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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Ceasar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julius Ceasar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julius Ceasar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Petrova.
Ceasar blocks the body kick.
Petrova throws a lazy right hand but Ceasar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ceasar moves out of range as Petrova strikes.
Ceasar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrova manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ceasar takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrova misses with a punch on the inside.
Ceasar blocks a body shot from Petrova.
Petrova's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrova is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ceasar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrova is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ceasar blocks an uppercut.
Ceasar wants to stall.
Petrova is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ceasar is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceasar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ceasar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrova lands with a light punch inside.
Ceasar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrova has a couple of punches blocked by Ceasar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ceasar.
Ceasar keeps control of Petrova as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ceasar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petrova taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ceasar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ceasar blocks an uppercut.
Ceasar misses with a punch to the body.
Ceasar lands with a light punch inside.
Ceasar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ceasar misses with a punch to the body.
Petrova misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Ceasar.
Petrova throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ceasar.
Ceasar scores with a shoulder strike.
Ceasar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ceasar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ceasar lands an uppercut.
Petrova is rocked!
Ceasar just leaning against Petrova, taking a breather.
Petrova is still on wobbly legs! Can Ceasar finish him?
Ceasar prevents a body shot from Petrova.
Petrova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Ceasar.
Ceasar works on Petrova's body with a couple of short punches.
Ceasar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ceasar unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Petrova! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ceasar is unloading with more strikes now! Petrova drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Ceasar!
Julius Ceasar very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guru Majja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majja has chosen Afroman - Because I Got High as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guru Majja!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majja tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Majja keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Majja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins goes for a double leg but Majja avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Majja continues to drive forward.
Majja taking a breather.
Majja is stalling here.
Hopkins wants to stall.
Majja pushes Hopkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it misses.
Hopkins takes a shot to the head.
Majja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hopkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majja tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins misses with an elbow strike.
Majja lands a body shot.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Majja avoids it.
Majja misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hopkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Majja's brow.
Hopkins is struggling to control the position.
Hopkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Majja gets an underhook and turns Hopkins into the cage.
Majja has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hopkins throws an elbow but misses.
Majja stalling in the clinch but Hopkins improves position.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Majja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Majja is trying to push Hopkins away but Hopkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hopkins has Majja pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Majja.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Majja backwards.
Hopkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hopkins ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hopkins no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his 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!
Hopkins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Majja decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hopkins, up you get!
Majja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Majja.
Hopkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hopkins is looking to clinch but Majja is avoiding it.
Majja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Majja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hopkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Majja misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majja misses with a low kick.
Majja swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Majja lands with a nice body punch.
No luck for Hopkins with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins has a takedown stuffed.
Majja tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Majja.
Majja throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopkins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches up with Majja, looking for a takedown. Hopkins pushes Majja against the cage but Majja circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Majja lands a nice hook to Hopkins's body. Hopkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guru Majja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins is breathing heavily.
Majja is looking to slow Hopkins down with leg kicks.
Hopkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Majja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Majja lands with a shot to the body.
Majja connects with a single shot there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Majja can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Majja.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins lands a damaging elbow.
A short uppercut from Majja.
Hopkins jumps guard and drags Majja to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hopkins has a closed guard, preventing Majja from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guru Majja dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hopkins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Majja defends well and Hopkins ends up having to push Majja into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Majja lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Majja.
Hopkins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guru Majja seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Majja as Hopkins tries to tie him up.
Hopkins tries for a takedown but Majja manages to get underhooks.
Majja misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
Majja tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Majja avoids it.
Majja is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Hopkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majja lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hopkins.
Hopkins taking a breather.
Hopkins stalling.
Majja pressing his opponent against the cage.
Majja letting Hopkins take a breather here.
Majja tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Majja back against the cage.
Hopkins looking to stall.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Majja blocks the elbow strike.
Majja lands a right hand.
Majja throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Majja lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Majja is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja lands a body punch.
Majja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins taking a breather.
Hopkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Majja avoids it.
Majja lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hopkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with an elbow over the top.
A right handed body shot lands from Majja.
A short left from Majja.
