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Byzantium IX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Narayan Nassau (ranked 5054 p4p, 2895 weight class) and Gabino Gonzales (ranked 583 p4p, 407 weight class). Narayan Nassau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Narayan Nassau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabino Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nassau goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nassau throws a low kick but Gonzales moves out of range easily.
Nassau tries to bum rush Gonzales with a series of wild strikes but Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzales takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A right-left combo lands from Nassau.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Nassau slips the punch.
As Gonzales tries to get set, Nassau tries to push him back and clinch up but Gonzales manages to avoid the attempt.
Gonzales avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some wild striking there from Gonzales.
A swing and a miss from Gonzales.
Nassau throws a big counter combination but Gonzales scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gonzales misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzales looks to land a right hand but Nassau moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nassau misses the target.
Gonzales moves forwards but Nassau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gonzales throws an overhand right that lands on Nassau's shoulder, as Nassau tries to avoid the shot.
Nassau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nassau ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Nassau moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Nassau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nassau throws a leg kick but Gonzales checks it.
Nassau dodges the punch combination from Gonzales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassau doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nassau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Nassau slips the punch.
Gonzales takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nassau just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzales cracks Nassau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nassau lands a right hook to the body.
Nassau throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzales counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nassau.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Nassau.
Nassau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Gonzales.
Gonzales gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nassau.
Nassau throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nassau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nassau tries to work over Gonzales's front leg with a kick but Gonzales checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Gonzales blocks the leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Nassau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzales misses the target.
Nassau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gonzales might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gonzales moves forwards but Nassau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Gonzales misses.
Nassau looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gonzales throws a looping overhand right but Nassau ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Gonzales.
Gonzales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nassau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nassau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gonzales looks to land a left hand but Nassau moved out of range nicely.
Nassau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nassau tried to score with a low kick but Gonzales checks it.
Gonzales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nassau works the jab nicely.
Gonzales lands an overhand right.
Nassau throws a body punch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales misses with a straight left.
Nassau throws a low kick but Gonzales avoids it.
Nassau throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzales's shoulder, as Gonzales tries to avoid the shot.
Nassau throws a leg kick but Gonzales sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Gonzales does no damage.
Nassau misses with a low kick.
Gonzales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzales takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nassau throws a jab when Gonzales was well out of range.
Nassau with a hook.
Nassau tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Gonzales checks a low kick from Nassau.
Nassau missing with a left hand there. Gonzales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzales throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Narayan Nassau has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Gonzales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nassau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws out a counter right but Nassau avoids it with no problem.
Gonzales works Nassau's body with a nice hook.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Nassau moves out of range.
Nassau seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gonzales checks a leg kick.
Nassau throws a right hand that Gonzales ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzales also avoids with ease.
Nassau looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzales is just out of range.
Gonzales moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Nassau.
Nassau misses with a few strikes there.
Nassau pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonzales is out of range and Nassau settles back down.
Nassau looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzales is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nassau throws a leg kick that misses.
Gonzales swings for the body but Nassau moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Nassau. Beautiful body shot.
Gonzales slips under a jab from Nassau.
Nassau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Narayan Nassau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Narayan Nassau's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good work by Gonzales as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Nassau.
Gonzales connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nassau momentarily.
Gonzales throws an overhand right that lands on Nassau's shoulder, as Nassau tries to avoid the shot.
Nassau slips under a jab.
It looked like Nassau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gonzales.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gonzales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nassau is looking to clinch.
Nassau scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nassau cracks Gonzales with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nassau lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nassau tries to clinch
and Gonzales counters with a nice uppercut.
Nassau staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Gonzales.
Nassau tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Narayan Nassau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nassau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gonzales swings for the body but Nassau moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassau throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzales counters with a nice uppercut.
Nassau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nassau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nassau cracks a nice hook into Gonzales's ribs.
Gonzales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nassau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzales.
Nassau tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzales misses the jab.
Gonzales lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonzales.
Gonzales moves away from the strike by Nassau.
Gonzales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzales lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nassau throws a hook but Gonzales blocks it.
Gonzales misses with a straight right.
Nassau bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nassau with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nassau lands with an overhand left.
Gonzales misses with a straight left.
Nassau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzales swinging wildly here.
Nassau avoids the body shot from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that Nassau avoids nicely.
Nassau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nassau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gonzales is able to avoid easily.
Gonzales misses with a straight left.
Gonzales throws a jab but it's blocked by Nassau.
A shot to the liver by Gonzales. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Gonzales.
A right-left combo lands from Nassau.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Nassau slips the punch.
Nassau tries to counter by clinching up but Gonzales breaks away and moves out of range.
Nassau throws a leg kick but Gonzales moved away.
Gonzales looks to land a combination but Nassau avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nassau slips a jab and a cross from Gonzales.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick from Nassau, right into the meat of the thigh.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nassau.
