jones.
Dick Twist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dick Twist gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jones regains guard.
Dick Twist is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Dick Twist throwing strikes but missing.
Dick Twist working some strikes from top position.
Dick Twist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dick Twist throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dick Twist's guard. Nice move by Jones!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick Twist isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks Dick Twist on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones!
Dick Twist gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick Twist regains half guard.
Jones controlling the pace.
Dick Twist trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dick Twist tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Dick Twist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dick Twist looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dick Twist tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jones has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick Twist slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The Ole Dick Twist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones tries to pass to full mount but Dick Twist defends it.
Dick Twist is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dick Twist is trying to control but can't.
Jones is keen to just control but Dick Twist is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dick Twist wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dick Twist attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Dick Twist counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dick Twist tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dick Twist trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick Twist fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Ole Dick Twist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dick Twist, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Ole Dick Twist!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Bergman (ranked 24638 p4p, 2466 weight class) and Saul Singer (ranked 562 p4p, 288 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Bergman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Singer!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergman tries to bum rush Singer with a series of wild strikes but Singer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Singer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Singer slips a jab and a cross from Bergman.
Bergman misses with a few strikes there.
Singer misses the jab.
Bergman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bergman misses with an uppercut.
Singer throws a nice looking combination but Bergman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bergman misses with a straight right.
Singer throws a shot from downtown. Bergman moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Bergman misses its intended target.
Bergman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Singer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Singer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bergman scores with a nice right hand.
Bergman lands with a right hand.
It looks like Saul Singer has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Bergman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Singer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Singer.
Bergman throws a looping overhand right but Singer ducks down to avoid it.
Singer fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Bergman.
Bergman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bergman looking to pass the guard.
Bergman won't allow Singer to get back to his feet.
Singer keeping moving, preventing Bergman from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergman advances to half guard.
Bergman wants to control but Singer is keeping him busy.
Singer pushes Bergman off looking to stand but Bergman dives back in and keeps control.
Bergman is looking to take a break and control but Singer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bergman tries to pass to full mount but Singer defends it.
Still in half guard, Bergman seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singer scores with a nice strike.
Singer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Singer! But no joy.
Bergman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Singer doesn't seem bothered though.
Tobias Bergman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Bergman does it's job there.
Bergman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Singer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Singer misses.
Singer scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Tobias Bergman has been cut.
Bergman misses the jab.
Bergman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Singer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bergman! Singer lets Bergman back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Bergman is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergman throws a poor cross that misses
and Singer counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saul Singer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riel Proh (ranked 1532 p4p, 2439 weight class) and Jerome Greene (ranked 207 p4p, 286 weight class). Riel Proh 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Riel Proh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Greene!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proh has his takedown stuffed
and Greene counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Proh shoots in for a takedown but Greene shows good takedown defense.
Proh closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Greene's guard.
Proh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Proh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greene has his hands on Proh's head, controlling the position.
Greene being controlled here, momentarily.
Proh prevents Greene from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Proh scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proh lands a couple of elbows.
Proh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Proh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Proh distracts Greene with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Proh stands up over Greene, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Proh wants to control from the top but Greene keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Proh has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Proh is looking to work some ground and pound but Greene has wrist control.
Proh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greene works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Proh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Proh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Proh throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proh pushing down on Greene's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Greene won't allow Proh to pass to mount.
Greene is trying to control but can't.
Proh trying to pass the guard but Greene defending well.
Proh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Greene really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Proh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Proh perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Proh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Proh thows a huge punch but Greene dodges it nicely.
Proh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Greene wants to get back to full guard.
Proh looks to land a strike but Greene avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Proh landing with the ground and pound.
Proh distracts Greene with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Proh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proh throws an elbow that misses. Greene uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Proh's guard. Nice move by Greene!
Proh 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.
Proh has control of Greene's left arm, preventing Greene from doing any damage.
Greene wanted to stand there but Proh had control of the position.
Greene trying to control but Proh is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Proh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Greene manages to get himself to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Proh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Proh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Greene sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Proh somewhat.
Proh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Proh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Greene is looking to control Proh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Greene avoid being mounted?
Proh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proh controlling the action here.
Proh throwing shots but Greene is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proh trying to control the pace.
Proh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Proh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Proh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Greene is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Proh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Proh's back!
Proh staying busy and making it hard for Greene to control.
Proh wants to control his opponent's hands but Greene gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proh staying busy and making it hard for Greene to control.
Proh is in bad spot here.
Proh tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Proh is wriggling around trying to escape.
Greene trying to control but Proh is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proh tries to reverse the position but Greene maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proh is squirming around, avoiding Greene's attempts to control the action.
Proh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Proh gets full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Proh holds on and takes a little breather.
Proh continues to stall.
Greene seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Greene stopping the sweep attempt from Proh.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Proh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Riel Proh has been cut.
Proh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Greene sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Proh somewhat.
Proh gets a double leg takedown into Greene's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Proh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Proh trying to control but Greene is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jerome Greene will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Riel Proh's cut.
That's time! Proh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Proh dives in and grabs Greene's left leg, looking for a takedown. Greene pushes down on Proh's head and hops out.
