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Just Fights Grand Finale PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Mcdonald (ranked 25079 p4p, 5358 weight class) and Owen Wall (ranked 577 p4p, 518 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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225
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timothy Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Wall!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall pushes Mcdonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Wall tries to break free but Mcdonald pushes him back against the cage.
Wall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcdonald clinches up against the cage.
Mcdonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcdonald as he avoids it easily.
Wall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mcdonald!
Wall working away.
Wall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mcdonald knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wall throws an elbow but Mcdonald slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mcdonald has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald is not content to let Wall control the position.
Mcdonald wants to control but Wall postures up.
Wall controlling the position.
Wall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wall controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wall has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mcdonald is looking to clinch.
Wall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mcdonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcdonald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wall pinned against the cage. Wall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wall clinches up with Mcdonald and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch.
Mcdonald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wall blocks the body kick.
Mcdonald tries to keep at a distance but Wall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wall breaks the clinch.
Mcdonald gets a clinch.
Mcdonald is looking for a takedown.
Wall lands with a right to the head.
Mcdonald tries to pull guard but Wall won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Mcdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wall breaks from the clinch.
Wall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mcdonald counters with a series of strikes. Wall will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall clinches with his opponent.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcdonald tries to clinch but Wall is having none of it.
Mcdonald shoots in for a double leg but Wall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcdonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcdonald tries a head kick but it misses.
Wall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wall closes the distance and pushes Mcdonald back into the cage.
Wall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Timothy Mcdonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Mcdonald misses.
Wall tries to counter with a clinch but Mcdonald shakes him off and moves away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Wall has eaten all the pies!
Wall shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wall was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wall cracks Mcdonald with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Wall dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcdonald defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wall.
Wall shoots in looking for a takedown. Mcdonald tries to sprawl out of it but Wall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mcdonald manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mcdonald wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wall showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wall throwing shots but Mcdonald is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall decides to return to a standing position.
Nice cross by Mcdonald.
Wall clinches up against the cage.
Mcdonald breaks from the clinch.
Wall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wall gets underhooks to prevent Mcdonald's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wall stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wall wants it to stay on the feet.
Wall scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wall frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Wall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wall punching from mount but Mcdonald doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wall putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mcdonald is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wall postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mcdonald looks a forlorn figure.
Wall lands a nice shot to the head.
Wall landing shots from mount.
Wall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wall controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall is working for a guillotine from mount but Mcdonald frees his head quite easily.
Wall content just to control the position here.
Wall is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mcdonald to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mcdonald shrugs it off.
Wall controlling from mount.
Wall landing shots from mount.
Mcdonald wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wall working Mcdonald over with strikes here.
Wall throwing strikes here but Mcdonald is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wall stands up from mount. Strange move.
Mcdonald gets tackled into the cage by Wall. Wall maintains the clinch.
Wall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcdonald gets tackled into the cage by Wall. Wall maintains the clinch.
Wall breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Wall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Wall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mcdonald is trying to pull guard but Wall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wall manages to break the clinch.
Wall gets a clinch.
Wall is trying to force a seperation but Mcdonald has the dominant position.
Wall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wall tries to clinch but Mcdonald moves out of range.
Wall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Mcdonald to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcdonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Wall circles away.
Wall with the counter takedown but Mcdonald avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mcdonald connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mcdonald prevents Wall from breaking the clinch.
Mcdonald is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wall pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcdonald gets a clinch.
Mcdonald is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wall to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Mcdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald has Wall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wall tries for a takedown but Mcdonald manages to get underhooks.
Mcdonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Timothy Mcdonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wall closes the distance and clinches.
Wall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Timothy Mcdonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcdonald closes the distance and clinches up with Wall, looking for a takedown. Mcdonald pushes Wall against the cage but Wall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wall 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.
Wall has Mcdonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Wall manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wall shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall is working for a kimura but Mcdonald is defending it quite comfortably.
Wall throwing shots but Mcdonald is blocking nicely.
Wall throwing shots but Mcdonald is blocking nicely.
Wall content to control rather than advance.
Wall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mcdonald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wall.
Wall is looking for a kimura here.
Mcdonald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wall.
Nice strikes from Wall there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wall moves into full mount! Mcdonald won't be happy about that!
