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UCF 52: Puro v Greene PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael De La Ghetto (ranked 3054 p4p, 4785 weight class) and Bing Chilling (ranked 306 p4p, 432 weight class). De La Ghetto comes to the cage accompanied by Fresh Prince - Geoffrey Poet. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphael De La Ghetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bing Chilling!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chilling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chilling leaves De La Ghetto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chilling fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chilling is looking to clinch but De La Ghetto is avoiding it.
De La Ghetto throws an off balance right hand
and Chilling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Chilling.
Chilling lands a two punch combo.
De La Ghetto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chilling is trying is best to control the position here.
Chilling wants to control but De La Ghetto is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Ghetto wants to pass to mount but Chilling is defending the position.
De La Ghetto controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chilling is looking to improve his position.
De La Ghetto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
De La Ghetto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chilling!
De La Ghetto working the ground and pound effectively.
De La Ghetto with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilling is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
De La Ghetto avoids the attempt from Chilling to control.
De La Ghetto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chilling tries to hold on but De La Ghetto postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De La Ghetto wants to control but instead Chilling manages to regain half guard.
De La Ghetto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chilling wants to improve his position but De La Ghetto is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chilling controlling the position for now.
Chilling looking for submissions off his back.
Chilling has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De La Ghetto is working away from the top position though.
De La Ghetto trying to mount his opponent but Chilling defends it.
De La Ghetto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chilling makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chilling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chilling keeping moving, preventing De La Ghetto from controlling successfully.
Chilling keeping full guard, as De La Ghetto tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De La Ghetto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chilling keeping moving, preventing De La Ghetto from controlling successfully.
Chilling is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De La Ghetto is trying to control but can't.
Chilling is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chilling is thwarting De La Ghetto's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raphael De La Ghetto will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De La Ghetto throws a jab but it's blocked by Chilling.
Chilling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chilling throws a nice looking combination but De La Ghetto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De La Ghetto lands with a hook. Chilling tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De La Ghetto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De La Ghetto looks to score with a jab to the body but Chilling is just out of range.
De La Ghetto tries for a takedown but Chilling sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chilling is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chilling slaps away a takedown attempt from De La Ghetto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael De La Ghetto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Chilling. Those never looked like landing.
De La Ghetto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Chilling.
De La Ghetto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chilling.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chilling! But no joy.
De La Ghetto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chilling defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Ghetto lands with a right hand.
Bing Chilling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chilling tries to clinch up.
Bing Chilling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Chilling misses.
De La Ghetto throws a looping overhand right but Chilling ducks down to avoid it.
Chilling looks to throw the jab but De La Ghetto is out of range.
Chilling keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chilling slips under a jab from De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto missing with a left hand there. Chilling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De La Ghetto misses with a hook. Chilling ducked under it nicely.
As De La Ghetto backs off Chilling throws a huge counter combo but De La Ghetto manages to avoid it all.
Chilling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De La Ghetto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De La Ghetto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De La Ghetto tries to pass to full mount but Chilling defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chilling is looking to control De La Ghetto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chilling avoid being mounted?
We've been hearing that De La Ghetto has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
De La Ghetto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De La Ghetto connects with a nice short shot to Chilling's temple.
De La Ghetto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De La Ghetto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chilling is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De La Ghetto pulls his head out easily.
De La Ghetto lands with a punch from half guard.
De La Ghetto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chilling doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De La Ghetto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto is working for a submission of some sort.
Chilling is trying to maintain the position but De La Ghetto is very close to passing his half guard.
De La Ghetto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De La Ghetto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De La Ghetto lands strikes from half guard.
Chilling looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De La Ghetto moves into full mount! Chilling won't be happy about that!
Chilling in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! De La Ghetto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
 Chilling is rocked!
Chilling manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Chilling is still in real trouble! Can De La Ghetto finish him?
De La Ghetto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chilling!
