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MMA Hype -12- PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tee Naught (ranked 5007 p4p, 4980 weight class) and Maurice King (ranked 463 p4p, 461 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tee Naught!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice King!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naught fakes a jab and throws a low kick but King checks it well.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Naught pushes King away with a front kick.
King has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Naught lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick misses from Naught.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Naught misses with an attempted mid kick.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Naught.
Naught slips under a jab from King.
Naught feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naught throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
King misses with a straight left.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Naught.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Naught.
Naught ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Naught buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naught clinches.
Naught looking to throw knees to the head but King is blocking nicely.
Naught is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
King jumps guard but Naught turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Naught stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
King is trying to pull guard but Naught has him pressed against the cage.
Tee Naught has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice King.
Come on Naught - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Naught - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
King is trying to pull guard but Naught turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
King tries to pull guard but Naught holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Naught slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Naught just stands there and leans against the cage.
Naught swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naught manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
King is trying to pull guard but Naught turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Naught looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
King tries to pull guard but Naught holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
Naught throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King tries to pull guard but Naught won't allow it.
King tries to pull guard but Naught holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
King jumps into guard, dragging Naught to the mat.
King is looking for a triangle but Naught pushes his legs off easily.
King working for a triangle but Naught defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Naught wanted to stand there but King had control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tee Naught dominated that round.
That's time! Naught's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from King misses.
Naught is looking for a counter combo.
Naught is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Naught gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
King tries to pull guard but Naught holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
King jumps guard but Naught turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tee Naught has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice King.
Naught is pushing King up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naught will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning King up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King pulls guard.
Naught avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Naught stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Naught throws a quick inside leg kick.
Naught throws a push kick but King slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Naught - that will leave a mark!
Naught throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tee Naught is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naught slips a straight right by King.
Naught moves out of range as King strikes.
Naught misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Naught uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Tee Naught seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naught pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
Naught taking a breather.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Naught just stands there and leans against the cage.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Naught just stands there and leans against the cage.
Naught lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Naught takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naught's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Naught for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Come on Naught - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Naught.
Naught slowing the pace effectively.
Naught gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tee Naught.
Naught throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from King.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good work by King as he checks the leg kick.
Naught tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naught throws a body kick that misses
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Naught chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King avoids a kick to the body.
Naught looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Naught.
Tee Naught is winning the standup battle so far.
Naught tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Naught throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Naught. Naught obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tee Naught dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Naught misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Naught.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naught manages to avoid it.
Naught throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Naught has managed to clinch.
King tries to pull guard but Naught won't allow it.
Naught displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
King jumps guard but Naught turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naught prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Naught stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
King fails to pull guard.
Tee Naught has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice King.
A right hand to the body from Naught.
Naught taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Naught has King pushed against the cage.
King is trying to break the clinch but Naught has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
King tries to pull guard but Naught holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
Maurice King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naught stalling against the cage.
King is trying to pull guard but Naught has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naught displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tee Naught.
King lands a really nice looking cross but Naught seems unphased.
Naught misses with a body kick.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naught manages to avoid it.
Naught gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Naught is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Naught walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naught throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
Naught lands a nice looking kick to the body. King takes a step back to recover.
King connects with a single shot there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Naught. King shrugs it off though.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Naught.
Naught lands a nice looking body kick.
Naught clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naught slows down the pace here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Naught stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tee Naught showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Naught, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tee Naught!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Dawson (ranked 4154 p4p, 3663 weight class) and Denzel Rosales (ranked 401 p4p, 379 weight class). Denzel Rosales 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Isiah Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denzel Rosales!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosales throws a shot from downtown. Dawson moves away and avoids it.
Dawson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dawson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rosales sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dawson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rosales defends it well.
Dawson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rosales's head.
Dawson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson controlling the pace.
Rosales really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dawson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dawson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dawson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rosales doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dawson.
Rosales is defending against the submission attempts here by Dawson.
Rosales wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Dawson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rosales's head.
Dawson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dawson throwing shots but Rosales is blocking nicely.
Dawson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dawson is trying for a kimura here. Rosales looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dawson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Isiah Dawson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manfred Kaum (ranked 2434 p4p, 4507 weight class) and Dexter Watson (ranked 270 p4p, 419 weight class). Kaum comes to the cage accompanied by Beethoven - Symphony No. 5. Dexter Watson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Manfred Kaum's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manfred Kaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dexter Watson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaum throws a leg kick but Watson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Watson throws a fast counter high kick but Kaum manages to duck under it in time.