Nassau tries to clinch
and Gonzales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nassau with a jab.
Nassau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzales manages to avoid it.
Gonzales keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gonzales keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonzales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nassau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonzales looks to land a combination but Nassau avoids it well.
No joy there for Gonzales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nassau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonzales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nassau slips a jab and a cross from Gonzales.
Gonzales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nassau was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzales.
Gonzales cracks Nassau with an open hand slap.
Gabino Gonzales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Gonzales.
Nassau is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gonzales.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Nassau misses with a double jab.
Gonzales scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nassau throws out the jab.
Nassau tries to work over Gonzales's front leg with a kick but Gonzales checks it.
Nassau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzales has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nassau finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonzales's head.
Nassau throws a body punch but Gonzales moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzales moves away from the strike by Nassau.
Nassau jabs Gonzales right on the nose. Gonzales blinks but takes it well.
Nassau misses with a low kick.
Nassau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gonzales is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabino Gonzales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Narayan Nassau's cut.
That's time! Nassau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nassau walks into a straight right hand from Gonzales.
Gonzales scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gonzales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nassau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonzales checks a low kick from Nassau.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzales. Those never looked like landing.
Nassau misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Gonzales. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gonzales.
Nassau throws out a leg kick but Gonzales moves out of range and Nassau only half commits.
It seemed like Gonzales was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nassau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzales throws the left hand but Nassau avoids the punch easily.
Nassau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gonzales cracks a nice hook into Nassau's ribs.
Gonzales checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Gonzales's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nassau lands a glancing blow to the side of Gonzales's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Gonzales.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Nassau slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Gonzales finds it's target.
Gonzales looks to score with a jab to the body but Nassau is just out of range.
Gonzales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nassau circles away quickly and effectively.
Nassau misses with a body shot.
Nassau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nassau tries to clinch but Gonzales is having none of it.
A big left from Gonzales misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonzales, as that shot connected.
Gonzales checks a low kick from Nassau.
Gonzales fails to land with a series of punches.
Nassau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzales.
Nassau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nassau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzales is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gonzales checks a low kick from Nassau.
Gonzales lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nassau misses with an uppercut. Gonzales saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nassau. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nassau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nassau is looking to clinch.
Gonzales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nassau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gonzales is out of range.
Gonzales lands a jab to Nassau's midsection.
Nassau connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gonzales's hands.
Gonzales on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nassau. Nassau obviously looking to wear him down.
Gonzales misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Nassau.
Nassau tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nassau manages to avoid it.
Nassau misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nassau.
A big left from Nassau misses.
Nassau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nassau getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gonzales connects with the punch.
Gonzales throws a hook but Nassau blocks it.
Gonzales misses with the combination.
Gonzales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzales walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nassau misses with a body shot
and Gonzales counters with a straight right hand.
Nassau missing with a left hand there. Gonzales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nassau lands a jab to the head.
Nassau doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales looks to throw the jab but Nassau is out of range.
Nassau throws a solid leg kick but Gonzales takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nassau.
Nassau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nassau tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Gonzales.
Nassau throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales blocks a leg kick.
Nassau lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narayan Nassau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzales misses with a lunging right hand
and Nassau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzales scores with a decent looking hook.
Gonzales jabs Nassau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nassau thows a leg kick but Gonzales checks it
and Gonzales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzales fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nassau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nassau throws out a loose jab but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nassau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabino Gonzales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzales 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 William Gold scores the fight for Gabino Gonzales!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Gabino Gonzales!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Gabino Gonzales!
Gabino Gonzales wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erco De Beer (ranked 4462 p4p, 3536 weight class) and Micky Gars (ranked 485 p4p, 418 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Erco De Beer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micky Gars!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Beer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gars clinches.
Gars has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics De Beer uses from the top position.
De Beer trying to control but Gars is working from the bottom.
Gars pulls De Beer in to control the position.
Gars pushes De Beer off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've been told by De Beer's head coaches at Savage Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice cross by De Beer.
De Beer throws a hook to the side of Gars's head but Gars sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gars tries to counter with a clinch but De Beer shakes him off and moves away.
De Beer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gars with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Beer counters with a nice uppercut.
Gars darts in trying to clinch
letting De Beer counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gars shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gars stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Beer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Beer is working an open guard so Gars takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gars misses with a low kick.
Gars takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Beer lands a big uppercut and Gars crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gars looks OK. De Beer waves Gars back to his feet!
 Gars is rocked!
Gars tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Beer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gars is still on wobbly legs! Can De Beer finish him?
Gars glances at the clock... BAM! De Beer nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Gars crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Gars is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erco De Beer!
Erco De Beer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Casey Dutton (ranked 25058 p4p, 24472 weight class) and Dylan Taylor (ranked 715 p4p, 689 weight class). Dylan Taylor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Dutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a wild body kick that Dutton sees coming a mile off.