Hopkins is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Majja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
A right hand to the body from Majja.
Nice body punch from Majja.
Majja lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Majja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Majja.
Majja working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Majja is leaning against Hopkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Majja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins tries to clinch up but Majja circles away and keeps his distance.
Majja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Majja feints and then cracks Hopkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hopkins down.
Majja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Majja misses with a few strikes there.
Majja lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Majja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Majja cracks Hopkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Majja swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Majja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Majja fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hopkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Majja lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Majja.
Hopkins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Majja lands a nice hook to Hopkins's body. Hopkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Majja throws a front kick that sends Hopkins stumbling back into the cage.
Hopkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Majja pushes Hopkins away with a front kick.
Majja comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Majja moves into range and clinches up with Hopkins.
Nice body punch from Majja.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Majja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Majja pushes Hopkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins is trying to pull guard but Majja has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Majja.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guru Majja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Majja scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Majja drops Hopkins with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hopkins looks back up at him and smiles so Majja waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
A low kick from Majja misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Majja.
Majja misses the shot to the body.
Majja missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Majja drops Hopkins with a naaaaasty hook - Hopkins is in real trouble here! Majja dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guru Majja!
Guru Majja decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall has chosen Serial Killa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Belcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belcher.
Belcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Belcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bob Belcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Belcher.
Belcher avoids the head kick by Hall.
A combination from Belcher does no damage.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belcher moves forwards but Hall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Belcher. Those never looked like landing.
Belcher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Belcher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
A shot to the body from Belcher misses
and Hall counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belcher.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Belcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall jabs Belcher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hall with a nice cross.
Belcher tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belcher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
Belcher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belcher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Belcher does no damage.
Belcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Belcher takes an elbow to the forehead.
Belcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Belcher has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Belcher.
Hall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belcher tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Hall stalls.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Belcher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belcher.
Hall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belchers head.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belcher backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher tries to break free but Hall pushes him back against the cage.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Hall digs a good body shot into Belcher's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hall.
Belcher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belcher throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Belcher moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall lands a nice looking body kick.
Belcher misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Belcher does no damage.
Belcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Belcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Belcher throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Belcher misses.
Belcher is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belcher takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Belcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall delivers a nice body kick.
Belcher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hall scores with a spinning back kick!
Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hall missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Hall.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Belcher avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belcher is defending well for now.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall lands a nice hook to Belcher's body. Belcher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall lands with a hook. Belcher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Hall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belcher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.
Hall lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hall counters with a solid body kick.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belcher.
Hall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belcher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
Belcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hall lands a right hand.
Belcher is rocked!
Hall lands an uppercut.
Oh Belcher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hall.
Hall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Bob Belcher has been cut.
Hall pushes Belcher against the cage. Hall is working some dirty boxing. Hall pushes off with a quick right hook! Belcher goes down! Belcher tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hall moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Hall!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Hall 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akisame Hikaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hikaru has chosen Ultimate Battle as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cristian Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Akisame Hikaru!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hikaru stuffs the takedown.
Romero shoots for a takedown but Hikaru saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Hikaru.
Hikaru misses with an uppercut.
Akisame Hikaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hikaru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Hikaru misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Romero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hikaru scores with a hook.
Romero shoots in and drives through. Hikaru sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristian Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hikaru dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Romero. That did some damage!
Romero moves forwards but Hikaru connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero throws the left hand but Hikaru avoids the punch easily.
Hikaru throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Hikaru lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hikaru scores with a decent looking hook.
Hikaru falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hikaru looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Hikaru displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romero.
Hikaru works the jab nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hikaru lands a nice shot that snaps Romero's head back.
Romero shoots and misses
and Hikaru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Romero. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Romero bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hikaru parries the strikes from Romero easily there. Romero is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hikaru to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Romero off and has taken his back!
Hikaru working for the choke.
Hikaru has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Romero defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hikaru's arms.
Romero is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hikaru is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Hikaru working for a choke but Romero is defending well.
Hikaru lands shots from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Romero's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hikaru lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Romero hold on?!
Romero rolls, trying to escape but Hikaru keeps control of the position.
