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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Braddock (ranked 22835 p4p, 22991 weight class) and Sebastian Burger (ranked 501 p4p, 465 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Burger!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braddock was well out of range. Poor timing from Burger.
Braddock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Braddock looks to land a combination but Burger avoids it well.
Burger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burger. Braddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braddock scores with a one two! Burger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Burger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Braddock stalks Burger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burger's face. Burger staggers backwards, shaken.
Braddock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock connects with a body shot.
A low kick lands for Burger.
Braddock throws a nice looking combination but Burger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burger! But no joy.
Braddock cracks a nice hook into Burger's ribs.
Braddock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock misses with a few strikes there.
Braddock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Braddock lands a jab to Burger's midsection.
Burger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braddock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burger thinking.
Burger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Braddock throws a combination. Burger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
James Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braddock throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock lands with a right that hurts Burger. Burger looks to clinch but Braddock throws a short knee that drops Burger. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). James Braddock!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Righteous Crusader (ranked 22767 p4p, 22630 weight class) and Boxing Powerhous (ranked 182 p4p, 176 weight class). Boxing Powerhous is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 32 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powerhous with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crusader counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crusader drags the fight down to the ground.
Powerhous must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crusader is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crusader takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Powerhous has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crusader is working away from the top position though.
Crusader is trying for a kimura here. Powerhous looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Crusader wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Righteous Crusader !
Righteous Crusader is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Talbain (ranked 22720 p4p, 22900 weight class) and Craig Long Lang (ranked 492 p4p, 447 weight class). Craig Long Lang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 19 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Long Lang!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbain misses with a takedown attempt
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Talbain scores with a head kick.
Lang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lang dives in for a single leg takedown but Talbain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Talbain tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
Talbain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lang tries to avoid it but Talbain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lang to the ground. Lang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lang works Talbain's body with a nice hook.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Talbain circles away.
Jon Talbain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Long Lang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lang.
Talbain shoots for a double leg takedown but Lang sprawls well. He's pushed Talbain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lang.
Talbain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Lang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Talbain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lang. That did some damage!
Talbain fails to land the takedown.
Lang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Talbain with the inside leg kick.
Lang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Talbain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries for a takedown but Talbain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Talbain is looking to counter punch.
Talbain tries for a takedown but Lang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lang closes the distance and clinches.
Talbain breaks from the clinch.
Lang connects with a body shot that sends Talbain's belly button to the back.
Talbain takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Talbain, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talbain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Talbain tries to pull guard but Lang holds him up against the cage and eventually Talbain drops back down to his feet.
Lang tries to score a body lock takedown but Talbain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lang slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain tries to pull guard but Lang holds him up against the cage and eventually Talbain drops back down to his feet.
Talbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Lang as Talbain shoots in.
Talbain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Talbain with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Talbain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Talbain fails to pull guard.
Lang is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang goes for a takedown attempt but Talbain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Talbain swivels and escapes.
Lang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Talbain defends well and Lang ends up having to push Talbain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Talbain throws a right hand that Lang ducks under and follows up with a left that Lang also avoids with ease.
Lang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Talbain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lang as he avoids it easily.
Lang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Talbain defends it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Craig Long Lang will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Talbain throws a nice head kick!
Talbain looks for a takedown but Lang sprawls well.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talbain tries to keep at a distance but Lang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lang breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang staying out of range there.
Lang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Talbain defends well and Lang ends up having to push Talbain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Talbain knocks Lang to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
 It looks like Craig Long Lang has been cut.
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!
Talbain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lang keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain advances to full mount.
Talbain trying to control but Lang is having none of it.
Talbain cracks Lang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Talbain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Talbain postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lang looks a forlorn figure.
Lang bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Talbain is trying to keep Lang in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Talbain controls Lang momentarily but Lang frees himself.
Talbain wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lang is now in half guard.
Lang trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang decides to stand and escape the position.
Talbain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Talbain sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lang somewhat.
Lang throws a right and a left that Talbain avoids nicely.
Talbain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Talbain defends well and Lang ends up having to push Talbain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Talbain is looking to counter punch.
Jon Talbain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Long Lang.
Lang lands a leg kick that knocks Talbain off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Talbain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lang clinches with his opponent.
Talbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talbain gets tackled into the cage by Lang. Lang maintains the clinch.
Talbain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jon Talbain is winning the standup battle so far.
Lang shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Talbain sprawls well. Talbain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lang gets slowly back to his feet.
Talbain tries for a takedown but Lang circles away easily
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talbain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talbain throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Talbain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Long Lang's cut.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Talbain.
Talbain darts in looking for a takedown but Lang gets double underhooks and turns Talbain into the cage.
Talbain fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Talbain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talbain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lang.
 It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
No luck for Lang with that takedown attempt.
Talbain throwing a counter right hand but Lang manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Lang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang takes a kick to the side of the head.
Talbain looks to clinch
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Lang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Talbain defends well and Lang ends up having to push Talbain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Talbain circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talbain goes for a double leg but Lang avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lang continues to drive forward.
Lang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Talbain smiles and moves away.
Jon Talbain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lang clinches up against the cage.
Talbain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Talbain wants a takedown but no success here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Talbain breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Talbain moves out of range easily.
Lang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Talbain's waist but Talbain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lang off to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Talbain misses the target.
Talbain has his takedown stuffed
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang shoots in for a double leg but Talbain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lang moves into the clinch.
Talbain fails to pull guard.
Talbain is looking for a takedown.
Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talbain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lang is fending him off so far but Talbain persists. Nope, Lang circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Talbain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain has a takedown stuffed.
Lang misses with a takedown attempt - Talbain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Talbain tries to clinch but Lang moves away
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body kick from Talbain.
Talbain shoots in for a takedown but Lang shows good takedown defense.
Lang forces Talbain back against the cage and clinches.
Talbain fails to pull guard.
Lang stalling.
Talbain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lang to keep the fight standing.
Talbain has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lang closes the distance and pushes Talbain back into the cage.
Talbain is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lang is defending well.
Lang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lang is trying to pull guard but Talbain turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Talbain jumps guard but Lang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Talbain has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Lang tries to score a body lock takedown but Talbain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Talbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang shoots in for a takedown but Talbain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lang.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Long Lang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lang 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Long Lang!
Craig Long Lang is the new heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 22893 p4p, 18003 weight class) and Jax Thomas (ranked 488 p4p, 513 weight class). Jax Thomas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 57 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 61 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Tate Iii.
It looks like Jax Thomas has been cut.
Tate Iii drops Thomas with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Thomas looks back up at him and smiles so Tate Iii waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Thomas is rocked!
That has opened up Jax Thomas's cut even more.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Tate Iii counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Thomas has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Curtis Tate Iii!
Curtis Tate Iii is the new light heavyweight champion!
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