Taylor throws a low kick but Dutton avoids it.
Dutton misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dutton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Dutton is looking for a counter combo.
Dutton looks for a takedown but Taylor sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Taylor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dutton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Taylor tries to counter it with a takedown but Dutton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutton dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Dutton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dutton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Dutton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dutton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Dutton as he checks the leg kick.
Taylor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dutton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dutton wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Dutton throws a big counter combination but Taylor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Dutton misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutton throws a leg kick but Taylor moved away.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Dutton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dutton throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor misses with a jab to the body
and Dutton counters with a series of strikes. Taylor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dutton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dutton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Taylor tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dutton swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dutton throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dutton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Taylor. Dutton shrugs it off though.
Some bone on bone action there as Dutton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dutton tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor avoids the body shot from Dutton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dylan Taylor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dutton misses with a double jab.
Dutton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dutton lands a jab-cross combination.
Taylor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Dutton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Taylor tries to land a leg kick but Dutton saw it coming and moves away.
As Taylor looks to move away, Dutton throws a big counter combo but Taylor just gets out of the way.
Dutton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Taylor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dutton fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dutton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dutton shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taylor tries to counter with a clinch but Dutton shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor 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.
Dylan Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dutton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dutton backing away here, and Taylor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Taylor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Casey Dutton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor misses with a body shot
and Dutton counters with a left to the body.
Good exchange - Dutton coming out on top.
Dutton throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dutton misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Taylor misses
and Dutton counters with a series of strikes. Taylor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Dutton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taylor misses with a leg kick.
As Taylor looks to move away, Dutton throws a big counter combo but Taylor just gets out of the way.
Taylor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dutton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taylor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dutton shoots in looking for a takedown but Taylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dutton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Taylor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Taylor misses the jab.
Dutton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dutton misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dutton misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Dutton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dutton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Dutton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Dutton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Taylor. That one must have hurt.
Nice body kick there by Taylor.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taylor.
Taylor walks into a stiff left hand from Dutton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Casey Dutton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dutton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dutton duly obliges.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dutton throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dutton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dutton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taylor tries to avoid it but Dutton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taylor to the ground. Taylor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Taylor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dutton.
Dutton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dutton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A leg kick checked by Dutton.
Dutton throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dutton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor flicks out a counter leg kick but Dutton steps away.
Dutton misses with a two punch combination.
Dutton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taylor pinned against the cage. Taylor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Taylor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dutton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taylor defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Dutton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dutton was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Dutton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dutton throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Dutton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taylor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Taylor.
Taylor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dutton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutton moves out of range of the leg kick from Taylor.
Dutton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dutton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taylor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dutton throws a big counter combination but Taylor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Taylor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Taylor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taylor is looking to chop away at Dutton's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Dutton counters with a one-two to the body.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor throws a low kick but Dutton moves out of range easily.
Dutton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dutton is looking for a counter combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Dutton scores with a four punch combination!
Dutton throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dutton misses with the combination.
Dutton backing away here, and Taylor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Dutton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dutton 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Casey Dutton!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Casey Dutton!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Casey Dutton!
Casey Dutton wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Casey Dutton was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tundra Irkutsk (ranked 3265 p4p, 3365 weight class) and Abraham Barnes (ranked 417 p4p, 427 weight class). The key to victory for Tundra Irkutsk has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tundra Irkutsk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abraham Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irkutsk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Irkutsk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Irkutsk lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irkutsk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Irkutsk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
Irkutsk takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Irkutsk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes scores with a hook.
Irkutsk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Irkutsk misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irkutsk manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes shoots for a takedown but Irkutsk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Irkutsk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes shoots in and drives through. Irkutsk sprawls well.
Irkutsk moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes.
Irkutsk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Irkutsk cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barnes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Irkutsk did well to prevent Barnes getting side control.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irkutsk is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thows a huge punch but Irkutsk dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irkutsk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnes is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Barnes.
Barnes thows a huge punch but Irkutsk dodges it nicely.
Barnes working Irkutsk over with strikes.
Irkutsk trying to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes wants to control but Irkutsk is keeping him busy.
Irkutsk wants to control but Barnes is keeping busy.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Irkutsk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnes on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Irkutsk is staying active underneath Barnes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Irkutsk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Irkutsk tries to get out of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
It looks like Tundra Irkutsk has been cut.
Barnes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnes is nestled in close to Irkutsk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
 Irkutsk is rocked!
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Irkutsk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnes prevents Irkutsk from improving his position.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Irkutsk's hands, connecting with Irkutsk's forehead.
Barnes lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Irkutsk! More strikes land and this one is all over! Barnes jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abraham Barnes!