A slow jab from Kaum misses its intended target.
Watson moves out of range of the leg kick from Kaum.
Watson is looking for the big counter here.
Watson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manfred Kaum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaum.
Watson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Manfred Kaum has been cut.
Watson with a knee to the head.
Kaum is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaum.
Kaum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Watson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaum's efforts to push away.
Kaum tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaum lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Dexter Watson has been cut.
Kaum is trying to maintain a safe position but Watson gets an underhook and turns Kaum into the cage.
Watson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Watson.
Watson landing knees to the body.
Watson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaum throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaum blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaum pushes off an throws an elbow but Watson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Watson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson landing knees to the head.
Kaum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watson's defenses.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Kaum blocks with his arms.
Kaum taking a breather.
Watson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kaum's face.
Watson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watson lands a knee to the body.
Watson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson scores a nice knee to the body.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Kaum taking a breather.
Kaum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Watson.
Watson working Kaum over with knees to the body.
Watson lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kaum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watson connects with a knee to the head.
Watson missing with knees to the body.
Watson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kaum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Kaum is blocking nicely.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Kaum.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watson as Kaum tries to tie him up.
Watson connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson landing knees to the head.
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!
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Kaum is blocking nicely.
Watson lands a knee to the body.
Kaum tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
Kaum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Kaum is blocking nicely.
Kaum misses with a punch to the body.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaum trying to control the position but instead, Watson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaum into the cage.
Watson lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Watson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kaum looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Kaum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaum looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Watson wants to counter with a clinch but Kaum pushes him away.
That kick from Kaum tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kaum definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kaum misses with a head kick.
Watson throws a big counter head kick but Kaum avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watson checks a leg kick nicely.
Watson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaum lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Watson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Watson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kaum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Watson.
Kaum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Watson has Kaum up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watson misses with a knee strike.
Watson scores with a knee to the head.
Kaum wants to stall.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Kaum.
Kaum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaum blocks it with crossed arms.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaum blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaum throws a head punch that misses.
Dexter Watson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Kaum blocks with his arms.
Watson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kaum avoids it.
Kaum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson missing with knees to the body.
Watson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaum is trying to maintain a safe position but Watson gets an underhook and turns Kaum into the cage.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Kaum is looking to control Watson's arms but Watson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaum has his back to the cage.
Kaum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
Watson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watson connects with a knee to the head.
Kaum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watson trying to land knees to the body.
Kaum tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the cage.
Kaum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Kaum is blocking nicely.
Watson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Kaum blocks with his arms.
Kaum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Watson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Kaum lands a knee to the head.
Kaum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaum blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaum is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Watson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaum.
Kaum avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kaum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kaum looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Kaum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaum throws a lazy body kick
and Watson counters with an outside leg kick.
Kaum throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kaum is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson blocks a head kick by Kaum.
Watson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kaum misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Watson blocks the leg kick.
Watson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaum.
Kaum avoids the head kick by Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaum swinging wildly here.
Watson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kaum wants to slow Watson down by chopping away at his legs.
Watson thumps Kaum with a low kick.
Crunch! Watson slams his shin into Kaum's torso.
Watson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaum.
Watson tries a quick counter leg kick but Kaum is wise to it.
Manfred Kaum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kaum.
Kaum tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson wants to counter with a clinch but Kaum pushes him away.
Kaum throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Watson unleashes a big counter combination but Kaum bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Watson clinches with his opponent.
Watson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Watson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaum looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Watson wants to counter the offense by Kaum and move into the clinch position.
Kaum looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Manfred Kaum is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaum tries to work over Watson's front leg with a kick but Watson checks it.
Kaum tries a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Watson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Watson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaum.
Dexter Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kaum throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manfred Kaum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Watson!
The defeated Manfred Kaum had this to say: 'Dang'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Powell (ranked 2716 p4p, 4914 weight class) and Jose Bernard (ranked 304 p4p, 458 weight class). Jamal Powell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jamal Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Powell scores with a nice right hand.
Powell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bernard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bernard looks winded!
Powell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Powell drops Bernard with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bernard looks back up at him and smiles so Powell waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Jose Bernard has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell drives through and clinches with Bernard against the cage.
Powell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bernard avoids it.