De La Ghetto lands a big elbow - Chilling is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Chilling is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Raphael De La Ghetto!
A very excited looking Raphael De La Ghetto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Wulff (ranked 3766 p4p, 2514 weight class) and Ulisses Campbell (ranked 401 p4p, 277 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maximilian Wulff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ulisses Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell swings for the body but Wulff moves out of range.
Wulff looks to score with a jab to the body but Campbell is just out of range.
Campbell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wulff looking to score a takedown here. Campbell is defending well but Wulff drives through and ends up in Campbell's guard.
Campbell wants to sweep here but Wulff controlling him for the moment.
Wulff postures up.
Campbell wants to sweep but no luck.
Campbell keeping moving, preventing Wulff from controlling successfully.
Campbell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wulff trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulff stopping the sweep attempt from Campbell.
Campbell is trying to keep Wulff in close.
Wulff wants to control from the top but Campbell keeps moving.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Campbell with a nice head shot there.
Wulff controlling the position.
Wulff lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wulff trying to control but Campbell is working from the bottom.
Campbell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wulff content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wulff postures up and lands a big shot to Campbell's brow.
Wulff won't allow Campbell to sweep him here.
Wulff showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wulff is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Campbell is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Wulff keeps moving.
Wulff wants to sweep here but Campbell controlling him for the moment.
Wulff controlling Campbell's posture.
Wulff 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.
Wulff is working hard here to advance position.
Campbell tries to free his leg and advance position but Wulff is retaining full guard.
Wulff working a defensive guard here.
Campbell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Campbell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Wulff keeps moving.
Campbell is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Campbell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wulff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wulff has momentary wrist control but Campbell slips an elbow through the middle.
Campbell advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell working the body and head with strikes.
 Wulff is rocked!
The crowd goes nuts as Campbell knocks Wulff out cold with a massive hammerfist! Campbell Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ulisses Campbell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jones (ranked 2677 p4p, 2396 weight class) and Juice Frehley (ranked 303 p4p, 270 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juice Frehley!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frehley throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Frehley won't be happy with that.
Jones is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Frehley is trying to escape and Jones transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Frehley is forced to tap! Nice work there by Jones! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron McNab (ranked 2644 p4p, 2474 weight class) and Porridge Wog (ranked 316 p4p, 299 weight class). Cameron McNab 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cameron McNab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Porridge Wog!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by McNab.
McNab lands a right hook to the body.
McNab misses the shot to the body.
McNab fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wog on the side of the head.
Wog gets caught napping as McNab dives in and scores a takedown. Wog manages to retain guard.
We've been hearing that McNab has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wog working a defensive guard here.
McNab trying to control but Wog is working from the bottom.
McNab trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wog keeping moving, preventing McNab from controlling successfully.
McNab is posturing up here but Wog has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! McNab tries to roll out but it's too tight and McNab has to tap! Slick submission there by Wog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Porridge Wog!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Praew Dao (ranked 2198 p4p, 2199 weight class) and Alex Gray (ranked 277 p4p, 278 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Praew Dao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gray!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Dao.
Dao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gray slips under a jab.
Dao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dao breaks the clinch.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray clobbers Dao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Dao.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
Dao misses with a looping right.
Dao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gray slips a jab from Dao.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gray checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dao misses with a leg kick.
Gray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dao misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Some wild striking there from Dao.
Dao throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
We've been told by Dao's head coaches at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dao misses the shot to the body.
Dao connects with a solid leg kick.
Gray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dao.
Gray scores with a nice head shot.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Gray misses with a few strikes there.
Dao throws out a powerful jab.
Gray lands with a shot to the body.
Dao throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dao misses with a two punch combination.
Gray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Praew Dao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Dao slips the punch.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dao.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gray! But no joy.
Gray cracks a nice hook into Dao's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dao.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dao was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
An attempted straight right counter from Dao misses the target.
A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target.
Gray is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dao rather than just go for the knockout.
