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GAMMA#868 Falcone v Newton PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Whorely Alvarez (ranked 1292 p4p, 956 weight class) and Shock Linewood (ranked 177 p4p, 133 weight class). Whorely Alvarez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shock Linewood's chin.
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13 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
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World class MT
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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 19 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Whorely Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linewood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvarez, as that shot connected.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Linewood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Linewood tries to get set, Alvarez tries to push him back and clinch up but Linewood manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice cross by Alvarez.
Linewood with a nice calf kick.
Alvarez tries to land a body kick
and Linewood counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linewood tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Alvarez.
Good shot there by Linewood.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linewood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Linewood moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvarez looks to throw the jab but Linewood is out of range.
Linewood was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alvarez with a nice calf kick.
Alvarez moves out of range as Linewood strikes.
Linewood throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linewood.
Linewood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linewood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linewood misses with a low kick.
Linewood tried to score with a low kick but Alvarez checks it.
Alvarez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linewood misses the jab.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Linewood!
Alvarez lands with a nice body kick.
Alvarez jabs Linewood right on the nose. Linewood blinks but takes it well.
Alvarez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Linewood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood lands with a cross.
Alvarez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Linewood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linewood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez wants to clinch up but Linewood keeps it at a distance.
Linewood throws a big counter head kick but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Linewood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Linewood pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Alvarez.
Linewood dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linewood.
Linewood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Linewood lands a nice shot to the body.
Linewood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez backing away here, and Linewood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Whorely Alvarez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Linewood rushes Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linewood misses with the head strike.
Alvarez pushes Linewood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alvarez controlling the action here for a moment.
Linewood stalling in the clinch but Alvarez improves position.
Alvarez stalling.
Linewood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Linewood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Linewood.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Linewood working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Alvarez.
Linewood misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Linewood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alvarez.
Linewood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez tries to work over Linewood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linewood backwards.
Alvarez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.
Alvarez slows down the pace here.
Linewood misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alvarez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Linewood tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood lands an uppercut.
Alvarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linewood backwards.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Linewood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Linewood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Linewood stalls.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Linewood.
Linewood lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linewood throws a head punch that misses.
Linewood struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Alvarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Linewood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Linewood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Linewood just manages to avoid it.
Linewood throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alvarez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linewood.
Alvarez misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.
Linewood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alvarez thuds his right hand into Linewood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alvarez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alvarez on the side of the head.
Alvarez checks a low kick from Linewood.
Alvarez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Linewood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Linewood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linewood misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linewood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linewood throws out the jab.
Alvarez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linewood checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shock Linewood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Linewood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Linewood throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Linewood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linewood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Linewood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
A punch combination from Alvarez misses.
A shot to the liver by Alvarez. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Linewood.
Linewood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linewood tests Alvarez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Alvarez as he connects with a hook.
Linewood feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
Linewood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick lands for Linewood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvarez.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez backing away here, and Linewood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez throws a front kick aimed at Linewood's knee but Linewood avoids it well.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linewood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alvarez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Linewood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alvarez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alvarez tries to counter by clinching up but Linewood breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a body shot that sends Linewood's belly button to the back.
Linewood lands a body shot.
Linewood throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Linewood slips the punch.
Alvarez throws the kick towards the body but Linewood avoids it.
Linewood moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Linewood swings widly with a right hand
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
Linewood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to clinch up.
Linewood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alvarez sizes up Linewood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvarez.
Linewood slips a jab from Alvarez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linewood keeps the fight on the outside.
Linewood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whorely Alvarez is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Alvarez.
Linewood darts in and clinches Alvarez up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whorely Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whorely Alvarez!
In his post fight interview, Whorely Alvarez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BM Websphere (ranked 686 p4p, 863 weight class) and Mark Boma (ranked 91 p4p, 120 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, BM Websphere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Boma!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Websphere slips under a jab from Boma.
Websphere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boma.
Boma misses with a looping right.
Boma moves out of range of the leg kick from Websphere.
A swing and a miss from Boma.
Websphere throwing a counter right hand but Boma manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Boma as he connects with a hook.
Boma tries a head kick but it misses.
Websphere throws a leg kick but Boma moved away.
Websphere scores with a leg kick.
Donk. Websphere catches Boma right on the button with a cross.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Websphere.
Websphere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Websphere doesn't manage to clinch there - Boma circles away.
Boma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boma tries to move into range but Websphere moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Websphere tests Boma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Websphere connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boma scrambles back to his feet.
Boma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Websphere misses with a looping left.
Boma slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boma throws a leg kick but Websphere moved away.
As Boma looks to move away, Websphere throws a big counter combo but Boma just gets out of the way.
Websphere misses with a straight right.
Boma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Boma.
Boma throws a lazy right hand but Websphere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Websphere keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boma.
A little feinted left hand from Websphere on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Websphere uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boma has time to react.
Boma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Websphere.
Websphere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Websphere misses with a straight left.
Websphere slips under a jab from Boma.
Websphere misses with an uppercut. Boma saw that one coming.
Boma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Websphere uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boma.
Websphere sizes up Boma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Websphere misses with a hook.
It seemed like Boma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boma misses with a right hand
and Websphere holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from Websphere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Websphere.
Boma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Websphere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boma lands a nice shot that snaps Websphere's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Websphere looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Websphere is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boma checks a leg kick.
Mark Boma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boma lands a head kick!
Websphere throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Websphere really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boma misses with a body shot.
Websphere connects with a crisp jab.
Websphere will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Boma.
Websphere throws out a loose jab but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Websphere fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boma checks it well.
Websphere throws a hook but Boma blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma misses with an uppercut. Websphere saw that one coming.
Boma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boma checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A good leg kick by Boma.
Websphere throws an overhand right that lands on Boma's shoulder, as Boma tries to avoid the shot.
Boma dodges the punch combination from Websphere.
Websphere throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boma.
Boma feints a counter leg kick.
Websphere moves out of range of the strikes.
Boma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Websphere.
Boma lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boma stalks Websphere and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Websphere's face. Websphere staggers backwards, shaken.
Boma scores with a nice strike.
Websphere looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Websphere looks to throw the jab but Boma is out of range.
Boma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Websphere misses with a right hand
and Boma counters with a stiff right hand.
Websphere misses the jab.
Boma misses with an uppercut. Websphere saw that one coming.
Websphere moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Websphere.
Boma slips a straight right by Websphere.
Websphere gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boma.
Websphere misses with a looping right.
Websphere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Websphere is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Websphere pushes Boma up against the cage in a clinch.
Boma breaks the clinch.
Boma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Websphere checks it well.
Boma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Websphere.
Websphere scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Websphere uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boma.
Websphere fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boma misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Websphere.
Boma only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boma throws a big shot that misses.
Boma misses with an uppercut
and Websphere counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boma throws a body shot but no joy.
Websphere misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that BM Websphere will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Websphere walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boma slips under a jab from Websphere.
Websphere blocks a head kick by Boma.
Websphere throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Websphere.
Websphere wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Websphere misses with an uppercut. Boma saw that one coming.
Boma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mark Boma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Websphere.
Boma throws a head kick that misses.
Boma jabs Websphere to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boma misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boma checks a leg kick.
Websphere closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Boma in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Websphere ducks under a wild hook from Boma.
Websphere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boma.
Boma slips under a jab from Websphere.
Websphere misses with a hook. Boma ducked under it nicely.
Websphere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boma.
Websphere ducks under a wild hook from Boma.
Websphere half committed to a counter leg kick.
Websphere lands a nice shot that snaps Boma's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Boma, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Websphere.
Websphere staying out of range there.
Good work by Boma as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Boma misses.