Wall breaks from Mcdonald's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Wall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wall 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Wall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordyn Conley (ranked 3688 p4p, 25556 weight class) and Bucky Beasley (ranked 410 p4p, 528 weight class). Beasley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Walk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bucky Beasley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Jordyn Conley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bucky Beasley!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conley looks for the body kick but Beasley saw that one coming.
Beasley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Conley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Conley.
Beasley 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.
Conley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot lands for Beasley.
Beasley lands a nice shot that snaps Conley's head back.
Beasley blocks the body kick.
Beasley rushes Conley and presses him up against the cage.
Beasley'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.
Conley goes for a takedown attempt but Beasley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Conley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conley throws a sloppy head kick and Beasley moves out of range easily.
Beasley with the counter takedown but Conley avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beasley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Conley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beasley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Beasley avoids the head kick by Conley.
Conley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beasley was well out of range. Poor timing from Conley.
Beasley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Conley but Conley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Conley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beasley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jordyn Conley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beasley darts in and clinches Conley up against the cage.
Beasley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Conley is defending well.
Beasley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beasley clinches.
Beasley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beasley throws a looping overhand right but Conley ducks down to avoid it.
Conley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Beasley manages to circle out of the way.
Conley misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beasley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beasley lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beasley manages to break the clinch.
Beasley slips under a jab.
Conley misses with a two punch combination.
Conley is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Beasley misses its intended target.
Conley throws a push kick but Beasley slaps the foot to one side.
Beasley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conley tries to pull guard but Beasley holds him up against the cage and eventually Conley drops back down to his feet.
Beasley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beasley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Conley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jordyn Conley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bucky Beasley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beasley just leaning against Conley, taking a breather.
Beasley blocks a body shot from Conley.
Beasley breaks the clinch.
Beasley shoots in for a takedown but Conley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beasley checks a low kick from Conley.
Conley tries a head kick but it misses.
Beasley scores with a jab.
Jab by Beasley.
Conley thows a leg kick but Beasley checks it
and Beasley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beasley instigates a clinch.
Beasley can't get the takedown.
Conley has had enough of the clinch but Beasley keeps him there for the moment.
Beasley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conley has had enough of the clinch but Beasley keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Beasley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conley or not.
Conley wants a takedown.
Conley is trying to stall.
Conley is trying to force a seperation but Beasley has the dominant position.
Beasley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beasley has had enough of the clinch but Conley keeps him there for the moment.
Beasley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Conley is trying to force a seperation but Beasley has the dominant position.
Beasley effectively controlling the action here.
Conley jumps guard but Beasley stands there with Conley around his waist. Conley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bucky Beasley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beasley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beasley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Conley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beasley has Conley up against the cage in a clinch.
Conley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Conley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Beasley after a bit of a struggle.
Beasley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conley swings wildly with an uppercut but Beasley uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beasley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beasley has Conley up against the cage in a clinch.
Beasley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beasley is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beasley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conley's elbow.
Beasley effectively controlling the action here.
Conley wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordyn Conley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conley tries to pull guard but Beasley won't allow it.
Beasley is working for takedown but Conley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beasley lands a left hand.
Conley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beasley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beasley shoots in for a takedown but Conley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Conley looks to score with a jab to the body but Beasley is just out of range.
Jordyn Conley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conley moves forwards but Beasley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Beasley.
Conley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beasley in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conley misses with a head kick.
Bucky Beasley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beasley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Conley avoids it really well and circles away.
Conley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Conley throws a head kick but Beasley moves out of range.
Beasley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Conley throws a series of punches but Beasley avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Conley. No joy for Beasley on that attempt.
Beasley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beasley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Conley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conley tries to land a front kick but Beasley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Conley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beasley closes the distance and clinches.
Conley blocks a body shot from Beasley.
Beasley stalling against the cage.
Conley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Beasley walks away with a smile on his face. Conley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Conley tries to keep at a distance but Beasley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Conley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Beasley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Beasley jumps guard and drags Conley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beasley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beasley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Conley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beasley working for a triangle but Conley defends it easily.
Conley trying to control but Beasley is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conley looking to sit in guard and control but Beasley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bucky Beasley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Beasley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Conley pinned against the cage. Conley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Beasley looks to move away, Conley throws a big counter combo but Beasley just gets out of the way.
Beasley lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conley.
Beasley closes the distance and clinches.
Conley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conley is trying to pull guard but Beasley has him pressed against the cage.