Gray misses with a hook to the body
and Dao counters with a left and a right that stings Gray.
Dao throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gray's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dao under the eye.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Dao is just out of range.
Dao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dao throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dao scores with a jab. Gray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dao backs up against the cage.
Dao throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Gray takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Dao.
Dao throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Dao cracks Gray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Dao misses
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray cracks Dao with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Dao tries to bum rush Gray with a series of wild strikes but Gray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray swings for the body but Dao moves out of range.
Dao connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gray has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gray scores with a nice strike.
A shot to the liver by Dao. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheers as Gray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dao doesn't seem phased though.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Dao throws a head kick but Gray moves out of range.
Dao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dao lands with a nice body punch.
Dao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dao tries to clinch up.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range.
Dao avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Praew Dao will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gray throws a body punch but Dao moves out of range.
Dao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Dao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Some wild striking there from Dao.
Dao misses with a straight right.
Gray throws out a counter right but Dao avoids it with no problem.
Gray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gray's sensitive parts.
Dao defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
Gray checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gray.
A slow jab from Dao misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Dao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray works Dao's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dao takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Dao just misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gray in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
Dao pushes Gray up against the cage in a clinch.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Dao.
Dao prevents a body shot from Gray.
Gray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dao backwards.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Gray.
Dao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Dao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dao.
Gray works on Dao's body with a couple of short punches.
Gray is leaning against Dao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Gray - that landed with a thud.
Gray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dao trying to control the position but instead, Gray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dao into the cage.
Gray gets through Dao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Dao controls his hands.
Dao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gray.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray blocking some punches.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Dao's head.
Gray working aggressively here.
Dao stalling in the clinch but Gray improves position.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dao.
Dao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Gray pushes Dao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Gray.
Dao takes a shot to the head.
Gray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Dao.
Gray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alex Gray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gray misses with a body punch.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gray tries to work over Dao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dao is trying to break the clinch but Gray has him pressed against the cage.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray can't find room to land a body shot as Dao controls the action.
Gray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gray lands a shot to the body.
Gray blocking some punches.
Dao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gray misses with some punches.
Dao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Gray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Dao.
Dao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Dao ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray cracks Dao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gray throws a hook but Dao avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dao misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray misses with a body shot.
Dao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Dao loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Dao misses.
Dao looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dao prevents a body shot from Gray.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gray misses the jab.
Dao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gray throws out the jab.
Dao misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
Dao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Dao misses.
Dao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dao looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Dao throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dao manages to avoid it.
Dao 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.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Dao takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Dao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gray counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dao 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.
Dao is looking to slow Gray down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dao walks into a straight right hand from Gray.
Dao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dao cracks Gray with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Dao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
Praew Dao is winning the standup battle so far.
Dao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray connects with a nice looking jab.
A left and a right from Dao both land. Nice combination.
Gray with a hook.
Dao blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Dao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray slips a straight right by Dao.
Dao thuds his right hand into Gray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gray swings for the body but Dao moves out of range.
Gray closes the distance and pushes Dao back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dao has Gray pushed against the cage.
Dao pushes Gray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dao misses with a punch to the body.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray blocks a body shot from Dao.
Gray pushes Dao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gray lands a body punch.
Gray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dao.
Gray scores with a jab.
Gray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dao has time to react.
Gray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Dao is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gray checks a leg kick.
Dao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dao moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Dao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gray misses the jab.
Gray lands with a shot to the body.
Dao lands with a good body shot.
Gray swats away the attempt to clinch by Dao.
Dao takes one on the button.
Dao looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Dao lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dao.
A big left from Gray misses.
A leg kick checked by Gray.
Dao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
Dao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dao misses the jab.
Jab by Dao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dao throws a body shot but no joy.
Dao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gray circles away quickly and effectively.
Gray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dao missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gray digs a good hook to Dao's body.
Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Dao swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gray! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Gray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gray has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Gray!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franciszek Zukowski (ranked 1778 p4p, 1616 weight class) and Debt Metal (ranked 210 p4p, 191 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franciszek Zukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Debt Metal!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zukowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zukowski shoots in and gets a takedown into Metal's guard.
Zukowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zukowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Metal is keeping the position for now.
Zukowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zukowski trying to control but Metal is working from the bottom.
Zukowski prevents Metal from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zukowski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Metal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Metal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Metal!
Metal scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zukowski trying his best to control but Metal has mounted him.
Metal throwing strikes here but Zukowski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zukowski working to try and regain half guard.
Zukowski 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.
Metal looking to finish Zukowski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zukowski!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Metal prevents Zukowski from getting the reversal.
Metal misses with a head shot.
Metal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zukowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zukowski is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Zukowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zukowski is squirming around, avoiding Metal's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zukowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Metal trying to control but Zukowski is having none of it.
Zukowski is looking to improve his position but Metal isn't that keen on the idea.
Metal controlling the position easily from mount.
Metal wants to control the pace but Zukowski is squirming around nicely.
Metal working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zukowski wants to control but Metal is having none of it.
Metal with good strikes from the mount here!
Zukowski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Metal tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Metal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Metal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Metal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Metal looking to finish with strikes here!
Metal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zukowski's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metal with the ground and pound from mount.
Zukowski is rocked!
 It looks like Franciszek Zukowski has been cut.
Metal lands a big elbow - Zukowski is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Zukowski is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Debt Metal!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Patterson (ranked 1827 p4p, 2331 weight class) and Ford Van Der Livery (ranked 239 p4p, 286 weight class). Van Der Livery comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Symphony No. 9 (E Minor) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ford Van Der Livery!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Der Livery.
Jab, jab by Van Der Livery - just one landing.
It looks like John Patterson has been cut.
Patterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Der Livery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Der Livery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Der Livery scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Der Livery throws a lazy uppercut
and Patterson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Der Livery uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patterson.
Van Der Livery swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Patterson misses with a hook. Van Der Livery ducked under it nicely.
Patterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Van Der Livery.
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!
Van Der Livery uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Patterson has time to react.
Van Der Livery tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Patterson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patterson.
Van Der Livery swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Patterson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Der Livery's sensitive parts.
Jab, jab by Patterson - just one landing.
Patterson lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Livery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Der Livery to score with a decent uppercut.
Patterson looks to land a left hand but Van Der Livery moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Livery on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Der Livery uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Patterson loads up on a big right hand but Van Der Livery slips the punch.
Patterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Patterson - that will leave a mark!
Patterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Der Livery counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patterson thinking.
Van Der Livery drops his hands momentarily and Patterson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No joy there for Van Der Livery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Livery lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Der Livery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patterson misses with a kick to the body.
Patterson throws out a loose jab but Van Der Livery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Der Livery uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patterson.
Van Der Livery might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Van Der Livery looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Der Livery walks forward, straight into a front kick from Patterson.
Van Der Livery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Der Livery connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Der Livery throws a lazy uppercut
and Patterson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Livery. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Patterson misses its target.
Patterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Der Livery.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patterson.
Patterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Der Livery slips a straight right by Patterson.
Ford Van Der Livery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson throws a body kick that misses.
Patterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Der Livery to score with a decent uppercut.
Patterson defending well as Van Der Livery loads up on a big left hand.
Van Der Livery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
Van Der Livery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patterson.
Van Der Livery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patterson.
Patterson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Der Livery scores with a nice strike.
Patterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Der Livery misses with a straight left.
Van Der Livery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Livery.
Patterson connects with a crisp jab.
Van Der Livery takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Der Livery throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.
Patterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patterson throws an off balance right hand
and Van Der Livery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John Patterson's cut is getting worse.