Websphere was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boma scores with a one two! Websphere had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Websphere takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Websphere slips a jab from Boma.
It looked like Websphere wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boma throws a jab when Websphere was well out of range.
Websphere throws an overhand right that lands on Boma's shoulder, as Boma tries to avoid the shot.
Boma looks to score with a jab to the body but Websphere is just out of range.
Boma throws a jab but it's blocked by Websphere.
Websphere jabs Boma right on the nose. Boma blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boma looks to score with a jab to the body but Websphere is just out of range.
Boma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boma blocks a jab.
A head kick from Boma lands but Websphere takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Websphere connects with an inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Websphere.
 Boma is rocked!
A big right from Boma misses.
Boma is still on wobbly legs! Can Websphere finish him?
Websphere has Boma up against the cage in a clinch.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Websphere lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Websphere throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boma blocks it with crossed arms.
Websphere pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boma lands with a right to the head.
Boma misses with a body punch.
Websphere lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Websphere lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Websphere lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Websphere.
Boma manages to break the clinch.
Boma slips a jab from Websphere.
Websphere missing with a left hand there. Boma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Websphere throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boma appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a hook to the side of Websphere's head but Websphere sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Websphere is looking to score with low kicks.
Boma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Websphere.
Boma looks to score with a jab to the body but Websphere is just out of range.
Boma lands a glancing blow to the side of Websphere's head.
A big right from Boma misses.
Websphere tries to clinch up but Boma circles away and keeps his distance.
Boma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Websphere on the side of the head.
Boma seems to have recovered his senses.
Boma throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boma takes one on the button.
Websphere walks into a straight right hand from Boma.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boma throws the left hand but Websphere avoids the punch easily.
Websphere throws a jab but it's blocked by Boma.
Websphere throws a big shot that misses.
Boma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boma throws a body shot but no joy.
Boma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Websphere darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab lands there for Websphere.
Websphere throws a hook to the side of Boma's head but Boma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boma misses the shot to the body.
Boma throws a head kick but Websphere moves out of range.
Websphere was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Websphere throws a shot from downtown. Boma moves away and avoids it.
Boma scores with a body shot.
A jab from Websphere does it's job there.
Nice uppercut there from Boma.
Good work by Websphere as he checks the leg kick.
Websphere throws a leg kick which misses Boma's front leg but catches the back leg as Boma tries to avoid it.
Websphere checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Websphere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boma misses the jab.
Boma lands a jab to the head.
Websphere staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Boma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Boma slips a jab from Websphere.
Boma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Websphere counters with a stiff right hand.
Boma scores with a punch to the head.
Boma lands a body shot.
Websphere cracks Boma with a good jab.
Boma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Websphere.
Websphere with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boma to score with a decent uppercut.
Websphere misses with an uppercut.
Boma misses with a looping left.
Websphere misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Websphere coming out on top.
Boma scores with a hook to the body. Websphere takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boma, as that shot connected.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boma 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 Websphere has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Websphere and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boma blocks a jab.
Websphere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Boma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Websphere slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Websphere.
Websphere uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Websphere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boma blocks a jab.
Websphere scoring well with a low kick there.
Boma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boma looks to score with a jab to the body but Websphere is just out of range.
Boma catches Websphere with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Websphere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boma throws a leg kick but Websphere checks it.
Websphere is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Websphere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Websphere slips under a jab from Boma.
Websphere throws out a leg kick but Boma moves out of range and Websphere only half commits.
Boma lands a jab to Websphere's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere throws a looping overhand right but Boma ducks down to avoid it.
Boma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boma moves out of range of the strikes.
Websphere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Websphere.
Websphere misses with an uppercut
and Boma counters with a leg kick.
Boma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Websphere stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch lands to the side of Boma 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boma moves away from the strike by Websphere.
Boma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boma connects with an inside leg kick.
Boma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boma blocks a leg kick.
Boma moves out of range of the strikes.
Websphere throws a low kick, looking for Boma's leg but Boma calmly moves out of range.
Boma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Websphere is able to avoid easily.
Boma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Websphere manages to avoid it.
Boma looks to land a right hand but Websphere moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma keeps the fight on the outside.
Boma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Websphere in his tracks.
Boma lands a really nice looking cross but Websphere seems unphased.
Boma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Websphere.
Websphere misses with an uppercut. Boma saw that one coming.
Websphere takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Websphere keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boma.
Websphere keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Websphere.
Boma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boma connects with a single shot there.
Websphere lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma moves out of range of the strikes.
Websphere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Websphere is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Websphere avoids the head kick by Boma.
An inside leg kick from Boma misses.
Boma slips under a jab.
Boma throws a sloppy head kick and Websphere moves out of range easily.
Boma cracks Websphere with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boma throws a shot to the body.
Boma looks to score with a jab to the body but Websphere is just out of range.
Boma misses with a hook.
Websphere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Websphere works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Websphere blocks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Websphere. That snapped Boma's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Websphere tries to work over Boma's front leg with a kick but Boma checks it.
Websphere slips a straight right by Boma.
Boma looks to land a right hand but Websphere moved out of range.
Boma misses with a lunging right hand
letting Websphere counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Boma.
I think Boma 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Boma!
A very excited looking Mark Boma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cole (ranked 797 p4p, 567 weight class) and Nig Nig (ranked 119 p4p, 85 weight class). Cole kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Won't Back Down. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nig Nig!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nig misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
Cole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nig throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nig throws out the jab.
Cole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cole tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Nig.
Cole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nig tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cole is able to avoid easily.
Nig throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Cole misses its target.
Cole gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nig.
Cole tries to score with a low kick but Nig moves his leg out of the way.
Good shot there by Nig.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole with a nice cross.
Cole throws a body punch but Nig moves out of range.
Nig looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nig misses with a hook. Cole ducked under it nicely.
Cole throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nig's waist but Nig gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cole off to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Nig misses.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cole slips under a jab from Nig.
Nig throws a good cross that connects.
Nig scores with a nice strike.
Nig cracks Cole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nig.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nig connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nig throws a body shot but no joy.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Cole misses with a straight right.
Cole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nig.
Nig misses with a hook
and Cole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nig's knee momentarily.
Cole throws a hook but Nig avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Cole misses
and Nig counters with a stiff right hand.
Cole on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nig. Nig obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nig lands a body shot.
Nig showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
Nig moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nig is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
Cole tries to counter by clinching up but Nig breaks away and moves out of range.
Cole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nig.
Cole throws a front kick aimed at Nig's knee but Nig avoids it well.
Nig looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nig misses with an uppercut
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Nig.
Nig avoids the body shot from Cole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nig with the inside leg kick.
Nig Nig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nig throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nig.
Nig fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Nig misses.
Cole attempts a counter takedown but Nig avoids it well and moves away.
Nig misses with a body shot.
Nig cracks a nice hook into Cole's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nig ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nig Nig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nig throws a leg kick
and Cole counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nig is controlling Cole's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nig Nig dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cole tries for a takedown but Nig circles away easily
and Nig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nig misses with a body shot.
Nig lands a nice hook to Cole's body. Cole takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nig bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nig's corner calls for a 1-2. Nig obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole has his takedown stuffed
and Nig counters with a stiff right hand.
Nig Nig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Cole misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nig looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Nig misses with a right hand
and Cole counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cole throws a big elbow that misses.
Cole throws a big right hand that misses.
Cole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cole working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cole throws a big right hand that misses.
Cole throws a strike but Nig rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cole is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole looking for a sweep. Not yet Cole, not yet.
Cole has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cole wants to sweep here but Nig controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nig engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nig trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nig must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cole is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nig stays in close to Cole's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole staying out of range there.