Powell creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bernard with a big uppercut! Bernard tries to clinch up but Powell pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bernard to the mat! Bernard covers up and Powell unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jamal Powell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Garcia (ranked 2973 p4p, 3324 weight class) and Axel Phelps (ranked 343 p4p, 378 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bryan Garcia has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bryan Garcia seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Phelps!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Phelps pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Phelps fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia clinches with his opponent.
Phelps's coach down at Cherokees Island Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Phelps's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Phelps prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Phelps misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phelps.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phelps.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Phelps throws a head punch that misses.
Phelps swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garcia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Phelps controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phelps lands with a short shot to the head.
Phelps blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phelps blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia pushes Phelps back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phelps blocks a body shot from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phelps misses with a punch on the inside.
Phelps tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phelps blocks an uppercut.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phelps tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Phelps working aggressively here.
Garcia lands an uppercut.
Garcia pushes Phelps back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phelps tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phelps makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phelps misses with the head strike.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garcia cracks Phelps with a nice body shot.
Phelps throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short body shot lands from Garcia as the two fighters clinch.
Phelps scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Phelps uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phelps blocking some punches.
Phelps working aggressively here.
Phelps misses with the head strike.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phelps backwards.
Phelps misses with the head strike.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Phelps misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phelps lands a left hand.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Phelps.
Phelps lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Phelps tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phelps goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phelps doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Phelps.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Phelps blocks a body shot from Garcia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Garcia.
Garcia pushes Phelps back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 Phelps is rocked!
A short uppercut from Garcia.
Phelps is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Phelps misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Phelps backwards.
Garcia throws a big uppercut that drops Phelps! More strikes from Garcia and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Phelps lies dazed against the cage as Garcia celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Garcia!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Burns (ranked 2684 p4p, 3672 weight class) and Kolby Farmer (ranked 299 p4p, 395 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kolby Farmer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farmer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farmer tries to clinch up.
Burns connects with a body shot.
A jab from Burns finds it's way through Farmer's defenses.
Farmer moves into range and clinches up with Burns.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Farmer fails to land.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Farmer controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns digs a right hand underneath Farmer's ribcage. Farmer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Burns.
Burns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Farmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
Farmer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Farmer avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Farmer misses with some punches.
Farmer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Farmer backwards.
Still in the clinch, Burns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farmer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farmer backwards.
Farmer tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Farmer back against the cage.
Burns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farmer is rocked!
Burns lands a big right hand that drops Farmer! The killer instinct kicks in and Burns finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Burns!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gage Burns!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aydin Parks (ranked 2902 p4p, 3049 weight class) and Raiden Cervantes (ranked 333 p4p, 350 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aydin Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raiden Cervantes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cervantes but Cervantes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parks.
Parks misses with a takedown attempt
and Cervantes counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aydin Parks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parks has closed the distance and engaged Cervantes in a clinch.
Cervantes wants to take the fight to the mat but Parks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Parks tightens his grip and picks Cervantes up, before dumping him to the ground. Cervantes manages to land in guard.
Cervantes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cervantes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parks is one step ahead there.
Parks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cervantes controlling Parks's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervantes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cervantes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Parks with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes is pulling down on Parks's head. It's preventing any offense from Parks, at least for the moment.
Parks throwing strikes from guard but Cervantes blocks nicely.
Parks preventing the sweep.
Cervantes controlling the position.
Cervantes trying to control the position.
Parks wants to pass the guard but Cervantes is keeping the position.
Cervantes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cervantes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Parks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Parks is fighting to break Cervantes's control of his arms but Cervantes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cervantes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Parks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cervantes 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.
Cervantes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parks trying to control the position from guard on top but Cervantes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cervantes is controlling Parks's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cervantes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Parks throws a strike but Cervantes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Parks is looking for a triangle here but Cervantes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Parks sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks wants to control but Cervantes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Parks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Parks tries to roll over but Cervantes keeps him under control.
Parks taking some punishment here, with Cervantes in his half guard.
Parks trying to control from the bottom.
Cervantes prevents Parks from improving his position.
Well, if Cervantes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cervantes trying to control from half guard but Parks is working away.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cervantes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Parks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cervantes.
Cervantes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parks to regain full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parks has his foot on Cervantes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cervantes works his way back into a safe position though.
Parks controls Cervantes momentarily but Cervantes frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aydin Parks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Parks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cervantes sprawls well initially but Parks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Parks throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cervantes to regain full guard.
Parks throwing strikes but missing.
Parks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parks throws a big elbow that misses.