Abraham Barnes took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rozowa Pantera (ranked 3392 p4p, 3921 weight class) and Alex Holland (ranked 429 p4p, 483 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rozowa Pantera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Holland!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holland wants to clinch
and Pantera counters with a nice body kick.
Holland gets caught flat footed, as Pantera shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Holland uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pantera is looking to clinch but Holland is avoiding it.
Holland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holland scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holland stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pantera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holland at a distance.
Pantera stuffs the takedown attempt from Holland. Holland gets slowly back to his feet.
Pantera has a takedown stuffed.
Holland is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pantera with a body shot.
Pantera is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pantera!
Holland is looking to take a break and control but Pantera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holland advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland lands a couple of good shots and Pantera has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Holland slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Pantera covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Holland wants to control but Pantera is keeping busy.
Holland lands punches and elbows.
Holland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Holland is working the ground and pound. Can Pantera escape?
Holland working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Holland keeps control of the position easily here as Pantera tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Holland gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Holland gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Holland apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Pantera moves into the clinch.
Holland prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pantera has been working on his balance at MK Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Holland.
Pantera jumps guard.
Holland trying to control but Pantera is working from the bottom.
Pantera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland wants to stand but Pantera has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Holland throws a big right hand that misses.
Holland lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Holland stands up and waves to Pantera to follow him.
Pantera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rozowa Pantera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pantera throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Holland was covering up waiting for the punch and Pantera finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Holland dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holland shoots in for a takedown but Pantera shows good takedown defense.
Pantera shoots in looking for a takedown. Holland tries to sprawl out of it but Pantera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holland manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pantera shoots for a double leg takedown but Holland sprawls well. He's pushed Pantera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holland has closed the distance and engaged Pantera in a clinch.
Holland pulls Pantera into guard.
Pantera throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holland is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pantera thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Holland sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pantera's guard.
Alex Holland has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantera is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Holland scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pantera landing small, sideways elbows.
Holland seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holland tries to pass to full mount but Pantera defends it.
Nice strikes from Holland there.
Pantera is refusing to be controlled, as Holland sits in half guard.
Holland is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pantera is not content to let Holland control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Holland working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantera trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Holland controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pantera is desperately trying to improve his position but Holland has a good base and remains in mount.
Pantera wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Pantera staying busy and making it hard for Holland to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Holland.
Pantera just trying to survive but Holland is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Holland is cranking Pantera's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Pantera! He's tightened the choke and Pantera is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex Holland!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Atunes (ranked 3340 p4p, 4028 weight class) and Allan Shorts (ranked 424 p4p, 493 weight class). 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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205
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Renato Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Allan Shorts!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorts throws a right hand that misses
and Atunes counters with a low kick, right behind Shorts 's knee.
Shorts misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes.
Shorts takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shorts shoots in looking for a takedown. Atunes tries to sprawl out of it but Shorts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Atunes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shorts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes lands a jab to the nose.
Atunes takes the fight into the clinch.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike from Shorts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorts lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Shorts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Atunes blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atunes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atunes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Atunes lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts misses with an elbow strike.
Shorts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Atunes is stalling here.
Shorts pushes Atunes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shorts has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Atunes after a bit of a struggle.
Good body shot from Atunes.
Shorts managing to block the knees to the body from Atunes.
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Atunes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shorts is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Atunes.
Atunes lands an elbow inside.
Atunes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shorts is defending well for now.
Atunes stalling the fight.
Atunes lands an elbow that stopped Shorts in his tracks for a moment.
Shorts working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Atunes - that landed with a thud.
Atunes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shorts or not.
Shorts looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts letting Atunes take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Atunes - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atunes stalling against the cage.
Atunes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shorts.
Atunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Atunes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atunes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shorts is looking to break free of the clinch but Atunes has double underhooks.
Shorts is trying to drag Atunes to the mat but Atunes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Renato Atunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan Shorts.
Atunes lands a knee to the body.
Atunes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shorts's defenses.
Atunes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Atunes obliges.
A short uppercut from Atunes.
Atunes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shorts up against the cage.
Shorts being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Atunes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Atunes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shorts is defending well for now.
Shorts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atunes misses with a knee strike.
Atunes lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Atunes to work.
Atunes blocking some punches.
We've been informed that Shorts has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes blocking some punches.
Atunes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shorts's defenses.
 It looks like Allan Shorts has been cut.
Atunes works on Shorts's body with a couple of short punches.
Atunes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shorts's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shorts is trying to break free.
Shorts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Atunes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee calls for Shorts to work.
Atunes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shorts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Atunes.
Atunes stalls.
Atunes lands an elbow inside.
Atunes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shorts backwards.
Atunes prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Atunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allan Shorts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Atunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Atunes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Atunes.
Atunes rushes Shorts and presses him up against the cage.
Shorts takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Atunes.
Atunes lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Atunes.