Cole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
Nig misses with a jab to the body
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Nig sizes up Cole with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nig tries a low kick but Cole avoids it.
Nig lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nig jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nig lands an overhand right.
A jab from Nig finds it's way through Cole's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nig Nig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nig lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Nig.
Cole looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A bone on bone clash there as Cole blocks the leg kick.
Nig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Cole drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nig sprawls and moves away.
Nig avoids the body shot from Cole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole clinches with his opponent.
Nig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nig fails to land.
Nig scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Nig controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Nig avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Cole is trying to stall.
Nig works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole misses with a right hand
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nig misses with a leg kick.
Cole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nig tried to score with a low kick but Cole checks it.
A quick step to the side and Cole tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nig throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cole misses the target.
Nig misses with a wild body shot.
Nig thuds a left hand into Cole's body.
Michael Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nig finds it's way through Cole's defenses.
Cole looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nig connects with a right hand. Cole shakes it off.
Nig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nig thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nig scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nig fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Cole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cole stuns Nig with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good exchange - Nig coming out on top.
The crowd cheers as Nig lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cole doesn't seem phased though.
Nig ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole walks into a stiff left hand from Nig.
Nig throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nig sizes up Cole with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick lands for Nig.
Nig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nig Nig is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cole on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by Nig.
Nig uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cole misses with an uppercut
and Nig connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some bone on bone action there as Cole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nig swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cole swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Nig misses the target.
Cole on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Jab from Nig.
Nig misses with a body punch
and Cole counters with a takedown into side control.
Nig sneaks out the side door and pushes Cole away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Cole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nig connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cole scrambles back to his feet.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nig Nig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nig winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nig Nig!
A very excited looking Nig Nig rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Friman (ranked 581 p4p, 501 weight class) and Bunt Jernit (ranked 76 p4p, 65 weight class). Jernit has chosen Sail - Awolnation as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oskar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bunt Jernit!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman blocks a low kick nicely.
Friman throws a nice looking combination but Jernit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Friman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Friman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jernit throws out the jab.
Friman feinted with a counter takedown.
Friman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Friman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Friman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jernit swings for the body but Friman moves out of range.
Jernit has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Friman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jernit connects with a body shot that sends Friman's belly button to the back.
Friman slips a jab from Jernit.
A quick step to the side and Friman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Jernit.
Friman throws a head kick that misses.
Jernit lands with a good body shot.
Jernit lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit scores with a jab.
Jernit thows a leg kick but Friman checks it
and Friman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Friman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jernit avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Friman.
Jernit is doing well to control the position and prevent Friman from advancing to side control.
Jernit trying to control but Friman postures up.
Friman winds up and cracks Jernit with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jernit is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jernit is looking to improve his position.
Jernit is trying to maintain the position but Friman is very close to passing his half guard.
Jernit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Friman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jernit has his hands clasped together around Friman's back. He's all about the action.
Jernit trying to hold on to Friman's head to control him but Friman postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman prevents Jernit from improving his position.
Friman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jernit keeping control of the position.
Jernit is trying to maintain the position but Friman is very close to passing his half guard.
Jernit wants to improve his position but Friman is controlling well.
Jernit trying to hold on to Friman's head to control him but Friman postures up.
Jernit wants to get back to full guard but Friman has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The strikes coming from Friman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Friman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Friman trying to control the position but Jernit is working away.
Friman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jernit to see if he's OK.
The strikes coming from Friman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jernit is trying to control Friman's posture but Friman avoids it.
Jernit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Friman trying to control the action but Jernit is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oskar Friman dominated that round.
That's time! Friman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Friman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jernit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Friman rather than just go for the knockout.
Friman cracks Jernit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jernit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jernit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jernit is rocked!
Jernit lands a body shot.
Jernit is still on wobbly legs! Can Friman finish him?
Jernit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jernit lunges at Friman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Friman's hand.
Jernit seems to have recovered his senses.
Jernit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Friman catches Jernit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jernit circles away quickly and effectively.
Friman backing away here, and Jernit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jernit scores with a head kick. Friman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Friman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Friman catches Jernit napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Jernit to the canvas!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit 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.
Friman 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.
Friman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Friman scoring with some ground and pound.
Oskar Friman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Friman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Friman works over Jernit with some ground and pound from guard.
Jernit is controlling Friman's posture.
Friman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jernit wants to sweep here but Friman controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman with a nice head shot there.
Friman looking to pass the guard.
Jernit pulls Friman in close to his closed guard and prevents Friman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jernit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jernit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Friman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jernit controlling Friman's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman trying to control but Jernit is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Friman won't allow Jernit to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Friman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jernit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jernit checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Jernit is predictable there
and Friman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Friman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jernit was well out of range. Poor timing from Friman.
Jernit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Friman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jernit.
Friman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jernit counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman goes for a double leg but Jernit avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jernit continues to drive forward.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Friman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jernit manages to work his way to half guard, despite Friman's best efforts.
Friman wants to take a breather but Jernit is having none of it.
Jernit wants to improve his position but Friman is controlling well.
Jernit is pressing down on Friman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Friman passes Jernit's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jernit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Friman is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oskar Friman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Friman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Jernit misses its intended target.
Jernit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Friman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jernit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Friman manages to get himself to full guard.
Friman controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit wants to control from the top but Friman keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Friman holds on and takes a little breather.
Friman can't keep his opponent in guard - Jernit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit is trying to control the action in half guard but Friman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Friman is doing well to control the position and prevent Jernit from advancing to side control.
Friman is trying to control but can't.
Friman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jernit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Friman seems keen to control Jernit's posture.
Jernit stays in close to Friman's body and controls the position.
Friman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman is keen to just control but Jernit is a slippery customer.
Friman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jernit controlling the position well.
Jernit is continuing to stall.
Friman thows a huge punch but Jernit dodges it nicely.
Friman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jernit to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Friman won't allow Jernit to sweep him here.
Friman throws a big right hand that misses.
Friman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Friman distracts Jernit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Friman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jernit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jernit wants to stand and escape but Friman is having none of it.
Jernit wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Friman is now in half guard.
Jernit trying to control but Friman postures up.
Bunt Jernit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jernit is pressing down on Friman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jernit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Friman.
Jernit looking for a sweep. Not yet Jernit, not yet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jernit trying to keep a closed guard but Friman is proving a slippery customer.
Friman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Friman trying to control but Jernit is working from the bottom.
Oskar Friman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Friman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oskar Friman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Friman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oskar Friman!
A relieved looking Oskar Friman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Bunt Jernit spoke after the fight, saying 'Every man must face this hard decision at some point or another. Thank you, to all the fans, thank you, to all my opponents for making me work for glory. And thank you, to GAMMA, for allowing me to fight most of my career under your banner. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Merel (ranked 430 p4p, 319 weight class) and Mason Norris (ranked 59 p4p, 41 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Merel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Norris!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris thumps Merel with a low kick.
Norris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norris walks into a straight right hand from Merel.
Merel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Norris is looking to get back to is feet but Merel passes into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Merel wants to control but Norris is keeping him busy.
Merel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Merel is trying to get an arm triangle but Norris is defending well.
Norris parries the strikes from Merel easily there. Merel is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Norris to escape.
Merel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Norris is avoiding damage well.
Merel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Norris has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Norris dodges the ground and pound from Merel.
Merel just content to control the position.
Merel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Merel is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Norris is trying to escape and Merel transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Norris is forced to tap! Nice work there by Merel! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Merel!
A victorious Mark Merel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 399 p4p, 413 weight class) and Tyler Wrexham (ranked 59 p4p, 63 weight class). Baba comes into the arena with Nation Arabic Orchestra blaring out of the sound system. Afeef Isa Baba is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrexham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baba.