Beasley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Conley misses with an elbow over the top.
Conley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordyn Conley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conley is trying to break the clinch but Beasley is controlling him.
Beasley is working for takedown but Conley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beasley stalls.
Beasley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Beasley effectively controlling the action here.
Conley tries to circle away but Beasley has him pinned against the cage.
Beasley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beasley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Conley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Conley is trying to break the clinch but Beasley is controlling him.
Conley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Conley is trying to break free.
Beasley'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.
Beasley blocks an uppercut.
Conley is trying to break the clinch but Beasley has him pressed against the cage.
Conley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Beasley is stalling here.
Beasley taking a breather.
Beasley prevents Conley from breaking the clinch.
Beasley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Conley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beasley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beasley tries to clinch up but Conley circles away and keeps his distance.
Conley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beasley is out of range and Conley settles back down.
Beasley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Beasley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beasley clinches up against the cage.
Conley tries to pull guard but Beasley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Beasley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Beasley lands a left hand.
Conley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beasley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Beasley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beasley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Conley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bucky Beasley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beasley is stalling here.
Beasley pulls guard.
Beasley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Conley is aware though and is defending well.
Conley stays in close to Beasley's body and controls the position.
Beasley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conley wants to stand and escape but instead Beasley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jordyn Conley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bucky Beasley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beasley trying to control but Conley is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bucky Beasley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beasley 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bucky Beasley!
Post fight, Bucky Beasley took to the microphone: 'I'M OUT FOR BLOOD'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Hickman (ranked 3236 p4p, 25464 weight class) and Frederico Mora (ranked 262 p4p, 380 weight class). Frederico Mora 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brenden Hickman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederico Mora!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Mora.
Mora throws a body shot but no joy.
Mora lands a nice shot that snaps Hickman's head back.
Hickman walks into a jab.
Hickman shoots in and drives through. Mora sprawls well.
Mora is looking to clinch.
Hickman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hickman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hickman shoots for a double leg takedown but Mora sprawls well. He's pushed Hickman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mora swinging wildly here.
Mora throws a series of punches but Hickman avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hickman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mora swings for the body but Hickman moves out of range.
Frederico Mora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hickman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hickman has an Americana. Mora didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hickman is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hickman hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Brenden Hickman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Weichung Li (ranked 3335 p4p, 4945 weight class) and Matthew Hudson (ranked 385 p4p, 488 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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9 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Weichung Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Li.
Hudson throws a big shot that misses.
Li attempts a counter takedown but Hudson avoids it well and moves away.
Hudson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hudson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Li.
Li moves away from the strike by Hudson.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hudson.
Li changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hudson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson misses the shot to the body.
Li feinted with a counter takedown.
Li takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hudson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
Li attempts a counter takedown but Hudson avoids it well and moves away.
Li takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hudson lands a jab.
Li drops his hands momentarily and Hudson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hudson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hudson connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson throws a combination that misses
and Li decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hudson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's 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!
Hudson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hudson keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Li 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.
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Li missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Li moves nicely into side control.
Li in side control, throwing shots but Hudson defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Li are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Li working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hudson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Li working the ground and pound.
 It looks like Matthew Hudson has been cut.
Li is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hudson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The strikes coming from Li are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Li looks up at the clock and then as Hudson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Li smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Li is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hudson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hudson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hudson looks winded!
Hudson is being controlled here.
Li is putting a hurting on Hudson here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Li.
Li in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hudson trying to remain calm as Li controls from the top position.
Li scoring with punches from side control.
Li landing a few strikes.
Li moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Li connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hudson some visible discomfort.
The cut above Matthew Hudson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li landing a few strikes.
Hudson is not content to let Li control the position.
Hudson wants to get back to his feet but Li drags him back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Weichung Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Hudson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hudson misses with an uppercut
so Li counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Li throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hudson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Li makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Li in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hudson being controlled here, momentarily.
Li is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hudson can do to turn this around?
Hudson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Matthew Hudson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matthew Hudson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Weichung Li!
An out of breath Weichung Li thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Balogh Viktor (ranked 1964 p4p, 3604 weight class) and Chad Price (ranked 167 p4p, 293 weight class). Price has chosen Roy Jones Jr. - Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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156
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149
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Prefers standup |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balogh Viktor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Price!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viktor doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
Viktor moves into range and clinches up with Price.