Parks 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.
Parks stopping the sweep attempt from Cervantes.
Parks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cervantes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cervantes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Parks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cervantes can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks being controlled here momentarily.
Parks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cervantes's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cervantes is trying to control the position but Parks postures up.
Parks being controlled here momentarily.
Cervantes wants to sweep here but Parks controlling him for the moment.
Parks throws a strike but Cervantes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Parks working a defensive guard here.
Cervantes connects with a couple of short punches.
Aydin Parks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parks keeping moving, preventing Cervantes from controlling successfully.
Cervantes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Parks haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks is trying to control the position but Cervantes postures up.
Parks pulls Cervantes in close to prevent any damage.
Cervantes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cervantes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cervantes scoring with some ground and pound.
Parks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cervantes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cervantes wants to control from the top but Parks keeps moving.
Cervantes works over Parks with some ground and pound from guard.
Cervantes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Parks has managed to clinch.
Cervantes looking for a takedown.
Cervantes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cervantes throws a head punch that misses.
Parks gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cervantes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cervantes is holding on to half guard well.
Parks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Parks throwing shots but Cervantes is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parks.
Parks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parks lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Cervantes! More strikes land and this one is all over! Parks jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aydin Parks!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Rojas (ranked 2647 p4p, 2780 weight class) and Allan Randolph (ranked 293 p4p, 313 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allan Randolph!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randolph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Rojas backs off Randolph throws a huge counter combo but Rojas manages to avoid it all.
Randolph takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rojas jabs Randolph to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Randolph throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rojas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rojas lands a lovely overhand right.
Rojas scores with a leg kick.
Randolph takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Randolph clinches up against the cage.
Rojas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Randolph scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Derrick Rojas has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Randolph or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Rojas.
Rojas can't find room to land a body shot as Randolph controls the action.
Randolph is trying to force a seperation but Rojas has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Randolph tries to circle away but Rojas has him pinned against the cage.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojas misses with a punch to the body.
Randolph tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rojas smiles and moves away.
Donk. Rojas catches Randolph right on the button with a cross.
Rojas thuds a left hand into Randolph's body.
Randolph closes the distance and clinches up with Rojas, looking for a takedown. Randolph pushes Rojas against the cage but Rojas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rojas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randolph takes one on the button.
Rojas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A good leg kick by Rojas.
Rojas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randolph was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojas.
Rojas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Derrick Rojas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan Randolph.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas moves into the clinch successfully.
Rojas tries to throw a body punch but Randolph avoids it by throwing Rojas back against the cage.
Randolph pulls guard effortlessly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randolph looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rojas has picked Randolph up and slammed him! Randolph can't keep hold of the triangle and Rojas manages to pass to side control!
Randolph tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rojas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rojas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rojas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Randolph throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rojas.
Rojas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rojas scores with a nice strike.
Rojas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Randolph's head.
Randolph tries to clinch but Rojas is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rojas takes a shot to the head.
Rojas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Randolph pulls guard.
Rojas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Randolph is working an open guard so Rojas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rojas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Randolph avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Rojas both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Randolph misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Randolph has closed the distance and engaged Rojas in a clinch.
Randolph with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Randolph.
Rojas works on Randolph's body with a couple of short punches.
Rojas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Randolph prevents a body shot from Rojas.
Randolph tries to pull guard but Rojas won't allow it.
Rojas lands an uppercut.
Randolph blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rojas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Rojas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rojas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rojas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rojas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Randolph's head.
Randolph is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Randolph clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Randolph.
A short uppercut from Rojas.
Rojas misses with a punch to the body.
Randolph is looking to break free of the clinch but Rojas has double underhooks.
Allan Randolph seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rojas misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Randolph jumps guard but Rojas stands there with Randolph around his waist. Randolph gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Randolph looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Randolph blocks a body shot from Rojas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph blocks a body shot from Rojas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rojas.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Randolph.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Randolph.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Randolph.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
Randolph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rojas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rojas misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
Rojas swings wildly with an uppercut but Randolph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Randolph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph trying to control the position but instead, Rojas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Randolph into the cage.
Rojas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rojas swings wildly with an uppercut but Randolph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas tries a body shot but Randolph blocks it.
Rojas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojas tries a body shot but Randolph blocks it.
Randolph tries to pull guard but Rojas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Derrick Rojas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan Randolph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojas lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rojas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
Rojas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Randolph tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rojas smiles and moves away.