We've been informed that Wrexham has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wrexham avoids the head kick by Baba.
Wrexham misses with a hook
and Baba finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wrexham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wrexham throws a body shot but no joy.
Wrexham blocks the body kick.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrexham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wrexham 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baba under the eye.
Baba ducks right into an uppercut from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a nice hook to Baba's body. Baba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wrexham throws a chopping leg kick but Baba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Baba moves away from the strike by Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Wrexham is predictable there
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wrexham cracks Baba with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wrexham 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 Baba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab by Wrexham .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a right hook to the body.
Wrexham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy left from Wrexham finds it's target.
Baba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baba misses with a kick to the body.
Baba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wrexham throws a body shot but no joy.
Baba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Wrexham . Those never looked like landing.
Wrexham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baba momentarily.
Wrexham forces Baba back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrexham working aggressively here.
Baba can't find room to land a body shot as Wrexham controls the action.
Baba prevents a body shot from Wrexham .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Baba on the inside.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baba working aggressively here.
Baba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrexham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baba.
Wrexham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Wrexham lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wrexham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrexham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wrexham 's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Wrexham digs a right hand underneath Baba's ribcage. Baba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baba lands a shot to the body.
Wrexham lands with a light punch inside.
Baba misses with a body punch.
A short right from Wrexham on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wrexham fails to land.
Wrexham throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Wrexham gets through Baba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Wrexham .
Baba is working Wrexham over against the cage.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Wrexham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wrexham digs a good body shot into Baba's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrexham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wrexham .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham throws a poor cross that misses
and Baba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wrexham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Baba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baba takes a swing at Wrexham 's ribcage but misses.
Wrexham connects with a solid leg kick.
Baba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wrexham .
Baba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wrexham throws out the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baba checks a leg kick.
And Baba counters with a quick kick to the body but Wrexham blocks it.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baba looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Wrexham jabs Baba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Wrexham .
Wrexham tries to close the distance and clinch but Baba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Baba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baba digs a good body shot into Wrexham 's ribs.
Wrexham throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wrexham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Wrexham finds it's way through Baba's defenses.
Baba takes one to the chin there.
Wrexham scores with a jab to the body.
Wrexham misses with a hook to the body
and Baba counters with a head kick.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrexham misses with a double jab.
Baba takes one on the button.
Wrexham loads up on a big right hand but Baba slips the punch.
Wrexham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wrexham tries to clinch but Baba is having none of it.
Wrexham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrexham .
A little feinted left hand from Baba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baba lands with a nice body kick.
Baba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wrexham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrexham .
Baba thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wrexham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baba throws the left hand but Wrexham avoids the punch easily.
Baba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wrexham .
Wrexham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Wrexham .
Baba is looking to counter punch.
Baba takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wrexham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baba is looking to land body kicks.
Baba moves out of range of the strikes.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Wrexham there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrexham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wrexham throws a wild body kick that Baba sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wrexham looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Baba throws the kick towards the body but Wrexham avoids it.
Baba avoids the body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baba.
Baba slips under a jab from Wrexham .
Wrexham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baba's head.
Wrexham misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baba keeps Wrexham at a distance using the push kick.
Wrexham is breathing heavily.
Baba lands with a cross.
Wrexham throws a nice looking combination but Baba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wrexham throws a lazy uppercut
and Baba counters with a nice uppercut.
Baba moves out of range of the strikes.
Wrexham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Wrexham does no damage.
Wrexham jabs at Baba's body.
Wrexham throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Wrexham misses.
Wrexham with the inside leg kick.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wrexham connects with a body shot that sends Baba's belly button to the back.
Wrexham throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Baba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Wrexham .
Wrexham swinging wildly here.
A big right from Wrexham misses.
Wrexham avoids a kick to the body.
Wrexham thows a leg kick but Baba checks it
and Wrexham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wrexham blocks a leg kick.
Baba swings for the body but Wrexham moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wrexham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Wrexham !
Wrexham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrexham . Baba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrexham tests Baba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wrexham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Baba throws a body shot but no joy.
Wrexham connects with the punch.
Wrexham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrexham tries to close the distance and clinch but Baba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wrexham misses with a hook
and Baba counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baba.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wrexham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wrexham slips a jab and a cross from Baba.
Baba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wrexham lands with an uppercut that bounces Baba off the cage and back into range.
Wrexham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrexham .
Baba throws a wild body kick that Wrexham sees coming a mile off.
Wrexham connects with the punch.
Wrexham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wrexham throws a jab but it's blocked by Baba.
Wrexham throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrexham swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Wrexham throws a combination that misses
and Baba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wrexham lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wrexham . That's going to slow Baba down.
Wrexham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Baba was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wrexham .
Baba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wrexham is rocked!
Wrexham avoids the head kick by Baba.
Wrexham is still on wobbly legs! Can Baba finish him?
Wrexham looks to throw a body kick
and Baba counters with a nice body shot.
Wrexham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wrexham swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baba moves away from the strike by Wrexham .
Baba weaves into range and cracks Wrexham right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Wrexham goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Baba is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Afeef Isa Baba!
A very excited looking Afeef Isa Baba made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dai Zexi (ranked 344 p4p, 295 weight class) and Song Turillo (ranked 56 p4p, 50 weight class). Zexi's entrance music is BRADIO-Flyers. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Song Turillo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dai Zexi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turillo blocks a jab.
Turillo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turillo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zexi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turillo throws a leg kick but Zexi checks it.
Zexi throws a shot from downtown. Turillo moves away and avoids it.
Turillo connects with a leg kick.
Zexi scores with a decent looking hook.
Turillo slips a jab from Zexi.
Zexi lands with a good body shot.
Zexi throws a right hand that misses
and Turillo counters with a big head kick but Zexi shrugs it off.
Turillo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 It looks like Song Turillo has been cut.
Turillo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turillo throws a looping overhand right but Zexi ducks down to avoid it.
Turillo throws a leg kick but Zexi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Zexi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turillo throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Zexi to counter with a crisp jab.
Turillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turillo misses with a double jab
and Zexi counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo wants to land a leg kick but Zexi is out of range.
Turillo drops his hands momentarily and Zexi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zexi swings widly with a right hand
and Turillo counters with a nice body kick.
Zexi jabs Turillo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zexi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turillo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zexi's sensitive parts.
Zexi avoids the body shot from Turillo.
Zexi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turillo.
Turillo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Turillo misses the body punch
and Zexi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Song Turillo's cut even more.
A slow jab from Zexi misses its intended target.
Zexi slips a jab and a cross from Turillo.
Zexi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Turillo manages to circle out of the way.
Turillo misses with a body shot.
Zexi is looking to counter punch.
Zexi misses the jab.
Zexi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Turillo defending well as Zexi loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zexi looks to throw the jab but Turillo is out of range.
Turillo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zexi throws a hook to the side of Turillo's head but Turillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turillo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turillo defending well as Zexi loads up on a big left hand.
Turillo throws a good cross that connects.
Turillo scores with a nice body kick.
Zexi slips a straight right by Turillo.
Zexi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Turillo misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Zexi blocks the leg kick.
Zexi is looking to counter punch.
Turillo blocks a jab.
Turillo throws a low kick but Zexi moves out of range easily.
Zexi misses the jab.
Turillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zexi throws out the jab.
Turillo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Turillo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turillo throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zexi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turillo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Turillo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turillo. That's going to slow Zexi down.
Zexi needs to keep his hands up - Turillo had a free shot at his head there.
Turillo stuns Zexi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zexi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zexi throws the left hand but Turillo avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Zexi misses.
Turillo scores with a sloppy right hand. Zexi should have avoided that one.