Price takes an elbow to the temple.
Price takes an elbow to the forehead.
Viktor lands an elbow inside that Price shrugs off.
Price lands a takedown into guard.
Price drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Price seems to have locked his on tight now - Viktor screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Price, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Chad Price!
Chad Price is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Chad Price thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (ranked 1805 p4p, 4236 weight class) and Travis Guenette (ranked 223 p4p, 455 weight class). Guenette has chosen The Only Thing They Fear Is You as his entrance music. Travis Guenette has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Guenette!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guenette feints and as Kvaratskhelia raises his hands in defense, Guenette changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Guenette wants to control from the top but Kvaratskhelia keeps moving.
Guenette pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kvaratskhelia is keeping the position for now.
Kvaratskhelia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Guenette defends well.
Kvaratskhelia punching to the body, from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia is pulling down on Guenette's head to control his posture.
Guenette trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvaratskhelia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guenette got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kvaratskhelia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Guenette has managed to get both his arms back between Kvaratskhelia's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guenette looking to pass the guard.
Kvaratskhelia looking for a sweep. Not yet Kvaratskhelia, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control the position.
Kvaratskhelia 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.
Guenette wants to control from the top but Kvaratskhelia keeps moving.
Guenette drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Guenette jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Guenette trying to control the position from guard on top but Kvaratskhelia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control the position here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kvaratskhelia closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Guenette quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guenette has hold of Kvaratskhelia's hands but Kvaratskhelia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kvaratskhelia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Guenette has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kvaratskhelia is working away from the top position though.
Guenette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia is looking for a kimura here.
Guenette actively working from the bottom here.
Guenette should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia winds up and cracks Guenette with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Guenette on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia slips a nice elbow through Guenette's hands, connecting with Guenette's forehead.
Kvaratskhelia wants to take a breather but Guenette is having none of it.
Guenette is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Guenette wants to get back to full guard but Kvaratskhelia has mounted him!
Kvaratskhelia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kvaratskhelia working Guenette over with strikes here.
Kvaratskhelia raining down hammerfists from mount.
 Guenette is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kvaratskhelia cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Guenette is still in real trouble! Can Kvaratskhelia finish him?
Kvaratskhelia avoids the attempt from Guenette to control.
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!
Guenette working to try and regain half guard.
Kvaratskhelia controlling his opponent.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Guenette in real trouble here! The ref calls for Guenette to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khvicha Kvaratskhelia!
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Khvicha Kvaratskhelia misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Gibbs (ranked 2297 p4p, 3160 weight class) and Mikael Li (ranked 155 p4p, 199 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunner Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikael Li!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gibbs's guard.
Gibbs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gibbs tries to get out of the position.
Gibbs looking for a sweep. Not yet Gibbs, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibbs is looking to stand up but Li isn't so interested in that idea.
Li slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibbs is controlling Li's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gibbs gets back to full guard.
Gibbs 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.
Li throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li trying to control but Gibbs is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to pass the guard but Gibbs is keeping the position.
Gibbs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Li on the ground.
Li prevents Gibbs from getting back to his feet.
Gibbs pushes Li off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gibbs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Li counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gibbs has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Li is on him like a limpet, forcing Gibbs back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibbs taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li can't get the takedown.
Gibbs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Li smiles and moves away.
Li fails with the takedown
and Gibbs counters with a single leg into guard. Li didn't expect that.
Gunner Gibbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Li.
Gibbs scoring with some ground and pound.
Gibbs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gibbs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gibbs cracks Li with a solid left hand.
Gibbs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li has momentary wrist control but Gibbs slips an elbow through the middle.
Gibbs seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gibbs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gibbs trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gibbs works over Li with some ground and pound from guard.
Gibbs is working Li over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gibbs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Li is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gibbs tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li passes the guard and advances to mount!
Li tries to control but Gibbs wriggling away.
Gibbs tries to buck Li off but he can't manage it.
Gibbs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gibbs is working hard here to advance position.
Gibbs bucks Li off and manages to get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbs slaps away a takedown attempt from Li, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Gibbs dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
Gibbs appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gibbs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Li defends it nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gibbs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbs is working Li over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Li on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Li is trying to get back to half guard.
Gibbs lands some shots froms side control.
Gibbs scores with punches from side control.
Li is rocked!