Patterson keeps Van Der Livery at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Livery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Der Livery is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Patterson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Patterson slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Van Der Livery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patterson staying out of range there.
Van Der Livery misses with an uppercut. Patterson saw that one coming.
Van Der Livery misses with an uppercut
and Patterson counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Der Livery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Der Livery misses with a shot to the body
and Patterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Livery manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Patterson.
Van Der Livery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Patterson.
Nice shot lands for Patterson.
Van Der Livery slips a straight right by Patterson.
Patterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Patterson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Patterson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Der Livery fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Der Livery scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Patterson doesn't seem bothered though.
Patterson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Der Livery blocks a head kick by Patterson.
Van Der Livery misses with a looping right.
Patterson misses with a right hand
and Van Der Livery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patterson ducks right into an uppercut from Van Der Livery.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
Patterson clobbers Van Der Livery with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Der Livery misses with a looping right.
Patterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery looks to throw the jab but Patterson is out of range.
Patterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Van Der Livery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Der Livery sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Livery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Der Livery gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery swinging wildly here.
Van Der Livery just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patterson.
Van Der Livery misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Patterson misses the target.
Patterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Der Livery.
Patterson throws the left hand but Van Der Livery avoids the punch easily.
Van Der Livery works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Der Livery lands a jab to the head.
Patterson misses with a left hand
and Van Der Livery counters with a left to the body.
Van Der Livery cracks Patterson with an open hand slap.
Patterson lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Van Der Livery. Those never looked like landing.
Patterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Der Livery throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a lazy right hand but Van Der Livery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Der Livery walks into a left hand.
Van Der Livery slips under a jab from Patterson.
Patterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Patterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Der Livery. That did some damage!
A big right from Patterson misses.
Patterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Der Livery swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Der Livery misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Livery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Der Livery just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Livery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.
The crowd cheers as Van Der Livery lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patterson doesn't seem phased though.
Patterson throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Livery ducks down to avoid it.
Patterson lands a head kick. Van Der Livery smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Patterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Der Livery to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Livery lands a jab.
Patterson throws a hook to the side of Van Der Livery's head but Van Der Livery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patterson is looking to slow Van Der Livery down with leg kicks.
Van Der Livery misses with a looping right.
Patterson lands a leg kick that knocks Van Der Livery off balance momentarily.
Patterson throws a shot from downtown. Van Der Livery moves away and avoids it.
Van Der Livery misses the jab.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Patterson defending well as Van Der Livery loads up on a big left hand.
Patterson misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Livery cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Der Livery misses with an uppercut. Patterson saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Patterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ford Van Der Livery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson 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.
Patterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Livery on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson slips a straight right by Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Patterson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Patterson misses with a right hand
and Van Der Livery counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patterson thinking.
Crunch! Patterson slams his shin into Van Der Livery's torso.
Van Der Livery thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Patterson dips to his left and cracks Van Der Livery with an uppercut!
Van Der Livery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Der Livery throws a lazy uppercut
and Patterson counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Van Der Livery lands.
John Patterson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Patterson slips under a jab from Van Der Livery.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Livery on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Der Livery is breathing heavily.
Patterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Patterson cracks Van Der Livery with a good jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ford Van Der Livery will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Patterson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Der Livery swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Patterson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patterson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Livery moves out of range easily.
Patterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Der Livery has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Patterson.
A big left from Van Der Livery misses.
Van Der Livery misses with an uppercut.
Patterson thinks about countering with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Patterson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Der Livery slips a straight right by Patterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Livery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Patterson.
Patterson swings for the body but Van Der Livery moves out of range.
Patterson blocks a jab.
Patterson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Der Livery lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Livery lands a slapping body shot.
Patterson misses with a right hand
enabling Van Der Livery to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Der Livery throws a nice looking combination but Patterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patterson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Patterson scores with a body shot.
Patterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Der Livery.
Good standup being displayed there by Patterson as he connects with a hook.