Turillo throws a hook to the side of Zexi's head but Zexi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zexi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Song Turillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turillo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Turillo connects with a body shot.
Turillo is looking to score with low kicks.
Turillo lands a slapping body shot.
Turillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turillo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turillo pushes Zexi away with a front kick.
Turillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zexi takes a swing at Turillo's ribcage but misses.
Zexi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Turillo. That one must have hurt.
Zexi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zexi throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Zexi misses.
Zexi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zexi shoots in for a double leg but Turillo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zexi misses the body punch
and Turillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Song Turillo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Song Turillo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Zexi misses.
Turillo throws out a loose jab but Zexi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zexi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turillo tries to land a front kick but Zexi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zexi lands the left hand.
Turillo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turillo scores with a leg kick.
Zexi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zexi throws a looping overhand right but Turillo ducks down to avoid it.
Turillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turillo missing with a left hand there. Zexi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Turillo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zexi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turillo moves away.
Zexi checks a leg kick nicely.
Zexi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Turillo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turillo connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zexi.
Turillo misses with a head kick.
Zexi throws a body punch but Turillo moves out of range.
Zexi dives in for a single leg takedown but Turillo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zexi dives in and grabs Turillo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turillo pushes down on Zexi's head and hops out.
Turillo is looking to slow Zexi down with leg kicks.
Zexi misses with a straight left.
Zexi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dai Zexi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zexi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zexi loads up on a big right hand but Turillo slips the punch.
Zexi lands a jab to Turillo's midsection.
Turillo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turillo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turillo keeps Zexi at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turillo moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zexi blocks the body kick.
Song Turillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zexi throws a right hand that misses
and Turillo counters with a left to the body.
Turillo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turillo lands with a shot to the body.
Song Turillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turillo fakes the leg kick and cracks Zexi in the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turillo.
Zexi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zexi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turillo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zexi if he has to take too many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Turillo - that will leave a mark!
Turillo cracks Zexi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turillo throws a head kick that misses.
Turillo scores with the left hand. Zexi knows he should have avoided that one.
Turillo misses with the combination.
Turillo works over Zexi's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zexi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zexi swings widly with a right hand
and Turillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zexi throws out a loose jab but Turillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zexi loads up on a big right hand but Turillo slips the punch.
Turillo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zexi misses with a wild body shot.
Zexi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zexi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turillo misses the shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Zexi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Zexi throws a hook but Turillo avoids it easily.
Zexi throws a body shot but no joy.
Turillo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turillo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turillo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Turillo.
Zexi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turillo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turillo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turillo misses the shot to the body.
Zexi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zexi throws a right hand that misses
letting Turillo counter with a right hand.
Zexi throws the left hand but Turillo avoids the punch easily.
Zexi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turillo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turillo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turillo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turillo swings for the body but Zexi moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turillo staying out of range there.
Turillo scores with a nice body kick.
Turillo connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Song Turillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Song Turillo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Turillo enables Zexi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Turillo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zexi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turillo is pulling down on Zexi's head to control his posture.
Turillo working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zexi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zexi trying to control but Turillo is working from the bottom.
Zexi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Turillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Turillo.
Turillo ducks under a wild hook from Zexi.
A nice side step and Turillo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zexi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zexi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turillo.
Turillo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zexi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zexi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turillo.
Nice cross by Turillo.
Turillo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zexi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turillo looks to land a left hand but Zexi moved out of range nicely.
Zexi missing with a left hand there. Turillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turillo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Turillo cracks a nice hook into Zexi's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turillo.
Turillo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A nice leg kick from Turillo, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turillo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Turillo misses with a body punch
and Zexi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turillo moves out of range as Zexi strikes.
A good leg kick by Turillo.
Zexi scores with the left hand. Turillo knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Turillo misses
and Zexi counters with a stiff right hand.
Zexi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zexi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zexi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turillo throws the kick towards the body but Zexi avoids it.
Zexi throwing a counter right hand but Turillo manages to avoid it.
Turillo throws a body punch but Zexi moves out of range.
Zexi throwing a counter right hand but Turillo manages to avoid it.
Zexi scores with a hook to the body. Turillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dai Zexi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turillo misses with a straight left.
Zexi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A thudding body kick lands there by Turillo!
The fighters circling - Zexi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zexi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zexi. Turillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Song Turillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zexi lands with a nice body punch.
Turillo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zexi misses the shot to the body.
Zexi takes a swing at Turillo's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turillo.
Turillo catches Zexi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zexi misses with a looping right.
Zexi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turillo counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Zexi.
Zexi throws out a loose jab but Turillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turillo throws a front kick that sends Zexi stumbling back into the cage.
Zexi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turillo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zexi takes a step back to recover.
Turillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Song Turillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turillo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Song Turillo!
Song Turillo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lazy Bastard (ranked 671 p4p, 138 weight class) and Landon Priester (ranked 85 p4p, 19 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 30 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazy Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bastards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bastard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Priester counters with a nice uppercut.
Priester fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bastard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.
Priester has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Priester moves out of range of the strikes.
Bastard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Priester throws a nice inside leg kick.
Priester looks to land a right hand but Bastard moved out of range.
Priester avoids the body shot from Bastard.
Bastard throws a good cross that connects.
Priester tests Bastard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body kick there by Priester.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priester.
Lazy Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priester was well out of range. Poor timing from Bastard.
Priester jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Bastard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bastard tries to bum rush Priester with a series of wild strikes but Priester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
Bastard throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
Bastard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Priester.
Bastard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bastard misses its intended target.
Priester changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bastard staying out of range there.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but Priester is out of range.
Priester takes one to the side of the head.
Bastard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Priester. That one must have hurt.
Bastard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priester.
Bastard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bastard moves forwards but Priester connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bastard misses with a straight right.
Priester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastard.
Nice cross by Priester.
Priester looks to land a body kick but Bastard moved away.
Bastard misses with a looping left.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Priester throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Priester moves out of range.
Priester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bastard.
Priester raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Priester dodges the punch combination from Bastard.
Priester was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Priester finds it's way round the side to connect with Bastard's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a left hand
and Priester counters with a stiff right hand.
Priester throws a body shot but no joy.
Priester lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 Bastard is rocked!
Priester throws a body kick that misses.
Bastard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Priester slips a jab from Bastard.
Donk. Priester catches Bastard right on the button with a cross.
Oh Bastard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Priester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Bastard seems to have got his legs back now.
Priester moves into the clinch.
Priester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bastard breaks from the clinch.
Priester lands with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Priester.
Bastard looks to land a left hand but Priester moved out of range nicely.
Priester is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bastard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bastard misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Priester.
A head punch on the inside from Priester fails to land.
Priester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Priester misses with a punch on the inside.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bastard is trying to force a seperation but Priester has the dominant position.
Priester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bastard's elbow.
Priester struggles to land a body shot inside as Bastard controls his hands.
Priester lands an uppercut.
Priester lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bastard or not.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Priester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Priester lands a body punch.
Priester has Bastard pressed against the cage, preventing Bastard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Priester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bastard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Priester throws the kick towards the body but Bastard avoids it.
Nice jab there from Priester.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priester smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Priester pushes Bastard away with a front kick.
A cross from Priester lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Priester closes the distance and pushes Bastard back into the cage.
Priester keeps control of Bastard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bastard blocks a body shot from Priester.
Bastard prevents a body shot from Priester.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Priester dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Bastard misses.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Priester feints a counter leg kick.
Bastard tries to bum rush Priester with a series of wild strikes but Priester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bastard throws a hook but Priester blocks it.
Bastard throws a right hand that misses
and Priester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bastard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Priester connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bastard scrambles back to his feet.
Priester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bastard's sensitive parts.
Landon Priester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Priester ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Priester.