Gibbs cracks Li with a big right hand but Li just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Li is still in real trouble! Can Gibbs finish him?
Gunner Gibbs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Li manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Li prevents Gibbs from improving his position.
Li stops Gibbs from getting back to his feet.
Gibbs manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Li keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Li seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibbs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Li is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Li tries to score a body lock takedown but Gibbs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gibbs looking to stall.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gibbs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Li counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Li.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbs is looking to stand up but Li isn't so interested in that idea.
Gibbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Li can do to turn this around?
Gibbs keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Gibbs kicks Li off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li shoots in looking for a takedown. Gibbs tries to sprawl out of it but Li keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gibbs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gunner Gibbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gibbs as he avoids it easily.
Li defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gibbs.
And Li tries to counter it with a takedown but Gibbs pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gibbs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gibbs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs looks for a takedown but Li sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gibbs.
Gibbs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Li stuffs the takedown attempt from Gibbs. Gibbs gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Gibbs dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gibbs drives through with a takedown into Li's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gibbs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gibbs distracts Li with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gibbs landing some decent shots from guard.
Gibbs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbs works over Li with some ground and pound from guard.
Gibbs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Li has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gibbs has managed to get both his arms back between Li's legs - danger averted.
Gibbs is in close to Li's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs distracts Li with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gibbs is stalling in the full guard.
Gibbs's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Li seems keen to control Gibbs's posture.
Gibbs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Li's head.
Gibbs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gibbs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs is in close to Li's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gibbs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gibbs chips away with some ground and pound.
Gibbs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gibbs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gibbs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gibbs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gibbs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gibbs gets to his feet and stands over Li, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Li felt that one! Gibbs unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Li from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunner Gibbs!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giorgi Kvaratskhelia (ranked 1532 p4p, 1868 weight class) and Nick Jokic (ranked 191 p4p, 218 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jokic's choice of entrance music: The Serbian Song. Giorgi Kvaratskhelia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Giorgi Kvaratskhelia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Jokic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvaratskhelia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Jokic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kvaratskhelia dives in and scores a takedown into Jokic's guard.
Kvaratskhelia has gone for a leg lock! Jokic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kvaratskhelia's guard.
Kvaratskhelia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jokic is fighting to break Kvaratskhelia's control of his arms but Kvaratskhelia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokic wants to pass the guard but Kvaratskhelia is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvaratskhelia working for a triangle but Jokic defends it easily.
Kvaratskhelia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia 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.
Kvaratskhelia has his hands on Jokic's head, controlling the position.
Kvaratskhelia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jokic is sitting in close to Kvaratskhelia's body. Kvaratskhelia has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Jokic is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Jokic is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kvaratskhelia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Giorgi Kvaratskhelia!
Giorgi Kvaratskhelia retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Giorgi Kvaratskhelia rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kataski (ranked 1029 p4p, 1893 weight class) and Beetle Juice (ranked 86 p4p, 139 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!On his way into the cage it seems that Kai Kataski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kai Kataski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Kataski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Beetle Juice!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kataski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Juice on his heels. He'll look to pass Juice's guard now, I'm sure.
Juice is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kataski is aware though and is defending well.
Kataski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Juice looking for a guillotine here but Kataski defends easily.
Juice is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Juice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juice wants to control but Kataski passes easily into half guard.
Juice is pressing down on Kataski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kataski postures up and lands a big shot to Juice's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juice looking for a sweep. Not yet Juice, not yet.
Juice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Juice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kataski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kataski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kataski landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kataski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kataski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kataski is in close to Juice's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Juice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Juice is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kataski is aware though and is defending well.
Kataski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kataski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kataski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Juice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kataski trying to control the position from guard on top but Juice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kataski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kataski trying to control but Juice is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juice had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kataski defends it easily.
Kataski landing with the ground and pound.
Juice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kataski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Juice escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kataski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kataski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Juice dives on top into guard.
Juice trying to control the position from guard on top but Kataski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juice avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Juice looking to pass the guard.
Juice wants to control from the top but Kataski keeps moving.
Juice won't allow Kataski to sweep him here.
Juice wants to pass the guard but Kataski is keeping the position.
Kataski keeping moving, preventing Juice from controlling successfully.
Juice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kataski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kataski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kataski has control of Juice's left arm, preventing Juice from doing any damage.