Randolph fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Randolph backs away, Rojas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rojas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rojas misses with a series of wild punches.
Randolph tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Randolph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Randolph tries to clinch up but Rojas circles away and keeps his distance.
Rojas looks to score with a jab to the body but Randolph is just out of range.
Rojas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Randolph stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Derrick Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rojas clinches with his opponent.
Rojas misses with some punches.
Rojas tries a body shot but Randolph blocks it.
Randolph jumps guard but Rojas stands there with Randolph around his waist. Randolph gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Randolph.
Rojas misses with a body punch.
Rojas lands with a left to the head.
Randolph tries to break free but Rojas pushes him back against the cage.
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randolph takes a shot to the head.
Rojas lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Rojas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Rojas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Randolph shoots and misses
and Rojas counters with a low kick, right behind Randolph 's knee.
Rojas catches Randolph with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rojas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Rojas.
Rojas moves into the clinch successfully.
Rojas throws a head punch that misses.
Rojas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Randolph fails to land.
Rojas has a couple of punches blocked by Randolph.
Randolph has a couple of punches blocked by Rojas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rojas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rojas lands a nice uppercut.
Rojas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randolph can do to turn this around?
Rojas misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph takes a shot to the head.
Randolph has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rojas after a bit of a struggle.
Rojas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Randolph backwards.
Rojas misses with a punch on the inside.
Rojas lands a body shot.
Randolph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rojas.
Rojas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rojas working aggressively here.
Rojas is working Randolph over against the cage.
Rojas swings wildly with an uppercut but Randolph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph presses Rojas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Randolph is trying to pull guard but Rojas has him pressed against the cage.
Derrick Rojas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan Randolph.
Rojas swings wildly with an uppercut but Randolph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Randolph is trying to break the clinch but Rojas is controlling him.
Rojas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rojas tries to work over Randolph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Randolph jumps guard but Rojas stands there with Randolph around his waist. Randolph gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Randolph is trying to drag Rojas to the mat but Rojas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Randolph blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rojas misses with a body punch.
Randolph swings wildly with an uppercut but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas lands a body punch.
Rojas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Randolph scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rojas struggles to land a body shot inside as Randolph controls his hands.
Randolph prevents a body shot from Rojas.
Rojas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rojas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Randolph misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rojas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas tries to throw a body punch but Randolph avoids it by throwing Rojas back against the cage.
Randolph looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Randolph tries to land knees in the clinch but Rojas avoids the damage to the body.
Rojas lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Rojas.
Rojas throws a head punch that misses.
Rojas misses with some punches.
Randolph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rojas prevents Randolph from breaking the clinch.
Rojas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Randolph tries to pull guard but Rojas won't allow it.
Randolph wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rojas has him pressed against the cage.
Allan Randolph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derrick Rojas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Randolph is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rojas to keep the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Rojas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rojas, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Rojas!
Our winner, Derrick Rojas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Carvalho (ranked 2338 p4p, 2558 weight class) and Lamont Anderson (ranked 201 p4p, 218 weight class). Eduardo Carvalho 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eduardo Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson clinches.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carvalho has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson rushes Carvalho and presses him up against the cage.
Carvalho looking for a takedown.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Carvalho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Carvalho ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carvalho.
Anderson avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.
Anderson stalling.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carvalhos head.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carvalho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anderson prevents it.
Carvalho can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson stalling.
Carvalho has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Carvalho has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Anderson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Carvalho tries to keep control of the position but Anderson is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Anderson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Carvalho is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Anderson won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Carvalho off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eduardo Carvalho!
Eduardo Carvalho gave a mention to Hype Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Garcia (ranked 2151 p4p, 2698 weight class) and Superkruang Markrolandbjj (ranked 185 p4p, 232 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by "Can't Be Touched" av Roy Jones Jr. Superkruang Markrolandbjj 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Superkruang Markrolandbjj!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markrolandbjj throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Markrolandbjj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Markrolandbjj throws a nice inside leg kick.
Markrolandbjj moves to clinch but Garcia breaks away
and Garcia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Markrolandbjj fails to land with a series of punches.
Superkruang Markrolandbjj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Markrolandbjj has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markrolandbjj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Markrolandbjj scores with a shot to the body.
Markrolandbjj moves into the clinch.
Markrolandbjj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia has clasped his hands together around Markrolandbjj's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Garcia has an Americana. Markrolandbjj didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Garcia is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Garcia hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Francisco Garcia!
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