Priester lands with a shot to the body.
Bastard misses with a hook.
Priester lands a left and a right that send Bastard crashing to the mat, dazed. Priester thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bastard punishes Priester's body with a nice straight punch.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Priester is just out of range.
Priester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bastard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Priester lands a jab to the head.
Bastard lands an overhand right.
Priester moves into the clinch.
Priester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Priester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priester misses with a body punch.
Priester throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastard.
Landon Priester seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Priester.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bastard can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Priester.
Priester tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Priester back against the cage.
Priester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Priester tries to work over Bastard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Bastard.
Priester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bastard's efforts to push away.
Priester keeps control of Bastard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Priester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bastard working hard to break the clinch.
Bastard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Priester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bastard.
Bastard moves away from the strike by Priester.
Priester scores with a hook to the body. Bastard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Priester jabs at Bastard's body.
Priester fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bastard on the side of the head.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Priester moves out of range.
Bastard slips under a jab from Priester.
That kick from Priester tenderised Bastard's leg. Bastard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lazy Bastard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bastard throws a looping overhand right but Priester ducks down to avoid it.
Priester fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bastard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Priester moves out of range as Bastard strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester lands a leg kick that knocks Bastard off balance momentarily.
Priester lands a two punch combo.
Nice shot by Priester.
Priester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bastard.
Nice body punch from Priester - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastard.
Priester is working Bastard over against the cage.
Priester lands a shoulder strike.
Bastard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bastard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Priester digs a right hand underneath Bastard's ribcage. Bastard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Priester is leaning against Bastard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Priester throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Priester.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Priester tries to throw a body punch but Bastard avoids it by throwing Priester back against the cage.
Priester lands an uppercut.
Priester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Priester has him pressed against the cage.
Priester misses with a body punch.
Priester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Priester misses with a body punch.
Bastard misses with the head strike.
Priester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bastard prevents a body shot from Priester.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Priester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Bastard blocks a head kick by Priester.
Priester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
Bastard loads up on a big right hand but Priester slips the punch.
Priester connects with a jab.
Priester tries to land a front kick but Bastard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Priester is just out of range.
Bastard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bastard misses with a body shot
and Bastard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Priester throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bastard throws a lazy uppercut
and Priester counters with a low kick, right behind Bastard 's knee.
A head kick from Priester lands but Bastard takes it in his stride.
Bastard misses with a two punch combination.
Priester connects with the punch.
Priester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bastard.
Bastard misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priester throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lazy Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Priester throws a jab but it's blocked by Bastard.
Bastard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bastard walks into a straight right hand from Priester.
Bastard misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Bastard misses.
Priester lands a big uppercut and Bastard crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bastard looks OK. Priester waves Bastard back to his feet!
Priester closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bastard did well to prevent Priester getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Priester prevents Bastard from standing back up.
Bastard tries to get to full guard but Priester has control of the leg.
Priester content to control rather than advance.
Bastard is trying to stand back up but Priester is controlling him
Priester missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Priester is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bastard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lazy Bastard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is trying to stand back up but Priester is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bastard wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bastard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priester.
Nice body punch from Priester.
That kick from Priester tenderised Bastard's leg. Bastard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Priester drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Priester takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Priester scores with a push kick.
Bastard jabs at Priester's body.
Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester slips a jab from Bastard.
Bastard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Priester tries to clinch but Bastard moves out of range.
Priester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bastard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bastard tries to keep at a distance but Priester has taken the fight into the clinch.
Priester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Priester struggles to land a body shot inside as Bastard controls his hands.
Priester swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Priester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Bastard.
Priester misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Priester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bastard backwards.
Priester cracks Bastard with a nice body shot.
Bastard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Priester lands with a left to the head.
Bastard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Priester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Priester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bastard blocks a body shot from Priester.
Bastard manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priester looks to throw the jab but Bastard is out of range.
Bastard throwing a counter right hand but Priester manages to avoid it.
Bastard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bastard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Priester clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Landon Priester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Priester has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon Priester!
A relieved looking Landon Priester 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban San Pedro (ranked 84 p4p, 100 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 11 p4p, 14 weight class). San Pedro comes to the cage accompanied by Gunman. Shamrock has chosen One Winged Angel by The Black Mages as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 4, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shamrock misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as San Pedro checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Shamrock.
Esteban San Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock needs to keep his hands up - San Pedro had a free shot at his head there.
San Pedro moves away from the strike by Shamrock.
San Pedro half committed to a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Shamrock.
A nice leg kick lands there from San Pedro.
San Pedro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
San Pedro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
San Pedro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shamrock defending well as San Pedro loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from San Pedro misses its intended target.
San Pedro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shamrock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shamrock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro lands a lovely overhand right.
San Pedro moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
San Pedro digs a good body shot into Shamrock's ribs.
The fighters circling - San Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamrock throws a lazy uppercut
and San Pedro counters with a thumping low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for San Pedro.
San Pedro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
San Pedro delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick by Shamrock misses
and San Pedro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
San Pedro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
San Pedro jabs at Shamrock's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San Pedro throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but San Pedro is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
San Pedro lands a body shot.
San Pedro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
San Pedro works the jab nicely.
San Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
San Pedro throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters circling a little - San Pedro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
San Pedro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
San Pedro is looking to slow Shamrock down with leg kicks.
Shamrock walks into a straight right hand from San Pedro.
San Pedro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
San Pedro throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
San Pedro throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - San Pedro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
San Pedro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
San Pedro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shamrock's head.
San Pedro is looking to slow Shamrock down with leg kicks.
Shamrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling San Pedro to score with a decent uppercut.
San Pedro throws out a powerful jab.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but San Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock throws a good cross that connects.
San Pedro throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
San Pedro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from San Pedro.
San Pedro moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro misses with a straight left.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
San Pedro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
San Pedro keeps Shamrock at a distance using the push kick.
San Pedro drives through and clinches with Shamrock against the cage.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
San Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as San Pedro controls the action.
Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
San Pedro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
San Pedro loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Shamrock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but San Pedro moved out of range nicely.
San Pedro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
San Pedro throws a leg kick
and Shamrock counters with a thumping low kick.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
San Pedro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
San Pedro misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from San Pedro finds it's target.
San Pedro throws a leg kick which misses Shamrock's front leg but catches the back leg as Shamrock tries to avoid it.
San Pedro throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
San Pedro throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
San Pedro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
San Pedro misses with a hook.
San Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but San Pedro avoids it with no problem.
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
San Pedro checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Pedro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from San Pedro.
Shamrock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shamrock 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.
San Pedro throwing a counter right hand but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and San Pedro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but San Pedro moved out of range nicely.
San Pedro misses with a looping left.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
San Pedro misses the jab.
A slow jab from Shamrock misses its intended target.
San Pedro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Shamrock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
San Pedro is looking to slow Shamrock down with leg kicks.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from San Pedro.
Shamrock throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro scoring well with a low kick there.
Shamrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by San Pedro.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick.
San Pedro misses with a body shot.
San Pedro lunges at Shamrock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shamrock's hand.
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!
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Pedro.
San Pedro staying out of range there.
Shamrock looks to land a combination. San Pedro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
San Pedro lands with a cross.
San Pedro connects with a solid leg kick.
San Pedro throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
San Pedro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro clobbers Shamrock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
San Pedro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
San Pedro feints and then cracks Shamrock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shamrock down.
San Pedro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shamrock throws a lazy head kick
and San Pedro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
San Pedro misses with an uppercut. Shamrock saw that one coming.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from San Pedro. Shamrock shrugs it off though.
San Pedro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shamrock takes one on the button.