Kataski trying to keep a closed guard but Juice is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kataski is really struggling to control Juice but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Juice trying to control the position from guard on top but Kataski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kataski with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Juice can't handle though.
Kataski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kataski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kataski working a defensive guard here.
Juice wants to pass the guard but Kataski is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juice wants to control from the top but Kataski keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kataski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kataski shoots in and bounces Juice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kataski trying to control the position from guard on top but Juice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kataski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kataski postures up.
Juice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kataski is one step ahead there.
Juice looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kataski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kataski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kai Kataski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Juice pulls Kataski in close to his closed guard and prevents Kataski from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kataski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kataski pushes down on Juice's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kataski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kataski lands strikes from half guard.
Juice has hold of Kataski's hands but Kataski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Juice on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Juice is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kataski pulls his head out easily.
Kataski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juice can do to turn this around?
Juice manages to get to full guard.
Kataski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kataski postures up.
Kataski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kataski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kataski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Juice is rocked!
Kataski lands a couple of digs.
Juice is still in real trouble! Can Kataski finish him?
Kataski postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Juice covers up, he's hurt! Kataski keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Kataski and the ref steps in to end the fight! Kataski can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Kataski!
Kai Kataski retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dymitriusz Detyna (ranked 871 p4p, 1479 weight class) and Matteo Ruffy (ranked 87 p4p, 146 weight class). Ruffy has chosen DMX - X Gon' Give It To Ya as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Matteo Ruffy enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dymitriusz Detyna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matteo Ruffy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Detyna tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruffy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Detyna misses with a shot to the body
and Ruffy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Detyna throws a body shot but no joy.
Detyna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Detyna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ruffy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Detyna misses the shot to the body.
Ruffy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Detyna jabs Ruffy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Detyna doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruffy circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruffy throws an overhand right that lands on Detyna's shoulder, as Detyna tries to avoid the shot.
Ruffy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Detyna just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detyna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruffy moves away.
A little jabbing left from Ruffy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Detyna looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruffy is just out of range.
Detyna defending well as Ruffy loads up on a big left hand.
Ruffy lands with a right hand.
Detyna tries to clinch but Ruffy is having none of it.
Dymitriusz Detyna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Detyna closes the distance and clinches.
Ruffy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruffy throws a lazy right hand but Detyna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Detyna misses with a body shot.
Detyna tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruffy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Ruffy coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Detyna throws a hook to the side of Ruffy's head but Ruffy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Detyna misses with a looping left.
Ruffy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Detyna rushes Ruffy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ruffy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Detyna has him pressed against the cage.
Ruffy has a couple of punches blocked by Detyna.
Detyna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Detyna pushes Ruffy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruffy can't break the clinch.
Ruffy pushes Detyna back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Detyna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Detyna throws a head punch that misses.
Detyna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruffy blocks a body shot from Detyna.
Detyna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruffy backwards.
Detyna lands a shot to the body.
Detyna has a couple of punches blocked by Ruffy.
Ruffy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Detyna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruffy backwards.
Ruffy tries to break free but Detyna pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detyna works on Ruffy's body with a couple of short punches.
Detyna works on Ruffy's body with a couple of short punches.
Detyna lands with a light punch inside.
Ruffy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruffy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Detyna wants to clinch
and Ruffy counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruffy moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruffy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Detyna is looking to wear down Ruffy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Detyna scores with a nice head shot.
Detyna tries to clinch up.
Detyna fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruffy, pushing him back against the cage.
Ruffy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Detyna instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ruffy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Detyna misses with a body punch.
Detyna can't find room to land a body shot as Ruffy controls the action.
Ruffy tries to break the clinch but Detyna is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Ruffy.
Ruffy gets through Detyna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruffy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruffy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Ruffy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Detyna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Detyna tries to clinch there but Ruffy circles away.
Ruffy throws out a powerful jab.
Detyna wants to clinch but Ruffy slips to the side
and Ruffy counters with a left and a right that stings Detyna.
Detyna tests Ruffy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Detyna misses with a right hand
enabling Ruffy to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Dymitriusz Detyna will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Detyna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Detyna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Detyna tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Ruffy misses.
A swing and a miss from Ruffy.
Detyna misses with an uppercut. Ruffy saw that one coming.
Detyna bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ruffy loads up on a big right hand but Detyna slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Detyna.