Hikaru looking to break Romero's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Romero remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hikaru will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Romero is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hikaru gets his way!
Romero is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero breaks Hikaru's hooks off and manages to turn into his 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!
Romero wants to control from the top but Hikaru keeps moving.
Romero distracts Hikaru with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru trying to keep a closed guard but Romero is proving a slippery customer.
Romero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hikaru looking to control.
Romero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romero forces his way into half guard.
Hikaru wants to control but Romero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Romero lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hikaru manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romero throws a big elbow that misses.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Hikaru blocks nicely.
Romero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akisame Hikaru dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Romero throws a shot to the body.
Hikaru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Hikaru tried to score with a low kick but Romero checks it.
Romero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hikaru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero shoots in and drives through. Hikaru sprawls well.
Romero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hikaru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristian Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hikaru scores with a decent looking hook.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hikaru.
Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hikaru throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero blocks a leg kick.
Hikaru moves away from the strike by Romero.
A telegraphed right hand from Hikaru misses the target.
Hikaru circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hikaru misses with a lunging right hand
and Romero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hikaru's guard.
Romero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hikaru keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Hikaru trying to control the position.
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hikaru working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romero.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Hikaru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Romero trying to control but Hikaru is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romero's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Romero trying to control but Hikaru is working from the bottom.
Hikaru wants to sweep but no luck.
Romero connects with a couple of short punches.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
Hikaru working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romero.
Romero with a nice head shot there.
Romero looking to pass the guard.
Romero chips away with some ground and pound.
Romero wants to control from the top but Hikaru keeps moving.
Hikaru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero works over Hikaru with some ground and pound from guard.
Hikaru keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Romero is looking to work some ground and pound but Hikaru has wrist control.
Romero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hikaru has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Romero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hikaru looking to control.
Romero throws a strike but Hikaru rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Romero 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero is working hard here to advance position.
Romero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hikaru won't allow Romero to sweep him here.
Hikaru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Romero seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Hikaru from controlling successfully.
Hikaru preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hikaru wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Akisame Hikaru hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Romero shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristian Romero dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Romero tries to clinch up but Hikaru circles away and keeps his distance.
Romero misses with a takedown
and Hikaru counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cristian Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romero changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hikaru looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Romero swings around for an armbar but Hikaru sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Romero's guard.
Hikaru is working Romero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Romero keeping full guard, as Hikaru tries to pass.
Hikaru stays in close to Romero's body and controls the position.
Romero looking 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!
Hikaru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romero is keeping the position for now.
Romero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hikaru doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hikaru manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hikaru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hikaru tries to free his leg and advance position but Romero is retaining full guard.
Hikaru working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Romero's head.
Hikaru lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Romero trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hikaru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romero lands an upkick as Hikaru stands over him.
Hikaru won't allow Romero to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Hikaru from controlling successfully.
Hikaru working some strikes from top position.
Romero wants to sweep here but Hikaru controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru forces his way into half guard.
Hikaru lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero tries to get to full guard but Hikaru has control of the leg.
Romero 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.
Hikaru is trying to work for a kimura but Romero is defending well.
Hikaru wants to take a breather but Romero is having none of it.
Hikaru prevents Romero from improving his position.
Hikaru is looking to take a break and control but Romero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hikaru prevents Romero from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru passes into side control, despite Romero's attempt to control the position.
Hikaru working the ground and pound.
Romero is trying to buck Hikaru off.
Hikaru lands an elbow.
Hikaru controls the position from side control.
Romero wants to control but Hikaru postures up.
Cristian Romero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romero is looking to reverse the position.
Hikaru working the ground and pound.
Hikaru lands some shots froms side control.
Romero can't do much from the bottom here.
Hikaru thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hikaru tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Romero tries to buck Hikaru off but Hikaru is having none of it.
Hikaru is trying to get an arm triangle but Romero is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero is not content to let Hikaru control the position.
Romero tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akisame Hikaru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hikaru 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akisame Hikaru!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Akisame Hikaru waved his t-shirt featuring Damnfield clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matiss comes to the cage accompanied by Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold. The crowd seem to be enjoying Soprano's choice of entrance music: Got Yourself a Gun . 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Matiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Soprano.