Shamrock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
San Pedro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
San Pedro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shamrock. Shamrock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San Pedro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Shamrock.
San Pedro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of San Pedro's head but San Pedro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. San Pedro saw that one coming.
San Pedro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
San Pedro throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
San Pedro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shamrock takes one to the chin there.
Shamrock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from San Pedro.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. San Pedro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
San Pedro scoring well with a low kick there.
San Pedro looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
and San Pedro counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shamrock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
San Pedro slips under a jab from Shamrock.
San Pedro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
San Pedro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shamrock doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
San Pedro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
San Pedro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely 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!
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Pedro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
San Pedro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shamrock throws a lazy right hand but San Pedro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
San Pedro cracks Shamrock with a good jab.
San Pedro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
San Pedro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
San Pedro slips a straight right by Shamrock.
Shamrock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by San Pedro. San Pedro obviously looking to wear him down.
Shamrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
San Pedro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shamrock if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from San Pedro. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro 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.
Shamrock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
San Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from San Pedro.
San Pedro swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
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!
Shamrock misses with a lunging right hand
and San Pedro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
San Pedro slips a straight right by Shamrock.
San Pedro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
San Pedro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
San Pedro throws a low kick but Shamrock moves out of range easily.
San Pedro throws a predictable looking body shot
and San Pedro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. San Pedro moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from San Pedro.
Nice shot lands for San Pedro.
Shamrock throws a leg kick
and San Pedro counters with a good low kick that Shamrock was not able to check.
San Pedro lands with an overhand left.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from San Pedro.
San Pedro works Shamrock's body with a nice hook.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock misses with a few strikes there.
San Pedro slips under a jab from Shamrock.
San Pedro fails in his attempt to clinch.
San Pedro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shamrock has time to react.
Shamrock throws a low kick, looking for San Pedro's leg but San Pedro calmly moves out of range.
It looked like San Pedro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
San Pedro lands with a right hand.
San Pedro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San Pedro misses with a lunging right hand
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by San Pedro.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
San Pedro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sloppy strikes from Shamrock. Those never looked like landing.
San Pedro misses with a body kick.
Shamrock works over San Pedro's head and body with a nice combination.
San Pedro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shamrock on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shamrock drops his hands momentarily and San Pedro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
San Pedro doesn't manage to clinch there - Shamrock circles away.
San Pedro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shamrock's sensitive parts.
Shamrock lands with a thumping leg kick.
San Pedro cracks Shamrock with a good jab.
San Pedro is looking to land body kicks.
Crunch! San Pedro slams his shin into Shamrock's torso.
San Pedro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
San Pedro thows a leg kick but Shamrock checks it
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Esteban San Pedro is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but San Pedro moves away.
San Pedro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shamrock's jab looks to have found its range, popping San Pedro under the eye.
San Pedro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San Pedro.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Shamrock catches San Pedro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shamrock moves away from the strike by San Pedro.
Shamrock defending well as San Pedro loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock scores with a head kick.
Shamrock throws a lazy uppercut
and San Pedro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
San Pedro scores with a decent looking hook.
San Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
San Pedro misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shamrock.
Shamrock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - San Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
San Pedro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
San Pedro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
San Pedro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
San Pedro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shamrock at a distance.
A leg kick checked by San Pedro.
A decent looking body kick lands there for San Pedro.
San Pedro looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
San Pedro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
San Pedro throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Shamrock moves out of range as San Pedro strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shamrock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from San Pedro finds it's way round the side to connect with Shamrock's head.
San Pedro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shamrock throws a lazy right hand but San Pedro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shamrock swings for the body but San Pedro moves out of range.
San Pedro cracks Shamrock with an open hand slap.
San Pedro pushes Shamrock away with a front kick.
San Pedro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shamrock.
Some bone on bone action there as San Pedro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
San Pedro misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Shamrock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shamrock.
San Pedro misses the jab.
Shamrock tries a quick counter leg kick but San Pedro is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San Pedro cracks Shamrock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from San Pedro.
Donk. San Pedro catches Shamrock right on the button with a cross.
San Pedro lands with a nice body punch.
San Pedro takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
San Pedro throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. San Pedro saw that one coming.
Shamrock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and San Pedro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shamrock scrambles back to his feet.
Shamrock misses with a body shot
and San Pedro counters with a nice body kick.
Shamrock misses with a left hand
and San Pedro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shamrock misses with a right hand
and San Pedro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro had his way with Nick Shamrock in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by San Pedro.
San Pedro is looking to land body kicks.
San Pedro with a hook.
Shamrock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
San Pedro throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Pedro.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. San Pedro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
San Pedro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shamrock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by San Pedro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Pedro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shamrock. Shamrock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
San Pedro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shamrock on the side of the head.
Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but San Pedro slips the punch.
Shamrock throws a chopping leg kick but San Pedro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock blocks the body kick.
San Pedro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shamrock's sensitive parts.
San Pedro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shamrock's head backwards.
San Pedro thuds a left hand into Shamrock's body.
San Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shamrock.
San Pedro misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Shamrock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shamrock with a jab.
San Pedro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses
letting San Pedro counter with a right hand.
Shamrock takes one to the chin there.
Shamrock motions for San Pedro to come forward. Shamrock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nick Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
San Pedro connects with a leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
San Pedro scoring well with a low kick there.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
San Pedro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shamrock lands with an uppercut that bounces San Pedro off the cage and back into range.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick.
Shamrock misses with a right hand
and San Pedro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
San Pedro scores with a jab. Shamrock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shamrock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
San Pedro punishes Shamrock's body with a nice straight punch.
San Pedro catches Shamrock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
San Pedro looks to land a body kick but Shamrock moved away.
Shamrock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
San Pedro thuds a left hand into Shamrock's body.
San Pedro delivers a nice body kick.
Shamrock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but San Pedro circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick lands for San Pedro.
San Pedro blocks a head kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
San Pedro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shamrock's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
San Pedro scores with a hook to the body. Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San Pedro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Shamrock 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.
San Pedro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
San Pedro misses the shot to the body.
San Pedro throws a leg kick but Shamrock moved away.
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but San Pedro circles away quickly and effectively.
San Pedro pushes Shamrock away with a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteban San Pedro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well San Pedro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban San Pedro!
Esteban San Pedro retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Esteban San Pedro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Nick Shamrock had this to say: 'Thank you to everyone who followed me during my career. It was a pleasure fighting for you all and I thank you all sincerely for the shown support. Godspeed! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Falcone (ranked 45 p4p, 70 weight class) and Bill Newton (ranked 8 p4p, 12 weight class). Falcone comes into the arena with Goodfellas - long take restaurant scene blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Falcone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Newton!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton connects with a body shot.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falcone.
Newton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Newton is looking to clinch.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt.
Newton lands a nice shot that snaps Falcone's head back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Falcone.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Newton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newton thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton misses with a shot to the body
and Falcone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falcone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Newton misses with a body shot
letting Falcone counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Falcone's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Newton checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Falcone on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Falcone tries to avoid it but Newton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Falcone to the ground. Falcone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Newton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Newton showed some decent athleticism there.
Falcone is pressing down on Newton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Falcone wants to sweep but no luck.
Newton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Falcone wants to stand and escape but Newton is having none of it.
Falcone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Newton manages to get himself to full guard.
Falcone wants to get up but he can't break Newton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Falcone stands up and waves to Newton to follow him.
Newton instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Falcone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcone swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Newton has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Falcone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Falcone breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Falcone throws the kick towards the body but Newton avoids it.
Newton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bill Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton lands the left hand.
Newton looks to land a left hand but Falcone moved out of range nicely.
Falcone lands a jab to the nose.
Newton moves away from the strike by Falcone.