Detyna slips under a jab from Ruffy.
Detyna closes the distance but Ruffy moves to the side
and Ruffy counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detyna tries to clinch there but Ruffy circles away.
Ruffy swats away the attempt to clinch by Detyna.
Detyna clinches.
A short uppercut from Detyna.
Detyna has a couple of punches blocked by Ruffy.
Detyna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Detyna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruffy has a couple of punches blocked by Detyna.
Detyna lands a shot to the body.
Detyna keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ruffy's efforts to push away.
Detyna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Detyna fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruffy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Detyna blocks a jab.
Detyna tries to clinch up.
Detyna closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Detyna.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Detyna lands with a light punch inside.
Detyna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Detyna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Detyna lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Detyna fails to land.
Detyna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruffy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Detyna tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruffy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Detyna scores with a nice strike.
Detyna looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruffy is just out of range.
Ruffy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detyna is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Ruffy there.
Ruffy throws a hook but Detyna blocks it.
Detyna just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruffy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Detyna back to the cage. Ruffy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Detyna lands a head shot.
Detyna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruffy can do to turn this around?
Detyna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Detyna looks to throw the jab but Ruffy is out of range.
Ruffy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruffy throws a big shot that misses.
Detyna connects with a body shot that sends Ruffy's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Detyna throws a right hand that misses
and Ruffy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Detyna misses with a wild body shot.
Matteo Ruffy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Detyna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruffy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruffy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Detyna pushes Ruffy up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Detyna digs a right hand into Ruffy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruffy's gas tank.
Detyna lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Ruffy on the inside.
Detyna works on Ruffy's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruffy is breathing heavily.
Ruffy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Detyna's elbow.
Detyna blocking some punches.
Detyna lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Detyna.
Detyna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Detyna misses with a body punch.
Detyna lands an uppercut.
Detyna prevents Ruffy from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dymitriusz Detyna dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Detyna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Matteo Ruffy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Detyna throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruffy 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.
Ruffy swats away the attempt to clinch by Detyna.
Detyna closes the distance and clinches.
Ruffy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruffy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruffy misses with a looping left.
Detyna swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruffy.
Detyna takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detyna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Detyna rushes Ruffy and presses him up against the cage.
Ruffy breaks from the clinch.
Ruffy keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruffy avoids the body shot from Detyna.
Detyna clinches up against the cage.
Detyna has a couple of punches blocked by Ruffy.
Ruffy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Detyna scores with a shot to the body.
Ruffy throws a big shot that misses.
Detyna moves into the clinch.
Ruffy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ruffy.
Detyna throws an overhand right that lands on Ruffy's shoulder, as Ruffy tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruffy! But no joy.
Ruffy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Detyna tries to clinch up.
Detyna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruffy misses with a looping right.
Detyna wants to clinch up but Ruffy keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruffy! But no joy.
Ruffy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruffy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Detyna forces Ruffy back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruffy is looking to break free of the clinch but Detyna has double underhooks.
Ruffy is looking to break free of the clinch but Detyna has double underhooks.
Detyna blocks an uppercut.
Ruffy blocking some punches.
Ruffy manages to break the clinch.
Detyna instigates a clinch.
Ruffy manages to break the clinch.
Ruffy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Detyna.
Detyna scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruffy doesn't seem bothered though.
Detyna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruffy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Detyna lands a slapping body shot.
Ruffy throws a right hand that misses
and Detyna counters by moving into the clinch.
Detyna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruffy swings wildly with an uppercut but Detyna uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruffy.
Ruffy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Detyna.
Detyna works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Detyna misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruffy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Detyna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Detyna tries to throw a body punch but Ruffy avoids it by throwing Detyna back against the cage.
Ruffy digs a right hand underneath Detyna's ribcage. Detyna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruffy is trying to break free.
Detyna throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruffy.
Detyna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruffy wants to get back to striking at distance but Detyna won't allow it.
Detyna lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruffy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruffy throws a head punch that misses.
Ruffy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Detyna has Ruffy up against the cage in a clinch.
Detyna digs a right hand underneath Ruffy's ribcage. Ruffy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dymitriusz Detyna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Detyna, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dymitriusz Detyna!
Dymitriusz Detyna retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Dymitriusz Detyna thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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