Patterson lands a leg kick that knocks Van Der Livery off balance momentarily.
Van Der Livery paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Patterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Patterson lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Nice shot by Patterson.
Van Der Livery lands with a shot to the body.
Van Der Livery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patterson lands with a straight right. Van Der Livery didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson jabs at Van Der Livery's body.
Patterson throws out a loose jab but Van Der Livery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Livery counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Van Der Livery's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Der Livery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patterson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Der Livery. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Der Livery takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Van Der Livery throws a lazy uppercut
and Patterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Patterson.
A jab from Van Der Livery misses.
Patterson slips a jab and a cross from Van Der Livery.
Patterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Patterson - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Livery works Patterson's body with a nice hook.
Van Der Livery swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Van Der Livery stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patterson.
Van Der Livery takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Patterson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Der Livery's head backwards.
Van Der Livery on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Der Livery throws an off balance right hand
and Patterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Der Livery has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Patterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Der Livery's head.
Van Der Livery is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Patterson.
Van Der Livery connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Der Livery throws an overhand right that lands on Patterson's shoulder, as Patterson tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Van Der Livery misses.
A little feinted left hand from Patterson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Patterson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Der Livery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Der Livery.
Van Der Livery is still on wobbly legs! Can Patterson finish him?
Patterson throws a hook to the side of Van Der Livery's head but Van Der Livery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Der Livery looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Der Livery swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Der Livery seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the body from Van Der Livery misses
letting Patterson counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Patterson. That snapped Van Der Livery's head back.
Patterson defending well as Van Der Livery loads up on a big left hand.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Van Der Livery.
Patterson is looking to counter punch.
Van Der Livery takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson looks to land a right hand but Van Der Livery moved out of range.
Patterson lands an overhand right.
Van Der Livery slips a straight right by Patterson.
Patterson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van Der Livery if he has to take too many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Patterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patterson 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Patterson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deon Graves (ranked 1332 p4p, 1008 weight class) and Michael Tavares (ranked 144 p4p, 114 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Graves might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to THE ZOO. Tavares has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deon Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves misses with a straight left.
Graves lands with a cross.
 It looks like Michael Tavares has been cut.
Graves misses with a hook.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavares throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Graves misses with an uppercut
and Tavares counters with a three punch combo that has Graves backing up. Graves nods at Tavares to acknowledge the strikes.
Graves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Graves cracks Tavares with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tavares falls to his knees and Graves doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deon Graves!
After winning the bout, Deon Graves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Michael Tavares stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. Thank you to the fans for coming out to support. I'll do better next time.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Greene (ranked 1479 p4p, 922 weight class) and Murha Puro (ranked 184 p4p, 122 weight class). Murha Puro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Jerome Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Murha Puro!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick from Greene, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puro loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Greene misses its target.
Greene throws a series of strikes that have Puro backpedaling.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greene.
Sloppy strikes from Greene. Those never looked like landing.
Greene throws a combination that misses
and Puro counters with a stiff right hand.
Puro clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puro.
Come on Greene - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Greene content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greene.
Greene is looking to break free of the clinch but Puro has double underhooks.
Puro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greene breaks from the clinch.
Greene looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Greene with a body shot.
Jerome Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene works over Puro's head and body with a nice combination.
A lazy left from Puro finds it's target.
Greene scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Greene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene defending well as Puro loads up on a big left hand.
Greene misses with a leg kick
and Puro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greene lands a nice looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Greene misses with a wild body shot.
Greene gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Puro.
Greene tries to bum rush Puro with a series of wild strikes but Puro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Puro moves into range and clinches up with Greene.
Puro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puro scores with a hook to the body.
Puro misses with a punch on the inside.
Puro pushes Greene back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puro misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro misses with some punches.
Puro lands a shot to the body.
Puro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Greene wants to break the clinch but can't.
Greene blocks an uppercut.