Shorts takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes cracks Shorts with a nice body shot.
Shorts takes an elbow to the temple.
Atunes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Atunes is working Shorts over against the cage.
Shorts takes an elbow to the temple.
Shorts is breathing heavily.
Atunes lands a knee to the body.
Atunes taking a breather.
Atunes blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Atunes.
Shorts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Atunes pushes Shorts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Atunes.
Atunes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shorts is rocked!
Shorts working aggressively here.
Shorts is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
Atunes lands a body punch.
Shorts seems to have recovered his senses.
Atunes has Shorts pressed against the cage.
Renato Atunes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shorts throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
Atunes lands a nice uppercut.
Atunes digs a right hand underneath Shorts's ribcage. Shorts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Atunes.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shorts can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Atunes.
Atunes taking a breather.
Shorts takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atunes lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes slowing the pace effectively.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike from Shorts.
Atunes is working Shorts over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Atunes.
Atunes lands a nice knee to the body.
Atunes lands an elbow that stopped Shorts in his tracks for a moment.
Atunes lands a damaging elbow.
A right hand to the body from Atunes.
Atunes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shorts's defenses.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but Shorts blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Atunes.
A bit of stalling here from Atunes.
Atunes working Shorts over with knees to the body.
Shorts pushes off an throws an elbow but Atunes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atunes presses Shorts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Atunes.
Atunes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Atunes just leaning against Shorts, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shorts takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right handed body shot lands from Atunes.
Atunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atunes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atunes lands a nice elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Atunes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Atunes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shorts or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Atunes.
Atunes lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Atunes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shorts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Atunes.
Shorts trying to control the position but instead, Atunes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shorts into the cage.
Atunes lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands an elbow that stopped Shorts in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Atunes.
Shorts letting Atunes take a breather here.
Atunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atunes lands a right hand.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but Shorts blocks with his arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atunes.
Atunes stalling against the cage.
A short right from Atunes on the inside.
Shorts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atunes lands an elbow just above Shorts 's eye.
Atunes is struggling to control the position.
Atunes digs a right hand underneath Shorts's ribcage. Shorts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Atunes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Allan Shorts's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Atunes.
Shorts steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Atunes. That one must have hurt.
Shorts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Atunes.
Shorts takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Atunes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Atunes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Shorts sprawling to the canvas! Shorts rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Atunes finish him?!
Atunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shorts.
Shorts with the counter takedown but Atunes avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shorts looks for a takedown but Atunes sprawls well.
Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shorts switches off momentarily and Atunes cracks him with a monster right hand! Shorts topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Atunes dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Atunes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renato Atunes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phin Phorreal (ranked 4117 p4p, 2756 weight class) and Niko Vaktoria (ranked 518 p4p, 388 weight class). Phorreal kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hold On, I'm Coming- Sam and Dave. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phin Phorreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niko Vaktoria!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaktoria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phorreal moves away.
Vaktoria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phorreal swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Vaktoria to counter with a crisp jab.
Vaktoria looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Phorreal looks to land a left hand but Vaktoria moved out of range nicely.
Vaktoria is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Phorreal.
Vaktoria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phorreal.
Phorreal gets a clinch.
Phorreal working aggressively here.
Phorreal struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaktoria controls his hands.
Vaktoria misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vaktoria.
A head punch on the inside from Phorreal fails to land.
Phorreal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vaktoria - that landed with a thud.
Phorreal misses with some punches.
Vaktoria pushes Phorreal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Phorreal lands a hook that snaps the head of Vaktoria backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaktoria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phorreal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phorreal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phorreal lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phorreal.
Vaktoria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phorreal pushes Vaktoria back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phorreal misses with some punches.
Vaktoria gets through Phorreal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Phorreal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phorreal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vaktoria blocking some punches.
Phorreal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phorreal.
Phorreal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phorreal has a couple of punches blocked by Vaktoria.
Phorreal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phorreal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phorreal has a couple of punches blocked by Vaktoria.
Vaktoria pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vaktoria lands a right hand.
Phorreal lands with a left to the head.
Vaktoria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phorreal misses with the head strike.
Phorreal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vaktoria working aggressively here.
Vaktoria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phorreal's elbow.
Vaktoria is working Phorreal over against the cage.
Vaktoria lands a shoulder strike.
Phorreal has a couple of punches blocked by Vaktoria.
Vaktoria struggles to land a body shot inside as Phorreal controls his hands.
Phorreal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Vaktoria as the two fighters clinch.
Phorreal is trying to push Vaktoria away but Vaktoria has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Vaktoria.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phorreal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phorreal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vaktorias head.
Vaktoria swings wildly with an uppercut but Phorreal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phorreal misses with some punches.
Phorreal blocks a body shot from Vaktoria.
Vaktoria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vaktoria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vaktoria throws a head punch that misses.