Soprano blocks a head kick by Matiss.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Soprano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soprano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Matiss checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matiss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matiss will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Soprano tries to work over Matiss's front leg with a kick but Matiss checks it.
Soprano misses with the body kick
and Matiss counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soprano throws an overhand right that lands on Matiss's shoulder, as Matiss tries to avoid the shot.
Soprano ducks under a wild hook from Matiss.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses.
Matiss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Soprano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Soprano fails to land.
Soprano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soprano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soprano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Soprano.
Matiss displaying some good clinch control by pressing Soprano up against the cage.
Soprano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Soprano on the inside.
Soprano misses with a body punch.
Soprano avoiding damage as Matiss throws knees to the body.
Soprano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soprano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matiss landing knees to the body.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soprano.
Matiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Soprano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Soprano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matiss or not.
Soprano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soprano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matiss attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Matiss.
Matiss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soprano.
Soprano feints and then cracks Matiss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matiss down.
Matiss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soprano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soprano feints and then cracks Matiss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matiss down.
Soprano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soprano looks for the body kick but Matiss saw that one coming.
Soprano misses with a low kick.
Soprano throws a hook to the side of Matiss's head but Matiss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matiss thows a leg kick but Soprano checks it
and Soprano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Matiss scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soprano.
Soprano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matiss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matiss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Soprano's efforts to push away.
Soprano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soprano tries to break free but Matiss pushes him back against the cage.
Soprano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Soprano as Matiss tries to tie him up.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soprano avoids it.
Matiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Soprano avoids the damage to the body.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body.
Matiss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soprano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matiss misses with a head kick.
Soprano swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Matiss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matiss misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss throws a low kick but Soprano avoids it.
Matiss checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Soprano swinging wildly here.
Soprano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matiss. Matiss obviously looking to wear him down.
Matiss throws a low kick but Soprano moves out of range easily.
Soprano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matiss can pounce on him.
Soprano looks to score with a jab to the body but Matiss is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soprano throws a body kick that misses.
Matiss misses with a low kick as Soprano jumps back.
Mario Matiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matiss throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soprano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matiss has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matiss and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano scores with a jab. Matiss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soprano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soprano lands with a good body shot.
Matiss swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mario Matiss will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matiss throws the kick towards the body but Soprano avoids it.
Matiss tries to clinch but Soprano moves out of range.
Matiss misses with a head kick.
Soprano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matiss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matiss doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matiss. Soprano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matiss lands a nice looking body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matiss lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Soprano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soprano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Soprano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matiss doesn't seem bothered though.
Soprano misses with a body shot.
Mario Matiss is winning the standup battle so far.
Matiss has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matiss there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matiss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soprano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matiss tries to land a leg kick but Soprano saw it coming and moves away.
Soprano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matiss on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matiss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soprano throws a leg kick but Matiss checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soprano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Soprano scores with a jab. Matiss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matiss throws a wild body kick that Soprano sees coming a mile off.
Matiss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soprano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matiss looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matiss attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That kick from Matiss tenderised Soprano's leg. Soprano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matiss throws a leg kick
and Soprano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Matiss is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Matiss blocks a head kick by Soprano.
Matiss throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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!
Matiss scores with a spinning back kick!
Soprano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Matiss throws a solid leg kick but Soprano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matiss.
Matiss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Matiss misses
and Soprano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano takes a swing at Matiss's ribcage but misses.
Soprano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matiss's hands.
Matiss throws a body kick that misses
and Soprano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Soprano.
A low kick from Matiss is predictable there
and Soprano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matiss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matiss tries to move into range but Soprano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Matiss misses.
Matiss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soprano.
Matiss checks a leg kick.
Matiss throws a head kick but Soprano moves out of range.
Matiss throws a jab but it's blocked by Soprano.
A clash of legs there as Soprano blocks the low kick.
Soprano scores with a jab. Matiss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Soprano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good leg kick by Matiss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matiss lands with a nice body kick.
Matiss scoring well with a low kick there.
Matiss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matiss throws a leg kick but Soprano checks it.