Newton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Falcone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton cracks Falcone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Falcone is looking to slow Newton down with leg kicks.
Falcone loads up on a big right hand but Newton slips the punch.
Newton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Falcone defends it well.
Newton misses with an uppercut.
Falcone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newton at a distance.
Newton misses with a hook to the body
and Falcone counters with a straight right hand.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Falcone sprawls well initially but Newton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Newton wants to pass to mount but Falcone is defending the position.
Falcone is trying to control but can't.
Falcone has his hands clasped together around Newton's back. He's all about the action.
Falcone is defending against the submission attempts here by Newton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Falcone gets full guard.
Falcone has his hands on Newton's head, controlling the position.
Falcone wants to sweep here but Newton controlling him for the moment.
Falcone controlling Newton's posture.
Newton looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Falcone dives on top into guard.
Newton wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Falcone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Newton moves away from the strike by Falcone.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Newton checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Falcone. Newton shrugs it off though.
Falcone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anthony Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Newton misses with a lunging right hand
and Falcone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton throws a hook to the side of Falcone's head but Falcone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Falcone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newton.
Falcone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcone.
Newton scores with the left hand. Falcone knows he should have avoided that one.
Newton throws a hook but Falcone avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Newton. That snapped Falcone's head back.
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!
Falcone throws the left hand but Newton avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone misses with a straight right.
Falcone looks to land a right hand but Newton moved out of range.
Falcone tries to sprawl but Newton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Falcone is looking for a sweep. Newton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Falcone is trying to stand.
Falcone tries to get to full guard but Newton has control of the leg.
Falcone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Newton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Falcone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Falcone has his hands on Newton's head, controlling the position.
Newton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton is pushing down on Falcone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Falcone is fighting to maintain full guard but Newton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Falcone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Falcone.
Falcone wants to get back to his feet but Newton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Newton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Falcone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Newton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Falcone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Newton, into his guard.
Newton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Falcone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Falcone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Newton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Falcone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone looking to pass the guard.
Newton working for a triangle but Falcone defends it easily.
Newton looking for a sweep. Not yet Newton, not yet.
Falcone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Newton is keeping the position for now.
Newton is looking for a triangle but Falcone pushes his legs off easily.
Newton keeping full guard, as Falcone tries to pass.
Falcone trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
Falcone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Newton is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Newton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Newton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Falcone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Newton's guard.
Newton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Falcone controls the pace.
Newton has his foot on Falcone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Falcone works his way back into a safe position though.
Falcone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Newton has his foot on Falcone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Falcone works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Falcone tries to stand but Newton is controlling from the bottom.
Falcone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Falcone would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill Newton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Falcone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Falcone.
Falcone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Newton lands a right hook to the body.
Newton lands a nice shot that snaps Falcone's head back.
Falcone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Newton throws a hook but Falcone avoids it easily.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcone.
Falcone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Newton is out of range and Falcone settles back down.
Newton feints the counter takedown.
Newton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Falcone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcone manages to avoid it.
Falcone tried to counter with a leg kick but Newton avoided it.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcone jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Falcone slips a straight right by Newton.
Falcone throws a body punch but Newton moves out of range.
Newton lands a nice hook to Falcone's body. Falcone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Falcone throws a chopping leg kick but Newton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Falcone fires out a quick counter leg kick but Newton just manages to avoid it.
Newton scores with a decent looking hook.
Newton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Newton wants to free his trapped foot but Falcone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Falcone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Newton is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone moves into full guard.
Newton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Falcone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Newton drops back looking for a leg! Falcone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Falcone manages to kick Newton off! Newton jumps back into Falcone's guard.
Newton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Falcone is keeping the position for now.
Newton keeps trying to improve his position.
Falcone wants to stand but Newton is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton looking to pass the guard.
Falcone lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Newton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Newton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Falcone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Falcone looking to pass the guard.
Falcone wants to stand but Newton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Newton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Newton is looking for a triangle but Falcone pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Newton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Falcone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Falcone would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Newton wants to sweep here but Falcone controlling him for the moment.
Falcone controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Falcone is aware though and is defending well.
Newton trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Newton really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Newton clinches with his opponent.
Falcone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcone throws a punch but it's blocked by Newton.
Falcone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newton lands the left hand.
Falcone with a nice cross.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcone.
Newton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Falcone counters with a straight right hand.
Falcone loads up on a big right hand but Newton slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone takes a swing at Newton's ribcage but misses.
Newton moves out of range of the strikes.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Falcone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Newton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Falcone throws a low kick but Newton avoids it.
Newton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Falcone in his tracks.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Falcone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Newton looking to score a takedown here. Falcone is defending well but Newton drives through and ends up in Falcone's guard.
Falcone is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Newton misses with a body punch.
Falcone digs a right hand underneath Newton's ribcage. Newton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Newton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Falcone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anthony Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcone misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Falcone counters with a left to the body.
Falcone missing with a left hand there. Newton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falcone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcone.
Newton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A leg kick checked by Newton.
Newton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falcone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Falcone.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone half committed to a counter leg kick.
Newton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Falcone napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Falcone regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Falcone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Falcone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Newton is one step ahead there.
Newton pushing down on Falcone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone trying to control from the bottom.
Falcone is looking to improve his position.
Newton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anthony Falcone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Newton is working for a kimura here but Falcone manages to reverse the position and he's now in Newton's guard.
Newton is looking for a triangle but Falcone pushes his legs off easily.
Newton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Falcone is aware though and is defending well.
Falcone sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Falcone passes Newton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Falcone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Falcone content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Falcone is thwarting Newton's attempts to control the position.
Newton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Falcone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Falcone's back!
Falcone tries to break free.
Newton is looking for the choke from the back position but Falcone is controlling his hands well.
Falcone trying to control the hands but Newton won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Anthony Falcone will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcone thinks about countering with a body kick.
Falcone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Newton finds it's way round the side to connect with Falcone's head.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton scores with a hook to the body. Falcone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Newton throws a body punch but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone works Newton's body with a nice hook.
Falcone avoids the body shot from Newton.
Newton misses with a shot to the body
and Falcone counters with a straight right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Falcone - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton blocks a jab.
Newton connects with a body shot that sends Falcone's belly button to the back.
Newton misses with a looping right.
Newton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Falcone scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Newton there.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Newton lands a nice shot that snaps Falcone's head back.
Falcone swings for the body but Newton moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Falcone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newton blocks the body kick.
Falcone throws the left hand but Newton avoids the punch easily.
Falcone ducks right into an uppercut from Newton.
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton lands a nice hook to Falcone's body. Falcone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick lands for Falcone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a shot from downtown. Falcone moves away and avoids it.
Falcone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newton.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Newton throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Falcone finds it's way round the side to connect with Newton's head.
Newton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Falcone bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Falcone moves away from the strike by Newton.
Newton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Falcone misses its intended target.
Falcone is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falcone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Newton misses with a left hand
and Falcone counters with a low kick, right behind Newton 's knee.
Falcone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
Falcone is looking to slow Newton down with leg kicks.
Newton throws a shot to the body.
Newton is looking to clinch but Falcone is avoiding it.
Falcone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Newton throws an overhand right that lands on Falcone's shoulder, as Falcone tries to avoid the shot.
Newton fails to land the takedown.
Newton has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton working aggressively here.
Falcone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Falcone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Falcone pushes Newton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Falcone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton lands a body punch.
Falcone breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton has Falcone up against the cage in a clinch.
Newton lands a right hand.
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Newton finds it's target.
Newton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falcone counters with a straight right hand.
Newton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Falcone doesn't seem bothered though.
Newton avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Falcone tries to land a leg kick but Newton saw it coming and moves away.
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 Anthony Falcone.
I think Falcone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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