Vaktoria takes a shot to the head.
Phorreal throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phorreal.
Phorreal working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Phorreal.
Phorreal misses with some punches.
Phorreal misses with the head strike.
Vaktoria misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaktoria prevents a body shot from Phorreal.
Phorreal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phorreal is trying to break the clinch but Vaktoria has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Phorreal fails to land.
Phorreal throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaktoria.
Phorreal lands a body punch.
Vaktoria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vaktoria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phorreal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vaktoria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phorreal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phorreal misses with a punch on the inside.
Phorreal is trying to break the clinch but Vaktoria is controlling him.
Vaktoria blocks an uppercut.
Vaktoria blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Phorreal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phin Phorreal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vaktoria slips a jab from Phorreal.
Vaktoria steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Phorreal.
Phorreal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Phorreal misses with a hook
and Vaktoria counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vaktoria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phorreal.
Phorreal lands with a cross.
Vaktoria lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Phorreal misses.
Phorreal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vaktoria's head.
Phorreal moves into the clinch successfully.
Phorreal misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phorreal.
Phin Phorreal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phorreal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phorreal scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phorreal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vaktoria.
Vaktoria misses with the head strike.
Phorreal misses with some punches.
Phorreal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phorreal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vaktoria misses with a body punch.
Vaktoria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phorreal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phorreal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phorreal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phorreal wants to get back to striking at distance but Vaktoria won't allow it.
Phorreal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vaktoria misses with a body punch.
Phorreal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phorreal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phorreal lands a nice uppercut.
Vaktoria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vaktoria blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phorreal.
Phorreal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vaktoria backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vaktoria.
Phorreal working aggressively here.
Phorreal tries to throw a body punch but Vaktoria avoids it by throwing Phorreal back against the cage.
Phorreal has Vaktoria pressed against the cage.
Phorreal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vaktoria's elbow.
Phorreal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vaktoria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Phorreal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phorreal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phorreal blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Vaktoria.
Phorreal throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaktoria.
Vaktoria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaktoria lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phorreal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Phorreal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phorreal throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaktoria.
Vaktoria lands a body shot.
Vaktoria misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phorreal.
Phorreal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phorreal working aggressively here.
A short right from Phorreal on the inside.
Vaktoria blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Phorreal fails to land.
Vaktoria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Phorreal.
A short left from Phorreal.
Phorreal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vaktoria backwards.
A right hand to the body from Phorreal.
Vaktoria can't find room to land a body shot as Phorreal controls the action.
Phorreal swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaktoria uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vaktoria.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phorreal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phorreal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaktoria throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phorreal pushes Vaktoria back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phorreal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phorreal working aggressively here.
Vaktoria has a couple of punches blocked by Phorreal.
Vaktoria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phorreal misses with some punches.
Phorreal pushes Vaktoria back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vaktoria prevents a body shot from Phorreal.
Vaktoria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vaktoria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phorreal takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phin Phorreal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vaktoria lands a lovely overhand right.
Phorreal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phorreal sets himself, and Vaktoria steps forward looking for the clinch! Phorreal avoids it this time.
Vaktoria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phorreal jabs Vaktoria right on the nose. Vaktoria blinks but takes it well.
Phorreal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phorreal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vaktoria lands a jab-cross combination.
Phorreal misses with a body shot.
Phin Phorreal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaktoria lands a nice hook to Phorreal's body. Phorreal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phorreal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vaktoria holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Phorreal struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaktoria controls his hands.
Vaktoria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phorreal throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaktoria.
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!
Phorreal slows down the pace here.
Phorreal misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaktoria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vaktoria blocks a body shot from Phorreal.
Phorreal swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaktoria uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vaktoria.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phorreal.
Vaktoria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phorreal.
Phorreal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaktoria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phorreal pushes Vaktoria back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phorreal swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaktoria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phorreal throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaktoria.
Vaktoria tries to work over Phorreal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phorreal avoiding damage as Vaktoria throws knees to the body.
Niko Vaktoria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phorreal misses with the head strike.
Vaktoria lands a body shot.
Phorreal misses with some punches.
Vaktoria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Phorreal misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Phorreal fails to land.
Vaktoria blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vaktoria.
Vaktoria blocks a body shot from Phorreal.
Vaktoria misses with a punch on the inside.
Phorreal lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaktoria misses with a body punch.
Vaktoria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Phorreal.
A head punch on the inside from Phorreal fails to land.
Phorreal throws a head punch that misses.
Phorreal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaktoria can do to turn this around?
Vaktoria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaktoria prevents Phorreal from breaking the clinch.
Phorreal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phorreal lands with a left to the head.
Phorreal swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaktoria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaktoria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Phorreal fails to land.
Phorreal misses with a punch on the inside.
Vaktoria blocking some punches.
Phorreal working aggressively here.