Matiss looks to throw a body kick
and Matiss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soprano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soprano misses with a wild body shot.
Soprano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Matiss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matiss avoids a kick to the body.
Soprano connects with a solid leg kick.
Soprano checks a low kick from Matiss.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soprano, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matiss misses with a leg kick
and Soprano counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soprano throws out a powerful jab.
Soprano works Matiss's body with a nice hook.
A lazy left from Soprano finds it's target.
Matiss feints and then cracks Soprano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Soprano down.
Matiss tries to score with a low kick but Soprano moves his leg out of the way.
Soprano stalks Matiss and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matiss's face. Matiss staggers backwards, shaken.
Soprano checks a low kick from Matiss.
Soprano keeps the fight on the outside.
Matiss tries to land a leg kick but Soprano saw it coming and moves away.
Soprano misses with an uppercut. Matiss saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matiss throws the kick towards the body but Soprano avoids it.
Soprano throws a low kick but Matiss moves out of range easily.
Soprano throws a solid leg kick but Matiss takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soprano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Soprano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Soprano gets tackled into the cage by Matiss. Matiss maintains the clinch.
Soprano lands with a light punch inside.
Soprano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matiss taking a breather.
Soprano throws a head punch that misses.
Soprano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soprano misses with a punch to the body.
Matiss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Soprano throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soprano - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Matiss controlling the action here for a moment.
Soprano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soprano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matiss shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soprano moves away.
Soprano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Soprano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matiss moves away.
Soprano throws an overhand right that lands on Matiss's shoulder, as Matiss tries to avoid the shot.
Matiss throws a sloppy head kick and Soprano moves out of range easily.
Matiss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soprano.
Matiss tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soprano is able to avoid easily.
Matiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soprano.
Soprano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matiss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Matiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Matiss throws a low kick but Soprano moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matiss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matiss misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soprano.
Soprano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matiss counters with a leg kick.
Matiss is looking to clinch but Soprano is avoiding it.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses.
Soprano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Soprano throws a body punch but Matiss moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Matiss misses.
Matiss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soprano.
Soprano lands an overhand right.
Matiss throws a solid leg kick but Soprano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matiss.
Soprano throws a low kick, looking for Matiss's leg but Matiss calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matiss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soprano lands a high kick!
Matiss looks to score with a jab to the body but Soprano is just out of range.
Matiss connects with a solid leg kick.
Matiss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soprano doesn't seem bothered though.
Soprano throws a hook but Matiss blocks it.
Matiss takes one on the button.
Matiss throws a head kick but Soprano moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Matiss blocks the low kick.
Matiss steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Soprano. That one must have hurt.
Matiss misses with a body kick.
Matiss tries to clinch but Soprano is having none of it.
Matiss does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Matiss.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soprano avoids the body shot from Matiss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soprano checks a leg kick nicely.
Soprano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matiss's calf.
Soprano avoids the head kick by Matiss.
A good leg kick by Soprano.
Soprano throws a head kick that misses.
Matiss throws a low kick, looking for Soprano's leg but Soprano calmly moves out of range.
Matiss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soprano was well out of range. Poor timing from Matiss.
Soprano swats away the attempt to clinch by Matiss.
Matiss pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Matiss is predictable there
and Soprano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Soprano.
Matiss attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Soprano connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Soprano.
I think Soprano 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony Soprano!
A victorious Tony Soprano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haplopelma Hainanum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boss Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hainanum comes to the cage accompanied by Kryptonite by Three Doors Down. Haplopelma Hainanum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haplopelma Hainanum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boss Castro!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro throws a right hand that Hainanum ducks under and follows up with a left that Hainanum also avoids with ease.
Castro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haplopelma Hainanum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro closes the distance and clinches.
Hainanum tries to land knees in the clinch but Castro avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hainanum throws an elbow but misses.
Hainanum misses with some punches.
Hainanum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hainanum misses with a knee strike.
Hainanum tries to land knees in the clinch but Castro avoids the damage to the body.
Castro has Hainanum pressed against the cage.
Hainanum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Our sources have told us that Hainanum has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hainanum throws an elbow but it misses.