Puro has Greene pressed against the cage.
Puro has Greene pressed against the cage, preventing Greene from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Puro misses with the head strike.
Puro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puro working aggressively here.
Greene breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Greene throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Puro.
Greene displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Greene gets tackled into the cage by Puro. Puro maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puro.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Puro is controlling him.
Greene is looking to break free of the clinch but Puro has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greene.
Puro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Greene's efforts to push away.
Greene takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene wants to break free but Puro has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Puro lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greene.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Murha Puro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Puro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greene.
It seemed like Puro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jerome Greene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puro checks a leg kick.
Greene throws a right hand that Puro ducks under and follows up with a left that Puro also avoids with ease.
Greene scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Greene ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Greene misses with a lunging right hand
and Greene takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puro wants to counter with a clinch but Greene pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puro cracks Greene with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Puro misses the shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Puro in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Greene takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Greene.
Puro dodges the punch combination from Greene.
Puro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puro manages to avoid it.
Puro with a jab.
Greene misses with a double jab
and Puro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Greene. Those never looked like landing.
Greene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puro throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Puro misses.
Greene with a nice calf kick.
Greene swinging wildly here.
Puro moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene wants to get back to striking at distance but Puro won't allow it.
Puro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Greene is rocked!
Puro lands with a left to the head.
Oh Greene is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Puro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Puro just leaning against Greene, taking a breather.
Puro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greene seems to have got his legs back now.
Puro stalling against the cage.
Greene stalling in the clinch but Puro improves position.
Puro tries to throw a body punch but Greene avoids it by throwing Puro back against the cage.
Puro lands with a right to the head.
Greene breaks from the clinch.
Greene swings for the body but Puro moves out of range.
Puro missing with a left hand there. Greene was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greene.
Greene throws a poor cross that misses
and Puro counters by moving into the clinch.
Greene prevents a body shot from Puro.
Greene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Puro fails to land.
Puro misses with a body punch.
Puro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murha Puro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Puro lands a hook that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Puro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Greene is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puro.
Puro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Greene's head.
Puro avoids the body shot from Greene.
Greene thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Greene.
Puro misses with an uppercut
letting Greene counter with a right hand.
Greene circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Greene.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puro misses with a looping right.
Greene closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Puro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Greene on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Greene's head coaches at Point Blanc that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Greene misses with a kick to the body
and Greene takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Greene moves away from the strike by Puro.
Greene is looking to counter punch.
Puro throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
Puro's corner calls for a 1-2. Puro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Puro dodges the punch combination from Greene.
Puro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greene throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Greene coming out on top.
Greene gets tackled into the cage by Puro. Puro maintains the clinch.
Greene blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greene is trying to push Puro away but Puro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Puro gets through Greene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puro slowing the pace effectively.
Greene takes a shot to the head.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Puro has him pressed against the cage.
Puro has Greene pressed against the cage, preventing Greene from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Greene is trying to push Puro away but Puro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Puro misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greene is looking to break free of the clinch but Puro has double underhooks.
Greene is trying to push Puro away but Puro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Greene is trying to force a seperation but Puro has the dominant position.
Greene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Puro is controlling him.
Jerome Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puro lands with a light punch inside.
Puro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Greene stalling in the clinch but Puro improves position.
Puro swings wildly with an uppercut but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Puro has him pressed against the cage.
Puro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puro scores with a shoulder strike.
Puro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puro has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
Puro drops Greene onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Greene is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Puro.
Puro throws a punch but it's blocked by Greene.
Puro misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Puro.
A bit of stalling here from Puro.
Puro has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puro.
Puro keeps control of Greene as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Puro misses with some punches.
Greene wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puro working aggressively here.
Puro pressing his opponent against the cage.
The referee calls for Puro to work.
The crowd are getting on Puro's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Come on Puro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Greene is trying to push Puro away but Puro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murha Puro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Puro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murha Puro!
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