Greene lands a nice hook to Proh's body. Proh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Proh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Greene sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Proh somewhat.
Greene works Proh's body with a nice hook.
Proh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Greene to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riel Proh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Proh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Proh shoots in for a double leg but Greene sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Greene throws out a counter right but Proh avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proh checks a low kick from Greene.
Greene leaves Proh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Proh fails with the takedown
letting Greene counter with a right hand.
Greene smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene stuffs the takedown attempt from Proh. Proh gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Proh.
Proh closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Greene did well to prevent Proh getting side control.
Proh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Proh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Proh prevents Greene from improving his position.
Greene regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Proh.
Proh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greene works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Proh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greene works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Proh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greene is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Proh passes Greene's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Proh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Proh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Greene gets back to full guard.
Proh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Proh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proh engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Proh throwing strikes but missing.
Proh scoring with some ground and pound.
Proh is stalling in the full guard.
Proh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Proh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Greene swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greene 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.
Proh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Proh moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Proh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Greene but Greene pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Greene defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Proh.
Greene swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Greene comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Greene has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayilton Almeda (ranked 4486 p4p, 1213 weight class) and Teofil Gielgud (ranked 496 p4p, 158 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Almeda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Anota Aí - MC Lipi. Gielgud comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Witajcie W Naszej Bajce kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jayilton Almeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teofil Gielgud!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeda throws an overhand right that lands on Gielgud's shoulder, as Gielgud tries to avoid the shot.
Gielgud is looking to clinch.
Gielgud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gielgud moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Almeda 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.
Gielgud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Gielgud. Those never looked like landing.
Almeda moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Gielgud.
Almeda shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Almeda controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gielgud tries to kick Almeda off but Almeda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gielgud is trying to stand back up but Almeda is controlling him
Almeda passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gielgud!
Almeda controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeda looking to finish Gielgud with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gielgud!
Gielgud squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gielgud is squirming around, avoiding Almeda's attempts to control the action.
Almeda lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
You get the feeling that Gielgud really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Almeda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gielgud is looking to escape.
Almeda looking to finish Gielgud with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gielgud!
Gielgud is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Almeda lands with some strikes.
Almeda controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gielgud's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Almeda controlling the position easily from mount.
Gielgud's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Almeda landing punches.
Almeda trying to control but Gielgud is having none of it.
Almeda lands with some strikes.
Almeda controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gielgud in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Almeda landing strikes from the mount.
Almeda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Almeda lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gielgud hang on?
Almeda tries to control but Gielgud wriggling away.
Almeda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gielgud is squirming around, avoiding Almeda's attempts to control the action.
Almeda landing strikes from the mount and Gielgud is in trouble!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayilton Almeda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gielgud throws a jab when Almeda was well out of range.
Almeda changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gielgud throws a looping overhand right but Almeda ducks down to avoid it.
Almeda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gielgud.
Gielgud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Almeda.
Almeda scores with a punch to the head.
Almeda thuds his shin into the meat of Gielgud's side.
Almeda moves into range and clinches up with Gielgud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Almeda.
Almeda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gielgud can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gielgud blocks an uppercut.
Almeda unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gielgud! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Almeda is unloading with more strikes now! Gielgud drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayilton Almeda!
Jayilton Almeda decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Flanders (ranked 1881 p4p, 816 weight class) and Mick Taylor (ranked 173 p4p, 79 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dallas Flanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanders scores with a shot to the body.
Taylor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Flanders kicks off Taylor and gets to his feet.
Flanders slips a jab from Taylor.
Flanders slips a straight right by Taylor.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Flanders should have avoided that one.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Flanders just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanders loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flanders.
Flanders keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor avoids a kick to the body.
Flanders misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Flanders misses the shot to the body.
Flanders takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Flanders misses.
Flanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor moves out of range as Flanders strikes.
Flanders keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders tries to land a leg kick but Taylor saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Flanders.
Flanders uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
Flanders throws a lazy uppercut
and Flanders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flanders looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Flanders swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Flanders
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Flanders tries a head kick but it misses.
Flanders looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Flanders.
Flanders sets himself, and Taylor steps forward looking for the clinch! Flanders avoids it this time.
Flanders misses with a series of wild punches.
Flanders scores with a leg kick.
Taylor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Flanders!
Flanders throws Taylor to one side and escapes!
Flanders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been told by Flanders's head coaches at Convicted Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanders walks into a straight right hand from Taylor.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Taylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dallas Flanders has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Taylor.
Flanders gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Taylor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Flanders takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Taylor shoots and misses
and Flanders counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Flanders saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Flanders dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Flanders's ribs.
Flanders swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Flanders.
Taylor looking to score a takedown here. Flanders is defending well but Taylor drives through and ends up in Flanders's guard.
Flanders is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Taylor dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flanders has escaped the position, nice work there.
Taylor is trying to get an arm triangle but Flanders is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders is trying to buck Taylor off.
Flanders knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Flanders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flanders is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Taylor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Taylor moves into full mount!
Dallas Flanders overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taylor is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Flanders is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mick Taylor!
Mick Taylor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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