Castro wants to break free but Hainanum has control.
Hainanum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hainanum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castro is defending well for now.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hainanum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
Castro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hainanum.
A jab from Castro does it's job there.
Castro lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Haplopelma Hainanum has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro looks to land a combination but Hainanum avoids it well.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hainanum gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castro.
Hainanum is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Castro ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Hainanum clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boss Castro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bloc Party - The Prayer. Grimes has chosen THE JOKER as his entrance music. Buster Grimes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vinnie Collins's chin.
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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinnie Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins tests Grimes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Buster Grimes has been cut.
Grimes throws the left hand but Collins avoids the punch easily.
Collins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Collins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grimes misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Collins
and Grimes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vinnie Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes is looking to land body kicks.
Collins stuns Grimes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Collins misses with a hook.
Grimes connects with an inside leg kick.
Grimes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimes blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
Collins scores with a jab.
Nice cross by Collins.
Collins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grimes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grimes.
Collins throws a jab when Grimes was well out of range.
Collins throws a body punch but Grimes moves out of range.
Collins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grimes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Collins lands a head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimes. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Collins connects with a jab.
Collins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Collins throws a sloppy head kick and Grimes moves out of range easily.
Collins throws a big shot that misses.
Collins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grimes misses with a low kick.
Collins lands a jab to the nose.
Grimes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Collins.
Collins scoring well with a low kick there.
Grimes scores with a spinning back kick!
Collins is breathing heavily.
Grimes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Collins thows a leg kick but Grimes checks it
and Grimes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Collins's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a leg kick which misses Collins's front leg but catches the back leg as Collins tries to avoid it.
Grimes throws a shot to the body.
Grimes lands the left hand.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Grimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Grimes misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Collins.
Grimes lands a head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimes.
Grimes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Collins has time to react.
A chopping leg kick lands by Collins.
Grimes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes fakes the leg kick and cracks Collins in the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimes.
Grimes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grimes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Collins at a distance.
Grimes scores with a sloppy right hand. Collins should have avoided that one.
Grimes tries to land a front kick but Collins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grimes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Collins doesn't seem bothered though.
Good leg kick by Grimes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grimes sends Collins crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Grimes is motioning to the referee to let Collins up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Collins is rocked!
It looks like Vinnie Collins has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimes lands a leg kick that knocks Collins off balance momentarily.
Oh Collins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grimes cracks the inside of Collins's front leg.
Grimes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Collinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Collins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grimes connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Grimes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grimes.
Collins seems to have got his legs back now.
Grimes closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Collins! Grimes dives in looking to finish! Collins is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buster Grimes!
Buster Grimes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slopey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thunderstruck. Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jawga Boyz - Rollin Like A Redneck. M J Shain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Slopey Smith's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, M J Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slopey Smith!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Shain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shain misses with a body shot.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Shain misses.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Shain's front leg but catches the back leg as Shain tries to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Shain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith connects with a body shot.
M J Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shain throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shain's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shain isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Smith stacks Shain on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Smith!
Shain gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shain wants to get back to full guard.
Smith trying to control from half guard but Shain is working away.
Shain is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shain.
Shain can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shain regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Shain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shain throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shain's guard. Nice move by Smith!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shain is keeping the position for now.
Smith controlling from the top position.
Shain is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Shain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Shain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shain trying to control the position.
Shain is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Smith frees his head nicely. Oh but Shain has switched to an armbar! Smith is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). M J Shain!
A relieved looking M J Shain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fayth has chosen Awry Decade - Aisle of Denial as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Colon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Fayth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fayth keeps the fight on the outside.
Colon lunges at Fayth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fayth's hand.
A clash of legs there as Fayth blocks the low kick.
Colon throws a chopping leg kick but Fayth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Colon looks to land a left hand but Fayth moved out of range nicely.
Colon misses with a hook.
Fayth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Colon to score with a decent uppercut.
Fayth throws a right hand that misses
and Colon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Colon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colon scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Colon fails to land.
Colon digs a right hand into Fayth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fayth's gas tank.
Colon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Colon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colon lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth is trying to pull guard but Colon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fayth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colon scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colon.