Phorreal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vaktoria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vaktoria prevents a body shot from Phorreal.
Phorreal lands a right hand.
Vaktoria lands a hook that snaps the head of Phorreal backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phorreal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phorreal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phorreal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phorreal struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaktoria controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Phorreal fails to land.
Phorreal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vaktoria backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Phorreal fails to land.
Phorreal misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Phorreal fails to land.
Phorreal struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaktoria controls his hands.
Vaktoria scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phorreal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vaktoria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vaktoria misses with a punch to the body.
Vaktoria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phorreal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaktoria throws a punch but it's blocked by Phorreal.
Vaktoria scores with a shoulder strike.
Vaktoria blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phin Phorreal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phorreal 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Phin Phorreal!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Phin Phorreal!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Phin Phorreal!
Phin Phorreal wins by unanimous decision!
Phin Phorreal really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Githinji (ranked 24249 p4p, 3047 weight class) and Nathaniel Bunbury (ranked 684 p4p, 392 weight class). Bunbury has chosen We No Who U R as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sami Githinji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathaniel Bunbury!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunbury gets tackled into the cage by Githinji. Githinji maintains the clinch.
Githinji can't find room to land a body shot as Bunbury controls the action.
Bunbury lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunbury lands a left hand.
Githinji blocking some punches.
Bunbury with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bunbury lands with a light punch inside.
Githinji lands with a light punch inside.
Bunbury looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Githinji scores with a hook to the body.
Githinji lands a hook to the side of the head.
Githinji tries to work over Bunbury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Githinji struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunbury controls his hands.
Githinji lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bunbury tries a body shot but Githinji blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Githinji misses with a hook to the ribs.
Githinji lands with a right to the head.
Bunbury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunbury struggles to land a body shot inside as Githinji controls his hands.
A short right from Githinji.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Githinji misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunbury throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Githinji blocks it with crossed arms.
Bunbury takes a shot to the head.
Bunbury lands with a left to the head.
Githinji misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bunbury pushes Githinji back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunbury throws an elbow but it misses.
I was talking to Githinji's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Bunbury.
Githinji swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunbury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Githinji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bunbury looking to throw knees to the head but Githinji is blocking nicely.
Githinji lands with a short shot to the head.
Githinji working aggressively here.
Bunbury throws an elbow but it misses.
Bunbury tries to land a knee to the head but Githinji blocks with his arms.
Githinji lands a hook to the side of the head.
Githinji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunbury missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Githinji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunbury throws a knee to the head but misses.
Githinji misses with a punch to the body.
Githinji avoiding damage as Bunbury throws knees to the body.
Bunbury tries to land knees in the clinch but Githinji avoids the damage to the body.
Githinji misses with some punches.
Bunbury lands a knee to the head.
Bunbury misses with a knee strike.
Bunbury tries a knee to the head but Githinji blocks it.
Githinji avoiding damage as Bunbury throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Githinji.
Githinji misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Githinji.
A short left from Githinji.
Bunbury blocks a body shot from Githinji.
Bunbury looking to throw knees to the head but Githinji is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Githinji lands with a right to the head.
Bunbury blocks a body shot from Githinji.
Githinji cracks Bunbury with a nice body shot.
Githinji cracks Bunbury with a nice body shot.
Githinji lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Githinji blocks the elbow strike.
Githinji lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bunbury backwards.
Bunbury blocks a body shot from Githinji.
Githinji lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunbury backwards.
Githinji misses with a hook to the ribs.
Githinji lands with a right to the head.
Bunbury blocks a body shot from Githinji.
Githinji scores with a shot to the side of Bunbury's head.
Bunbury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Githinji lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunbury looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bunbury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Githinji is defending well for now.
Bunbury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Githinji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Githinji blocks an elbow strike from Bunbury.
Bunbury blocking some punches.
Githinji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunbury's elbow.
Githinji can't find room to land a body shot as Bunbury controls the action.
Githinji working aggressively here.
Bunbury misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Githinji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Githinji lands a shoulder strike.
Githinji works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Githinji scores with a shot to the side of Bunbury's head.
Bunbury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bunbury tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Githinji avoids it.
Good body shot from Githinji.
Githinji lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunbury looks winded!
Githinji goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Githinji digs a right hand into Bunbury's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bunbury's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Githinji dominated that round.
That's time! Githinji's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Githinji looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Githinji throws out a leg kick but Bunbury moves out of range and Githinji only half commits.
Bunbury ducks under a wild hook from Githinji.
Githinji has managed to clinch.
Sami Githinji has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunbury.
Githinji misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunbury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bunbury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Githinji working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Githinji.
Bunbury working Githinji over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Githinji lands with a left to the head.
Bunbury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Githinji is defending well for now.
Githinji lands a body shot.
Githinji is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bunbury can do to turn this around?