Colon tries to throw a body punch but Fayth avoids it by throwing Colon back against the cage.
Colon is leaning against Fayth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fayth stalling in the clinch but Colon improves position.
Colon tries to stall but Fayth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Colon stalling the fight.
A short right from Colon on the inside.
Colon misses with a punch to the body.
Fayth fails to pull guard.
Colon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fayth blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Colon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Colon.
It looks like Ray Fayth has been cut.
Colon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Colon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fayth's elbow.
Colon stalling against the cage.
Colon lands a nice uppercut.
Colon lands a body shot.
Fayth is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Colon can't fight it off and eventually Fayth manages to take the fight to the floor. Colon looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fayth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fayth postures up.
Colon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fayth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth trying to control the position from guard on top but Colon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colon is wriggling around but Fayth manages to pass to half guard.
Fayth trying to control the pace.
Colon gets full guard.
Colon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fayth.
Fayth stopping the sweep attempt from Colon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth trying to control the position from guard on top but Colon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Colon holds on and takes a little breather.
Fayth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Colon is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Colon trying to keep a closed guard but Fayth is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fayth looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good leg kick by Colon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Colon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Fayth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fayth moves away from the strike by Colon.
Colon throws a shot from downtown. Fayth moves away and avoids it.
Fayth tests Colon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Colon misses.
Fayth checks a leg kick nicely.
Fayth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colon was well out of range. Poor timing from Fayth.
The crowd cheers as Fayth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Colon doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Fayth.
A jab from Colon misses.
Colon cracks a nice hook into Fayth's ribs.
Fayth connects with a looping right hand.
Fayth blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Colon lands a nice looking body kick.
Santiago Colon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fayth feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fayth wants to pass the guard but Colon is keeping the position.
Colon wants to sweep here but Fayth controlling him for the moment.
Colon is trying to keep Fayth in close.
Colon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fayth content to stall in guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fayth trying to control the position from guard on top but Colon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago Colon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fayth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Colon looks to land a left hand but Fayth moved out of range nicely.
Fayth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fayth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Colon misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colon doesn't manage to clinch there - Fayth circles away.
Fayth just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fayth.
Colon throws a shot from downtown. Fayth moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Colon misses.
Santiago Colon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fayth shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Colon is trying to get back to full guard.
Colon trying to hold on to Fayth's head to control him but Fayth postures up.
Fayth prevents Colon from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon gets full guard.
Fayth wants to pass the guard but Colon is keeping the position.
Fayth trying to control but Colon is working from the bottom.
Fayth throwing strikes from guard but Colon blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fayth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Colon working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Santiago Colon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Fayth'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fayth plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Colon connects with an inside leg kick.
Fayth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Colon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fayth punishes Colon's body with a nice straight punch.
Fayth blocks a jab.
Colon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Colon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fayth throws a body kick that misses.
Fayth throws a hook but Colon blocks it.
Fayth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colon throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colon scores with a shot to the body.
Fayth keeps the fight on the outside.
Fayth fails to land the takedown.
Fayth delivers a nice body kick.
Colon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Colon misses.
Colon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A slow jab from Colon misses its intended target.
Fayth slips a jab from Colon.
Colon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fayth has time to react.
Ray Fayth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colon misses with a looping right.
Fayth shoots in for a double leg but Colon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Colon throws an overhand right that lands on Fayth's shoulder, as Fayth tries to avoid the shot.
Fayth lands a glancing blow to the side of Colon's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Colon throws a right hand that misses
and Fayth decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Colon's guard.
Colon wants to sweep here but Fayth controlling him for the moment.
Fayth advances position into side control!
Colon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Fayth's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Santiago Colon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fayth trying to control the position but Colon is working away.
Fayth tries to advance to mount but Colon denies him.
Fayth trying to control the action but Colon is working from the bottom.
Fayth is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fayth tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Colon tries to get to full guard but Fayth has control of the leg.
Fayth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Colon won't allow Fayth to pass to mount.
Fayth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Colon is just riding it out for now. Fayth eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Colon is pressing down on Fayth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Santiago Colon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colon, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Santiago Colon!
Our winner, Santiago Colon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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