Githinji working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Githinji lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bunbury backwards.
Bunbury is breathing heavily.
Githinji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bunbury's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Githinji goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Githinji as the two fighters clinch.
Githinji lands a nice shot to the body.
Githinji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Githinji lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Githinji creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Githinji scores with a nice hook to the head.
Githinji lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Githinji creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunbury is rocked!
Githinji pushes Bunbury back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunbury is still on wobbly legs! Can Githinji finish him?
Githinji creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bunbury's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bunbury drops to his knees and Githinji pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Githinji!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Alvarez (ranked 2520 p4p, 3787 weight class) and Krzysztof Kozlow (ranked 365 p4p, 486 weight class). Kozlow has chosen The Mountain - Jucifer as his entrance music. Krzysztof Kozlow has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Owen Alvarez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kozlow!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alvarez counters with a shoot takedown. Kozlow fights it but they end up in guard.
Kozlow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kozlow is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kozlow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kozlow seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Alvarez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing.
Kozlow had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alvarez defends it easily.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alvarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kozlow's head.
Kozlow controls Alvarez momentarily but Alvarez frees himself.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Kozlow is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kozlow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alvarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alvarez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Kozlow has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow is looking for a triangle here but Alvarez uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Check out the look on Alvarez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Alvarez throws a strike aimed at the side of Kozlow's head but Kozlow avoids it well.
Alvarez working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Alvarez.
Alvarez is trying to get an arm triangle but Kozlow is defending well.
Kozlow is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alvarez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to control. Kozlow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alvarez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alvarez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kozlow with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kozlow felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Kozlow is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alvarez connects with a nice short shot to Kozlow's temple.
Alvarez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez is thwarting Kozlow's attempts to control the position.
Alvarez prevents Kozlow from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Alvarez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alvarez has managed to clinch.
Alvarez is trying to drag Kozlow to the mat but Kozlow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kozlow can do to turn this around?
Kozlow has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez has been working on his balance at Paris & Sons Training Yard, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kozlow.
Alvarez has hold of one of Kozlow's legs. Kozlow is fighting the takedown attempt but Alvarez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Alvarez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kozlow trying to keep a closed guard but Alvarez is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Kozlow keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez won't allow Kozlow to sweep him here.
Alvarez scoring with some ground and pound.
Kozlow keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Kozlow pulls Alvarez in close to prevent any damage.
Kozlow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alvarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kozlow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kozlow keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
Alvarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kozlow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alvarez has managed to get both his arms back between Kozlow's legs - danger averted.
Kozlow is trying to control the position but Alvarez postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kozlow tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kozlow drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kozlow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Kozlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Kozlow manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kozlow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kozlow drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Kozlow working hard to break the clinch.
Alvarez jumps guard but Kozlow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez stalls.
Kozlow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krzysztof Kozlow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kozlow tries to clinch up.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Kozlow shows good takedown defense.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kozlow! But no joy.
Kozlow wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kozlow.
Alvarez fails with the takedown.
Kozlow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kozlow breaks from the clinch.
Kozlow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kozlow tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kozlow manages to circle out of the way.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez clinches with his opponent.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Kozlow tries to stall but Alvarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Krzysztof Kozlow 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. This is the final round!
Alvarez moves into range and clinches up with Kozlow.
Alvarez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kozlow is defending well.
Alvarez has clasped his hands together around Kozlow's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Kozlow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kozlow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kozlow is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlow tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kozlow is looking to reverse the position.
Owen Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez landing a few strikes.
Alvarez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kozlow's legs.
You can see the frustration on Kozlow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kozlow is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alvarez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Krzysztof Kozlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Owen Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kozlow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alvarez is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kozlow looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Alvarez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez dives in for a single leg takedown but Kozlow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kozlow moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Krzysztof Kozlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlow moves out of range of the strikes.
Kozlow moves into range and clinches up with Alvarez.
Alvarez is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alvarez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kozlow has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Kozlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kozlow is trying to stall.
Alvarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kozlow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kozlow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alvarez counters with a shoot takedown. Kozlow fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alvarez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kozlow looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alvarez passes into half guard.
Kozlow tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kozlow punching from the bottom.
Kozlow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alvarez pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owen 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Owen Alvarez!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Owen Alvarez!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Owen Alvarez!
Owen Alvarez wins by unanimous decision!
Owen Alvarez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warren Jackson (ranked 1677 p4p, 2142 weight class) and Dom Walsh (ranked 255 p4p, 315 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dom Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walsh off to one side.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackson as he jumps to the side.
Warren Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Walsh.
Walsh shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Walsh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Walsh with that takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walsh's defenses.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Walsh looks winded!
Jackson blocking some punches.
Walsh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walsh is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Walsh! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Jackson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Warren Jackson!
Warren Jackson is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Warren Jackson 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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